Matthew Perry Will Leave You SPEECHLESS | One of the Most Eye Opening Interviews Ever
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- THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T TOUCH ALCOHOL. Matthew Perry shares his experience.
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Matthew Perry was an American and Canadian actor, creator, writer, producer and author. Best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends. Perry suffered from severe addictions to drugs and alcohol. In his memoirs, Perry wrote that he became an alcoholic at age 14. Through his recovery, he became an advocate for rehabilitation and a spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. In 2013, Perry received the Champion of Recovery Award from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2022, he released his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. He passed away on Oct.28 2023.
"At least one in ten Americans meet the criteria for either alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence; which we now call 'alcohol use disorder."
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Liver Disease. Heavy drinking can lead to liver problems such as fatty liver, inflammation (alcoholic hepatitis), and cirrhosis, which can be irreversible over time.
Digestive Problems. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause digestive issues like gastritis, ulcers, and interfere with nutrient absorption while damaging the pancreas (pancreatitis).
Heart Problems. Alcohol use can result in heart problems, including high blood pressure, enlarged heart, heart failure, and irregular heartbeats like atrial fibrillation.
Diabetes Complications. Alcohol can disrupt glucose regulation, increasing the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in people with diabetes who take insulin or other diabetes medications.
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I've stopped drinking for 11 months .
Not a drop ,iam doing well 😊😊😊
I just woke up one day and I just stopped drinking...
What clicked in your mind? My family is full of alcoholics. I really want to know what the shift is
@@ryandixon1102 mate, I just woke up one day and said that's it youno ...
Iam sorry too hear that ,Stay strong mate ,head up ......
Very well! Keep it up
I could remember few years back after my husband died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got addicted to alcohol. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
Hey! Yes Predroshrooms
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
Can I Google this dude? How can I find him
Sober and sane for 3.5 years and I’m so eternally grateful and blessed
Good job bro i am happy for you man. You had that power with in you all along. Stay strong! God bless.
Keeper goin!!.. I had 4 years..totally clean.. no weed no alcohol..than slowly I thought.. you know.. I can have a couple... you can't. I can't. I've proven that to myself again..cheers
Alcohol addiction is more dangerous than people think. I started drinking from very early years of my life socially and became dependent on it into my adult life drinking on my own it took over my life. It got to a stage where it nearly killed me but I decided to quit drinking and now I have never been happier. Quitting is hard but find hobbies that you love to take up the time you would have been drinking
Yes! This was me! Alcohol killed my mom when she was 49! Me and my twin sister found her dead in her bed when we were 18. To me, it is the worst drug! I saw alcohol slowly, kill my mom over three years. It started with her getting a DUI, losing her job as a teacher, getting arrested again going to jail, then going to the psychiatric ward, and then ultimately dying from an accidental overdose. I slowly started to go down the same path, but by the grace of God, I was arrested, lost my nursing career temporally, but I got help. I was in an intensive outpatient program, drug court, for one year, I also had to do an intervention program for nurses for six years. These intervention save my life! I pray that no one underestimate alcohol, it is without a doubt, a drug, and it can kill you!
It’s dangerous because it’s so ingrained into everything. Every celebration. And it was scary how much it was marketed and pushed during covid.
Golf saved my life. I golf and bowl all the time. Instead of drinking I poor energy into getting g better at those hobbies
Same here.glad I quit when I did because I could feel it leading to a whole bunch of health problems
I think anyone that’s addicted knows. And so do people who are with them. They know, a lot of them just don’t care to deal with it or admit it’s a disease, or that was my experience .
I hope everyone that struggles find peace. It's there. Some paths are just harder.
