Everyone please stay away alcohol. It’s the worst drug that exists. If you’re young and reading this don’t take this advice for granted. Alcohol is no joke and extremely dangerous.
I stopped drinking in 2018, lost 10 kg of stressrelaterade weight, was able to cut out and stay away from shitty humans, was able to work on myself and not rely on alcohol to connect with people. My friends say they don't notice any difference going out with me drunk vs sober. I don't miss is one bit 😊
That whole HALT thing has been helpful just as a life tool. I’ll be irritable like 90% of my day then go oh yea, am I reasonably hungry? Am I Angry? (Usually I’m not I’m just bored/anxious) am I Lonely? (Usually the culprit..) or am I tired? (Usually this one as well..). But it’s helpful in that whenever I’m lonely I jist reach out to a friend or family - usually they’re skeptical at first hahah but I’ve had a lot more talk with others due to the HALT thing. And I’m not even addicted to anything.. I do the casual beers or wine at dinner but that is all
I’m sober going on 6 years now. Alcoholism was going to kill me if I didn’t stop. I’m not going to kid you I really miss it. But I know for certain I take another drink again I’ll drink until it kills me. Alcoholism the scariest most bizarre experience of my life. Never could I imagine how something could so completely control my life. How could this even be for real. I could never imagine something like this happening to me. I couldn’t have become sober without rehab. I use my skills everyday which help me better cope with everyday life just in general. Never ever give up. It’s so worth it.❤️❤️❤️❤️
I needed to hear this, just last week, I was involved in a car accident that would have taken my life due to drinking and driving, I really thank spirit that I am alive and I really want to stop drinking. A week hasn’t gone by without me drinking at least once or twice. It’s so hard to stop drinking because alcohol is so normalized in almost all social gatherings and I fear that maybe as a young adult I may be missing out on being young and “having fun”. I really want to redefine what fun means to me because for so long, I have been going to the club and getting drunk. Although it was fun sometimes getting recklessly drunk with my friends, it just doesn’t feel right and I find myself in very bad situations when I am drunk sometimes. I hate the feeling the next day. It’s just a lot. I just want to have fun, socialize, make memories, pursue my passions, be happy, redefine fun and have a fulfilling life without and substance abuse. Sober happy living is my goal. One day at a time, I really want this.
@@dg9015 Good for you. Everything I do to stay sober is with it to me. I had to put myself through rehab. My life had become 24/7 just drinking. I still use everything I used in rehab. Good luck to you and bless you❤️✨❤️
Day 1. Wish me luck. I'm so tired of feeling worthless the day after drinking. I feel like if I can quit, I'll have a tremendous sense of accomplishment, discipline, and control.
I’m alcohol intolerant so I’ve never been able to drink. I can try a little, but I also get super sick before I even get tipsy. Plus, I’ve always hated the taste too. People have always looked at me crazy when I say I don’t drink. It’s weird how normalized it is to be basically addicted to alcohol. But my best friend is super supportive and likes to make me mocktails or give me sparkling grape juice so I still feel included at parties. They’re such a great friend, and it would be awesome if more people acted that way towards people who don’t drink. 😊
Yeah it’s perfectly fine, I’m more of a weed guy anyways. I’ve seen people drunk and it just doesn’t look fun. If I’m at a party I’m always sipping on fruit juice and idgaf 😂
@@TheRoadLessChosen I feel like the better question is *why* do those people drink? Why is it okay to ask someone why they DON'T drink, but half of those people "don't know" or won't admit why they are actually drinking 🤷🏼♀️
I’m 16 and I’ve already decided I’m not gonna drink when I get older. I’m a runner and I don’t want my exercise to suffer. Plus I think if I don’t start in the first place I can’t have problems with alcohol later on.
Ahh I remember being this young and naive. It’s easy to say when you’re young, but wait until you’re 21 and it seems like literally everyone around you is drinking and that’s the only way to be social. Not saying you can’t do it but it will be tough.
