Sober for 6 Months - Why I Quit Drinking Alcohol 

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THREE WEEKS FREE (after 20 yrs) WE GOT THIS💪

God job. I haven't had a drink since November 2021. This is the longest I've gone without a drink since my early 20s. I'm in my mid-50s now. I don't see myself drinking again. My mental and physical health has dramatically improved.

Thank you so much for sharing your story! This is my second time on the path to sobriety. I'm currently 4 days sober. Im getting sober for my daughter who recently turned 1. She deserves a sober mom and I deserve the joy of sobriety.

I was cop. I don't have an issue with drinking, but I have dealt with lots of people who were alcoholics. I use to follow up with them, and made sure they could get the help they needed. Your story is very similar to the hundreds of alcoholics I've dealt with over the years. They're usually being offered alcohol by family to taste/sip at a young age, being around family who drank heavily, at around age they start 14 drinking full servings, drinking for the purpose to get a buzz/high, usually purchasing hard liquor when they can legally purchase it on their own, drinking increases heavily when they have their first job. Behavior tends be great within an area that has alcohol (e.g. bar) and has a steady supply of it (e.g. not closing down for the night in 30 minutes). Elsewhere, they're the complete opposite. A lot of my aforementioned can be delayed and brought out during times in the military, where the culture almost makes it a requirement you drink. Alcohol is one of those drugs where you can literally die during detox if your alcoholism is severe. Going off alcohol cold turkey is something that shouldn't be attempted alone if you're an alcoholic. A good doctor can create a treatment plan that will help you get off alcohol better. It can take a few years before your brain chemistry changes, and your brain starts to rewire itself. You're probably going to experience new emotions you've never felt before. It may scare you (e.g. being genuinely sad) cause you never experienced the emotion without alcohol. This may want you to drink again. Some things I've noticed that helps is a really great diet: 1) Exercising vigorously at regular times. By vigorously, I mean dripping sweat. 2) Replacing your drinking times with exercise. 3) Practicing mindfulness 1-3x times every day. Sitting up in your chair, hands on knees, closed eyes and focusing on breathing in and out for 5-10 minutes. I'd recommend the book '10% Happier' by Dan Harris. When I was a cop, I did the aforementioned with a decent amount of suspects I arrested and that got sentenced. The results were pretty amazing. It'll be a long and difficult journey. You may have times where you may be tempted or drink again. You don't have to do this alone, and there are people who care about you during this process. If you keep at it, it'll be a rewarding journey. You can do it.

Congratulations on your sobriety. One day at a time. Your family sounds like mine. We Russians are all alcoholics...lol. I'm celebrating 10 years of continuous sobriety this past April. I drank for 35 years.

Brilliant Man I'm 393 days Sober today..Never Going Back keep it going Man

Keep going!!!! I’m 6 days from 2 years Best decision ever!

Thank you for your great testimony, and congrats on your sobriety. I recently ditched beer for 2 months, hadnt gone that long since my late 20s (53 yo now), but have been drinking on and off again. I plan on quitting again for at least 30 days, and to eventually quit for good. It doesnt seem like moderation is very realistic for me. Best wishes 🙏

Thank you so much for this video. I’m 12 days sober and want to stay like this forever. These videos realllly help me! God bless you brother ❤

Bravo, thanks for sharing your story. I've been sober for 60 days today and counting!

Congratulations from a fellow Estonian in the US. I'm almost at a year sober myself. I'm 54 and struggled for decades. I never hit a really bad rock bottom but lingered in a state of confusion for so long! The Estonian community here has lots of benefits but drinking is a serious problem for sure. Keep up the good work minu sober!

Takes a lot to share this and put it out there - appreciate this and all the best!

Thankyou for sharing. It's really important for us all to understand that we are not alone & one of the ways to do that is to watch heartfelt testimonials for people like you. 👏👏

congrats! You will have so much more energy to get things done ! Alcohol is such a Downer ! and drags your life down ; wish more young people realized this and stop wasting their life drinking .