7 months sober and i feel fantastic I was always the one who was totally trashed everytime, everything I did everywhere I went revolved around alchohol, if I didnt go out I didnt have to worry about people seeing me drunk for many years. Then one day after much soul seeking of podcasts, educating myself, getting to know why im doing this to myself and knowing this is the only thing ive not tried to get better in life the obvious right . Nothing in your life will work until you stop here I am a new person I have done this alone by educating myself and gaining the knowledge if I dont stop thats my legacy a drunk a drunk lush nah thats not what I want as my legacy to my family people who know me and most importantly ME learning to love me undertsnading ME to get better why I did things and accepting thos ugly parts once that booze is gone its like WOW good luck on your journey everyone xx
I've been sober just over 5 weeks now and it's the greatest feeling ever. Free from that shit forever !
how old are you? how long have you been drinking? we hear success stories, rarely do we hear from people who're struggling, because that's not sexy to hear. much depends on the current state of affairs in your life. for example, when you fall in love, and you're happy, it's easy not to drink. when you get divorced, and your world starts crumbling down... well, good luck with not drinking then :)
@@franjodelac4103 you are right my friend
Tomorrow is 8 weeks for me, and after 50 years of drinking I feel fantastic.
Have a drinkan. Just one. For your own sake. Go on
@@seabluetv well done, keep going......
17 months alcohol free tomorrow 💪🏼🙏🏼
Congratulations bud, I hope your sooo proud of yourself 😊. You broke the habit, the cycle. You are free and the sky is your limit!!!
❤️ 🙏 Congratulations 🙏 ❤️
Well done my man! Stay strong
Well done
Im withdrawing from my last bottle of my life. Dts shaking cant sleep. It truly is hell. Going to rehab tomorrow.
You got this, keep your head up. I believe in you
Me too. Im in heavy withdrawal right now. Regretting so much drinked alcohol.
hey man i dont drink cause i dont like it so i hope your doing okay now and just know that u can do it bud :)
I hope you are ok @@huntercraig1730
@@Noyonboldoohow are you?
My son left detox last night back in the street
Now his sponsor told me to cut him off
I’m devastated
This is new for me don’t know how I can not rush to rescue him when he calls asking for help
But I hear that helped then when their parents cut them off
God help me
This is a dark hour for me
Help me hang on to faith and give me strength to block him
I'm 3.5 years sober and his sponsor is right. I didn't truly go to any length to get sober until everyone gave up on me. It was hard for my dad too. I thank my father every day for doing that to me because IT SAVED MY LIFE. At the time I hated him for it. I was sick. It was the right thing for him to do. I really hope you seek Alanon. There are a lot of good meetings online and that program will save you and help him in the process.
Stay strong…hope everything works out for you & you’re family…🙏🙏🙏
Omg I’m so sorry you’re going through that. How is everything going on with your son? You’re caught between a rock and a hard place.
I will pray for you
I will think of him while praying.
That's really true to me.. I can't start drinking... If I start, I can't stop
Same
I got Blessed and Had Divine Intervention got me stop drinking whiskey after 35 years of drinking on my hands and knees and got sober in 7 days mind you But Asked JESUS For help and HE knew It now I've been sober for 10 years and much happier now Praise be unto JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shut up with the Jesus garbage you're alienating millions of people from sobriety.
Asking someone with addiction "Why can't you stop?" is the same as asking a normal person "Why can't you just find enlightenment?" It is such a deep dive journey in order to be able to process this, be mindful, and become disciplined.
Yes!!!!!!
U r right..just stay away people who drink even if they are ur close friends By the way they aren't ur friend either....
I been drinking alcohol for half of my life but it’s not that easy to quit drinking alcohol? I’m 5yrs sober and I thank God for giving courage to let go alcohol,
Thank you, you are an inspiration.
Well done God bless us 🙏 ❤
God is good 🙌
You did it yourself.
@@danielpitt7347 Which God exactly?
9 days thank God the self destruct feeling i had the last few years was hell everyone around me upset heartbroken im getting help im years away and going be life away from gambling im going doing same with drink ive released its life or death for me to drink today ,thank God for today and been sober 🙏♥️
RIP Matthew
Hahaha. Liar. Ok
Rip Matthew. Haha 😂
@@bayjustin3885Huh? You do know he passed away right?