Thanks to this video I made my decision to take 365 days off alcohol. I'm on day 200ish. I stopped counting after a few months, I'll complete 365 days in August 2024. I wanted to confirm that for me this year I've made the most progress personally. It's hard to ignore your problems when your not drinking. If your ready to change your life, being sober will propel you forward Into the life you do want. You can accomplish your goals don't give up on yourself.
Clean and sober since Oct 13,2020 and still going one day at a time. My True Spiritual Path and Sobriety come first, my life is transformed exponentially ♥️🧘🏻♀️🙏🏻
I’ve never really understood alcohol. I have my drunk stories from singular nights just like everyone else, but the negative effects are so intense to me I couldn’t imagine using it heavily and regularly.
To the first point - try doing it in Britain, I never ever realised how difficult it was going to be. Our society is just full of functioning alcoholics.
@@M3ganwillslaygood job and congrats! Much respect. Can you if you have the time explain a little the diffrent stages you went trough? Thanks and keep it up
I quit Drinking and smoking in early 2016 best decision I ever made in my life. I see people that I used to know back then and It honestly breaks my heart… that could’ve been me.
Amen. On the same sober cruise ship with you. Dating while remaining sober? So hard. But the eminence self reliance and clarity that I continue to have? Fu$& epically worth it. 😊
Should be retitled “what will happen when you stop abusing alcohol.” People who drink a bit here and there don’t usually run into these issues in the first place. It’s people like most of us who just want to do it all the time who have to overcome all of this.
I have had almost 4 months of sobriety in 2024! My bother died from a drug overdose at the end of last year and I decided I needed a change! All of these things are very much true and amazing benefits 🙏🏻👏👏👏
Update, I went 10 days without and went back to drinking 10 days straight. Like he said people act like I'm a bad person for not drinking. So avoid people to not drink. I drink less now. I understand now I have a lot more inside emotions I had to work with. I used to drink for fun when I was a teenager. In my 20s I didn't care for drinking. After my husband and dad's passed away, drinking became a drug to me. Understand, accepting, realizing, and making peace with myself has helped me to have a better control. I am back on a sober life style. I stop counting my sober days as I go. I will celebrate when I forget I haven't had a drink in a long time. Best feelings ever, waking up no hangover on my New Year 2024. I hope any who is working on getting sober to never give up because I'm not. Best wishes and thanks for checking up on me. I didn't see these comments. Funny I came to see if I had results I should look for. As for me, I'm looking younger. Less bloating on my body and face. FYI- take your picture on your first day. A month later take another picture. Add a 30 min walk and drink more water. By 6 weeks you results will be shocking amazing. Maybe I will do a video one day.
Alcohol has been the pain in my life for years. Alcohol is where the good things end (state of mind, progress towards certain goals etc) and the bad begin (depression, drug use, lacl of sleep). Im going to my first AA meeting on thursday. Im delaying my life so much because of this SHIT! Just turned 28 y/o.
I gave up drinking this year! I never had a problem with it, and I never drank liquor only wine and beer on the weekends - but it was the best decision I ever did for myself!
As a medical student, Imo there’s nothing wrong with drinking, IN MODERATION. You can get blackout drunk but try to keep getting blacked out to once in a month. You can get pretty drunk, like to the point of not walking straight, every other weekend. You can drink every weekend as long as you cut it off at getting a decent buzz going, like feeling a little different. Keeping track of your drinking and limiting excessive drinking lets you enjoy alcohol, if you enjoy it, while staying healthy. Another good point is not eating like trash if you decide to drink. You have to pick one poison. Eat RIGHT, not a fad diet. Talk to your doctor about talking to a nutritionist and really think about your goals and what you want in terms of longevity. I drink, my orthopedic surgeon drinks and my general family medicine doc drinks, don’t be worried as long as you have self control. Hope this helps, cheers! 🍻
For a lot of people (addicts) it triggers a domino effect where it throws off everything else in life. If you have to negotiate with yourself and make rules about drinking that’s probably a sign that you shouldn’t do it.