This is brilliant. Thank you Inky Bull for your candor. Seems as though I'm not the only one that needed to hear this right now. I'm on my THIRD go (in recent times) of quitting alcohol. Notice I didn't say "trying". I'm DOING. The hard part is not to start up again. I did not drink particularly in high school or college. It wasn't dictating my life at that point. I know I'm a bit of an obsessive/compulsive/addictive person as alcohol isn't my only demon (food, but that's a whole different conversation). Cutting to the more relevant present, my First Quit was for a month. During Zoom Times I awoke just in the nick of time to give an online tutorial to 5th graders. I was so unbelievably hung over I could barely get through. I swore that it was going to stop right there - and it did. For a month. I loved it. I felt great. I looked better. This was my birthday month no less! I did not drink. Then I had a little drink and eventually it all started again. The Second Quit happened when I blacked out, toppled off a kitchen chair landing squarely on my left shoulder. The next day I awoke with an excruciatingly painful shoulder/arm and my husband told me what took place. I knew what happened. It was the alcohol. In the ensuing days, I developed dramatic bruising that involved the entire left arm and even my left breast was black with it. If that wasn't a wake-up call then I was just plain stupid or dumb. AND in the midst of all this, my sister is in the hospital with end-stage liver disease. Now, I'm a light-weight in comparison to her but this is my problem to resolve and the writing was not only on the wall (and my damn arm) but it was lit up and flashing. Ok - I made it to three months. This time I had WAY more anxiety. The urge to drink left me pretty much but the anxiety skyrocketed. I self medicated with food but that really didn't help all that much, even though it was somewhat calming. It felt good to be sober. I did the quit myself - which doesn't make me especially proud. Maybe foolish and lucky and stubborn. RU-vid videos helped. Researching alcoholism and liver disease helped, not to mention finding out how the liver repairs itself over time. Nevertheless, I started again. I had a shot. The next day I had another shot. In short order, I was having a drink before dinner. Then it was before dinner and continuing after dinner. You know the drill. This was 5 months ago. So now (drum roll) the Third Quit!!! I'm on Day 4. Days 1 and 2 were the hardest. I do have some CBD around. I'd read it could help with quitting and I would say it does if I'm feeling especially anxious. I will also say that I don’t take it every day. Still tired. Still having trouble getting to sleep. Still with the daily and nightly headaches. I’ll get through. I personally have a 4-5 hour window in the afternoon-evening that is problematic for me. I’m tired and hungry. Warm beverages help. Having a (harmless) snack can help. I don't know. I can do this. I will do this. Thanks for listening.

That was amazing man. thanks so much for sharing - found it incredibly inspiring. I think you'll help a lot of people with this, so many important points, so appreciated, thanks again and all the best to you.

Thank you for sharing. I hope you stay on track. I just started 3 days ago. Here we go

Wow. I’m blown away by this. You’re an amazing, worthy human. Take care of yourself.

Thanks for sharing your story! My path was very similar. It took me almost killing myself In a car crash to wake me up from the Lie, the Lie that you need alkohol to enjoy your life! It is crazy how many years it took me to wake up but now that my eyes are open, im never going back ! Enjoy your journey, Brat!

I just found your story. I relate to some of your experiences. Stopped the video to make sure you were still making comment. So happy that you are as I can relate as i said .

Excellent effort my friend, keep it up, it’s well worth effort. I am currently 5 months sober after relapsing for 2 year. I stayed sober for 2.5 years before and felt the best ever, got fit and lean and then covid lockdowns hit, I got an injury that stopped me from running and I had some family issues. I hit the drink again and within a couple of months it spiralled out of control just like before, piled on 3 stone, looked and felt terrible. This time I ain’t going back, it’s a terrible drug.

