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My name is Mack, and I'm an alcoholic. And anyone reading this, is the first to hear me admit it.

372 days clean, sober and serene today.

I’m Joe alcoholic My last drink was the 04/03/2019 and I haven’t drank since I’m now 3 years 5 months sober ODAAT 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank god

Mike alcoholic/addict. I’m on day 75. Found something in my apartment that was a tool from when I was using. I freaked out. Heart went into my throat. I immediately washed off the remains and threw it away. Went to go to a meeting and it had been cancelled and the app now updated. So on my drive home I’m out Alcoholics Anonymous into my you tube and found this. It worked. This will get me to my 7am meeting. Thankyou AA and this beautiful fellowship of drunks. I’d be lost without you.

4 days sober and I like the clarity and mostly calmness. Went driving for errands and suddenly, I had the old thought, "I'm relaxed, it's Friday, I could go pick up a pint". Yet, Immediately after that I realized how much better I feel, plus, the sense of accomplishment. So...I drove on home. I know it's only been 4 days. Each day I hold onto the fragility of what I'm doing.

Anthony Hopkins gave up drinking when he was 38. My great uncle also gave up drinking when he was 38. His brother, my grandfather, who I never met, was also an alcoholic and died of liver cirrhosis when he was 49. My great uncle is still alive and completely healthy. That is the magnitude of the decision to continue drinking. If you have a problem, be real with yourself and do something about it now before it's too late - you never know how much time you have left to decide.

Today is 90 days for me. Thank you for your service James!!

Today is my 17th day without alcohol. Thank you for the video. I shed a few tears. Very powerful.

Was listening to Dick Van Dyke talk about his sobriety. Now this pops up. Been Dry since January but was wrestling with the choice to lay it down for years. So many times of drinking out of habit and stress. One day at a time.

I took the plunge 3 days ago. It is hell but will be worth it! Please pray for me! I hope the anxiety, shakes, headaches and feeling like my heart is going to explode will stop soon!

I met Tony H. (Silence of the Lambs) at my first World Convention in San Diego in '95. I have kept things simple, one day at a time and today celebrate 11,073 days.

I am struggling. After 35 years of being in and out of AA, never getting a year of sobriety, I finally managed to get 15 months - then picked up again in November 2018. I've been in the insanity since then. Thank you to all in recovery, it does give me hope. God bless you.xxx

I have had the pleasure of hearing Tony H speak a number of times now and every time I do his story moves me, takes me back and keeps me green. I too had my last drink at 38 and hit my 30 year mark March 6, 2024. Like Tony and others with whom I identified through these blessed years, I know that I have been delivered from a hell that only an alcoholic or addict can know. I too have been blessed to have been gifted 2 lives. I am grateful beyond measure for all those who have gone before me.

I'm coming up on 10 months, but I almost relapsed today. All I can say is there is a God.

20 years. A day at a time. Thank you

735 days clean and sober, drug and alcohol free - feels so good to say that. Life is unbelievably different i feel like i am a different person. I’m now a substance abuse and mental health support worker, some days i experience waves of happiness i never felt close to when numbed on drugs and alcohol - like people say, life keeps getting better and better away from those poisons! I am alive !!! 😁😁

I'm an alcoholic. I want to go to AA. Thank you Sober James. I'm on my way.

I quit drinking around 5 months ago at age 33, I got out early before the drink really got a hold of me. It did get a hold of my dad though. He ended up living with his mom, drinking his brains out and dying at age 48 from his aorta exploding. His own mother, my grandmother, was sick at the time, and could only crawl along the floor, in order to find her own son, dead in a chair in the living room. She was never the same again. My dad had it all, wife, house, 3 kids, his own accountant business, and lost it all. He ravaged the entire household with his horrible addiction, and mom got me and her out of there before it was to late (my sisters were older and were on with their own lives) Alcohol is NOT to be messed with! It can take hold of anyone, at any time, and it can destroy everything you love and care about! Please, if you are considering quitting, then you already need to quit (that took med 7 years to realize) I quit, and haven't looked back yet.

