Alcohol kills another victim. One life lost. Many lives forever torn apart by this horrible disease.
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Most people don't know that there were over 178,000 alcohol related deaths in the US in 2021. That's a staggering 488 deaths per day! Reach out for help before you allow yourself to become a statistic. And please do what you can to help others who are on that very dangerous path. Life is just way too precious. We have to keep trying!
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theres pain getting sober but the suffering stops... very nice statement
I am 3 plus years sober. AA supports me daily. The words spoken in this video are true
So very sorry about Ben. It’s a tough loss but you both did everything you could.😢
It is the curse of the devil. My Dad died at age 36. Drank himself to death. Tragic.
How much and how long did he drink ?
@@BRIANDER100 He started drinking in his late twenties. Drank a fifth of whiskey a day, along with beer and vodka. Whatever he could find. Could not hold a job. Drank all night, slept all day. Ended with cirrhosis of the liver. Extended stomach so big he would not bend over. He died in hospital. I was 6 years old. He was a handsome 36 year old. Kaye
I hit rock bottom and had to move back home to England, from living in 10 years in Vietnam! It took 3 years of hell to relapse, lies and feed the illness. Then to get rushed into hospital 4 times. The doctor told me i was wasting the NHS resources and for me it was then i realized thst getting drunk was too much like hard work. 18 months now and im back with my wife in Hanoi and i take everyday as a blessing! There is only so much me we can do! I also gey seizures from a head injury. AA and people like yourself saved my life! Im sorry for your loss . Ben sounded like someone you felt you could help. I love your videos and your out look. Sorry mate its tough. Keep doing what you are doing and helping me dtay sober. Dan finally living in Hanoi
Patrick, I am so sad to hear that “Ben” didn’t make it. I’m sure this has affected you in a profound way. God bless you for doing everything you could to help him.
Patrick is only interested in Patrick. If someone is REALLY interested in helping others, they don't post it on social media, while mentioning Alcoholics Anonymous. His videos are simply an ego grab, and a complete contradiction of the "Fellowship".
I am very sorry. Prayers for Ben, his family, you, and Sean. So sad. Ben probably had no idea how much he was helping other people just by sharing his story. Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Patrick, the day you decided to help others get sober is one of your most important. Take care of yourself so you can continue your mission.
Damn! I’m so incredibly sorry. Rest easy Ben.
This disease is a beast. I grew up in a family full of alcoholism and drug abuse. Actually it goes back generations. My son is recovered over 10 years now but he’s one of the lucky ones. It’s absolutely devastating.
You did good gentlemen. You tried your very best. I thank you.
sorry for your loss, thanks for making these - means more than you know 🙏
I am so very sorry for your loss, may Ben's soul rest in peace 😞
Imgrateful that I found people to help me quit drinking in 2007.
WOW, I can't even believe this happened! I've never heard about anybody dying just from drinking. So sorry to hear about Ben, we will be praying for his family.
Wow! Really? I worked in hospitals my whole career and there are so many deaths caused by drinking. Acute pancreatitis is. Common death from people who die from alcohol poisoning. There are countless other typos of death from alcohol including liver and kidney failure, GI Bleeds, multi system organ failure. We hear about people dying from car crashes, fires and accidents but the real underlying cause is alcoholism. R.I.P. Ben.
"Life is what you make it." Best advice my Dad ever told me.
Sounds trite - I don’t think you understand addiction.
I have a brother I can’t help . I’m in another state. He’s in Pensacola . I wish you could help him. He sits in the park everyday.
💜✨️I GREW UP WITH ALCOHOL ALL AROUND ME MY X WAS AN ALCOHOLIC I HAVE NEVER BEEN DRUNK A DAY OF MY LIFE BUT I VIEW THE CURE SO MUCH MORE DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST✨️💜
Patrick,
Thanks for your videos. I’m an Irishman from New Orleans. Grew up drinking alcohol all the time.
I’m coming up on 4 years sober and absolutely love it.
I get asked all the time how I did it. I surrendered. I live in Baton Rouge for 30 years and made many an LSU game drinking my ass off.
AA Meeting every morning except Sunday which in my Catholic mass day.
I have been blessed with the most beautiful woman for 40 years we have 6 grown kids (3 girls 3Boys) have 14 grandchildren and expecting more.
I have a very successful commercial Glass Company and I could have lost it all.
U help me remember that with your videos about this horrible disease.
Just lost my wife’s brother (64’) a couple of weeks ago. He couldn’t give it up. Funeral this weekend. It fucking sucks.
Thank u again.
GOD BLESS.
How much and how long did your wife’s brother drink ?
Sober since Nov 20, 2016. It can be done. It never gets easy, but it gets easier.
You did all you could, and kudos for that. Respect. You're a good man.
We have an employee that’s an alcoholic. I wish he would ACCEPT help☹️
I’m sorry you lost Ben. My sincere condolences to his family. Unfortunately, you couldn’t change his thinking … that he could do it his way. That was the alcoholic brain lying to him. You are looking healthy and I’m glad you made it through. (I had to smile when you said you took your cup of vodka in with you … but, thank God, you stayed in.) Love from Ontario ❤️🇨🇦🙏
My brother passed March 2020 from alcoholism at 56 , in an out of rehab, lost a wonderful job then his life😢 Very sad to watch a loved one suffer, he always disappeared never showed up to holidays , birthdays etc. sending hugs to anyone suffering❤❤
How much and how long did he drink ?
