That was incredible, wow! I’m on day 1 of sobriety..again. But I’ve been watching a lot of videos about others talking about their journey. This time I plan on sticking with it. I wasn’t on drugs or anything, just a big ass bottle of wine every night, embarrassing myself, saying things I don’t mean and then waking up the next morning and feeling the worst anxiety, like I’m outside of my body and questioning reality. Already on day 1, I feel completely different. Got a lot of work around the house done, made lunch, like actually cooking, and not feeling the sense of panic or anxiety. Have church with my mother in law tomorrow morning , so that will be a nice dose of positivity, even though I don’t believe in her religion. I’m 29 now as well and I do believe it’s time to finally stop.
Man I’m just like you. Bought the beamer, got an arm sleeve. Blew and engagement and now just blew another relationship. She accepted my problem, but it’s because of my lying and nasty mouth when I drink. Enough is enough, I made the decision to change. Wish me luck. Taking this as a blessing
I am sober and so proud of it ! I'm finally showing up as my best self and realizing how beautiful life is and how capable I truly am. I started my UA-cam channel after years of telling myself I couldn't , I started working out, I've started meditating, I'm eating healthier I'm finally living in alignment with who I always wanted to be but didn't know I could ! So proud 💕
Really identify with your story man - went to rehab at 57 was scared to go - but the best thing l have ever done - l hope others can find the same freedom.
“The opposite of addiction is connection. Connection is what nearly all people battling are craving, whether they realize it or not. It's the human connection that each person needs in order to feel loved, supported, & understood.” 🤗
So proud of you man. Well done ❤️ my fight is with opiates (pain pills not heroin) but even after getting sober for ages I can honestly say the thing that bothers me or freaks me out is I’m terrified to be a sober person , even now it’s like I was under the influence so long I don’t know who the real me is , I was 16 when I started and got sober at 32 but I lost my whole twenties , I just don’t feel like I know who I really am if that makes sense
I definitely feel that I’m 22 and I’m afraid to lose my youth to drugs and potentially go down the wrong path with my career because I’m not thinking in terms of my own happiness and more what is easy and what I can do to continue my use
I understand completely. I'm 41 and I've never done anything for myself, just a teacher, a mom, a drinker. Now 7 days sober. Don't want to ever look back.
Me too man I started opiates heavy at 15 in high school during the pill mill era am also now 32 have no idea who I am but I am trying just relapsed over the weekend on day four ago not giving up much love from Tennessee
Just found your channel from a UA-cam recommendation. I can relate a lot to your story and have an alcohol addiction, too. I'm 847 sober now from drinking and never looking back. I'm 27 and my drinking started at a young age too. First blacked out drinking 151 rum when I was 14. I remember me and my brother thinking we were cool drinking it because there was a Tech N9ne song named after it. Needless to say, it was never cool but provided temporary relief for insecurities and loneliness I had felt. Thanks for this video and your channel. New subscriber!
This is my story this is me OMG. No matter what I will not seek for further validation from anyone I will live for cause and I will quit alcohol no matter what. Thank you 🙏
Amazing insight. Rings so true to my experience in so many ways. I just passed the 2 year mark and celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary with a sense of self-respect and gratitude I did not imagine was possible in the throes of my addiction. To all who need to hear it: there honestly is hope if you are willing to begin the difficult process of recovery. Thanks for sharing your story, David.
I agree with much of what you are saying, and this is a good video, but the internal struggle that you speak of is much worse because of the drugs and alcohol😢
Good video, you’re very wise. I enjoyed hearing your story. I’m glad that you are at the recovery and sober stage. I’ve lost friends from grade school and coworkers that were overcome by drugs and alcohol. Your story made me realize what these individuals went through to the bitter end. I should have tried to help them more…
I remember getting addicted to that o-desmethyltramadol crap they were selling online, marketed as a "calming tea" at around 2007-2008. They were hiding the real ingredient, and it cost more than gold, literally. I was hooked on it for about three years, it completely ruined my life, and I couldn't even afford to eat by the end of that three year period. My life was in ruins, and I would still lay there in my bed scratching up bleeding wounds on my legs, telling myself "I have never felt this good". People were comparing it to heroin, saying it was just as strong and as hard to get off of as heroin. It was a living nightmare. The withdrawals would cause me severe panic attacks and suicidal ideation. The only thing I had in my head all the time was how to get the next fix. It was horrible. I'm glad it's over. Well done to you too, sir.
