Why Jordan Peterson Does Not Drink Alcohol 

My grandpa was an alcoholic, my Dad is an alcoholic, and I was an alcoholic. My drinking slowed down quite a bit in my thirties (only drinking on the weekends) but stopped for good coming up on two years now. It feels great! If I can do it, you can too!

I stopped drinking six years ago. Best decision I ever made other than asking my wife to marry me. I wasn’t a heavy drinker but I still found myself healthier and happier for having stopped.

246 days sober today! Alcohol helped me destroy my own life and while faking myself out that I “enjoyed” it. I’ve never felt better being rid of it!

I've stopped drinking alcohol for almost 2 years and it's the best thing I've done for myself. No more hangovers or bad decisions. If anyone is ready and considering giving up drinking and becoming sober, just do it! If you need help, get help and do it you can get control of your life and prosperity!

I'm 17 and thankful for videos like this because they discourage me from taking this dangerous path, thank you from the bottom of my heart🍃🌱

From 16 to 24 I used to drink a lot . Started to get more anxiety , so had to drink more , then found myself becoming more reckless and blacking out more often. Took a break for about a month just to recompose myself . Told myself , if I do this I need to take it easy . That night I landed right back to my old habits, responsibility went right out the window. Next day, having a bad hangover , resenting the night before. I pulled my head out the toilet , looked at myself in the mirror, wiped the tears from my eyes and never touched another drink or cigarette again. That was 3 years ago and I will never become that person again

I started drinking on a regular basis when I was 35. It slowly turned into alcoholism. I put on a bunch of weight and felt miserable most of the time. It also made me extremely irritable and irrational at times. I don’t know how anyone tolerated me. Putting down the bottle gave me my old self back.

To anyone reading this: It will get better! I've been sober for a long time now and yes, it has its ups and downs, but your future self will thank you for the decisions you made today! You got this!

I was raised in a Baptist home with no drinking and as a consequence, I never started. I owe my parents a debt of gratitude.

As someone who quite happily stopped drinking around 19, it's quite interesting to see how many socially-accepted behaviours of adults that you grow up with turn out to be entirely because of our societal dependence on alcohol. Things like sleeping in on the weekends, struggling to maintain a healthy bodyweight, struggling to keep fit, being demotivated at work, struggling in relationships - so many of these things that tend to be taken as the norm in society seem to almost all be directly influenced by alcohol.

I drank till comatose on my first experience with alcohol. 30 years of abuse followed. 220 days sober.

my dad is an alcoholic. that was actually enough motivation for me to not start drinking. witnessing how my dad deteriorated his own life and health while also destroying our family was so disturbing, that i am staying away from it.

July 31st, 2003 at 7am I took my last drink. I finally realized that whenever I took just one drink, everything…everything.. became negotiable. I have recovered from the hopeless state of mind and body. One year in, I became aware that there was way more happening with me than just the alcohol. To thine own self be true. If you’re struggling, just know that you are always welcome in Alcoholics Anonymous.

it's probably mentioned in the full version of this, but it also retards emotional and mental development. and like the guest's uncle, makes people who are already small-minded and mean-spirited, even more so, with fewer inhibitions. i stopped drinking in my early 30's out of necessity, but am so glad i did. the people i know in their 50's who still drink to drunkenness and "party" are children in adult bodies, which in your 50's and 60's, is pathetic.

This interview should be shared in classrooms and workplaces across Canada and the US. It’s time people woke up to the reality and truth about alcohol.

Almost 7 years sober from booze. Alcohol was ruining my life. I admire Jordan for his views on this, and for frequently discussing this topic. It can be a long and tough journey for those seeking salvation from the harsh reality of of alcoholism.

Bartended for 12yrs, cured me of thinking alcohol was ever a good idea.