Thanks for sharing, you are helping others, just as it helped you. I’m on my way to 8 weeks sober after drinking at varying degrees of severity for the past 20ish years. IWNDWYT 😊

Great info thanks, will help lots of people.

i’m not sober but during the pandemic i did drink to black out etc.. but after all that i drastically cut down i now have 1 or 2 drinks but never to get drunk anymore and i don’t crave it at all i just drink when i want a drink. i’m glad that you are sober :)

Takes balls to admit this , well done on your sobriety. Good luck 🤞

Thanks for your story. I’ve been drinking too much since Covid. I’ve quit now only a few weeks. I’m so tempted to try and justify it again but it was affecting my health and my wife has been patiently encouraging me to stop so I can be healthy in our later years.

You're right it's really hard I'm in the fight of my life after 25 years of drinking. And I just want be sober

All the best mate, good luck

Very powerful story my man! I am heading into my early 20s and your story has really been eye opening in avoiding certain traps a lot of us young men fall into. A big part to me was friends, I already have a mate who is like the top 10% of alcoholics in his use and such a young age. We drink together and I thought I could help him but I realized I was only going down the wretched path myself. You are very much right. At the end of the day, it is a personal decision. You can only show them the light through your life, and hope they find their way out of that dark tunnel.

Hey, man, thank you for the courage of doing this. You're a brave man, I'm sure your journey will help many more people. Keep up your amazing sober journey.

Thank you for sharing your story. Watching your video is helping me. I watch Annie Grace podcasts which are also helping me.

Great video!! Thank you for sharing!! 😊

Thank you for sharing. I’m a woman that struggles however I’m looking for to stopping again. I relapsed after 3 years sober. Life was so much better then.

Thanks for sharing your story, wish you all the best 👍

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm just seven weeks on from putting the bottle down, and it's good to hear there are people ahead on the trail. I hope you're still good.

Thank you for your video. I am very early in my journey, on day 10, but it was helpful to hear how far you have come.

You accidentally joined the army while drunk 😮. Glad you are doing well! Thanks for sharing

Hey, noticed this is a 8 months old video but it came in the right time for me. After being sober for 1.5 year I’m recently had a relapse and trying to piece together what has happened while the same time recovering physically. I guess I’m a bit shocked and in a state of cognitive dissonance what was basically exactly the square one place I was 1.5 years ago. I’m now in the phase again where I do reality check and need some comfort in knowing I’m far from alone. Though the road of alcoholism is indeed a dark and lonely path to death. I appreciate you sharing your story, I have a very similar story with my father and his side if the family having alcohol as a very integral part of life and I guess somehow I still see it as part if my life, I need to more consciously debunk some myth and believes I have. Even though I’m devastated that I’m back at square one, I guess have learned a valuable lesson and I’m now determined to not let history repeat itself. Never again, this path is simply pure destruction and death

What a brave video! Thank you for your honesty

Greetings from Jordan ❤ I'm One month sober

I actually really needed to hear this so thank you

Inspiring! I'm trying to start my journey

You got this.

Congratulations and I hope you are still not drinking. The people you say you lost were never your friends though. They were just people you drank with. I stopped drinking but the people I consider good friends are still here. Keep going and don't go back. Jay

Thank you for sharing. I need to hear this.

Thanks for sharing brother, you're very courageous for facing this demon and beating it down. Really good to see your strength, and I hope you are able to persevere.

My heart jumps for your success brother

Good for you and thank you we are with you 100% 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

It really is liberating to not waste your precious time & money on booze. I look at alcohol thru a completely new lens. It really is such a waste. The amount of days hungover, not remembering things, making poor choices, and accelerating our natural physical deterioration…. the damage it does to the mental health, physical health, & relationships! It truly is bizarre to me that it is such a common and accepted habit. Glad you’re doing better! Glad there are people in the world breaking free from alcohol. The worst drug of them all. (In my opinion, not that my opinion really matters…) lol

Thank you for sharing your story.

Thanks for sharing! Keep it up. There are NO BENEFITS with alcohol.