You will change this view if you listen to Andrew Huberman's podcast on alcohol and what it does to the body. Alcohol is an addictive neurotoxin, so as a future health professional, you should not be recommending it to anyone.
I recently spent two nights in hospital after a stent implant. It was the first two days without alcohol for 30 years. I could not believe how good i felt in the mornings. So alive, so coherent and aware. I will never drink alcohol again.
I’m glad you mentioned the weight loss. I’m about 7 months in and was really thinking the pounds would just fall off! I still crave the junk food I ate when I’d drink, but I’m starting to have the mental clarity to exercise more and eat better now that I’m sober.
Glad people are understanding alcohol is one of the worst drugs out there, socially acceptable or not. The fact its acceptable makes it more dangerous too.
I remember in sociology or psychology class or maybe it was a communications class (whichever, anyway) i heard said that it wasnt the toys they were selling to the kids, it was the relationships they had represented on pictures on the box, that caused the kids to want to buy it. They, the kids, were purchasing the connection that was referenced in a depiction of folks playing together on a box - just something to think about. (ref: to how much 'not drinking alcohol' lands a person as a outlander in a group). Keep up the right living! Drinking really costs relationships, it doesnt build them, but i dont have to tell you that.
I quit alcohol one year ago and my god has it completely changed my fucking life!!! I had a brain injury in 2020 where I almost died, miraculously I have zero damage or memory loss and my personality is still the same, but, I struggle mightily with Anxiety and Depression because of it, I started drinking more and more until the point that I was fucking miserable and didn’t want to be alive, I had a wake up call from my father, at the time I wasn’t too happy, but looking back on it, it was much needed!!! To anyone struggling with alcohol, I’m sorry, you can get through this though!!! Best thing I’ve ever done and would recommend it to anyone who suffered from a brain injury, or if you struggle with mental health in general!!
That’s why when I drink I only drink 2-3 drinks just to feel a buzz/tipsy but no more than that. As well as only drinking on rare occasions, not even once a month.
It’s similar to a smoking situation. For more than a month already I’ve been struggling with looking for an office job in a place where they don’t smoke e-cigarettes. And I simply can’t find it. They do it everywhere. And they are always extremely surprised once I ask about this on job interviews. They’re literally looking at me like: “Are you okay?”. Seems like the only choice for people refusing breathing smoke in is to work remotely.
I will have the occasional drink every few years or so, and because of that my tolerance is absolutely horrible lol. One drink and I’m good for a few years it’s seems like. But everything you mentioned in this short is 100% accurate. There are things in life that you may not want to deal with internally or want to be open about. But that’s no way to live your life, understanding your emotions and how you need to change in order to be the best you that you can possibly be is super important for your mental health. And honestly once you feel like you can understand how and what you’re feeling, without being impulsive, you’ll truly be happy with the direction your life is taking. One day at a time, we’re all human, we all make mistakes. But realizing them is what makes all the difference.
Please, go into more about all of the bad stuff that comes with recovery! Everyone only talks about the "good", so most people aren't prepared for how bad life feels during sobriety and that it lasts for a very very long time before you start to experience life, thoughts, and emotions the way a healthy person does ❤
It’s a curse for me that I actually have good sleep when I drink heavily. I could drink till 3am. Wake up at 6, almost on my own. Get up and feel perfectly fine. When I don’t drink, I may sleep at 2am and not wake up until 10:30 and feel groggy. My heart rate and anxiety is awful after I drink though.
I'm going on a month and I'm dealing with the accountability of my bs and how it's effected my loved ones and how much damage I've done and try to undue and make it right
The past has gone, explain to them that you are sorry and are giving up to better yourself. Then take each moment as it comes, start to fill the gaps with healthier options, and being active and anything outdoosy helps. Im 4 months in and enjoy being your authentic self... Shut out negative thoughts that arnt helpfull. Just be kind to yourself and you deserve to enjoy the benefits of being sober..... One of my concern's was i thought i'd be boring!!! Nope i'm actually more fun.. Well i think so anyway😊
Almost two years sober now and I’ve noticed I can’t be around people who are drinking to excess. Their personalities change in ways I never noticed in myself. No judgement, just an observation.