@@BRIANDER100Why do you keep asking that to everyone? You cannot tell how much it will take for a person. One can drink to an extend before it will break down your body, another may be more sensitive and then it won't take that much. If you are concerned, stop drinking.
@@anniezion Because i want to know ( and i'm sure other people do ) what amounts of alcohol will cause health issues. If we know how much and how long they drink it will lead people to stop or reduce drinking
@@BRIANDER100 Like I said, there is no specific limit. One person could be fine, another wouldn't. We are all different with different bodies and DNA's. Some get liver problems quickly, while others don't.
@@anniezioni'm aware there is no specific limit. it can't hurt to ask people how much they drink so you can get some info on the situation which will help a person make more informed decisions
Wow! I'm so sorry he didn't make it, but at least his suffering is finally over. 😢
Patrick, I know you and Sean worked so much on getting Ben to the place where he needed to be to survive. Ultimately, he fell victim to this ugly disease - Rest in peace Ben.
Love your videos. The HP guided me to you. You inspired me to try to help my daughter's ex bf. By helping Ben I thought of Mr. A we will call him. Now that Ben has passed. I am feeling Mr. A may come to the same fate. Thanks again! Watching you helps me. Love Ya! ♥
It’s all about the CHOICES we make. Thank God I made the right one as did y’all. Only 1 in 10 get sober. Best success rate AA. One step at a time. One moment at a time.we need to do the footwork. God produces the miracle.
Thank you for this.
I lost my sister to alcohol when she was 60 years old. She was cute, out going and going in a good direction but the drinking continued and none of us saw it when she was younger. A wasted life. Terrible
The 'disease model' is a huge part of the problem. Removing accountability from an addict never ends well. It's part of the reason that 12 Step recovery programs have such an awful success rate.
If you would bother to actually read the "Steps", acknowledge your fears, resentments, and character defects, you would understand that they are all about taking "responsibility". If I don't know where I've been, how can I get where I want to go?
People love to throw around percentages of efficacy, like it makes them an authority on recovery. All it really does is expose them as those with contempt prior to investigation.
@@markg.4246 Blah Blah, Dogma Dogma. Less than 3% in AA stick around for a year. It's an outdated death cult.
I agree, it's not really a disease. But some people find that it helps them to not drink by thinking of it as if it were a disease. Others find that it works better to realize that not drinking is a choice that they are free to make. There are many roads to Dublin.
@@SoFloCo-ne4rk Although I don't count the months, I've recently maintaind around sixteen sober years, by making a Rational Recovery commitment. I've previously done some AA, but spending hours in old church halls, with social misfits, sexual predators, and the otherwise mentally unwell, really didn't help me very much. The disease model does little more than encourage self pity, and normalise relapse. "Keep coming back you poor diseased people".
@@grahamherbert3612 I think it comes down to how you see yourself. If you see yourself as weak or a victim, maybe you can use that to your advantage by seeing alcohol as something that will take over your life and destroy you if you ever touch it. I don't see myself as powerless or helpless so that would never work for me, but I'm in favor of whatever works for someone. I agree that the disease model removes personal responsibility from the equation but maybe some people can't handle that much responsibility. I control my drinking, it doesn't control me. But when it comes to ice cream and potato chips, I don't buy them because I know that if I do I'll eat more than is good for me. I don't have the disease of ice creamism or potato chipism, but for me it's better to just stay away from them. That's what works for me. My understanding is that a core tenet of AA is acknowledging one's powerlessness over alcohol. Is that just self pity and a lame excuse for lack of accountability and self control? Maybe. But if it works for some people, what's the harm.
does anyone have an idea on what ben's plan was to deal with his addiction his way was that patrick said at 4:25 ?
I imagine he wanted to stay drinking an slowly lower the amounts little by little.. But any alcoholic one whos been on there death bed can assure you cutting back little by little does not work I've got 24 years sober now almost lost my life from alcohol abuse an withdrawal i can assure you trying to cut back does not work most alcoholics think it will but its a huge mistake
You really should give the details. People nerd to hear the ugly. You said you weren’t going to sugar coat it but that’s actually what you did.
Pretty obvious he took his life.. c’mon and have some respect!
Choice. Life is what you make it.
I am very sorry for your loss.
HE knew it Yet no can do it ?
anyone have an idea how old ben was ?
I seem to remember on a previous video it was said he was 42
they should be not allowed to leave for like 20 days !! by then the withdrawls will be gone !!!
this is a medical emergency !! doctors can remand mental health patients until there well... why not alcohol dependant people ?? it doesnt make sense !!!!
Sorry to hear this.
No surprises here
So sorry. Heart breaking
There is no such thing as a lost cause and I will Never stop helping ✝️
Much of what you say is true, but to declare that you are a "great example of wonderful", AND mention AA, is "SELF WILL RUN RIOT". Do you not understand why we have "Steps" and "Traditions"? The "Steps" save us from a fatal condition. The "Traditions" save AA from people like YOU!
I sincerely hope that I NEVER become so arrogant as to say "I'm a shining example of sobriety through the "Fellowship"...and post it on UA-cam.