I quit 7 years ago and I was a very heavy drinker, but I hid it well. (Or so I thought) and I was finishing up work one day shortly after I quit drinking and as we were leaving for the company Christmas party I was talking to a coworker (and very good friend) and I said to him.. “I don’t know what I’m gonna do tonight, I relied on alcohol to be the life of the party” and he then said the hardest thing I had hear during my recovery… He said… “You know, maybe only you ever thought that, the rest of us always viewed you as a nuisance.” I appreciated his honesty, but man… It hit me hard to think I was “that guy” and never knew it.

I’m 21 in college (with too much homework to even sleep, let alone drink) and I’ve been hard set on not drinking at all. Something I’ve learned is that for a while, people will say “why don’t you drink, it’s fun”, “loosen up”, “you need a break”, or whatever other way there is to put it. And after a while, maybe years or maybe weeks, friends will eventually tell you “you’ve been onto something”. They REALLY respect you blatantly saying no, because they realize it’s not that you’re scared of it. It’s that you know EXACTLY what you want in life and you take it, you know EXACTLY what you don’t want, and you’re sturdy enough to say no every single time.

Its my 215th day sober. For me the reason why I did drink heavily was the numbness that it provided. The need for numbness in my case is a consequence of developemental childhood trauma. I came to an understanding of this through therapy and the work of Gabor Mate, whose books "The Myth of Normal" and "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" I highly recommend for people with an addiction problem who want to understand themselves and what their addiction is doing FOR them. Go on a journey to discover the underlying pain and shed light on it, let it breathe and heal over time. I wish everyone who is struggling all the best. ❤

This has helped encourage me. I’m not yet 21 and I haven’t had my first drink yet. I don’t want to and I don’t plan to. But as my 21st birthday comes I’m realizing my excuse of being underaged is leaving me and I was worried of being pressured to drink by friends. But this encourages me to stand firm and not give in.

I've noticed that alcohol brings up people's trauma personality, meaning the personality they've developed to protect themselve from past traumatic experiences

I haven’t had a drink in 15 years. I was a heavy drinker in my twenties, slowed down in my thirties, and just quit altogether. Sometimes I miss the social aspects of it, but I still haven’t fell off the wagon.😊

33 years of sobriety after being a drunk for most of my formative years and I wouldn't go back even if someone could convince me I'm not an alcoholic. When I was in rehab a big part of the focus was getting to the root of what you were self-medicating for, what problem you were trying to drink away. To be honest, I had a ton of problems but dealing with pain wasn't my motivation. I just liked getting drunk. Until I didn't, but it took a lot of physical pain from a hospital bed to reach that point. That fella Dr. Peterson is speaking with got the key to living sober when he said he turned it over to God. I tried AA for about nine months and after spending enough time with that bunch I knew it wasn't right for me. I'd be drunk again if I hung out with them much longer. I spoke with a group going through rehab a few years later and told them the same thing, that if you really are addicted to the stuff you need to get God involved. I was asked not to come back because I didn't support 12-step programs. Too much of a cult for me, but that's just my take. Tommy Lee Jones gave the best explanation of how most drunks feel in a movie where his character gets asked "I understand you used to have a problem with your drinking." His response was priceless: "Hell no I liked my drinking just fine, it was other people who had the problem with it." On that note I'll stop. Stay smart kids and as Nancy used to put it, just say no. Oh yeah, and do like Dr. Peterson says and don't be stupid. To borrow from John Wayne: "Life's tough, it's tougher when you're stupid."

4 years ago my urologist, after prostate surgery, said, "Lay off the alcohol." I thought a glass of wine or beer with a meal was ok, but I stopped that then. Lost more weight in 2 years than I had in 25-30. Now that I know alcohol elevates heart rate if a have a drink it's 4-5 hours before going to sleep, because night drinking wreaks havoc on your heart rate when you sleep.

I grew up in extreme alcoholism in central Wisconsin, dad, grandfather, uncle’s all professional bar goers. I too found the strength to quit at 27 what a journey within. God bless you for your service to humanity Mr Peterson.