26 years, ODAAT and so Grateful.

Had my final drink 2/2/2018. Never looked back. Sober and loving it

I was 39 when i got sober after 23 years of battling my alcoholism and in 2 months it will be 2 years. I had a similar spiritual experience like Anthony and hadnt had the urge to drink since. It was a miracle that i have embraced and will not take for granted. I feel i have somewhat of a connection with Anthony Hopkins since we have alot in common so thanks James for posting this.

A.A saved my life and Jesus saved my soul. Celebrating 31 years.

Today is my sixth day without a drink; I feel good. Thank you, James.

I am Aleksandra ,39 years old and i hit rock bottom last night.From today i not only plan ,but i am starting my new life.I have had enough of everything tillnow!!!

3 months sober for me brother I'm loving it. My wife and kids love seeing me sober. You're an inspiration 👍🏻

I have adored and looked up to Anthony Hopkins for decades. He just surpassed how much I already respected him, and that is quite an accomplishment. Thank you!

I stopped drinking in 2001 when I was 29 because I hit rock bottom and woke up in hospital after letting go of the back of a truck I had grabbed onto since I couldn't walk up a hill. I started taking coke because I thought I could handle it. I got caught with 2 kilos and had to skip bail and leave the country. In Spain, I had a major relapse in 2007, started smoking crack, ended up having a heart attack in Paris. After 5 days in ICU, and 6 days in a cardiac rehab centre, I checked out and got drunk, and asked a random guy where I could buy crack, spent a day with Senagalese dudes smoking crack on the street and drinking. I could easily have been killed, I must have had a death wish. I survived that day, went back to Portugal by fucking bus (36 hours) and went back to a gypsy camp where i spent a week on heroin, crack and booze. I spent €14k in those 7 months in 2007. On New Year's day 2008, I quit everything, cold turkey, got my life together, moved to a small town, got a job, met a woman, had a baby and never drank again. I am 50 now, I am fit and healthy. I quit smoking weed last month. I only ever went to a few meetings, but they only made me want to drink. I'll tell ye, there was one AA meeting in North Dublin city with about 200 people, it was one of the hair-raising things I have ever experienced. I feel much better after that share. I've never told anyone those stories.

I love Anthony Hopkins even more now than I did before. And that's hard to beat.

Tony doesn’t spare his punches. He knows intimately what fuels addiction. Thank you for posting this most articulate instruction.🙏

I'm Rachaél and I'm a recovering codependent. I better understand now what my role was in the addict's life. I was just as ill as my alcoholic partner. I thought I could "fix" him....little did I know, I needed to heal/fix myself. What a rude awakening it was for me when I finally discovered that...just grateful that I did.

Thanks. This was great. Going on 5 + years of sobriety and I still need help almost every day. These posts help very much. Stay safe everyone

My name is gerson and I'm an alcoholic, after 15 months of being sober i relapsed. I know how long i can be doing this, but here i go again, try one time .

I got my first week sober.... Had a small victory of getting through the craving today.... There's hope after all

I love Tony Hopkins even more after this. He is a phenomenal actor. Thank you for sharing James.

Thanks for encouraging people away from drunkenness towards sobriety. I'm from a family of alcoholics and I've been saved and sober for 39 years in a row, since I was converted to Christianity in the old Steuben County Jail, back in '81 at 30 years of age. After 3 years probation in the county probation department, 90 A.A. meetings in 90 days, and some drug and alcohol counseling with a great recovering alcoholic professional counselor, my probation ended in '85. I've stayed saved and sober for 39 years in a row now without a singular relapse in this entire time, miraculously. I've been blessed with actually alot of moral support from quite a cross section of this nation, and pray that you'll all be blessed in return. Thanks for sharing this great Anthony Hopkins testimony. He has a great testimony and delivers this testimony with such eloquence, great humor, humorous witticism, and creative inspirational style.