@@David.Masson No, not even near, but it used to be mixed with kratom. They marketed it as just kratom and hid the real addictive ingredient from the consumers.
Thanks Mate, That was the most powerful videoes I have ever seen on addiction,....No Bullshit, I can relate and resonate with your story to a tee, just I have not found the courage as yet to face my demons as yet .... but it gives me hope and direction moving forward. Ive seen it al but that video is a game changer !
Very low self esteem as a kid with brutal social anxiety. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s and back then not much help. I self medicated with alcohol and drugs. It was rough but I thought I was the only weird one.
Very interesting story man, congratulation for becoming sober. You have made an awesome work on yourself ! I'll share a bit my story, maybe some people can relate Started drinking at 15-16, was shy but I had a good group of friends and we loved partying, it was our identity. At first I had no issues like you, I could get completly trashed and start again the next day When I started studying, it took everything to the next level : I became fat, alcoholic and a drug addict and each year it was getting worse. At one point when i was 19-20 I was using MDMA and getting blackout drunk starting from monday. After that, even though I got my nutrition in check in between, I continued drinking more and more to the point where I was hangover until wednesday just from my weekend (but this nutrition and sport effort showed me one thing : I can change) I decided to get sober at 24, at this point of my life, I was starting to use cocaine regularly to continue partying because I used to fall asleep super early from drinking to much to fast, blacking out multiple times a week, regreting everything in the morning and feeling terrible about it. I was also drunk driving every single time I went out (litteraly "teleporting" at home without remembering how I drove there because I refused to sleep somewhere else than in my own bed) On the 1st of Jan after NYE I decided to put a stop to all that. It's been now near 8 month that I haven't consumed alcohol and I can confidently say that I became the person I really wanted to be : dedicated to my projects, a real friend and family member, a responsible person on which people can count and look up to. On top of that, some of my friend got inspired to stop drinking too. I did it for me and for my health, to stop being tired all the time. But damn, the list of benefits keep growing and growing and inspiring people is VERY fulfilling I will never go back to drinking, it has been one of the best choice of my life if not the best I was already in heavy addiction at 24, who knows how I would have became at 30 If you are still in active addiction, here is the method I used to stop : I'll first remind or write down all the things that I regret doing drunk, all the bad effects on my health that I already see, what I hate about alcohol I will consume A LOT of scientific content about the substance explaining the damage it causes. I also watch a lot of testimonials like this one This for me is the most important, it helps you change your internal narrative and imagine your potential new self And one day, you wake up, and this day when you feel like it's the right time, when it's time for this new version of you, you take the jump and never go back. If you stopped for 1 day ? You can do 2 days, if you did 2 you can absolutly do 4 etc etc.. And one day it will not even be a thing to resist the temptation, it's easy and requires 0 efforts. And this day, you are finally sober
Fuck yeah man. I relate so much to your story. I also went to rehab in 2019, albiet i relapsed right after lockdowns started. didnt give sobriety another serious attempt until 2022
Man, I really enjoyed your way of talking and your conclusions especially at the end, this internal external thing is so mind blowing and you are really an inspiration, I laughed so hard when you told the story with the mysterious leather jacket guy at the bar story, this validation thing is so real. My biggest problem is, that build myself up and really taking over and everything runs extremely, surprisingly well, like a real success story but after an amount of time, between six month or more, I slowly start to get into bad patterns, always starting with alcohol on parties and with friends, nothing special, but slowly other things start to add up and I'm getting fucked up for nearly a week or so. thank good, I'm always on the edge of loosing everything, but it's really a gamble. I know the solution is to never drink again and not to start this whole mechanism, but the time comes, where I want to do a bit party like a normal human being, can you give me a tip what the fuck to do? thanks
I did some of the stuff you did, trying to look awesome with drink, never got into drugs. My relationships were all fake and I couldn't trust anyone. I hardly drink now, I'm fairly lonely but I live a very stable/boring life which is much less exhausting than when I was chasing some high. Alcohol is nasty!
This was great I’m not as far down road of addiction as you, but this all resonates with me. How were you able to shed your ego? Would therapy help me with this?
WOW! you're such a junkie......glad you put it behind you. Now the fun really starts......living sober. You can do it. You're funny, smart, good looking and sweet as can be.....you can do anything.
I am not getting why that doctor kept you on Valium for that long and used it as a way to treat anxiety disorder on a regular basis not even as a PRN and efficient and much more healthy and helpful way. I’m treating panic disorder.