I dabbled with alcohol in my younger years but never really liked it, i thought the negatives far outweighed the positives. I took it up again in my 20s to self medicate an undiagnosed mental illness. It worked fantastically, and helped me a lot. Then i ended up with alcoholism. I'm nearly 40 now, still drink and am taking steps towards quitting. For a drug that I never really liked, it has taken over a large portion of my life

I've been alcohol free for 3-4 years, and I give all the glory to God. I never could have kept it goi g with out His love 🙏☦️

My grandmother was an alcoholic, and because of it, my uncle never drank anything harder than milk. My cousin's son also died of alcohol poisoning in his 20s. I can say that I've never had more than one drink in a day in my life, and I don't think I've lost anything for it.

What a respectful conversation between the 2 gentleman, each sharing their valuable personal experiences and none interrupting the other and politely listening.

Thank you for what you are giving back! I love you!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have been a heavy drinker. I developed severe social anxiety in 2011 and felt like everything was impossible. Alcohol came into my life and it opened those closed gates again. I drank maybe 700ml vodka and two extra strong beers to get me to that high level where everything social was possible and I was happy. Now just yesterday I tried to drink to get a little buzz but I was so hesitant to take it after I drank that one can, like something blocked me. I think my body have had enough. I’m soon 30.

My mother died of alcoholism. I use to be a hard drinker. I just quit one day. I had moved to Alberta Canada from BC. Never touched it for 15 yrs. I had a few with friends. No more the 3-4. But I didn''t like it. I quit soon after. Never looked back. I had made many bad decisions under the influence. It lowers your self control and gives you a false sense of confidence. You don't need it.

I have a saying, bit of a joke but a lot of truth. "I can't stay long in Bars anymore because I can no longer listen to people talk the kinda shite I used to talk when I was drinking". Thankfully, gratefully 14yrs sober 🙏🙏

I’ve been doing diet similar to Peterson and stop alcohol because of it. But also there are social and psychological benefits from not drinking. You realize you don’t need booze to be your best social self and you have more respect for yourself

I stopped 2 years ago because i connected the dots between my highs & lows. Hyper to depressed. Also the people i drank with were even more toxic, i thought they could handle it better than me but looking back they couldnt they were just addicts. The climax was when i was assaulted by my ex with a beer bottle to the face. I never want to be in that situation again with anyone. To be sober is a pathway to help me not be be involved with drunks also.

I’ve quit in the last few months after another horrendous experience and hangover. I’m 37 and this is the first time that I feel resolute in it. I think it took so long to get here because I felt like I nearly needed permission from other people in a way and also fearing I’d lose friends. Now I just accept that this is what I want primarily so that’s important and I need to lead from that place. Surprisingly what I have found is that I tend to go out even a little bit more than before. I had started to get increased anxiety over the last few years at the thoughts of going out and drinking and what might happen. Now i don’t have to think about that but funnily enough after a night out when I wake up in the morning now I do keep getting these few seconds of panic that I’m hungover, it’s honestly like a slight ptsd from all those years of drinking and waking up and trying to piece things together. I think there’s a time in your life when instead of going over it in your head about what you want to change it becomes a whole body experience, like you just don’t want that thing anymore, you don’t need to mull over it, and I think that’s your truth and without sounding too sappy that’s a beautiful place to get to because you are being very real.

My dad spent his life in AA after my mom divorced him. He's made every effort to clean himself up, atone for his wrongdoings, and be there for his kids. He used to take me to his meetings while I was growing up, and I got to hear from the other adults how alcohol messed them up. Because of his efforts and seeing all the hell that alcohol wreaks, I've been able to live a clean, safe life. I tell people that I respect my dad and his efforts if they ask me why I don't imbibe. Sometimes I feel left out of the world because of my aversion to alcohol and settings that center around it, but it's kept me away from stupid decision-making of others. I'd rather be healthy with strong cognition than drink their Kool-Aid.

