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It’s a big step to realize what/who we have become Mack. Becoming sober is a weird road to be on. But sobriety is a fantastic place. Congratulations on taking the first and most important step . Life will indeed change, but for the better. Good luck
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4 days sober and I like the clarity and mostly calmness. Went driving for errands and suddenly, I had the old thought, "I'm relaxed, it's Friday, I could go pick up a pint". Yet, Immediately after that I realized how much better I feel, plus, the sense of accomplishment. So...I drove on home. I know it's only been 4 days. Each day I hold onto the fragility of what I'm doing.
Very poetic Cindy. Life gets better, the further we get from our last drink. Click here for the 24/7 Discord Chat Recovery Room, weekly "Home Group Recovery" Zoom meetings, behind the scenes footage, and MORE!: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I met Tony H. (Silence of the Lambs) at my first World Convention in San Diego in '95. I have kept things simple, one day at a time and today celebrate 11,073 days.
Right on BD!!! This is my third go around. First two times I went to 30 day rehab and was drinking on the way home. This time the shit storm finally hit. Lost my wife my home my kids my career my money and my health. Damn near died. And didn’t give a flyin fuck if I did. But I didn’t. Spent two years in the hospital. I had wet brain ulcerated throat stomach colon bladder. For starters. But I survived. Last two years in an old folks recovery hybrid place. Gonna be out soon now. And back to real life. Scared? Yeah. Sure. Kinda. But mostly excited. I’ve never been in the world sober. I started drinking at sixteen. So I’ve never lived in the world as a sober adult. Ever. Gonna be... Well Hell, I dunno. But it WILL be different. So keep it up. Stay after it. Don’t wait until your sixty to finally get it. Get it this time. The first time. So you can have MORE time like bing the life you were born to have! Good luck Partner! I’m proud of you.
I quit drinking around 5 months ago at age 33, I got out early before the drink really got a hold of me. It did get a hold of my dad though. He ended up living with his mom, drinking his brains out and dying at age 48 from his aorta exploding. His own mother, my grandmother, was sick at the time, and could only crawl along the floor, in order to find her own son, dead in a chair in the living room. She was never the same again. My dad had it all, wife, house, 3 kids, his own accountant business, and lost it all. He ravaged the entire household with his horrible addiction, and mom got me and her out of there before it was to late (my sisters were older and were on with their own lives) Alcohol is NOT to be messed with! It can take hold of anyone, at any time, and it can destroy everything you love and care about! Please, if you are considering quitting, then you already need to quit (that took med 7 years to realize) I quit, and haven't looked back yet.
Glad for you. It takes courage to see the reality and save yourself. Who knows who else you might be saving too. I started reading articles and got a book or two explaining about alcoholism and was truly on the fence. Am I? The fact was extremely real that I was very much so ….yet there I am trying to grasp the idea of it almost 50. Good for you!
I am Aleksandra ,39 years old and i hit rock bottom last night.From today i not only plan ,but i am starting my new life.I have had enough of everything tillnow!!!
Anthony Hopkins gave up drinking when he was 38. My great uncle also gave up drinking when he was 38. His brother, my grandfather, who I never met, was also an alcoholic and died of liver cirrhosis when he was 49. My great uncle is still alive and completely healthy. That is the magnitude of the decision to continue drinking. If you have a problem, be real with yourself and do something about it now before it's too late - you never know how much time you have left to decide.
I stopped drinking in 2001 when I was 29 because I hit rock bottom and woke up in hospital after letting go of the back of a truck I had grabbed onto since I couldn't walk up a hill. I started taking coke because I thought I could handle it. I got caught with 2 kilos and had to skip bail and leave the country. In Spain, I had a major relapse in 2007, started smoking crack, ended up having a heart attack in Paris. After 5 days in ICU, and 6 days in a cardiac rehab centre, I checked out and got drunk, and asked a random guy where I could buy crack, spent a day with Senagalese dudes smoking crack on the street and drinking. I could easily have been killed, I must have had a death wish. I survived that day, went back to Portugal by fucking bus (36 hours) and went back to a gypsy camp where i spent a week on heroin, crack and booze. I spent €14k in those 7 months in 2007. On New Year's day 2008, I quit everything, cold turkey, got my life together, moved to a small town, got a job, met a woman, had a baby and never drank again. I am 50 now, I am fit and healthy. I quit smoking weed last month. I only ever went to a few meetings, but they only made me want to drink. I'll tell ye, there was one AA meeting in North Dublin city with about 200 people, it was one of the hair-raising things I have ever experienced. I feel much better after that share. I've never told anyone those stories.