Don't know how Canada works but if you're salary is big enough I don't see how it's not possible. He never mentioned money being an issue so I suspect his family helped him too..
Thanks for this dude. I see many similarities in my own story. Stay strong and keep sharing content. It is very engaging and you can reach people deeply.
Your young so lucky , I’m 57 and done the damage I went to long , but oh well day is a day I’m here so..
That was incredible, wow! I’m on day 1 of sobriety..again. But I’ve been watching a lot of videos about others talking about their journey. This time I plan on sticking with it. I wasn’t on drugs or anything, just a big ass bottle of wine every night, embarrassing myself, saying things I don’t mean and then waking up the next morning and feeling the worst anxiety, like I’m outside of my body and questioning reality. Already on day 1, I feel completely different. Got a lot of work around the house done, made lunch, like actually cooking, and not feeling the sense of panic or anxiety. Have church with my mother in law tomorrow morning , so that will be a nice dose of positivity, even though I don’t believe in her religion. I’m 29 now as well and I do believe it’s time to finally stop.
How are you doing brother?
Man I’m just like you. Bought the beamer, got an arm sleeve. Blew and engagement and now just blew another relationship. She accepted my problem, but it’s because of my lying and nasty mouth when I drink. Enough is enough, I made the decision to change. Wish me luck. Taking this as a blessing
How is it going for you?
Yes, I want to know how it's going also? Anything is possible.
Awesome story I am 7 years sober could so relate especially the starting in the morning Thank you
Im exactly like you...fear, low self esteem n loneliness grasping my life
Get some help, friend.
We've never met, but I am proud of you! Keep it up! You're worth it!
I am sober and so proud of it ! I'm finally showing up as my best self and realizing how beautiful life is and how capable I truly am. I started my UA-cam channel after years of telling myself I couldn't , I started working out, I've started meditating, I'm eating healthier I'm finally living in alignment with who I always wanted to be but didn't know I could ! So proud 💕
Really identify with your story man - went to rehab at 57 was scared to go - but the best thing l have ever done - l hope others can find the same freedom.
“The opposite of addiction is connection. Connection is what nearly all people battling are craving, whether they realize it or not. It's the human connection that each person needs in order to feel loved, supported, & understood.” 🤗
Holy shit, your story reminds me of when I was at my worst. Well done getting sober my man 🤗
So proud of you man. Well done ❤️ my fight is with opiates (pain pills not heroin) but even after getting sober for ages I can honestly say the thing that bothers me or freaks me out is I’m terrified to be a sober person , even now it’s like I was under the influence so long I don’t know who the real me is , I was 16 when I started and got sober at 32 but I lost my whole twenties , I just don’t feel like I know who I really am if that makes sense
I definitely feel that I’m 22 and I’m afraid to lose my youth to drugs and potentially go down the wrong path with my career because I’m not thinking in terms of my own happiness and more what is easy and what I can do to continue my use
I understand completely. I'm 41 and I've never done anything for myself, just a teacher, a mom, a drinker. Now 7 days sober. Don't want to ever look back.
Me too man I started opiates heavy at 15 in high school during the pill mill era am also now 32 have no idea who I am but I am trying just relapsed over the weekend on day four ago not giving up much love from Tennessee
Just found your channel from a UA-cam recommendation. I can relate a lot to your story and have an alcohol addiction, too. I'm 847 sober now from drinking and never looking back. I'm 27 and my drinking started at a young age too. First blacked out drinking 151 rum when I was 14. I remember me and my brother thinking we were cool drinking it because there was a Tech N9ne song named after it. Needless to say, it was never cool but provided temporary relief for insecurities and loneliness I had felt.
Thanks for this video and your channel. New subscriber!
This is my story this is me OMG. No matter what I will not seek for further validation from anyone I will live for cause and I will quit alcohol no matter what.
Thank you 🙏
bro gym could really do something for you! trust the process love the vid ! thank uuu!
Great story brother much love to you🙏🏾🙌🏾
Thanks for the realness
Progression not perfection. That was an important phrase that I needed to hear, among others.
Amazing insight. Rings so true to my experience in so many ways. I just passed the 2 year mark and celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary with a sense of self-respect and gratitude I did not imagine was possible in the throes of my addiction. To all who need to hear it: there honestly is hope if you are willing to begin the difficult process of recovery. Thanks for sharing your story, David.