I started drinking heavily at 18 for fun started drinking everyday and that turned into 13 years everyday it almost killed me via liver failure mixed with all the codeine i started taking as well and it destroyed my life. Almost 3 years since i got the proper help to quit and still have a ton of work and growing up to do.

I was pretty much always drunk for 20 years. I'm now 40 and been sober since Christmas.

It is deeply difficult to find a place of sobriety if you have found yourself broken for personal or social reasons. I would argue that Jordan's volume of work can genuinely be an inspiration for us struggling to get there. I know it has meant the world to me personally and has helped more than I can explain. Thank you, Dr. Peterson for what you continue to provide to the general population.

Growing up in Germany, the law here allows 16+ year old teenagers to buy and consume (also in public) Beer and Wine up to 22% alcohol per volume. From my 16th birthday on back in 2011, I was 100% hooked to that stuff, which completely spiraled out of control during the pandemic years. On the 17th of September 2021, I woke up hungover as every other morning the last 10 years and met my friends to, let's say experience being induced by a psychedellic substance. While the substance did it's work, I felt more connected to the people around me as empathy skyrocketed through the roof. One of my friends who had troubles in his childhood had a depressed episode so I tried to comfort him. I was able to feel his pain, it was like our two souls somehow merged together. And then it hit me: if my friend suffers, I suffer too, and when I suffer, the people I love suffer too. When I continue drinking myself to death, the pain I hopelessly try to drown will only multiply. I had visions of my loving parents in front of my eyes, how much they've sacrificed so that I can have a good life, just for me to throw it all alway because I like being drunk that much. The shame I felt was so overwhelming that I broke down crying. Since that day I'm sober, and I'm not missing it by a sinlge bit, I'm now a free man.

Quitting drinking definitely helped my life. I also managed to ditch caffeine and all other substances, life is entirely different and clear now for me.

Can relate to this 61 year old psychologist. I remember when a female looked at me one time when I kept saying no to someone who kept offering me to drink 3 times in a row. The near by female looked at me like it was an insult and I was not normal. I had a long conversation with a 60 year old Veteran when I was working at the Icon theater in Chicago. Would tell me I talk and speak like a wise 50 year old man. I am 30 now. Makes people definitely stupid & obnoxious to be around them. All the effects and dangers you see it effect people. You have more success and a future if you care about yourself and choose a path that involves no substance intake at all.

Thought I couldn’t respect him more than I already did. Sober 6.5 years!❤

I've never drank. Not even a single sip. I've been called a killjoy or whatever but I've stuck to it. I've witnessed firsthand how drinking was one of the root causes to do a lot of damage to someone who was otherwise very hardworking and intelligent. I don't want to ever put myself or my loved ones through something like that.

That story at the end described my experience perfectly. I felt I could only get my words out and say what I wanted to say if I was drinking. In a sense it’s true. Alcohol gives you confidence, but it’s fake, unearned confidence.

I Stopped drinking at 25 it made things better at that time. It was positively life changing. I live in Ireland so there is quite the drinking culture here like you describe where you grew up.

I live in SE Kentucky, where (until about 3 years ago) was a dry county. Coming here from the outside (drinking) world, it's amazing to me see the far reaching the detrimental effects of alcohol on lifestyle, crime, and priorities. Even though now alcohol is available, it's not popular; there is no drinking culture. No calling in sick with hangovers, no drunk drivers, not much violent crime....even with the extreme poverty and meth/drug issues that are common in Appalachia

Thank you for for showing me that RU-vid hits are a confidence enhancing substance.

love the way you nailed the focus on the background.

I quit end of last summer. Praise God. Partially due to the Dr.'s preaching

I've been a teetotaler my entire life, never had the desire to drink, never took a single sip of booze and never intend to. The college I went to was a big party school where the majority of freshmen were chronic drunkards. Was a bit of a culture shock to me since I never had any interest in experimenting with recreational drugs. If you're ever stuck with a floor full of inebriated students, it's like watching a circus of drunk uncles, a domino effect of unfortunate events.

