Being sober is the best thing in the world. You have to experience life sober to enjoy life. Being sober there’s no guilt, no shame, no regrets, you’re completely in control.
It's a pleasure that will make you feel good for many days after, no side effects. Like if you learn something new. But it's nice to get drunk a couple times a year too.
me too dude i thought it was super coincidental. i stopped smoking for about a week which is the longest ive gone in years and the dreams are fucking WILD, they exploit every crevasse of your conscience i felt REBORn and now im high again
I heard weed suppresses REM sleep, alcohol does too but the behavior of it is different in the sense that alcohol can make you dream while you are awake since you suppressed REM sleep, something like that
"Drink to make good times worse." How about spending a moment to have some self-awareness? Realize you are drinking literal poison. There is literally no benefit to it aside from instant gratification. Is that how weak you are? Instant gratification is what you chase? While you're at it, go have some meth, too.
@@SkillUpMobileGaming I dont even drink but there's nothing wrong with having some fun every now and then. As long as you keep it under control, then it's fine.
@@SkillUpMobileGaming wow this guy’s real fun. Never shame or guilt people to get them on your side man. It only shows that you’re really only saying that stuff to boost your ego and feel better about your decisions. Not to actually help others.
I'm 19 months sober. At my lowest point, right before getting help, I was living out of my car all the while having 50k in my checking account. I had plenty of money to get a nice place, but I couldn't make one decision that involved improving my situation. I hated myself. I was drinking during the day. Getting kicked out of bars. Meeting multiple women on Tinder to hook up and party with. Ending up at the strip clubs during the week. Scoring 8 balls on weekday mornings. My last nite drinking was me partying alone in Austin, TX until 5am. I had a 9am work presentation with attorneys I was pitching a job with. I woke up on the floor next to the bath tub in my hotel. I was 2 hours late for the meeting and smelled like booze and sex. It was not my finest moment, but it was all too familiar. I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I needed help. I flew home the next day and haven't had a drink or any drugs since. I'm not even the same person. I finally got to the bottom of "why" I drank. It was a rough 20 years. Cheers guys!
thanks for sharing. this is what i needed to read right now. i am having identity issues which manifest as interpersonal problems with women, so i want to get sober in order to have a good relationship
Almost 2 years sober. I used to smoke weed all day everyday, if I was awake, I was smoking. Couldn’t eat if I didn’t smoke, I’d be so aggravated & uncomfortable. Got to the point where I was just physically and mentally weak & deteriorated so I took a break. Then on came anxiety, panic attacks every day multiple times a day, tremors all day and night. Tried to smoke again after a couple weeks or month and it gave me the worst experience i ever had. Felt like I was living outside of my body and it lasted for months and months. Anxiety was so bad I tried medication from a dr & it made me feel even more outside of myself. Had the worst headache nonstop for months. All 2019 I experienced this. I quit all medication going into 2020, started to fear the anxiety a little less but it took almost a year to get back to a functioning space mentally and physically. Now I’ve been sober for almost two years, will never take any medication again, and am so thankful just to be here and okay.
Hi, very similar to what I have experienced in the past. I still smoke everyday however when you say “out of your body” you may be referring to Derealization/Depersonalisation which goes hand in hand with anxiety and depression and can be triggered from cannabis use. I had to see a doctor after having these symptoms at age 13, now nearly 7 years later I don’t feel too dissimilar but I smoke most days now. I was wondering if you still get this feeling as I remember I did have this for a couple of years but do not feel so bad anymore.
@@connordilloway6627 I had depersonalization & derealization for almost a year after I smoked the last time. It’s went away mostly all the way, just getting used to a new normal and how it feels to be sober. With that being said, I’ll never smoke, drink, or take any meds ever again
@@imjcarpI wish I was the same I hardly drink but regularly smoke and I think you would understand when I say everything feels cloudy a lot of the time? Derealisation/Depersonalisation is a scary thing almost like watching someone live your life and you are sort of behind the scenes
Exactly bro no one wants to do shit anymore everyone is addicted to something - phones,weed,alcohol;etc so you're just stuck there being sober alone and bored asf! The only people that you can talk to is usually here on youtube and reddit
Separated from a 16 year relationship (10 of which were married )during the beginning of Covid, quit booze the same time. It was was like the worst time to be alone and sober at the same time. It has been difficulty for the shear boredom factor and lonliness. 2 years 3 mths sober now.