@@bayjustin3885Matthew Perry died in October 2023.
I’ve been drinking from the age of 15 and now 56. I gave up cigarettes 25 years ago but alcohol is more ingrained. I enjoy it most times but feel sluggish, and know I’m getting too old for this same old shit. Not sure if I will totally abstain but need to cut back. This video is motivating me to change. Thank you ❤
Ditto
Been sore for 4+ years. It helps to think of alcohol currently and honestly. Its harmful, the first ahhhh feeling is the dopamine rush which maps addiction. When you think of alcohol really focus on and review the damage it does. See it for the poison, lie, and thief that it is. There is freedom from alcohol. God be with you.
Thank you Matthew perry God bless and rest you 🙏 ❤
Everything bad I've done in my life was because of my alcoholism.
I even don’t like the taste of alcohol. I drink because of social expectations. Thank God I don’t socialize a lot. It’s also helpful for me that I got older, because now I don’t mind saying ,no thank you’ without explaining. It’s so silly how much people expect you to drink… I’m wishing you all the best and to free yourself from alcoholism. ❤ Get rid of that bad bitch.
Exactly. Everything starts going wrong while addicted to a drug.
Yes same here. I was never violent or got into fights etc, but when I drank I said and did some really dumb shit that I’m not proud of. I’ve been sober for 2 years now, and it’s been hard quitting drinking, but I feel much better for it now. I will never touch another drop of alcohol again. Now I understand why Muslims call it "the devil’s drink,” it really is nasty shit.
One gets the impression
that without alcohol you've
done some good things too
Dang I'm going to rehab checking tonight. 1st time. And that's exactly what I said wen I had my screening
Thank you for making this video. I hope it helps so many people.
I’m on day 1 - removed all the alcohol from my home. Basically drunk every day since I was 17, nearly 30 years in now! New journey begins now
ARE YOU OK?
What have you got in place to make the next plosive steps ?
❤️ 🙏 Congratulations on making the decision to do so. I'm sending prayers your way, it will be OK. 🙏 ❤
I am 57,I have never drunk alcohol and I am proud of it.
I don’t agree when people say it’s not a choice to stop. It is absolutely a choice, it’s just very hard one for some more than others, the reasons complex, the discipline required is not built in to some people.
3 1/2 years alcohol free here... I didn't attend AA but drew upon every audio book, podcast and inspirational resources I could find. I slammed my brain with them and fully rewired how I think about this putrid poison, I highly recommend resources from Annie Grace and particularly her book "This naked mind" also, don't be afraid to ask † for help.
8 years sober and feel so lucky to still be here. No matter how bad you feel out there, if I can get sober you can!
The most realistic, honest documentary’s I’ve ever seen about alcoholism was called “Through a blue lens. You will never see anything more raw and honest again!!!
Taking responsibility is part of recovery. Saying "its not your fault" isn't helping anyone. Of course you are responsible, unless someone tied you up and forced these substances into you.
Thanks for this message Matthew,they should all take it to heart
Was an alcoholic and drug adfict 25 years and have 13 years sober this year!!🎉
God bless you Mathew 💚
DON'T LINK UP WITH THOSE WHO WILL POLLUTE YOU.
I "just stopped" after a single ayahuasca retreat during which I confronted every one of my demons and ejected each one permanently from my mind. Eight years sober. No therapy. No support groups. No interest in getting hammered.
❤🙏 CONGRATULATIONS!¡! 🙏 ❤️
6days sober and so glad i found this video knowing its a disease and there is light at the end if this tunnel:)
Congratulations. Hope you're still doing well. It's worth it. God bless you.