I was fortunate to have grown up in a household where alcohol was never present. Only relatives would drink a glass to one's health at holidays or events. But my single mother never cracked open a beer or poured herself a glass of wine after work. So much of it is environment. I also don't drink alcohol because I have an addictive personality, so I know it won't end well.

In couple of weeks I’ll be 10 years sober.

the two hours of buzzing doesn't outweigh the next two days of feeling like crap after drinking. it feels good to wake up sober.

Giving up was 1 of the best decisions I ever made. Stopped in 1993. It's funny , you go to a party [ rarely for me ] and there is a point when everyone else starts to merge into "That behavior" Then it's time for me to leave. Right on brother you hit the issue on the head.

I used to drink and smoke cigarettes but my nervous system started to reject them in my early 40s so it was easy to stop both altogether.

Good stuff, Jordan! I quit almost 4 years ago. Definitely the best decision I've ever made!

I had my first drinks at 18 just because it was the done thing. Never a lot at once, primarily because it all tasted vile. I stopped within the year. That was nearly a decade ago. I dipped into it again last year to give it another shot in the hopes it would help me socialise, but I ran into the same obstacle and promptly stopped, and will never look back. I utterly hate the kind of social environment it creates, where those around me find a pleasure that I will never understand or experience. It always brings with it the feeling of missing someone dearly, even though that person is right there in front of you.

We live in a society where not drinking alcohol is considered anti social behavior. I have been told that I was not drinking enough at parties because I was acting sober.

2 years and 3 months sober. When Jordan said about northern Canada hard drinking, totally agree. Getting sober changed everything. Never missed a days work, and never felt better at 41 years old.

I started drinking in my mid teens. Having a few beers made me feel comfortable in own skin. It made me comfortable in social situations. I consumed booze for another thirty years. I was convinced i couldn't do without. One morning i got up with a hangover and at that point decided to stop drinking. I haven't had a alcoholic beverage since 2004. I guess i grew out of it. And i no longer experience anxiety. I think thats why i started to drink in the first place, anxiety.

I was never an alcoholic, but I already decided when I was 21 that I was only going to drink once a month, and not get drunk. I'm 25 now and after seeing how some of my friends are doing I'm more than pleased with my decision.

My mother was a heavy smoker growing up (not that she's stopped), and seeing the effects of an addiction like that has on someone caused me to revile all forms of substance abuse. Alcohol included.

I’m sober for three years now! I won back control over my life! 🙏

I’ve been cutting out the binge drinking and replacing it with 1 glass of wine every night. Loving it so far. It is a nice stress reliever.

needed this, great clip...stay sober defeat the demons

It has wreaked absolute havoc in my life along with drugs. My husband was recovered for 10 years and then when alcohol re-entered our life around 7 years ago, complete regression from years of progress occurred.

This is such an interesting conversation about a subject that I think deserves such contemplation and deserves us all to flush out the truth about the illusions of alcohol. Thank you for having this conversation.

As a german who grew up on the country site i was exposed in my early teenager years to alcohol. Since it was such a normal thing my friends and i lost interest in alcohol between the age of 16 and 18. I do drink rarely and only small amounts of alcohol and its great. In my entire life i only drank once more alcohol than i should have. And even the one time was an accident. In contrast to that i see my friends who grew up in citys. They have been exposed to drinking much later and many of them havent developed a healthy relationship towards alcohol at all. It seems to me that the normalization of a limited alcohol consum is key to avoid alcohol abuse.

100% correct. Very self-destructive method to numb the pain of the absence of love; as it only creates an addiction that leads to more pain and suffering. Horrible Painful Cycle... everyone struggling deserves unconditional love, compassion, and grace. Love is the answer.