All my mates come home from work and are either drinking or doing coke or smoking weed or staring at girls shaking their ass on TikTok for 4 hours straight so I decided to get a part time job for some evenings just for something to do lol found a restaurant with good food and good company plus the extra money comes in handy
When I quit drinking and smoking, I was bored but ended up getting new hobbies and the natural eurphoria feeling I got was amazing, hard to express it.
My friend killed his brother in a car crash. He'd avoid sleep because he'd dream about his brother. I cant imagine. Waking up and remembering he's gone.
@@BMG19FUNNYDIE f*CK Imagine your brother dying. Then imagine dreaming about your brother dying, waking up from the dream, being relieved that it was only a dream, just to realize that that is actually reality too. That's heavy shit man
Bro, I can’t believe I’m reading this. I truly thought this was just me. I’ve had to ask people if certain things really happened because my dreams would be about things in my regular daily life.
Im planning on taking a month off booze, first time of not touching it in a month in years. Im intrigued to see how it improves my sleeping and dream patterns.
I just quit smoking weed a few weeks ago and every single dream since has been insanely detailed and super realistic. Every time I think its real life and then I wake up not understanding what’s going on.
Honestly quitting alcohol itself was easy for me. The hard part is how so many people's social interactions revolve around alcohol and having to say no because I didn't want anything to do with the stuff
Dude it's crazy. Not just alcohol but just how much people use drugs to socialize. I cannot count the amount of times I have been asked by friends to smoke some weed together with them or have a drink of soju or other alcohol. I am also a person that happens to feel lonely sometimes, so it is tempting sometimes. I'm a strange person but doing drugs could give me one similarity with MANY people worldwide and offer an opportunity for socialization. Unfortunately, I know myself well when it comes to impulse control and moderation & I am very aware that I become easily addicted to things and it's quite bad. Still, people peer pressure me with the typical bait: "just one swig, just one hit, you can do it in moderation." It's almost like many people don't understand that we have different dispositions and levels of self-control..
@@7_skyline I feel you on that brotha. Having social anxiety and OCD tells me I’m not good enough and need to have weed or booze in my bloodstream to be a cool man and yes I truly believe in the concept of addictive personality Bc fuck weed is like crack for me. I mean not literally, but damn do I get intense cravings for weed when I’m not smoking. Like not like a food craving, a craving so strong that I can’t focus on anything else. I’ll be sitting there doing my math hw and then boom a craving stops me in my tracks. I start getting fidgety hands, grinding my teeth and start getting this mean streak saying “Fuck if I can’t get more weed today, I’m gonna snap.” But I have to realize it’s not me wanting to snap actually. It’s that addictive monster in my subconscious mind that is starving and saying “Fuck you, smoke some more weed.” And boom all the symptoms go away. I’m chillin, content with being bored while high and then boom the high starts to wear off and I get this sense of frustration. “Fuck being sober. Smoke another blunt. Life is so much better high.” Fuck this shit has me its personal bitch
Dude I lost so many friends when I stopped drinking and doing hard drugs. I just had to ditch my bestfriend of 8 years... 8 years dude. He was supposed to be sober for the last two years and I found out it was all bullshit, we were at a festival and he ran off and did a bunch of molly and coke. I literally left him there 345 miles away from home with his new junky friends, have fun asshole lol. no regrets never heard from him again lol.