I just watched The Whole Nine Yards, and Perry's character was drinking in most of his scenes. I know that the alcohol was not real, but even the thought of writing a script for an actor with known addiction issues, having his character throwing booze down his throat is horrifying
Drinking is fun but feeling incredibly sick the next morning is horrible. When I was drinking id feel sick and hungover for two or three days which led to drinking in the morning to feel a little better and it's hell. Then one day I wake up in a hospital, looking around and thinking....it's time to quit drinking.
Then don't drink so much, if you do then do it moderately so you can still have the benefits without wasting the whole next day. Have a couple drinks, and that's it.
@@Despondjackass, the whole point is that we literally*can't* drink in moderation. We can't.
I wasn’t speechless and. Matthew Perry was barely in that video!!
I never understood the addiction until I read The girl on the train.
I can now understand how difficult the addiction is.
Stop all hard drugs and alcohol for over 2 years now 💪 Stay strong everyone
I stopped drinking 23 days ago. I drank at night just to assist sleep and as a reward for work etc. Never drank heavily but i began to become fed up with it and was worried about the health aspect of it.
SOBERNESS OF MIND
I just can’t stop when I start and it don’t end well most of the time with the black outs I wish I could stop anxiety don’t help and I’m up and down with depression
It's doable. Not easy but doable, I got faith in ya. I just hit 1 year sober. You can do it too!
Dude get yourself professional help. It was the only thing which helped for example me after wasting much time and opportunities, life at mostly all... doing it all alone is not impossible but often a tricky devilish illusion
Alcoholism leads to only caring for yourself, to get booze and most important more time to drink and be left alone to get more drunk eventually wanting to drink alone so you don't feel ashamed and you can get away with excuses to miss out out on stuff that keeps you from getting to the edge, like birthdays and parties..
To get help, people trying to help just don't get it, the alchohol fills in all the gaps that you miss out because of feeling lonely, different, misunderstood and that sort of thing.
Alcohol is just the best nerve medicine ever, but you are playing with fire.
Scary how real this is. Going to rehab next week.
It is a self-inflicted condition, but it is not a disease. You don't just catch it out of the blue. Calling it a disease is just avoiding personal responsibility.
I see a lot of people bring this up, and I feel like it's splitting hairs. No, it's not like a cold which your body will fight on its own. It's an undesirable affliction that affects all walks of life so people label it a "disease" but it's a complex condition with a (sometimes) complex set of treatments.
With markets tumbling, inflation soaring, the Fed imposing large interest-rate hike, while treasury yields are rising rapidly, which means more red ink for portfolios this last quarter. How can I profit from the current volatile market, I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my stock portfolio
The market is volatile at this time, hence i will suggest you get yourself a financial-advisor that can provide you with entry and exit points on the shares/ETF you focus on.
Have a drink 🍷
A drink of liquid courage will fix your portfolio in no time!! Get courageous and call Saul ASAP!!
This is about alcoholism dude not you
Buy my investment fund and counseling 2.5k for a week
Thank You, Bless You, I Love You!!! 💛🙏💛
R.I. P Matthew Perry you did a fab job as Chandler Bing making everyone laugh while you were going through utter he'll makes you such an amazing person you were ❤
Love you Matthew!
So, instead of drinking - he died of a Overdose. What is wrong with that picture??
Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Instead of trying to predict and prognosticate the stability of the market and precisely when the change is going to happen, a better strategy is simply having a portfolio that’s well prepared for any eventually, that’s how some folks' been averaging 150K every 7week these past 4months according to Bloomberg.
That’s crazy, I’m just doing everything wrong with my portfolio.
The US-Stock Mrkt had been on it’s longest bull-run in history, so the mass hysteria and panic is relatable considering we’re not accustomed to such troubled mrkts, but there are avenues lurking around if you know where to look. My husband and I are retiring this year with over $7,000,000 in tax deferred investments. up until 3 years ago we were 100% in the S&P. During bear markets we had a perfect plan. We got an investment manager in our corner and didn’t look at our portfolio for nearly a year.
Same here, 75% of my portfolio is in the red and I really don’t know how long I can stomach the losses. I’m beginning to reach a breaking point.