I love Anthony Hopkins. 💝 He's a sweetheart!

After a bad relapse I am sober again after being hospitalised for the second time. It gets worse everytime I hope I can do it this time. One day at a time, sometimes an hour even a minute. Hes from my hometown and this tape helps me immensely.

57 days sober for me today. I have no interest in participating in the upcoming New Year rituals however, I know enough to understand complacency creeps up on me. I'm revisiting the content that inspired me to stay sober all those weeks ago. I don't want to drink again, I never want to forget how beautiful it is to be present in this life. 🙏💜 sending patience, gratitude and grace to all.

341 days sober today

I am the child of two alcoholics. This speech changed my feeling about life. I think it might be the best speech I’ve ever heard.

Almost 6 years of sobriety. Been a tough but enriching journey so far. Haven't been involved with AA or any organisations but am extremely grateful to be able to access these resources through the kindness of people like you. ❤🙏❤

Beautifully told, thank you (Sir) (An)Tony Hopkins. It's okay to fall off the bus... what counts is that you get up again & get back on the bus. Congratulations for your years of being alcohol free. Congratulations for faithfully continuing with AA. Congratulations on your stupendous acting career & thank you from us, the public, for the many times you've given us the pleasure of watching your unique acting ability. None of your life was a waste... it was that very life that took you to AA & made you who you became & are. Sincere thanks & huge respect to you... & you were brave going to AA to change your life... & because of that we have been blessed xx

"I'm pushing away the very feast of life." In a nutshell. Beautiful and inspiring.

Great tape! I’ve been sober since Aug. 28, 2008. It’s been a long road but 100% worth it. After the first 3 months I haven’t craved it enough to go back since. Life is good and a lot less stressful & exhausting being sober.

Thanks for the meeting. Have not been to one in awhile. Living on a remote island in So. Thailand living out the AA Promises. Truely a life beyond my wildest dreams. Got sober in the same meetings in the video, 38 years ago. To all the new members getting thru the 1st days and months, KEEP COMING BACK. PLEASE DONT EVER LEAVE. WE UNDERST AND AND LOVE YOU. ROBIN W. AA-ÇA

My name is katelyn And I’m an alocholic with ptsd . It’s such a bad combo. Trauma is the gateway “drug” . I’m currently waiting for treatment again. By the grace of my higher power , I am still here . I should have died multiple times , but I didn’t …. Love y’all

I'm on day 2. Thank you Jesus!

It took a car accident for me to realize just what path I was on. I had a bit of a spiritual awakening, and my higher power kind of said there’s a way, but you need to choose my way. So I did. My way was going nowhere good. But, since I have gone down my new path, my life is so so much better. It’s possible. I am so grateful to be sober.

The end of 06 I quit because it killed me in the hospital. I have talked with the devil and The Lord at the same poker table. I have ten thousand stories about me and you. I quit several times only to curl up in a ball each time in pools of sweat with nightmares constantly running through my head. The devil kept telling me to drink and die, drink and die each time I quit. Then one day I said that's it! I am tired of being tired and sick of being sick. I learned to view the morning with fresh eyes and a deep breath. I sometimes tease myself thinking I can go back for just one drink. I know this is something I cannot do. I will always be one drink away from my final bender... and I am okay with that too. If you struggle with alcohol, I struggle with you. We belong to the same human club... and there is no shame, only better more important things to accomplish in our lives. Bless the lot of you, J.

Going on 8 years now, the best of my life actually

3 years sober for me ! The very day my little marine missy died in my arms from a severe diabetic seizure I quit drinking cold Turkey and haven't even had one urge to drink ever again !!!

I love anthony hopkins, i had him on my facebook page dureing the pandemic i didnt know he was in recovery then. at the time i was useing and abstinant relapsing detoxing and going to a drug treatment place. im an addict i don't touch anything anymore, including alcohol i was a black out drunk been ran over by car fell into a canal nearly drowned i loved alcohol and other drugs but they eventually turn on you i struggled in and out of AA and NA and other forms of help for 22 years untill i finally in the end when i was heading for reanal failure due to my drug use throw the towel in , god granted me the gift of desperation, i am now a recovering addict. and 50days clean.