Being sober is "boring" is an excuse for getting drunk or high. "Boring" is clarity of the mind,peaceful cognition, and control of your own destiny. Boring is the sunrise Boring is the smell of spring showers Boring is sitting in the forest listening to the birds Boring is watching your child grow Boring is sitting quietly and planning your future Boring is watching the waves tumble over each other at the beach Boring is a long bike ride and feeling your body at work Boring is looking for meteors in the sky Boring is listening to the silence after a fresh snowfall Boring is cultivating a garden for your own healthy benefit Boring is watching the clouds grow into a thunderstorm Boring is attachment to nothing Boring is being at peace with yourself in a world of troubled people Be boring. Be happy
It's definitely the hardest and most self reflective time in my life. Those first 3 to 5 months are bizarre. There's great days, then there are funks... I had to spent alot of it alone, during winter, and the holidays.... Brutal. I don't recommend that, lol. It's not just the body repairing itself, but the minds ability to process, and cope with life as it is.... That's the hard part. Looking in the mirror honestly...and no longer being able to bullshit oneself... So yeah, it's very different. It makes me realize how I floated through life in a fog believing what my inflated ego wanted to convince itself of. Finding out who I really am, what I really want, what am I truly capable of.... Those are the questions that become brutally honest, as their is no more intoxicated mental filter to twist that illusion... This has been an amazing experience, but also terrifying, confusing, and whaaaaa, wtf?! I was a drunk for 26 years... Either drunk or hungover... It was a way of life man.... Bars were my hangouts... So to have removed that was incredibly tough because most of my socializing was through bars... But it's all an illusion... Everyone is acting in there... Smoke and mirrors with loud music, darkened lights and random conversations that can't be remembered the next day...I don't miss the harsh hangovers... Damn they were brutal sometimes... And to ease them....? Got to drink more... Vicious cycle man. Some people mention that pleasure isn't the same, I don't know, it's different. Dopamine is amazing no doubt... Pleasure has to be earned when you're sober....exercise, School, work, a GENUINE relationship or friendship... So it takes effort. Drugs and alcohol gives it to you instantly... But the price...there's always a price... Is addiction, desperation, denial, and your lower self... I have noticed how my eyes have changed... People look different to me, some better, some worse... But I see them as they are now... Including myself. So for me this has been my experience... I still have alot of work to do... But I enjoy the little things now.... Going for a walk, looking at the damn morning sky, eating better and definitely less... Work has been truly flipped upside down for me.... No longer will I do certain jobs that do nothing for my well being... This had been my mental journey so far.... It's the ultimate ride of the mind if you can stick it out... Cheers and best wishes to anyone struggling...
Anything can be an escape. Drugs take you either away from a moment, or force you deeper into it. Sobriety forces you to just be in this moment, and deal with all the things that entails.
I went off alcohol for over a year after I spiraled out with it. By far one of the hardest things I ever did, but the first 3 - 4 months were the hardest. I had no idea who tf I was, I had severe anxiety and depression from not drinking while also feeling better. Sobriety is so weird, but I figured out who I was, taught myself better coping skills and now I drink only on the weekends and not nearly as much as I use to
Thank you. I'm about 4 months in and hope to be feeling like you soon. Right now it's just anxiety and depression that I never had before. Tanx for giving me hope!
Careful with toying with drinking here and there on the weekends. It usually ends up bringing to where you were before when you decided to quit. I’m on 31 days and the anxiety and other symptoms I’m definitely dealing with. Really hope they get better soon. It seems like it’s a good three months before you really start feeling great again.
@@uncledefault6084 try NAC and niacin. The flush kind. Meditate as well. Last time I quit drinking for 6 months, I remember it was a good 4 months until I fully felt myself again. Hopefully won’t be that long this time.
The dude is so honest to himself and so open with the world I cant help but respect and admire the man.. The dream backlash after you smoke pot is something iv experienced and this is the first time iv ever had confirmation its not just me.... You've changed my world for the better Joe
I said that when i nearly threw up my guts from alcohol poisoning lol after 2 months i started drinking again moderately and never had a hangover or threw up. I discovered my limits with alcohol
I got so drunk once I ended up in the hospital for 3 days and a psychiatric state mental hospital for 1 day; I got so drunk I wanted to kill myself. I stopped drinking after that. It happened about 2 months ago, I’m 30 now. I’ve been an alcoholic since I was 16. Almost killing myself made me appreciate life and made me fall out of love with alcohol.
