It’s incredible and a little unnerving how this video just popped up while I’ve been going through a sad time in my life lately. Just broke up with a girl that I still love very much and although it was amicable and mutual, I miss her like hell. I am 1.5 years off the drank and my life has made quite a paradigm shift in all positive ways- but the last few days have been really hard. A sadness has blanketed my thinking and overall mind and soul and I’ve been romanticizing days of hedonism and perpetual blandness as I used to do a whole lot of nothing- nothing but destroy myself and sink blindly. It’s incredibly strange how we can easily revert and forget what kind of person we were and why we even decided to break ourselves and morph into something we explicitly needed. I struggled with sleep and despair the last few nights and was cherishing a much more unfulfilled version of myself and so stupidly I’ve actually considered that was a direction I could again flirt with. It’s not so much the alcohol or the substance but the blind, very easy life that is alluring. It’s incredibly simple to be a drunk and self congratulatory that we are different and that we deserve to be broken. Change must be the ultimate gift and for many they don’t realize that, they cease to recognize it as positive and they deem it as deprivation as they recollect. That’s the battle - because no matter what the past was, a faded version of yourself cannot become your present self again, and that must remain an absolute. Thank you for this Kyle, you’re so inspiring and you’re timing couldn’t be better.
Beautiful insightful words Brett. Glad you found this video when you needed it. I’ve been having some similar thoughts and it popped into my feed too! RU-vid algorithms reading minds. Hehe.
@@heyadamflint thanks, Adam! Haha yes quite a phenomena isn’t it. It’s amazing connecting and resonating with so many different people. Thanks for your reply, I wish you happiness and good health 🤗😀
Your videos were very influential to me about 4 years ago. I strongly related to your position of not being too far gone, but knowing I was an alcoholic, and that I didn’t like myself. I was tired of waking up and remembering all of the stupidity I was involved with the night prior. I don’t think I ever truly knew who I was, until I was sober for enough time. You helped me see this; helped me discover who I am. I’ll never forget that. Thank you, for everything.
Congrats! I came across your channel early on in my sober path and I'm so happy for you, I am now almost 2 years sober and you helped make that happen, Congrats again!
I have almost two weeks, and just searched '2 weeks sober' on RU-vid. Found your 2 week video, and it was amazing, and inspirational. I Held my breath and searched up to see if you are still sober, and here you are! Wow! So empowering! Thank you for sharing this journey!
Congratulations, man! Massive milestone :) I’ve reached two years myself and I remember watching your videos during the period before I quit. Keep it up.
Your story, commitment, and advice is so incredibly helpful for me. 1 month! I dont want to look back. I never want to drink again. The benefits are too good. I just dont want to fail. I want to do whats necessary to continue this. To continue to not use alcohol when I get depressed or nervous around friends that still drink.
Kyle, I’m going on 6 years sober at this point and I found your channel to be a huge inspiration to me. I hope you’re doing well and I hope you’re sober! God bless! 🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻
@@dancingshadows5422 Yes. I’ve lost over 100lbs since quitting alcohol. I’m also Bipolar. Back when I was a blackout drunk I would be in the mental hospital every other month, since quitting drinking I’ve been hospitalized one time in the last 4yrs and they only kept me 3 days. Hope that helps.
13 days sober after drinking almost every day for 4 years.- im in AA. Shits hard man, having to deal with all the shit i have been using alcohol to run from. Looking forward to life getting better everyone who has been sober for a while says that it does. That gives me a lot of hope to keep going. Thanks for the vids they help a lot.
I just watched a video you did 3 years ago on how to have fun sober and I decided to check your channel just to see how you’re doing and I am genuinely happy that you changed your life for the better. Stay safe, hugs.
This means a lot to me. Today is my first day sober, as I intended for April 1st and ended drunkenly admitting myself to the ER with suicidal thoughts. I drank the next day too, until I was given a choice to stop drinking or go to rehab. I feel so overwhelmed with all this, but updates like this are so helpful. Thanks again.
As it should be! You’re a non drinker now, and that’s it! I quit cigarettes years ago and I never have a craving. That’s just part of my past. That’s where Alcohol is going now- to my past. Five months and counting, and doing great! Had help from Allen Carr, Annie Grace, and Sober Leon. Your videos are terrific, too! Congratulations on five years!
April 2nds my birthday 🥳 watching these videos to try and cut out alcohol completely. I only drink about once a week now. I enjoy that day but the aftermath is horrible. I get depressed and it takes about a full day or two to recover
Congrats man. Looking forward to the podcast and I will be a subscriber. The hands look amazing. Is Michael Myers inside your car or in the background waiting outside?