I'm Rachaél and I'm a recovering codependent. I better understand now what my role was in the addict's life. I was just as ill as my alcoholic partner. I thought I could "fix" him....little did I know, I needed to heal/fix myself. What a rude awakening it was for me when I finally discovered that...just grateful that I did.
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
3 years sober for me ! The very day my little marine missy died in my arms from a severe diabetic seizure I quit drinking cold Turkey and haven't even had one urge to drink ever again !!!
I love anthony hopkins, i had him on my facebook page dureing the pandemic i didnt know he was in recovery then. at the time i was useing and abstinant relapsing detoxing and going to a drug treatment place. im an addict i don't touch anything anymore, including alcohol i was a black out drunk been ran over by car fell into a canal nearly drowned i loved alcohol and other drugs but they eventually turn on you i struggled in and out of AA and NA and other forms of help for 22 years untill i finally in the end when i was heading for reanal failure due to my drug use throw the towel in , god granted me the gift of desperation, i am now a recovering addict. and 50days clean.
I took the plunge 3 days ago. It is hell but will be worth it! Please pray for me! I hope the anxiety, shakes, headaches and feeling like my heart is going to explode will stop soon!
Mike alcoholic/addict. I’m on day 75. Found something in my apartment that was a tool from when I was using. I freaked out. Heart went into my throat. I immediately washed off the remains and threw it away. Went to go to a meeting and it had been cancelled and the app now updated. So on my drive home I’m out Alcoholics Anonymous into my you tube and found this. It worked. This will get me to my 7am meeting. Thankyou AA and this beautiful fellowship of drunks. I’d be lost without you.
So basically you’re addicted to meetings now instead of drink or gear. Fair play, obviously far more healthy, but imo the void once opened never closes, and your comment proves that
Take each of these "almosts" that we're blessed with as valuable learning experiences, Ryan. Even full blown relapses can serve as lessons on how to treat our disease. Ask yourself: "What happened? What am I missing in my life? What can I do more to treat my alcoholism?" Drinking is just our feeble attempt to treat our symptoms, until we get desperate enough to try a healthier way. Thanks for sharing, and hang in there!
True dat Michael, congrats! I'm streaming live every day at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Thank God people who are as famous as Tony H can admit they are alcoholics the same way many of us do, and then, turn their lives around for the better.
I drank 12 beers last night. I promised my kids we'll do something fun today and I'm trying to get my shit together to go. I never thought I was an alcoholic but I haven't had a sober weekend since 1997. The thought scares me! I've had family members die directly and indirectly from drink. Drink is a big social part of my life with family and friends...I have so much identity with it. Am I an alcoholic? I wish you all well..
Drink is a big part of modern culture, unfortunately George. This doesn't change the fact that we alcoholics are powerless over alcohol. Abstinence is the answer, keep coming back. I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Many times, people think they aren't an alcoholic because they think there is a specific profile & type of alcoholic. I am here to tell you there is not. I will share an old adage I once heard: "If you think you might have an alcohol problem, you probably do. If somebody ELSE thinks you have an alcohol problem, it's even more likely." Get sober. You will never regret it.
I’ve been dry for 6 week, tonight is DDay 6th of June, I find it immensely hard not to drink but tonight I decided to have a swallee to see if I still like it. My body now hates it but my mind still hankers for it and wants the buzz. I have started my journey I will beat it, I am bigger than it.
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Keep going, you are doing a great job! If I may ask you a question: what did you want to replace by alcohol and what is your mind, therefore, missing because now it has to deal with the issue by itself?
NiNi Na Walking has replaced alcohol and Coke Zero. Tbh nothing does replace alcohol for me at this moment, yesterday when I tried it for the first time in 6 weeks it tasted good but not as good as it tasted 6 weeks ago. This morning I felt bad and sluggish, after 6 weeks of feeling energetic and motivated it pissed me off a bit. I am quite happy not to drink tonight and hope the feeling continues. I’ve drank heavily for nearly 30 years my body needs to come of the alcoholic highway and find a new destination.
Was listening to Dick Van Dyke talk about his sobriety. Now this pops up. Been Dry since January but was wrestling with the choice to lay it down for years. So many times of drinking out of habit and stress. One day at a time.
Years sounds impossible. One day at a time sounds doable. Thanks for the feedback @isaacelijahmusic. I live stream often on my channel about addiction recovery. 4pmest daily lately. Stop on by 🤘✨ #soberdelicjames #addictionrecovery #livestream
I am struggling. After 35 years of being in and out of AA, never getting a year of sobriety, I finally managed to get 15 months - then picked up again in November 2018. I've been in the insanity since then. Thank you to all in recovery, it does give me hope. God bless you.xxx
I have adored and looked up to Anthony Hopkins for decades. He just surpassed how much I already respected him, and that is quite an accomplishment. Thank you!