@@waltermatthewberg haha so did up until a few days ago, I saw someone comment sayin well done jamie for how fast he got it uploaded and it says official on the channel cover photo so I assume it it 😄
I’m proud of all you guys who have beat addiction! i was madly addicted to Xanax for years, growing up. got arrested when I was 19, went cold turkey and here I am now. my 21st birthday was October 17th, i swear when you go sober off pills/ other hard drugs you literally become an entirely new person, so much life is restored! I’ve been training in Muay Thai and jiu jitsu for about 6 months and for me, that has cured the feeling of not being able to obtain the levels of pleasure drugs gave me. so happy to be sobered up!
I was addicted to Xanax too for years. Constantly on and off it. Blacking out, acting regarded, getting in fights, suspended from school, the list goes on. Bc u blackout and u aren’t yourself. Been sober for 2 years. Fuck Xanax! Put faith in Christ to stay sober and he will work magic in ur life and u will stay sober. God bless!
I was an IV heroin and Cocain user for 4 years, when I was able to stop that I became a full blown 24/7 alcoholic for 3years. I got help and now I’m almost 7 years clean, my life is better than I ever imagined it could’ve been. If you’re struggling with any type of mind altering substance, there is hope just reach out for help, the 12 steps was the only way I could stop and be happy at the same time. God bless:)
Quit weed 4-5yr ago and didnt ever enjoy drinking. Deleted all social media apps a bit later too. Had a large personality transformation which I'm still undergoing. I wouldnt say overall who I am and what I do changed much, but understanding why I am who I am and whats behind/underneath it and how far I'm willing to go, how important the things that are important to me are is what I learned.
Just to share my experience that may help someone else; I’ve been a steady drunk for 10+ years and had that gaping hole of darkness and anxiety when I didn’t have anything to drink, like I’d lose my shit..I’ve recently turned 30 and honest to God it just went away, I noticed a lot of small changes at first like not feeling good or enjoying it like I used to, tolerance dropped heavily, I noticed feeling anxious before I began to drank, like when I made the decision to “start” I would fee anxious about it. So finally I said let me stop n see what happens; I went 5 days and felt great, wasn’t panicking, drank over the weekend, hated it, so now I’m back for sober October and I’m excited to be sober for a long stretch, you do need to find something to replace it with or you’ll die of boredom but the truth is you’re not missing out on anything, you’ll feel more down obviously but happiness slowly comes, you notice yourself thinking of goals and things you can do, I genuinely want to join a gym and possibly diet, I WANT to do those things for the first time since high school..the urge and desire isn’t completely gone, but for me i just remind myself I won’t enjoy it, it’s not worth it, focus on things I know I’ll enjoy like some good food or walk in the park or whatever comforts you. I’m just taking it as a way to cleanse myself but also spend some quality time with my true self that I haven’t done in over a decade, best of luck, be patient, maybe you’re time will come too bc it hit me unexpectedly and I’ve been waiting for this moment for a very long time.
I’m severe alcoholic for couple years. I’ve been to jail 8 times in a calendar year. My life fell apart but I’ve been sober since Thursday and am finally going to give it a try and learn how to love myself hopefully. 🙏
I’ve smoked every day for years bros, I still get ultra vivid off the wall crazy dreams haha! I feel as if the pattern of sleep, lifestyle, diet, exercise, etc. will all play a role into it though.