Thank you

I havnt had a drink for almost 12 months now. Best decision of all time. 44 years old and only starting having alcohol when I was 30 years old usually a few drinks a few nights a week but wow it negatively impacted my life a few times so finally, with the help of the Bible, gave it up early Sept of 2022. Eliminated marijuana also. best, decision, of, all, time.

AA is full off miracles, ive got a programme for living happiness guaranteed. Sobriety rocks

Thanks Bro stay strong!! I just relapsed and this helped me

I thought I was the only one who made sure I had drinks on my bedside table. It was the only way 'I thought' to stave off the anxiety. I hope you're doing OK still.

I've been sober for 13 and a half years. The hardest part was the first 24 hours.

Thanks fot sharing, it must be hard.

Well done 👏

Thank you. Ross

Bottom line : A person will stop when they (and only they) are ready. Not until then.....2 yrs sober after 24 yrs of being a looser who had to be the cool party guy....what a joke , I'll never get that time back ...But I am making up for it now ! Im living an amazing clean life , The Holy spirit touched me and I will never go back to that evil lie I was told before ......The devil runs the world , don't fall victim to the lies about alcohol/drugs.

Very interesting. Well done.

Thank you

Funny and serious enough I woke up with the thought of "damn i really need to take it easy on drinking, i abuse alcohol and im getting older..ive been at it since i was 15, turning 30 this year...i really need to push myself to put it down" then i come across this video. Might be by chance or because i really needed to see this.

Thanks for sharing ❤

All our stories are the same. You have to move past that. Just think about the future.

Good stuff, I see Tommy Shelby🔥🔥

Day 3 here thank you so much I can not Do this on my own

I break out in handcuffs when i drink- 10520 days sober !

Thanks for sharing. Interesting to hear someome from Estonia. Really seems like you were self medicating anxiety and depression imo, but I might be wrong. Keeping beers next to your bed so you can drink "while sleeping"... A party lasting 8 days where you don't remember any of it? It was an interesting testimony for sure. Thanks for sharing

Great job!! 🎉❤

Never knew there was a name for it - the ‘pink cloud effect’…but that’s what happens to me. Super healthy productive lifestyle then anywhere between 2 and 4 months, I buy vodka and just get wrecked drunk for about 5 days on average because usually by that point my body won’t hold a sip of vodka down, then severely sick for 7 days then back to work, exercise, sports, diet etc etc..until next time.

Thanks for sharing your story. Your honesty is inspirational. Can you give any advice on how to handle social situations where alcohol is around?

Im 10 days short of 6 months. Same family story. It stops with me. Everyone drinks for a reason, and most of those reasons are not very positive.

Thanks for sharing bud

Almost a month sober, no way I'm going back!

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Good job man

Sending good thoughts your way, Bruder. If you haven't watched the video by Andrew Huberman on the impact of alcohol, it's is seriously good & helpful information. Do good. Live free. Love & respects life.

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Jesus sets the captives free!

2 weeks in for me, I feel so good. Eating delta 9 gummies worried that it’s a crutch

Awesome job. Amazing benefits from not drinking. Alcohol really sucks the life out of you.

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Over 7 months of no alcohol for me

One of the first things I did when I got sober is to try to save my alcoholic friends. It's impossible. Don't even try man. Until someone decides they're done with alcohol there's nothing we can do.

Where in Europe are you from bro?

hi polar bear :)

So you started injecting it or butt chugging?

Kind of sounds like an Irish accent.

You Look so bad ;) so sad.

Good job on telling your story! Stay strong!

I've been trying to quit drinking for a while got 30 days and relapsed over a beer that turned into a pint of wiskey even was taking vivatrol and still relapsed been thinking about family members lately haven't seen my mother or brother for 6 years and I guess its been bothering me I can't go around them one drinks other does drugs I'm not sure if my mom is alive or not I don't know if thinking about them is depending me or not