I agree with much of what you are saying, and this is a good video, but the internal struggle that you speak of is much worse because of the drugs and alcohol😢
Awesome I am so happy for you to be sober. You just helped me so much
Good video, you’re very wise. I enjoyed hearing your story. I’m glad that you are at the recovery and sober stage. I’ve lost friends from grade school and coworkers that were overcome by drugs and alcohol. Your story made me realize what these individuals went through to the bitter end. I should have tried to help them more…
I remember getting addicted to that o-desmethyltramadol crap they were selling online, marketed as a "calming tea" at around 2007-2008. They were hiding the real ingredient, and it cost more than gold, literally.
I was hooked on it for about three years, it completely ruined my life, and I couldn't even afford to eat by the end of that three year period. My life was in ruins, and I would still lay there in my bed scratching up bleeding wounds on my legs, telling myself "I have never felt this good".
People were comparing it to heroin, saying it was just as strong and as hard to get off of as heroin.
It was a living nightmare. The withdrawals would cause me severe panic attacks and suicidal ideation. The only thing I had in my head all the time was how to get the next fix. It was horrible. I'm glad it's over.
Well done to you too, sir.
I'm glad it's over for you too. Is that stuff similar to kratom?
@@David.Masson No, not even near, but it used to be mixed with kratom. They marketed it as just kratom and hid the real addictive ingredient from the consumers.
@@christianwallin4993wtf is this “real ingredient” ur talkin about man jesus christ u sound like a schizo
Do you mean Krypton? 😂 In Finland i think it was named Krypton at least 🤷
@@ponderoosas5484 Yep. Krypton.
Thanks Mate, That was the most powerful videoes I have ever seen on addiction,....No Bullshit, I can relate and resonate with your story to a tee, just I have not found the courage as yet to face my demons as yet .... but it gives me hope and direction moving forward. Ive seen it al but that video is a game changer !
Wish I could tell a story this well! Crazy how much of a boat anchor low self esteem can be.
Thank you for sharing your story 🙏🏻
Crazy story , gkad you came out the other end clean 👍🏿.
Really amazing story. Thx so much for your honesty humility and insight.
Very low self esteem as a kid with brutal social anxiety. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s and back then not much help. I self medicated with alcohol and drugs. It was rough but I thought I was the only weird one.
Excellent video David. Will check out more. Liked 👍 & subbed 👊
Very interesting story man, congratulation for becoming sober. You have made an awesome work on yourself !
I'll share a bit my story, maybe some people can relate
Started drinking at 15-16, was shy but I had a good group of friends and we loved partying, it was our identity. At first I had no issues like you, I could get completly trashed and start again the next day
When I started studying, it took everything to the next level : I became fat, alcoholic and a drug addict and each year it was getting worse. At one point when i was 19-20 I was using MDMA and getting blackout drunk starting from monday. After that, even though I got my nutrition in check in between, I continued drinking more and more to the point where I was hangover until wednesday just from my weekend (but this nutrition and sport effort showed me one thing : I can change)
I decided to get sober at 24, at this point of my life, I was starting to use cocaine regularly to continue partying because I used to fall asleep super early from drinking to much to fast, blacking out multiple times a week, regreting everything in the morning and feeling terrible about it. I was also drunk driving every single time I went out (litteraly "teleporting" at home without remembering how I drove there because I refused to sleep somewhere else than in my own bed)
On the 1st of Jan after NYE I decided to put a stop to all that.
It's been now near 8 month that I haven't consumed alcohol and I can confidently say that I became the person I really wanted to be : dedicated to my projects, a real friend and family member, a responsible person on which people can count and look up to.
On top of that, some of my friend got inspired to stop drinking too. I did it for me and for my health, to stop being tired all the time. But damn, the list of benefits keep growing and growing and inspiring people is VERY fulfilling
I will never go back to drinking, it has been one of the best choice of my life if not the best
I was already in heavy addiction at 24, who knows how I would have became at 30
If you are still in active addiction, here is the method I used to stop : I'll first remind or write down all the things that I regret doing drunk, all the bad effects on my health that I already see, what I hate about alcohol
I will consume A LOT of scientific content about the substance explaining the damage it causes. I also watch a lot of testimonials like this one
This for me is the most important, it helps you change your internal narrative and imagine your potential new self
And one day, you wake up, and this day when you feel like it's the right time, when it's time for this new version of you, you take the jump and never go back. If you stopped for 1 day ? You can do 2 days, if you did 2 you can absolutly do 4 etc etc.. And one day it will not even be a thing to resist the temptation, it's easy and requires 0 efforts. And this day, you are finally sober
Thank you for your honesty. Riveting stuff. I certainly identify with some of your behaviour. Thanks once again.