@@TheWYZEFrequency that’s possible too, not living a much healthy lifestyle just working smoking and eating and sleep, but soon will start working out and eating healthier also plan on quitting weed
Why? Why do you feel that way? Who is to say any drug is “bad” for any individual other than them selfs without knowing how they act, go about there life while on said drug? You cant. You’re making generalizations, and your uninformed in making those generalizations. You may bring up stereotypical drug user tendencies, but thats only because thats what you’ve seen from drug users. Yoh haven’t seen the ones that go about they’re day mostly normally, because they don’t get pointed out, so you cant use them to base your judgements, so you are drawing your conclusions from an incomplete pool of data. Example, here in the US it is completely normal to put an 8 year old on amphetamines to treat hyper activity... what are kids? Ahhh yes usually they’re hyper active. But nobody is gonna say “oh fuck man, little Timmy here might have a substance issue. Put the little fuck in rehab so he can reflect on his life choices”. No, his parents give him his next dose of adderall and go about there day. And before you say adderall is this or that, i was one of those 8 year olds, and ive done both meth and adderall, the highs (because thats what it is for both of them, a high) are almost indistinguishable. Adderall is amphetamine. Crystal meth is methamphetamine (duh) and honestly you may get more “tweaked out” from eating adderalle than smoking meth, because yoh ingest significantly more of the active part of the chemical when orally ingesting amphetamines/ methamphetamine than you do when you smoke the shit. 🤯 right, yea i know... wild. We put kids on the shit like theres nothing wrong with that, and like theres not a better solution 🤦🏻♂️.
@@halfieindatray7825 I agree with his statement if u can’t atleast give yourself a break to see how strong your mind is then you have a problem but you also right to
@@jahmedhenderson9410 i agree with that to an extent, i dont mean to beat a dead horse.... but, back to my previous example, the child with an amphetamine (however it may be presented, brand/ dosage) prescription is, in most cases, not usually going to be taking a break from they’re “medication” longer than say maybe the weekend. Although i will acknowledge that argument is some what flawed, because the child isn’t necessarily going to understand why they dont feel good... or a better way to phrase it, why they feel like shit, i didn’t get it until years after i initially got put on adderalle, and i was in health class and it hit me like a truck lol. arguably that was me not thinking too far past “im hungry, im tired, i cant sleep, and life fuckin blows... its gonna be like this forever. Personally I remember not giving a fuck why i just knew i felt like shit, the couple times i had to go without (because my step father was fuckin stealing them like a douche). before i kicked all together which its not funny but its kinda funny, i wound up stopping taking them because of that fuck stealing them, among other circumstances of course... weight loss, not being able to sleep (as well as adhd i have insomnia so amphetamines helped fuel alot of frustrating sleepless nights staring at the ceiling, which I thought was normal. I was so shocked when i learned not every one tosses and turns for at least a few hours every night before they finally fall asleep). But back to my point, some people do need chemical support, whatever that may be. Its gonna sound stupid probably, but meth calms me down. I dont tweak out. When im sober, or just not using methamphetamine, my mind races 100 mph from idea to idea to hey theres that thing i lost to uhhhh, to maybe i should mow the yard. But when i do use, i hate to say responsibly because i know how that sounds, its meth theres no way to use it responsibly, well theres some truth to both sides of that coin. But anyway when i use a reasonable amount, not in access, my brain slows down, i can focus on one thing long enough to get something done, and i can articulate my thoughts without getting frustrated much easier than otherwise. Although as you can tell, i definitely get long winded, but i think thats more because i have anxiety about being miss interpreted and having unnecessary conflict so i try to say/ type as clear and closely to whats being presented to me by my brain/ inner dialogue... which sometimes just makes my bull shit more confusing 🤷🏻♂️. Idk what im saying is if you can maintain a somewhat decent life, without any major negative side affects, doing whatever your doing, i dont see any reason to go out of your way and change shit up to test yourself, im not a monk or a professional athlete, i don’t necessarily see a reason to test myself like that, especially because i know what will happen, I’ll be extra hungry and I’ll sleep alot and be overly easily irritable for a few days and i will be slightly depressed for a few weeks, not suicidal depressed but lacking motivation/ life is pointless, we’re all gonna die at some point so why try to achieve anything depressed. (FOR ME, experience will vary person to person, i am definitely not trying to say go try meth... one more time, I AM NOT SAYING TO GO OUT AND TRY METH. My brain chemistry is fucked up normally and amphetamines somewhat correct it, i am more or less an outlier, you probably will not have a good time. Ive seen alot of people smoke meth... that prooooobably should have been not smoking meth butttt 🤷🏻♂️ not my business...)Its really not for me tho, meth is no where near as bad as dare said it was gonna be. I’ve never stolen anything or ruined any family relationships (that weren’t previously ruined... yo, im sorry I’ve gotten way off topic, but im emotionally invested in this comment now so im gonna post it, i wont be offended if it doesn’t get read due to it’s word count rivaling the bible... or maybe a phone book... 🤔. Lmao. Have a good day tho regardless
im a sever alcoholic. to the point i tried to kill myself in the desert because i let my addiction lead me to homelessness. the only reason im still alive is because the rope i used broke. which was a high tension rope, it should have never broke. but it did. im not a huge god person. but that day waking up on the ground by myself. not knowing where i was, what i was doing and realizing i had a rope around my neck. some guardian angel had to be there stopping me. im now 8 months sober. and it has changed my life for the better in more ways than i ever thought were possible. i share this only to let others know. you can be so much more than what your addiction says you can't do. don't give up.