He turned the water into wine christ our lord first miracle on his own earth good enough for god only higher power good enough for me also jesus last supper turned wine into his own blood for our salvation good enough for me sod bill w and his lsd spiritual experience amen beware of false prophets and heathen cult s or lord reigns
I was 39 when i got sober after 23 years of battling my alcoholism and in 2 months it will be 2 years. I had a similar spiritual experience like Anthony and hadnt had the urge to drink since. It was a miracle that i have embraced and will not take for granted. I feel i have somewhat of a connection with Anthony Hopkins since we have alot in common so thanks James for posting this.
Kathryn you should join my community! Come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Thank you for your service James. This share from Tony is very inspiring to a newcomer like myself having 41 days. This program has saved my life along with the fellowship and my God who never left me. Peace and Love to you all and God Bless!
Spoken like a man that's serious about his recovery Travis! Glad I can help. I stream live everyday at 11amEST AND 9pmEST if you're interested. Sober James Live Stream playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4fufFjMk_prbKWBVuGoiRLayLO4d9D_l.html
I have been sober 5 days now after receiving a chip for 60 days last Saturday and somehow throwing it all away and deciding to drink later that same day. I have battled alcohol for 13 years now and I can’t seem to get a grasp on it now for more than a couple months. I know I’m supposed to take it one day at a time and I hope this time I can finally find some peace for good.
Glad I caught your message Rottweiler, and glad you’re coming to a conclusion in your drinking path. It’s a progressive illness. If we don’t stop today, we’ll wish we did tomorrow, or five years ago.
Wow Thanks Tony! Learned so much.Almost 40 yrs as over now. Always a day at a time..wait 10 minutes before you quit, a miracle will happen, HP will Grace you💙
Nice Dave! If you're looking for more friends in recovery, come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
My name is gerson and I'm an alcoholic, after 15 months of being sober i relapsed. I know how long i can be doing this, but here i go again, try one time .
Day 4013 for me. Ever since I quit AA. ( After each meeting I wound up in my pub - upset and disgusted by all the holy blather ). Ever since I turned once and forever away from all Jesusses and that-like unvisible "friends" in the sky and devils in hell. There was no gaad to save me. There was the love of my friends, who stood by me for so many years. And the great health care system in a rather civilized European country. After my last crash ( 4 days icu ) THEY rang ME at 22:00h ; I saw the number and thought Thatsit, now they are kicking me out, after having spent enormous amounts of money on me. But no - they asked me if I wouldn't like to undergo another therapy. I thought it was a joke - but no, twasnt. I even was allowed to choose the kind of therapy and the clinic myself. And that moment I realized : There IS help - and it comes from other human beings around me. And from the computers of my insurance ;-) ... ... ( Now probably someone will explain to me, that computer was gaaad or the staff in the offices... th-cam.com/video/WGau8RBMNG8/w-d-xo.html )
Especially since he speaks to us in our own voice! Yeah, you're definitely not alone on that one happyjaks. Go to AA, because it's a power greater than your will.
Don't give up! Give it to God and he will fill that spot with something positive that will bless you so much more than alcohol ever could. 💖 I hope you have a great and Happy New Year! Leave the negative things with 2020!
I relapsed after five years and it has taken thirty years to get sober for any length of time. I had a year here and there but wasn't really ready. I'm a year and a half sober now and feel that this can work. My wife died in 2018 and I went on a rampage of drinking which ended with me getting two DUI'S Three months apart. I was blacked out the last time. I was sitting at home and drinking some saki and the next thing was waking up in the hospital with police outside my door. I had no recollection of any of it I knew I could not drink safely anymore and got into a rehab as quickly as I could. Thing's are so much better now being sober. The name of the rehab is Ridgeview Hospital in Ohio and it's a good place. The number is 419 968 2950 Give them a call, they even pick you up and take you home for 20 dollars. Good luck
I sobered up in my late 20's for 3 years. It was college that kept me disciplined and focused. Then I had this educated thought I could ease back and control my drinking this time. I've been sober now for 110 days this time and without a doubt I will not stop going to meetings and I will wear the pages out of the Big Book... Oh, I'm now 53yrs old. Cunning, baffling etc...... Lol
Thanks for sharing Timothy. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I found this cause I was searching to see if aa meetings were still happening. I adore this man. . And I believe I found this vid when i did when I was supposed to. Thanks for sharing.. he was supposed to find his public viewing for a reason
This makes me happy Catherine. I'm streaming live every day at 11amEST and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4fufFjMk_prbKWBVuGoiRLayLO4d9D_l.html I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
After a bad relapse I am sober again after being hospitalised for the second time. It gets worse everytime I hope I can do it this time. One day at a time, sometimes an hour even a minute. Hes from my hometown and this tape helps me immensely.