Patience patience patience. It's a cycle.... a sucky point in the cycle, but a cycle nonetheless.
Wow, that’s stirring! Do you mind connecting me to your advisor please. I desperately need one to diversified my portfolio.
On 31st of August all of my friends are invited to celebrate that I've refrained from alcohol, drugs and gambling for 5 years. I also happen to turn 50 this year so enough reason to do something special. I have new hobbies, saved money to buy an Audi TT RS and support 4 adoption children. All of things I would not have been able to do had I not chosen to live. The bad thing is that I have no contact anymore with my parents and sister. My mother and sister are narcists and addicts themselves. They could not cope with me turning my life for the better.
As an alcoholic i know it is a weakness and it mainly effects people who have simply given up on life
I wouldn't necessarily say "given up". I, myself many times over felt like I "maxed" out life
I never drank, so happy
Good for you, I wish I had taken your road. One thing I never started was smoking, they say If you smoke and drink it makes quitting that much harder. Sober 2 months now, and feeling fantastic.
I packed in smoking five months ago before stopping drinking 😄
Thanks for the Book. I bought one for myself and a friend. I know you're at peace now.
I don't think alcohol is bad but you need a little self control. If you can get hooked on alcohol, you can get hooked on anything so it's best to work on yourself.
Even a little is harmful to your health.stop lying to yourself. alcohol is devil.
Every single person I've opened up to has left me, I'm still stuck and more alone than ever. The more I try to stop the further I find myself lost. My health is in shambles and I am the loneliest I've ever been.
i'm not s*****l but I'm done with life and extremely discouraged.
@@Will-cg3hj1cw1u I live alone and drink alone, have come to the conclusion that my loneliness has come from my drinking and thus wanting to drink alone and you know, game or zone out watching movies or whatnot on youtube. Yes, friends I considered close for years and had spent considerable time with backed away or just stopped messaging when I opened up. A couple even said "oh, that explains a lot" and idk, it's just not the same now.
I understand better now, I've self isolated. I've been watching video after video, reading thread after thread and evaluated myself and my intake. I'M A MESS!!!! Even tonight, I had the goal to cut back but holy hell I think Door Dash alcohol delivery is a device from the devil. My trying to cut back immediately eliminated because I can just order it to my door.
That being said, I went from I think 650 ML of 80 proof to 450... so less as I type this I guess..
Stay strong fellows. It’s worth it!
I have been drinking each and everyday of my life it been 6 months of drinking continuously
Today I want to stop it once and for all
Everyone please pray that I have the strength to be healthy all over again
I've slowed WAAAAAAY down but haven't quit yet. I will continue to drink in moderation like most folks (1 day every 2 weeks) Maybe when I get married and dont need to socialize as much il quit for good but for right now ill continue to use it as a tool.
Great. Just what I need. Advice about not drinking from a drug addict who ODd. Thanks Matthew!
Grow up and FO
I KNEW (italisized) I was an alcoholic for a few YEARS before it dawned on me that I can't go forward any longer. I should have realized it a lot sooner when alcohol charged me up like it didn't do other people in my circle. (Since those days a lot of my old friends have too "crossed the threshold", but I fought alone to be "like everyone else".) In the end, I OD'd on booze and oxycodone and it took emergency intervention via kidney dialysis and a stay in ICU to finally cause me to quit...the last time. My story is long, too long to go into here, but I can now say it was medical intervention that caused me to quit.
That's me, that lady explaining about when everyone else has had enough and I would party on and on and on, On my own mainly until I pass out. 12 months with no alcohol this weekend feel great
I’ll drink to that
Alcoholism and addiction is NOT a disease, it is a symptom. A symptom of trauma, trauma and shame are the disease. Treat the trauma and the need to drink melts away.
It's weird how alcohol actually got me through some terrible times in my life, like a great friend or shoulder to cry on. Eventually though, my weight, cholesterol, etc. got terrible and it stopped being a friend.