Sobriety is the new high. In a world full of doped up dropouts and hustlers be the outlier. Be original and be prepared for an experience like no other. 😊
@@lawnman3638 Your life becomes based entirely around altering your experience, from normal to very, very different. If you cant go a full day, even a full week or a full month or a full lifetime without having to alter your experience, it means you have problems to deal with that you dont want to face. Now no ones perfect, we all do it at some point or another, we all deal unhealthily with our problems from time to time, but its still really unhealthy to do so. You gotta be fully sober to be fully present.
I lost my dreams for so long, and to have gone through a heartbreak and then immediately decided to be completely sober after having been on Adderall and THC almost everyday for more than a year - It was something truly spiritual. I dreamed about the love of my life, someone that I have let down, and it really allowed me to come to realize how my addictions have been holding me back from being who I have needed to be for most of my life.
The best part of quitting drugs and alcohol or just having a drink here and there like in moderation is key is that the huge improvement in my finances. I used to have a lot of stress and anxiety over debt and it was getting worse snd worse over time. However, once i stopped and i paid off my debts and accumulated wealth, i felt naturally more calmer and centered and also i have a bigger ego and more pride due to my financial milestones being achieved. Peace of mind and security is the undeniable benefit and I'll never go back, because i feel much better and i really love this version of myself appreciating life a lot more and being grateful to be alive, because there were times when i thought the end was near.
I'm an alcoholic. I think I was 16 when I had my first beer and I consciously thought, "aha! I've found the answer; the solution; the coper - THIS is IT!" "Normal" drinkers don't love it, depend on it, need it like that. Now you could be right about the hole but I had no idea and it worked for me for a long time. And then it stopped working. I couldn't get the feeling or I'd get it after 2 drinks and it would be gone but I'd chase it with more and more booze. I got sober in AA. I've been drunk and I've been sober and for me, sober is better.
I did that for about three weeks and it was hell for about a week or so. I'm going to try again soon. I already stopped drinking since October 11th and not looking back. Pretty soon I'm about to tackle my porn addiction followed by caffeine, while slowly shifting to a healthy plant-based lifestyle. Baby steps is the key.
Abstinence gets you nowhere and avoids the problem. The real strength is learning how to control yourself through moderation. Staying away from alcohol completely does not fix your problem. Having 1 or 2 drinks and just keeping it at those 1 or 2 drinks and learning to control yourself is true strength.
Just celebrated 2 years off all mind and mood altering. 1 year off cigarettes. And lost 15 lbs. started my own visual art business. Got engaged to a beautiful girl. I wake up at 4am to chase my dreams and work 40 hours a week at a well paying job. All day long I make decisions that bring me sources of joy, pleasure, and excitement and I am of value to myself and others.
I admire anyone who becomes sober and stays sober. I’ve been hard drugs free since I became a parent, but there’s no way I’d ever be completely sober. Even if it’s for a health reasons it’d be so tough to stick to, I love a beer, a glass of wine or prosecco and a vodka. I fuckin love it.