This was a great experience listening to Tony speaking & sharing his strength & hope. AA is amazing and yes it works just fine. Thanks Tony I've been sober now 36 yers, I've been very blessed having AA & my higher power. It's still one day at a time.

I'm sitting in detox right now listening to all these stories. Thanks for these uploads.

Inspirational. Really hit home. I’ve come to terms with my alcoholism recently, it’s ruined past relationships, leaves me depressed, skint and fat. It jeopardises my job. I think I’m going to take the step and go AA.

I Love Hopkins. The Welsh were the Irish who couldn't swim. Brilliant 😆7 months sober now and everything is becoming so much clearer. When i found i was drinking too much i slways thought of Anthony and greatly admired him ending booze Dec 29 1975 and never going back. That is astonishing discipline and look how successful He has become. If He carried on as a soak I doubt He would have done so much. He obviously knew it's all or nothing from here that night dec 28 75. Fantastic inspiration!

So tough......especially now....this whole lockdown thing is just brutal.

Just when I thought that I could not love you more, my brother. You go and do this. I truly needed to hear what you said here. So, from the depths of my heart. Thank you!

Thank you for this video and I am an alcoholic relapse after 18 years of being sober its harder this time but I am still trying

It's important for me to remember, that the praised will be humbled, and the humble will be praised

This is so cool. I got sober in February 1990, and sometime in the next year I heard Anthony Hopkins give a one hour talk at a Sunday morning AA meeting at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. I've always remembered that, over 30 years ago now.

I loved that man, I had no idea. I am sober since 92, thank God. I am still here from life but I am here on borrowed time. Loved! Thank you for your honesty, great story. Simple One Day a time

I have been a huge fan for decades. I knew he was a recovering alcoholic but I always had wished I could hear his testimony. Tonight that wish came true. I cried a few times..too close to home. Thank you!

2.75 years for me. Such a serious subject, such distance and isolation, overcome. Congrats.

Today im 64 days sober. Thankyou james, you helped me see a different perspective in life. Things are still hard somentimes but at least i can manage problems instead of drinking them away.

This was absolutely inspirational to listen to Tony Hopkins. Thank God he had the guts and the generosity to share his life story. A great actor like that and you think they are made of steel. You don’t think they would have any bad issues, flaws or weaknesses. Thanks Tony for sharing.

510 days clean and sober. 🙏🏼💪🏼

20 years sober in march past I know this much for certain its a inside job.

I love listening to Tony. His energy and honesty with humor is my soul food. Thank you for posting this speaker meeting. It’s on of my favorites and always my meeting fill in when a meeting in person is not attainable. God bless

I have Asperger's Syndrome, same as Anthony Hopkins, and I'm an IT-Engineer educated from the university. Daily life, with a full-time-job, puts a lot of strain on me but I work trying to do better every day whilst still accepting my limitations that tag along with Asperger's Syndrome.

This is so wild, I've been going on an Anthony Hopkins binge lately, I've seen like 5 of his movies in the last few days. The universe is bringing more Anthony Hopkins in my life and I'm grateful!

108 today ! Never knew he was in Recovery this just gets better ! 🙌🙏👏

2 years and 6 months sober. I was dry for a few months and found AA and my life has never been better. AA gave me the tools to live my life and stop that stinking thinking which always drove me to drink.

Day 8, in it for the long run. 🙏🏾

i'm into my 4th week and its very much 3 steps forward and 2 back. I am completely alone and with anxiety and depression for years was the only thing that helped short term obviously, but i am determined to weather this storm as i know i am finding inner peace slowly. Thank you for reading this. june 2020

Thanks for the video. It, among many others, are pushing me into finally dealing with my problem. I plan (once more) to quit tomorrow. I hope I can make it stick

Thank you for this. I spent years drinking and I lost so much with it relationships, family, career and I couldn't calculate how much self respect. While I was drinking which was 50 years of my life, basically all of it I never realised that it was alcohol that cost me this. I decided to stop for a month, first in half a decade. I felt better physically and mentally but, strangely, I also felt remorse at all the time, opportunities and life wasted. I felt so bad I needed a drink to feel better. It was then I realised I was an alcoholic. Listening to these stories realises I am not alone.