Hit the gym people,,, you don't need to be a bodybuilder or an athlete but going to the gym or working out wherever you can, be it walking, jogging, cycling etc it really is a game changer. Coming from someone who has drank on and off over 25 years all I can say is the good life has always been accompanied by workouts.

Why do we hear so few conversations about the negative effects of alcohol? Society seems to kind of dance around the edges without the full on conversation. Thanks for a great video, very good.

Very educating❤.

I've been through some very tough alchohol addictions from when i was 16 to 20. I was a very hard drinker to dull out alot of the pain i was feeling. Thankfully I've gotten my shit together and am now 21. I do still drink beer occasionally on the weekends, but I'm proud to have fully stepped away from hard liquor, that stuff really ruins your life. I'm sure if you are reading this comment and have similar experiences, you can do it too, it's never too late to quit.

Finally a good talking that I really enjoy when he's not political or go in the spiritual field. Need more

Im in my 60s and decided as a teen that I never needed to be drunk and never have been. I might have had a dozen beers in my life and tasted a handful of other people's cocktails but thats all. I found that a single beer made my head swim and often made my stomach burn uncomfortably. Why would I want to do this then? The main reason I didnt take up drinking was because my father was an embarassing drunk. He drank maybe twice a year at Christmas and New Years. He always overdid it and acted stupid. His two brothers were alcoholics. One died in a drunk driving crash, the other was forced into rehab by the state licensing board of his profession. I think the cards would have been stacked against me, genetically speaking. I like to always think clearly. Why would I ever not?

I don't drink. At social functions it makes some people uncomfortable - I am guessing because people feel like I am judging them *for* drinking. I sometimes wonder if I wouldn't have dropped out of college because of drinking. Also spent most of my student loan at the bar. So stupid. Glad I learned and changed.

Thanks!

My French grandfather used to drink twice a day, with his lunch and with his dinner. He used to drink a glass or two of cider(he was from Normandy) and a small glass of red wine with his cheese course. He never was drunk and he lived until he was 96 years old. It's not the alcohol that kills but the quantity that one drinks.

Alcoholism is the worst part of it. I seen it to much in my family. I till this day still wont touch it. To many people have died. To many great minds ended up wasted. I refuse to go down that road. God help anyone here bound by that spirit of alcoholism! May God set you free from it! He can help you if you let him just ask and you have to want to really be set free it's up to you.

Im glad that I have seen alcohol as bad since childhood. Many factors taken into consideration, I think the biggest against it was an early understanding or discovery how powerless people becone over their mind and body in an alcoholic state. I am not drinking any spirits, but I remember my first time tasting it. I was quite young, maybe 8 or so with a very bad illness. My entire throat was swollen and I could barely breath, tonsils were also swollen like hell. So my father, who was at a loss what to do, decided to give me some strong spirit to gargle. I can't remember why and neither does he, but I do remember him saying "do not gulp it down, gargle and spit it out". So, of course it didn't work out. As I sipped in about a shot, I burned myself and reflexively swallowed everything. This is beyond dumb, but what makes it even more hilarious is that it actually helped! Nevertheless, I hope I will never resort to the same method. Very interesting video at last)

Good to hear.

Problem is many people fall for the marketing of the alcohol industry, which is probably the strongest in the world. Lots of people see it as a necessity in a night out, very sad. If you can’t enjoy yourself without it something is seriously wrong with you. Luckily people are getting more informed about it, hopefully it will get less normalized because it is a drug nonetheless with lots of negative side effects. We need to build a more healthy society

Harmless in light to moderate quantities for 90 percent of people, for whom it can enhance sociability and cheerfulness.

About the time I was old enough to drink, I was baptized into the LDS church. So for some good reason they do not subscribe to drinking, smoking or taking drugs. So this offered me some protection from what may have had happened, had I not followed the directions over my lifetime.