1 year and 2 months sober after 5 years of drinking 20+ cans a day I had end stage liver failure. I've had no rehab or help off anyone you just have to believe and do it, believe me it's one hell of a tough journey
I’m soooo sick of being hungover for 3-5 days after one day of drinking :/ Ready to quit it all! Tired of getting kicked out of bars, losing friends, getting arrested, soliciting hookers, feeling horrible shame, and eating garbage! Time to figure out my shit before I turn 27
I am quitting drinking and smoking because it is literally fucking up my throat. I cough everyday and I have fallen into a dependency. I’m going on antibiotics for my throat and I’m working on healing myself this month. After the prescription is done. No more drugs for me for a very long time. My body will thank me later, I just know it. Gotta take care of it. Blessed to be alive.
@@adamdespot4159 still kinda sucks but at the same time it feels like real sleep if that makes sense more rem I guess. And it’s dope to have dreams again! Haha
I’m like what 5 weeks sober???I been feeling great. I was addicted perc 30s heavy and Xanax in my early 20s and it was so hard to get off. Ugh but man I’m 28 in two weeks and I felt I haven’t been myself since I was 19. Everybody Knew I was on drugs from ppl at work to my family and friends. Now I’m clean it’s not a day that goes by that people tell me how good I look and how proud they are of me. That support is something else I am truly blessed because I’m very fortunate to be living. I just lost my friend to the same drug and the same drug I put him on and gave him the dealer who sold him the drugs that might have killed him. And my ass was still using when he died. 5 weeks ago I just got so tired of being a slave towards drugs. I woke up thinking I need a perc….I couldn’t work, In couldn’t relax, I couldn’t talk to my Family and friends without being high. And when I tired I got so sick. I became numb I was losing my spirit and mind! 5 weeks in and I don’t believe I will relapse because the benefits of being sober is so overwhelming plus I don’t wanna go through withdrawals again. Drugs ruined my 20s but im happy to get though all that and now I have a story about how I didn’t give up and I overcame! God bless you all. Do whatever it takes to be clean and I mean whatever! I promise you will start loving yourself
Bro . What you just said is exactly what I’m going through right now . Im 24 now been on percs for 3-4 months . I be passing out standing up and shit all the blues are fake most the time . If i don’t got one I wouldn’t even leave my room . I miss being able to sleep but I haven’t made it pass two weeks sober . Tryin tho 🤞🏽
@@mika467 man that’s all I did was pass out and fall asleep. But it look so bad on the outside looking in. If it’s too much to get off the withdrawals I mean than I would tried a methadone clinic with a treatment program. That’ll help you get off the percs trust just don’t get addicted to methadone. Keep very low dosages so you will be able to get off. It’s very easy to find one in your local area. And you’ll spend way less than you do on perc 30s. It won’t get you high but it will help get your mind off percs and you’ll feel better mentally and look better physically.
What helped me when I got sober was answering this question honestly...do I have a drinking problem or a sober problem...and for me it was the latter...i had a job and I didnt drink on the job but I couldnt handle free time sobriety...i needed that reward...I was Pavlovs dog...being sober seemed boring to me...then when I quit I realized it wasnt...I was boring...I learned to release endorphins other ways...seek and ye shall find...and then I realized the health costs of drinking and all of that and then it became not even a choice...there was only one path to take...just weigh the bill of goods that drinking costs you...you know yourself so youll know the real answer
The same kind of curiosity that leads you to try drinking and smoking and doing drugs in the first place is the same kind of curiosity that leads you to wonder what life would be like WITHOUT those things .....
@BreaKing Banks yeah i get em bad, i was locked up awhile as kid and most of my dreams are about incarceration. Or death or pain all the things i fear most.
@BreaKing Banks yeah im rpetty much bipolar cause of weed, been using since i turned 18 cause it became legal and now it just feels like i need it instead of enjoy it or anything
I'm 2 weeks fully sober now on my 30 day sobriety goal. It's interesting Joe talks about the dreams, that was the first thing I noticed after quitting smoking weed and stop drinking. The first week I had nightmares every night and the second week the dreams got better. It was weird for me because for 2+ years I just thought I was a person that didn't have any dreams/nightmares, now I wake up and can remember my dreams completely.