Live in the problem, or live in the solution. Sobriety is as simple as that. Go to meetings, clean house, and help others! You'll never have to drink again. 5/8/1994.
I've read all the comments but something about yours told me to reply. I've no idea what I am meant to say except hello and that I hope you are getting on alright. Here is a virtual hug from the Midwest, U.S.A.
I Love Hopkins. The Welsh were the Irish who couldn't swim. Brilliant 😆7 months sober now and everything is becoming so much clearer. When i found i was drinking too much i slways thought of Anthony and greatly admired him ending booze Dec 29 1975 and never going back. That is astonishing discipline and look how successful He has become. If He carried on as a soak I doubt He would have done so much. He obviously knew it's all or nothing from here that night dec 28 75. Fantastic inspiration!
I do too. I’m a couple weeks shy of 9 years. Seems like a lifetime ago but I know how close it is if I let my guard down. Still hit weekly meetings and still love these videos
Inspirational. Really hit home. I’ve come to terms with my alcoholism recently, it’s ruined past relationships, leaves me depressed, skint and fat. It jeopardises my job. I think I’m going to take the step and go AA.
Ricky thats amazing to hear, strong af. Remember, if you don't like one meeting, try another. They're all different. Happy for you man www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa
Then Came Sober James Ricky, James is right about meetings being different. I would suggest a “Step” meeting. That’s where you will find people living in the solution! Best wishes to you!
It leaves me skinny yet lonely, nobody will ever notice I drink as much as I do. Most consider me having 'a love for alcohol' but not an alcoholic. Although I drink nightly, haven't taken a break in a year not even a night, i am 22 and just got out the navy.. I just can't picture my life not drinking after almost nightly drinking for 3 years.
I have had the pleasure of hearing Tony H speak a number of times now and every time I do his story moves me, takes me back and keeps me green. I too had my last drink at 38 and hit my 30 year mark March 6, 2024. Like Tony and others with whom I identified through these blessed years, I know that I have been delivered from a hell that only an alcoholic or addict can know. I too have been blessed to have been gifted 2 lives. I am grateful beyond measure for all those who have gone before me.
This was a great experience listening to Tony speaking & sharing his strength & hope. AA is amazing and yes it works just fine. Thanks Tony I've been sober now 36 yers, I've been very blessed having AA & my higher power. It's still one day at a time.
Stayed sober for 3 and a half years and at Christmas i thought i could safely have a class of wine . . . . . 5 weeks later i was up to drinking 4 bottles of wine a day. I am now 4 days sober and i am coming to the conclusion i am an alcoholic???
This is my 2 month sober and it's nothing compared to the others but I am happy but I also find myself crying at night and I won't stop, I've been an alcoholic for nearly more than 25+ years and it feels weird because I am dealing with my emotions which is real but I know that I don't wanna drink anymore and my sponsor says that I must do this recovery business every day meetings every night and calling someone else to share and read the Big Book and always have an open mind, and be honest, and good willing I'm still learning but Im still learning thank you God and Jesus and A.A. happy 24 hours
Hell yeah Daniel, one day at a time! You got a sponsor which is great! I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
My name is katelyn And I’m an alocholic with ptsd . It’s such a bad combo. Trauma is the gateway “drug” . I’m currently waiting for treatment again. By the grace of my higher power , I am still here . I should have died multiple times , but I didn’t …. Love y’all
Honestly it's good to hear people laughing at the ridiculousness of alcoholism. It's a terrible thing but the humor makes me feel okay with being humble. I love you all btw.
Great tape! I’ve been sober since Aug. 28, 2008. It’s been a long road but 100% worth it. After the first 3 months I haven’t craved it enough to go back since. Life is good and a lot less stressful & exhausting being sober.