Prayers and love 💘 for one and all! September 29th was 36 years sober for me! Thank you 😊 🙏 to my ex wife and God for empowering me and saving 🙏 my life... 1 day at a time the hard path does become easier.. stay strong and stay hard!! God bless everyone 🙏 ❤

If you've stumbled across this video with a glass of wine in your hand. You already know deep down something has to change, and are actively looking for ways to achieve that change. Like I am doing right now.

I asked myself a very simple question about my Drinking, "Did I want to live or did I want to die?" ... 20 years sober now.....

I never knew Anthony Hopkins was/is an alcoholic... I always admire him. He is the best actor in my eyes. Now that i know... Now i admire him even more. Total respect for this man. What an amazing man. So humble... May he life a long life and may he entertain us with his great movies still for many years.

Thank-you! 3.5 yrs sober, struggling in this lockdown with my crazy head but no desire to pick up a drink....and listening to things like this is why. Amazing how, even with a chair I have very little in common with, I find so much identification.

Thank you for this. I really can't thank you enough. I need a meeting so badly. This helped me not drink tonight. Bless you.

This moved me very much. I think I know what I have to do now if I want to live, at least a good life. Thank you to this channel. It’s inspiring.

I’ve been dry for 6 week, tonight is DDay 6th of June, I find it immensely hard not to drink but tonight I decided to have a swallee to see if I still like it. My body now hates it but my mind still hankers for it and wants the buzz. I have started my journey I will beat it, I am bigger than it.

Thanks for your work, James. That's a great name, by the way! People going through recovery need videos like this early in the morning. Been sober one year and 9 months. Doesn't feel like it, though. I've been reborn in the sense that I have to start completely from scratch like a new born baby. Changing my line of work is a struggle. I can't do the kind of work I used to; not laziness, it makes me miserable and that's the last thing I need. I keep pushing forward with my freelancing efforts. Thank you, James.😊

338 Days Sober ❤️ Thank you for this.

Honest, candid, talented man. Happy for him! I love his voice.

Celebrating 18 Yrs one day at a time~~ great to have found this site!

I have admired you as an actor but listening to your story makes me respect you even more for sharing and having the humility to acknowledge your challenges. I believe God will use your story to inspire others to seek help. Thank-you!

I love you Anthony Hopkins... always did

I love Anthony's way of talking. He is very poetic and descriptive. I love his wit and humour. This is a great testimony, I had never really known he dealt with alcoholism. He seems like a wonderful guy; it will be quite sad when he finally goes.

Thank you for your service James. This share from Tony is very inspiring to a newcomer like myself having 41 days. This program has saved my life along with the fellowship and my God who never left me. Peace and Love to you all and God Bless!

Sober 7 months and life is soo much better

I'm not an alcoholic, but I found this speech completely compelling and inspirational.

I’m sober now, Clarice Seriously though, this man went on to play one of the most iconic movie roles of all time! Bravo!

I'm a alcoholic and have respected tony Hopkins ever since I first seen him I think it was the elephant man great performance of the best British talent with john hurt sadly missed .if someone as clever and talented as tony can suffer with this illness anybody can.

I'm always trying to find inspiration. So thank you.

I drank 12 beers last night. I promised my kids we'll do something fun today and I'm trying to get my shit together to go. I never thought I was an alcoholic but I haven't had a sober weekend since 1997. The thought scares me! I've had family members die directly and indirectly from drink. Drink is a big social part of my life with family and friends...I have so much identity with it. Am I an alcoholic? I wish you all well..