I've been clean since 7/08. Don't regret the choice. Serious time for my actions made me quit cuz as a ex boxer / martial artist make the penalties compound. Was facing serious time never again. I wouldn't react the same loaded as sober.
I'm phasing out of being a young adult. I'm sorry if alcohol has destroyed your life. This week I've discovered drinking makes me functional, I get in less trouble, I make more money, I execute my work better, I'm nicer, people respond to me better, I'm relaxed, I'm less worried, I accomplish more and fail less. If doctors won't let me try Ritalin or Adderall then I'm going to find something that I can access and works.
I really need to quit alcohol it has gotten me into so much trouble recently and has got me injured and has affected my health it's even affecting my financial wellbding and work life. 😢
i never was into alcohol and if ppl say i should go on a drink with them and i said nope dont drink and they acting like im the werdo i gave afuck about and stayed alone i never regret doing this.
We conclude that heavy alcohol consumption may not dramatically alter cerebral angiogenesis, whereas light alcohol consumption significantly promotes cerebral angiogenesis.
I’ve been on a 6 month bender and I’m just afraid of the withdrawals. I’ve dealt with withdrawal before for other substances and i heard alcohol is lethal
I was not alcoholic but I used to drink socially but stopped entirely 30 years ago. I noticed I had some bad judgment with it in picking friends. That turned me off completely. Drinking buddies are not friends,
Literally everyone around me drinks. Pretty much my whole family and most of my husband's. I had 2 picnics recently, one on my side, one on his. Everyone kept offering me booze, and it really started to become annoying. I just kept continuing to refuse and i find myself making up excuses to avoid being offered a drink. Sometimes i will even buy those herbal drinks that look like a white claw just to avoid being offered. Its really sad to see how much alcohol can control lives. It was starting to control mine, and im glad i realized that. Im 32 decided to stop about 3 years ago.
Then they are the wrong people to be in your life, when I quit drinking I changed my friends and I didn’t have to really tell them because they didn’t want to be around me anymore which told me I didn’t need them and I really didn’t want friends whose lives were partying most of the time or when ever we do something together it always involves alcohol
I've been having shortness of breath, chest pains, liver hurting (especially when i eat high protein foods) and i'm really finding it hard to quit that's why i searched on youtube i don't wanna go to rehab i don't want anyone to know i have a problem i just wanna do this alone i did it once but i ended up relapsing after 6 months i hope i can get out of this hole it's either me or the alcohol this is the worst it's ever gotten for me.
Alcohol, drugs, religion, "social media",movies, tv "programming", main stream media and music, the list goes on. They keep us looking outside instead of looking inward. Look inside, meditate.
I just drink because I'm bored. I have a good life generally by western standards, house, job/career, car, family, disposable income. But I just get bored on weekends after I've done my chores. I don't like going out clubs, bars. Stuck in a rut, what else is there?
I don’t drink a lot but I do at parties because I feel like I can’t relax without it and I have too much anxiety. But I’m sick of waking up with the feeling that I’ve talked too much and I’ve ruined the night. Is there any ways I can relax and have fun without drinking?
I been drinking like a fish. I promise myself when new years hits im done. I will start exercising and studying for my cna exam. i can’t continue down this path
I never liked alcohol, i don't like the taste of it and i think it's pointless.. You don't need alcohol to have fun and to feel relaxed. It's stupid how people are surprised when i say i don't drink.
Ive had to pretty much not hang out with anyone now I just drink alone had 4 years sober felt good and happy but me and my girlfriend started drinking had to make her stop drinking so i could slow down it worked for a while id be sober for a while and then relapse im drinking less only few days a week and way less than I was but i have colitis and it flares up and hurts like hell ive even drank to throw up trying to stop the pain
It’s wild when all the positive changes just happen. I have the energy to run, lift and stretch everyday. I am reading and journaling. I play more with my kids. Alcohol robs us in so many ways. Stop being a slave to it