Thanks for the video. It, among many others, are pushing me into finally dealing with my problem. I plan (once more) to quit tomorrow. I hope I can make it stick
Thanks for encouraging people away from drunkenness towards sobriety. I'm from a family of alcoholics and I've been saved and sober for 39 years in a row, since I was converted to Christianity in the old Steuben County Jail, back in '81 at 30 years of age. After 3 years probation in the county probation department, 90 A.A. meetings in 90 days, and some drug and alcohol counseling with a great recovering alcoholic professional counselor, my probation ended in '85. I've stayed saved and sober for 39 years in a row now without a singular relapse in this entire time, miraculously. I've been blessed with actually alot of moral support from quite a cross section of this nation, and pray that you'll all be blessed in return. Thanks for sharing this great Anthony Hopkins testimony. He has a great testimony and delivers this testimony with such eloquence, great humor, humorous witticism, and creative inspirational style.
735 days clean and sober, drug and alcohol free - feels so good to say that. Life is unbelievably different i feel like i am a different person. I’m now a substance abuse and mental health support worker, some days i experience waves of happiness i never felt close to when numbed on drugs and alcohol - like people say, life keeps getting better and better away from those poisons! I am alive !!! 😁😁
Thanks for this. I am very interested in recovery after years of on and off drinking. It is very reassuring to see so many positive posts about how life improves. I know I need help and I want to be better.
Update: I am now 57 days free of alcohol and substances (minus pot...I only stopped that about a week ago) and have been regularly attending AA Zoom meetings. In that short amount of time, miraculous things have happened in my life. I feel alive again. I feel hope again. My relationships are improving as is my performance at work and in life. I'm exercising and ENJOYING it. I know I have a long way to go but I'm amazed. Feeling very, very grateful.
I'm sober 6 years , I can relate to him about the none alcoholic, my brother used to have say 6 bottles of beer in the fridge for at 4 months 😅 I used to think how in the name of sweet jesus can he not drink them straight away lol
i'm into my 4th week and its very much 3 steps forward and 2 back. I am completely alone and with anxiety and depression for years was the only thing that helped short term obviously, but i am determined to weather this storm as i know i am finding inner peace slowly. Thank you for reading this. june 2020
Thanks Paul, hang in there brother. I host a recovery community online, come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I have Asperger's Syndrome, same as Anthony Hopkins, and I'm an IT-Engineer educated from the university. Daily life, with a full-time-job, puts a lot of strain on me but I work trying to do better every day whilst still accepting my limitations that tag along with Asperger's Syndrome.
Just when I thought that I could not love you more, my brother. You go and do this. I truly needed to hear what you said here. So, from the depths of my heart. Thank you!
I guess I need to subscribe. That man and his dog can do amazing things with a Frisbee, but I missed Anthony Hopkins' physical humor, and--based on the hysterical laughter--it must have been pretty funny!
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The end of 06 I quit because it killed me in the hospital. I have talked with the devil and The Lord at the same poker table. I have ten thousand stories about me and you. I quit several times only to curl up in a ball each time in pools of sweat with nightmares constantly running through my head. The devil kept telling me to drink and die, drink and die each time I quit. Then one day I said that's it! I am tired of being tired and sick of being sick. I learned to view the morning with fresh eyes and a deep breath. I sometimes tease myself thinking I can go back for just one drink. I know this is something I cannot do. I will always be one drink away from my final bender... and I am okay with that too. If you struggle with alcohol, I struggle with you. We belong to the same human club... and there is no shame, only better more important things to accomplish in our lives. Bless the lot of you, J.
My name is Peter, I am an alcoholic. Currently I feel I don't have any business stating that fact because I am on a half gallon of vodka a day habit and am fully getting towards the great wall of depression.
I loved that man, I had no idea. I am sober since 92, thank God. I am still here from life but I am here on borrowed time. Loved! Thank you for your honesty, great story. Simple One Day a time
If you've stumbled across this video with a glass of wine in your hand. You already know deep down something has to change, and are actively looking for ways to achieve that change. Like I am doing right now.
Good for you Jumoo. I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I'm hosting live streams every night at 9pmEST, and tonight at 5 as well, for all our British mates 🇬🇧 Make sure you sub and hit that notification bell so you can stop by and chat Mene!
Almost 6 years of sobriety. Been a tough but enriching journey so far. Haven't been involved with AA or any organisations but am extremely grateful to be able to access these resources through the kindness of people like you. ❤🙏❤
Well thank you Monique 🙏 I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist. I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I don't drink . I don't like it drank loads in the past . I dated a beautiful woman . No enemies lovely person . It broke me watching her drinking herself to death . What s fkn evil illness so I am amazed that people turn it around . Humbled by their honesty and courage . I don't have your illness but I wish I had your courage .
I'm a alcoholic and have respected tony Hopkins ever since I first seen him I think it was the elephant man great performance of the best British talent with john hurt sadly missed .if someone as clever and talented as tony can suffer with this illness anybody can.