All the good physical stuff happened to me when I stopped drinking. Lost weight, better skin. More energy. Etc. but I hate it, almost 2yrs now. I miss being buzzed, I miss wine with dinner, I hate pretty much everyone, so I guess it has a down side. I'm glad it's working for some.
All these people on here been addicted to alcohol and now not, please help us family members understand how to help, what can we do to help family members quit! How can we talk to them without causing an argument and how do you stop that way?
Amen brother
Probably not the video the need to have ads appear randomly ....
when i drank i wouldn't stop untill i was passed out on the balcone or bathroom floor. nowdays after rehab i been better i can actually drink one drink and not instantly go for another one. but i rarely drink these days. for me also few suplements helped alot. when you been consuming alot of alcohol for a long period of time i think its very important to add some suplements to you life
it's not a disease. it's a tool u use to cope with other unlying problems and deppression and anxiety and trauma you have. The addiction is real.....but its I'm your mind and now you found a tool that you think you need....to cope with other underlying problems.
You’re right, because that’s what they teach you in rehab and it’s always mentioned in Alcoholics Anonymous
and after a couple of years of indulging in that substance it becomes a trait of your personality-your existence is found in that habit,that's why quitting feels like a psychological lobotomy
I keep trying to tell people that drugs aren't the actual problem. Deal with the underlying problem, the thing that you want to escape from, and being drug free is a lot easier. Putting addicts in jail or otherwise making their life harder is only giving them another reason to turn to drugs.
I started drinking in 2004 and I did not know I was a binge drinker until I was rock bottom without any help. Oh Jesus.
My Last drink was December 29, 2022....I can't believe how I did it... how I am still doing it..
I'm proud of the people that get out this cycle I honestly haven't had this issue but family and friends it's not a fun thing to do it's literally posining you destroys every relationship they need get rid of it drinking driving wouldnt be possible if It didn't exist just saying
Sober since March 27/24 but the social anxiety is at it worst sometimes 😢
I may be wrong and there are so many people who will most assuredly disagree with me. Treating alcoholism as a disease almost gives them an excuse to continue drinking. They have something to blame it on. It's a choice. Try walking in to a cancer ward all juiced up on alcohol and see little kids dying of cancer and tell them you have a disease.
The counsellor who said “it’s not your fault” did Matthew a great disservice.
I have lost more pals with drink and I was also a heavy drinker have not had one for ten years miss it a bit but will never go back the way it's hard but worth it in the end good luck
Once I made the choice I stopped on a dime as I realized the path only lead downhill. I was in my mid forties and I'd experienced enough of the great beers like Watney's Red barrel, Railyard Ale, and scotch like Glen Deveron whiskey and all that stuff. Enjoyed it for sure. I redefined myself - that's the key. Redefine yourself by making healthier choices. I quit smoking and drinking within 2 days of each other by myself and replaced it with running and exercise 17 years ago with no support system of any kind. Continued learning Korean in Korea. Most people don't want to redefine themselves because they don't want to leave their established social ecosystem which includes others who like drinking. Still running 6 kilometers twice a week. Do chin ups and parallel bar dips. Even broke my record of in dips and chin ups this year in 2024 without actually really trying - it just happened. Continually try to make healthy food choices. Anyone can do it except all my old friends in Canada. They all still drink. I don't hang around with them anymore at all. No loss - they can't even relax to have a normal conversation without alcohol. They always have to have that beer in hand.
The graphics in the middle of the screen are gonna drive me to drink.
I've come to the conclusion that I have an addictive personality. I can't just do something a little bit. It's either all the way, or not at all. No such thing as "just a drink" for me. This is why I cannot drink anymore.
Stop saying it's not a choice, it is a choice ....not to help yourself or destroy yourself and drag everyone around you into your drama.
quit alcohol but other addictions went way up. think i would have been better off before. don’t ever see myself stopping. i’m so good at not letting anybody know i have a problem at all. but the amount i’m doing lately is alarming
I get that....