Fuck yeah man. I relate so much to your story. I also went to rehab in 2019, albiet i relapsed right after lockdowns started. didnt give sobriety another serious attempt until 2022
Thanks for sharing. Can identify with some of it. Have a good day 😊
Thanks, you too.
appreciate this video thank you
You're welcome.
Man, I really enjoyed your way of talking and your conclusions especially at the end, this internal external thing is so mind blowing and you are really an inspiration, I laughed so hard when you told the story with the mysterious leather jacket guy at the bar story, this validation thing is so real. My biggest problem is, that build myself up and really taking over and everything runs extremely, surprisingly well, like a real success story but after an amount of time, between six month or more, I slowly start to get into bad patterns, always starting with alcohol on parties and with friends, nothing special, but slowly other things start to add up and I'm getting fucked up for nearly a week or so. thank good, I'm always on the edge of loosing everything, but it's really a gamble. I know the solution is to never drink again and not to start this whole mechanism, but the time comes, where I want to do a bit party like a normal human being, can you give me a tip what the fuck to do? thanks
Everybody is looking for purpose and meaning in this world. Nobody has it, because it can only be found in one person
Amazing story. Thank you for sharing
I relate to you brother im at a year but the not relating never connecting no comfidence and i still struggle with this and really need some advice.
A year is very good, congratulations.
Very touching story. Happy for you for getting out of the cycle ❤
Damn, what a story. Thanks for sharing man!!
The symptoms where from gaba receptor 'damage', alcohol uses gaba recepters, valium to, thats why it went way
I always been tall and puberty give me muscles. I still dealt with drug addiction later on in life.
I did some of the stuff you did, trying to look awesome with drink, never got into drugs. My relationships were all fake and I couldn't trust anyone. I hardly drink now, I'm fairly lonely but I live a very stable/boring life which is much less exhausting than when I was chasing some high. Alcohol is nasty!
I have heard that night blindness can be a Vitamin E deficiency that can result from damage done by drinking.
Love your videos 💞
Thank you 🙏
My pleasure.
Yu look amazeing and god bless yu I’m glad yu stoped. It’s so sad isent it iv seen so many peopl due trew out the years❤
i like the honesty!
I had these problems as well. Whats more, I look like eerily similar to you.
Thank you for this
Thank you for sharing ❤
bro you're too fun i'm sure we could be friends
This was great I’m not as far down road of addiction as you, but this all resonates with me. How were you able to shed your ego? Would therapy help me with this?
Before and after pics are remarkable. Alcohol is evil.
nice Job - i just did 1 year -
what do you mean by "making the first relationship implode?" why did you start distancing yourself after the smothering?
I have been sober for 11 years and I hate it. I love drugs and booze
Start making changes so you like sobriety. There's nothing special about you that won't let you have a good sober life.
WOW! you're such a junkie......glad you put it behind you. Now the fun really starts......living sober. You can do it. You're funny, smart, good looking and sweet as can be.....you can do anything.
Vitamin A deficiency makes night vision go away. Add liver pills, bcomplex, fatty fish, greens.
Did you ever get derealization and some scary ass symptoms when you withdrew from alcohol? Anxiety etc
I was coming off alcohol, coke, valium so it's hard to say what the worst withdrawal was. But yes.
@@David.Masson thanks and great videos David very very helpful
big probs!
I am not getting why that doctor kept you on Valium for that long and used it as a way to treat anxiety disorder on a regular basis not even as a PRN and efficient and much more healthy and helpful way. I’m treating panic disorder.
you look like Giovanni Ribisi
Wow...cocaine...booze ...everyday...Hell on earth brother....thanks for sharing....
You bet
I’m not understanding how a 24-year-old has enough money or enough credit to buy an $80,000 car must not have been paying rent or something
Don't know how Canada works but if you're salary is big enough I don't see how it's not possible.
He never mentioned money being an issue so I suspect his family helped him too..
U look like russel crowe
You was having big anxiety attacks, and you were treating those anxiety and panic attacks with the booze
Thanks for this dude. I see many similarities in my own story. Stay strong and keep sharing content. It is very engaging and you can reach people deeply.
Such a canadian accent
O yeah, it's thick 🤪
You may be addicted to thinking you're addicted to things.
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