Thank you for this. I spent years drinking and I lost so much with it relationships, family, career and I couldn't calculate how much self respect. While I was drinking which was 50 years of my life, basically all of it I never realised that it was alcohol that cost me this. I decided to stop for a month, first in half a decade. I felt better physically and mentally but, strangely, I also felt remorse at all the time, opportunities and life wasted. I felt so bad I needed a drink to feel better. It was then I realised I was an alcoholic. Listening to these stories realises I am not alone.
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My name is Mack, and I'm an alcoholic. And anyone reading this, is the first to hear me admit it.
That's me, Mack. I'm the first to hear. I'm happy for you, if you've decided you want to stop drinking.
I'm glad you found a place to start.
It’s a big step to realize what/who we have become Mack. Becoming sober is a weird road to be on. But sobriety is a fantastic place. Congratulations on taking the first and most important step . Life will indeed change, but for the better. Good luck
Welcome to it, brother. Glad you’re here.
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Desert Lake Striper right on! I admitted it tonight publicly for the first time :)
Stay safe and be well!
4 days sober and I like the clarity and mostly calmness. Went driving for errands and suddenly, I had the old thought, "I'm relaxed, it's Friday, I could go pick up a pint". Yet, Immediately after that I realized how much better I feel, plus, the sense of accomplishment. So...I drove on home. I know it's only been 4 days. Each day I hold onto the fragility of what I'm doing.
Very poetic Cindy. Life gets better, the further we get from our last drink. Click here for the 24/7 Discord Chat Recovery Room, weekly "Home Group Recovery" Zoom meetings, behind the scenes footage, and MORE!: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Woot! You got this, Cindy!
@@flashgordon6510 thank you! 8 days sober and feeling good but taking nothing for granted...God has got my back..
I’m scared about the withdrawal
@@Twistytowertowercrane here's a playlist on my experience with withdrawals:
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I met Tony H. (Silence of the Lambs) at my first World Convention in San Diego in '95. I have kept things simple, one day at a time and today celebrate 11,073 days.
372 days clean, sober and serene today.
Congrats
Good for you!! A new freedom and happiness. It gets even better. ❤️✌️
Right on BD!!!
This is my third go around. First two times I went to 30 day rehab and was drinking on the way home. This time the shit storm finally hit. Lost my wife my home my kids my career my money and my health. Damn near died. And didn’t give a flyin fuck if I did. But I didn’t.
Spent two years in the hospital. I had wet brain ulcerated throat stomach colon bladder. For starters. But I survived. Last two years in an old folks recovery hybrid place. Gonna be out soon now. And back to real life. Scared? Yeah. Sure. Kinda. But mostly excited. I’ve never been in the world sober. I started drinking at sixteen. So I’ve never lived in the world as a sober adult.
Ever.
Gonna be...
Well Hell, I dunno. But it WILL be different.
So keep it up. Stay after it. Don’t wait until your sixty to finally get it. Get it this time. The first time. So you can have MORE time like bing the life you were born to have!
Good luck Partner!
I’m proud of you.
Congratulations! That is a huge accomplishment. Keep going! Here with you!
That's great Brian!!
I’m Joe alcoholic My last drink was the 04/03/2019 and I haven’t drank since I’m now 3 years 5 months sober ODAAT 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank god
Hi Joe, my name is Greg I haven't had a drink since April 1, 2019 your sobriety date is my Belly button birthday of April 3rd.... Peace!
I quit drinking around 5 months ago at age 33, I got out early before the drink really got a hold of me. It did get a hold of my dad though. He ended up living with his mom, drinking his brains out and dying at age 48 from his aorta exploding. His own mother, my grandmother, was sick at the time, and could only crawl along the floor, in order to find her own son, dead in a chair in the living room. She was never the same again. My dad had it all, wife, house, 3 kids, his own accountant business, and lost it all. He ravaged the entire household with his horrible addiction, and mom got me and her out of there before it was to late (my sisters were older and were on with their own lives) Alcohol is NOT to be messed with! It can take hold of anyone, at any time, and it can destroy everything you love and care about! Please, if you are considering quitting, then you already need to quit (that took med 7 years to realize) I quit, and haven't looked back yet.
awesome
Thanks for sharing. I'm 2 mths in.
Glad for you. It takes courage to see the reality and save yourself. Who knows who else you might be saving too. I started reading articles and got a book or two explaining about alcoholism and was truly on the fence. Am I? The fact was extremely real that I was very much so ….yet there I am trying to grasp the idea of it almost 50. Good for you!
Heard somebody say once “nonalcoholics don’t sit around and wonder if they’re alcoholics.”