What they are talking about in this video is why substances like Kratom become such a problem for some people. it’s such a good performance enhancer, with such a clear head, and a beautiful sense of euphoria. Even stuff like coffee, are you truly sober if you’re drinking coffee every day? At some point you forget what life was like without it and don’t want to go back or don’t even think about it.
Already went to jail twice at 18 years old. Dealt with substance abuse issues and mental health issues early on, alcoholism and addiction runs in my family. 20 years old now and deciding to get sober. I feel like ive lived a life time of partying and mistakes.
You don't 'have to find out who your are', you get sober and finding out just happens all by itself. For example I always thought I was an outgoing - extroverted - kinda guy; turns out I quite like my own company and being introverted. Even my business reflects this; I'm an event photographer. I can blend in, watch people, and photograph them without having to get too involved with other humans. So what really happens is that you end up with a different (hopefully better) concept of self.
I just couldn't strike a healthy balance with weed, it's just too god damn good. So I cut it out completely along with alcohol and anything else mind-altering because I just figured if I am stopping one I don't really like the rest of them as much so why use em? I'm at my peak when sober and I get my high from exercising and enjoying doing stuff (e.g. stocks, programming, "chilling" and chilling with my girl) and to be honest I feel like a teenager again so full of energy and sharp as a tack. Just a personal decision but I think it was the right one.
Dude that thing about when you quit smoking weed you have crazy dreams is true. When people would bring up dreaming I would always say "I never dream". I had to quit and about a week after I quit, for the first time in years, I started having dreams every night from the time I drifted until the time I woke up. Vivid and super random dreams that made no sense.
All I have is nightmares when I stop smoking. This really hit home with me. Makes me face all my demons. Constantly reminding me of how I was living in the shadow of my older brother growing up, he was the favorite in the family. Being bullied because of him in school. Shows me all my short comings and I don’t know how to face it all. All my regrets/mistakes, things that still bother me subconsciously come pouring back to me in my dreams.
Deep Bro, I’m looking into Shrooms. Not going to be be the Devils Advocate, I haven’t tried that shit but, I heard that being up a lot of shit to service so that you can Heal and move on from Shit. 💯💙✊🏾 Peace Love and Healing Bro.
THAT amplification of dreams is literally the only reason why I would want to smoke weed consistently. My dreams after just 22 y/o are few and far between and in general harder to recollect and it’s been that way for about 3 years now, but the sleep and the dreams I got with and without weed was noticeably more active and vivid in some cases. This experience didn’t include edibles
Being sober 😂 is really difficult. Off of weed, alcohol, everything. But...in the end, you are more yourself than any other version. It's like, okay Life, I'm sober, now, you owe me. So, your life gets better in spite of your own resilience.
A year and a half sober and I’m proud of myself but my heart still breaks because I can’t be “happy” like others. Being sober is like being a brand new baby and discovering yourself again, the you outside of substances….who am I? Lol
I’m 7 months sober. I had high hopes that my social and performance anxiety would disappear, but alas it has not. And that is depressing. What I miss about drinking is how good music sounded. While sober, I don’t seem to discover any new music, and I don’t practice my drums as often.
How i keep my drinking in check is i gradually reduce the booze over a month. 5 weeks to get off it. If i fail, and you always fail eventually, start again. As soon as you have that first drink you need to gradually reduce again. Its the most effective solution I've found.
When I did smoke years ago it gave me the courage to treat my gf like the woman she is whenever I did not I didn’t have a clue how to treat her. It’s better to deal with reality and grow as a person.
I’ve been planning on doing sober October for a few weeks and so far haven’t reverted back. The worst for me is constantly waking up in a sweaty state. It’s really tough for me (weed is my vice) but it’s been so useful having a good support network
I've cut down on the green stuff nowadays but I actually enjoyed the crazy T break dreams. Some get a bit warped and scary but it's 100 times better than going through a night of alcohol withdrawal.