As someone who was predisposed to alcohol and ended up drunk until 40years old. Dr. J is spot on, I was a barely functioning retard when I drank. Had to give it up 6yrs ago, best decision I ever made.

I started drinking around 25 years ago. Improved my life, you have to be carful, not everyone should drink regularly but for me personal it’s been a net positive

It’s been 14 years for me now without a drop.

I have been sober for 5 years and it has been one of the best decisions Ive made in my life. I have more energy, I feel healthier, my mind is clearer and I save money. My mood feels more stable and I feel more consistent on everything else. I never had a problem with drinking but removing even the 2-3 social drinking a week makes a huge difference. Also contributing to my closer friends drinking less (or going sober too) is also a good feeling as they see the difference within a month.

I have been sober for about 10+ years now. Oh do I miss my former persona, I have even had dreams of getting staggering drunk. The tipping point for me was every moment was a celebratory experience, 6-7 beers or 10 other hard shots per day after work. Weekends were just a blur. Alcohol was my jet fuel I could be up for hours on end pounding them back. Now, I am a mere shadow of my former self, I see no sense in going out at all. But there is still that temptation to go out and chance it one last time.

I'm 21 and never drank. I hope I can continue. I live in Sweden which is a major alcoholic culture. If you want to make new connections and contacts you're obliged to drink or go to drinking events. It is pretty frustrating. If you're unable to relax and be chill without being intoxicated that is a problem. Especially if you live in a modern society with higher quality of life. We aren't russian potato farmers who have to drown their misery. Its all irrational social pressure.

Just a couple months shy of 10 years without both alcohol and caffeine. Best decision I ever made.

Drinking also opens your mind and feelings. It can make you funnier and give you a rush of joy. That's what get people into drinking socially at first... I am not a slave of alcohol. Which means, I can go on 3 months with not a drop and then enjoy a couple of drinks on specific nights for a reason or another. And I will argue against the idea that alcohol makes you always dumb. When in moderation and proper settings, it can be an enhancement for your mind,creativity and personality. Like all drugs, moderation and caution is key. Difference with alcohol is that it is present everywhere and culturally relevant to the point of being part of our standard lives. This turn most people in abusers.

The worst thing is trying to compromise when pissed or think straight.. getting hammered should onky be done around people you trust and respect... or atleast laugh about at a later date!!!

Thanks for explaining the appeal of alcohol to us.

Lost my father due to his alcoholism a few years ago. Destroyed his liver before reaching the age of 60 and we had to burry him as young adults. Once we heared of him being taken into hospital we went to his house and the underwear drawer next to his bed was full of beer so he could open one the moment he woke up or drink before going to sleep. There was barely any food in the house but the shed was stacked with beer. After having to stop his behavior as he got more ill he lost all of his "friends" as no one was interested to come if there would be nothing to drink. Also had some heavy fights over still drinking and running away from the rehab clinic he was in. I hope people can pick them selfs up before they reach that stage. Don't just "give up" and drink yourself to death. Talk to someone, admit you need help to change, work towards a better reality. You got this!

"impulsive and dimwitted monsters" I want any young person that drinks alcohol to remembers that. One night, drinking with friends I got into an altercation with a friend of a friend. It got very bad, and I blacked out. Instead of fighting him, my gf ( i was about to propose to her within the next 2 weeks) and I went home ( I drove). When we got home an argument ensued and I nearly killed her, I nearly choked the love of my life to death. What snapped me out of it was her screaming that she loved me and didnt know why I was choking her. We always tended to argue while drinking but had a good relationship. Im not sure what she thinks of me now the only time Ive seen her since was in court, but the whole situation ruined me as a person. We lived together, had animals and I had just gotten a very lucrative life altering career job that could support a household and children. I still havent recovered 7 years later, but Im happy she moved on and has children and hopefully is happy. Give the alcohol up, please.

I have a “never drink without company that is also drinking” rule. Aka socially drink. This is the best way to drink