This was great to hear!!
I'm lucky to be a very strong caracter. I could get rid of drugs first and later alcohol all by myself but even like this it took me decades. It took me decades to realize that the moment I touched any drug or alcohol I'd already lost the battle that day. And I lost the battle everyday. For decades I thought that all I need is just slow down a bit but I was all wrong. For me it's either on or off. So I choose off. 2 years and 8 days now.
Almost 10 minutes clean now and still going strong 💪💪
I drank in total comfort any situation that made me uncomfortable I would drink on it. Then every minute of the day became uncomfortable then I was gripped I thought I was too emotional damaged to stop even after rehab I hated being sober. But I have managed to get some comfort off the 12 steps
I feel better now. 5 years ago I said to myself just stop, you're getting fat. I did stop and got into shape. Now I drink on the weekends and it's all good. Sorry this doesn't work for everyone.
Matthew Perry had an addictive personality me I don't have that I can sleep I can eat and I can drink alcohol without any problem I can have that determination and discipline stopping, but he never had. That's the true power of a man that can stop anytime. And I think everybody has that power even Matthew Perry had that power but he didn't he was too weak that he couldn't manifest it and unlock it.
You can put suspenseful music in the background but all i here is "its a disease "
the process of rewiring ones brain is very tough.....the demons you have to fight with is almost unbearable at times
I was lucky when it comes to alcohol... both sides of my family were alcoholics...i watched my dad drink himself to death until i was 12 and he died. I was lucky because alcohol just makes me feel sick. Nothing pleasurable about it at all for me. I am thankful. Now opioids/opiates, thats a different story. I was addicted to oxy/heroin for 6 years. Ended up moving 1000 miles away from my home and living by myself away from everyone i knew and loved. I switched from heroin to kratom when i got to my new home for 1 month. The kratom was the only way i could get through the heroin withdrawals. Then after 1 month, i quit using kratom and have been clean since the beginning of 2017. Opiate withdrawal is hell, but the thought of alcohol withdrawal scares the shit out of me. I hope anyone living through that can find the strength to get through it and put the shit in the past.
rip matt perry, he was great on friends
This is a great video. So sad about Matthew Perry
'it's not your fault'. 'he saved my life by absolving me of responsability'
Two weeks later dies for not being responsable for his own choices.
Disregard everything Perry says about said subject.
Este video a lludara a miles de personas con esa adicción. Es profundizar el problema y pedir a lluda🙏
Shit the thought of being sober when I pass over 😮
Can’t people just enjoy themselves
YOUR L❤VE IS BETTER THAN WINE.
I've been an alcoholic for half of my life. I'm not proud of that, but I actually hate when they call it a disease. It's an addiction. Some people are prone to becoming addicts and some people aren't.
Quit day 8/19/05. If you're reading this, you know, deep down, that you can't handle this stuff. It's hard to quit but you can do it but, don't try to do it alone. You need some kind of a supportive community. AA was mine. Good luck.
I keep asking myself the question "why can't you just stop and be normal" " stop doing this to yourself" "I'm done with drinking" then a day later I'm at the liquor store thinking I can limit myself. I'm starting a new job Monday August 5th. This is my last chance. If I don't make it this time I'm done fighting it and giving up.
I quit 10 years ago cold turkey! So yep I did just STOP it's all about the want to stop!
2 beers is my limit, after 2 beers I have no limit.
I hear you. Do you drink at all now?
Same. I limit myself to two bottles of Beer. Good choice at the time and I feel great for making that choice. BUT. after two beers I have to get in my car and go down to the bottlestore and get another two. Glad I dont have a problem!!!
🔷️BE SOBER
🔷️BEEN SOBER
🔷️BEING SOBER
I get in more arguments with people who say alcoholism is a choice not a disease. The public needs to be educated.