Had my final drink 2/2/2018. Never looked back. Sober and loving it
Listening to all these alcoholic speakers there's always "jokey-jokey" banter & laughter... Alcohol-Land seems like fun
@@susanmargaretwills6432 definitely not
congratulations.....only by the grace of God. It gets easier and easier.
I am Aleksandra ,39 years old and i hit rock bottom last night.From today i not only plan ,but i am starting my new life.I have had enough of everything tillnow!!!
Aleksandra that sounds like a great plan!
Good for you. Keep going!
How are you hanging in, Asja?
@@SoberJames iSince last year my life chaned for the better.
@@asja2793 nice!!!
Anthony Hopkins gave up drinking when he was 38. My great uncle also gave up drinking when he was 38. His brother, my grandfather, who I never met, was also an alcoholic and died of liver cirrhosis when he was 49. My great uncle is still alive and completely healthy. That is the magnitude of the decision to continue drinking. If you have a problem, be real with yourself and do something about it now before it's too late - you never know how much time you have left to decide.
20 years. A day at a time. Thank you
I stopped drinking in 2001 when I was 29 because I hit rock bottom and woke up in hospital after letting go of the back of a truck I had grabbed onto since I couldn't walk up a hill. I started taking coke because I thought I could handle it. I got caught with 2 kilos and had to skip bail and leave the country. In Spain, I had a major relapse in 2007, started smoking crack, ended up having a heart attack in Paris. After 5 days in ICU, and 6 days in a cardiac rehab centre, I checked out and got drunk, and asked a random guy where I could buy crack, spent a day with Senagalese dudes smoking crack on the street and drinking. I could easily have been killed, I must have had a death wish. I survived that day, went back to Portugal by fucking bus (36 hours) and went back to a gypsy camp where i spent a week on heroin, crack and booze. I spent €14k in those 7 months in 2007. On New Year's day 2008, I quit everything, cold turkey, got my life together, moved to a small town, got a job, met a woman, had a baby and never drank again. I am 50 now, I am fit and healthy. I quit smoking weed last month. I only ever went to a few meetings, but they only made me want to drink. I'll tell ye, there was one AA meeting in North Dublin city with about 200 people, it was one of the hair-raising things I have ever experienced. I feel much better after that share. I've never told anyone those stories.
I'm Rachaél and I'm a recovering codependent. I better understand now what my role was in the addict's life. I was just as ill as my alcoholic partner. I thought I could "fix" him....little did I know, I needed to heal/fix myself.
What a rude awakening it was for me when I finally discovered that...just grateful that I did.
Good for you
Today is 90 days for me. Thank you for your service James!!
Hell yeah Libra! Wootwoot! 😃
Congrats and awesome! :)
It gets better lots better!!!
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
90 DAYS! AWESOME!
341 days sober today
3 years sober for me ! The very day my little marine missy died in my arms from a severe diabetic seizure I quit drinking cold Turkey and haven't even had one urge to drink ever again !!!
Good for you!
So sorry for your loss. I couldn't imagine. God bless you. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I love Anthony Hopkins. 💝 He's a sweetheart!
I'm on day 2. Thank you Jesus!
I love anthony hopkins, i had him on my facebook page dureing the pandemic i didnt know he was in recovery then. at the time i was useing and abstinant relapsing detoxing and going to a drug treatment place. im an addict i don't touch anything anymore, including alcohol i was a black out drunk been ran over by car fell into a canal nearly drowned i loved alcohol and other drugs but they eventually turn on you i struggled in and out of AA and NA and other forms of help for 22 years untill i finally in the end when i was heading for reanal failure due to my drug use throw the towel in , god granted me the gift of desperation, i am now a recovering addict. and 50days clean.
Nice sentence story! 🤘✨
I took the plunge 3 days ago. It is hell but will be worth it! Please pray for me! I hope the anxiety, shakes, headaches and feeling like my heart is going to explode will stop soon!
Hang in there, the third day is when I had my seizure.
See your doc ! Drink plenty of water ,food,sweets and rest. You could also call AA.
Hi🤗😋. I'm Barbara 😆. You still hanging in there?
Hope you are okay. People care.
@@SoberJames I had my seizure on day three as well.
108 today ! Never knew he was in Recovery this just gets better ! 🙌🙏👏
Mike alcoholic/addict. I’m on day 75. Found something in my apartment that was a tool from when I was using. I freaked out. Heart went into my throat. I immediately washed off the remains and threw it away. Went to go to a meeting and it had been cancelled and the app now updated. So on my drive home I’m out Alcoholics Anonymous into my you tube and found this. It worked. This will get me to my 7am meeting. Thankyou AA and this beautiful fellowship of drunks. I’d be lost without you.
Hope Yr journey is going well. I am on day 42.
The H😊😮😂
So basically you’re addicted to meetings now instead of drink or gear. Fair play, obviously far more healthy, but imo the void once opened never closes, and your comment proves that
We replace character defects with character assets, with God’s help. We are who we are, temper the bad and accentuate the good, @yamyite
@@SoberJames I have a hard time believing in god or any religion which all came out the desert 2000+ yrs ago
I'm an alcoholic. I want to go to AA. Thank you Sober James. I'm on my way.
This is an great day for you Manuela! Meeting makers make it! www.aa.org/pages/en_US/meeting-guide
Hopefully you still keeping in touch with your AA friends. It works if you work it !!!! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year's. ✌👏☃️😷
I'm coming up on 10 months, but I almost relapsed today. All I can say is there is a God.
Take each of these "almosts" that we're blessed with as valuable learning experiences, Ryan. Even full blown relapses can serve as lessons on how to treat our disease.
Ask yourself: "What happened? What am I missing in my life? What can I do more to treat my alcoholism?"
Drinking is just our feeble attempt to treat our symptoms, until we get desperate enough to try a healthier way. Thanks for sharing, and hang in there!
Hope you’re staying strong out there!
I have Relapsed
@@Leggs013 don't give up.
This hits differently when you know that he's autistic. He wasn't diagnosed until he was in his 70's. No wonder he felt so different as a child.
I'm not an alcoholic, but I found this speech completely compelling and inspirational.
Me too!… l am not an alcoholic but how he relates his experience is both touching and fascinating… a wonderful raconteur!
I'm sitting in detox right now listening to all these stories. Thanks for these uploads.
Been there 7 times brother, do it till the damn thing is done.
Sober 7 months and life is soo much better
True dat Michael, congrats! I'm streaming live every day at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Thank God people who are as famous as Tony H can admit they are alcoholics the same way many of us do, and then, turn their lives around for the better.
They tell an important story. Thanks for commenting Marty!
Bonus content: www.patreon.com/soberjames
20 years sober in march past I know this much for certain its a inside job.
I drank 12 beers last night. I promised my kids we'll do something fun today and I'm trying to get my shit together to go. I never thought I was an alcoholic but I haven't had a sober weekend since 1997. The thought scares me! I've had family members die directly and indirectly from drink. Drink is a big social part of my life with family and friends...I have so much identity with it. Am I an alcoholic? I wish you all well..
Drink is a big part of modern culture, unfortunately George. This doesn't change the fact that we alcoholics are powerless over alcohol. Abstinence is the answer, keep coming back. I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Many times, people think they aren't an alcoholic because they think there is a specific profile & type of alcoholic. I am here to tell you there is not. I will share an old adage I once heard: "If you think you might have an alcohol problem, you probably do. If somebody ELSE thinks you have an alcohol problem, it's even more likely." Get sober. You will never regret it.
Normal people can compare alcohol to broccoli 🥦 take it or leave it. If you can't leave it, there's a problem 🤷🏻♂️
Day ten without alcohol after years of drinking myself to sleep. The horrible panic attacks made me quit the booze.
Today is my 17th day without alcohol.
Thank you for the video. I shed a few tears. Very powerful.
Good for you Ichabod, alcohol is for non alcoholics. Keep it up. 👍
@@SoberJames thank you
@Anne Woodward the dude said 17th day. That shit is mega, good for you IC🤘
For real.
@@SoberJames honestly, thank you so much for the kind supportive words 🙏
@Anne Woodward thank you very much Anne 🙏
I’ve been dry for 6 week, tonight is DDay 6th of June, I find it immensely hard not to drink but tonight I decided to have a swallee to see if I still like it. My body now hates it but my mind still hankers for it and wants the buzz. I have started my journey I will beat
it, I am bigger than it.
I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Keep going, you are doing a great job!
If I may ask you a question: what did you want to replace by alcohol and what is your mind, therefore, missing because now it has to deal with the issue by itself?
NiNi Na Walking has replaced alcohol and Coke Zero. Tbh nothing does replace alcohol for me at this moment, yesterday when I tried it for the first time in 6 weeks it tasted good but not as good as it tasted 6 weeks ago. This morning I felt bad and sluggish, after 6 weeks of feeling energetic and motivated it pissed me off a bit. I am quite happy not to drink tonight and hope the feeling continues. I’ve drank heavily for nearly 30 years my body needs to come of the alcoholic highway and find a new destination.
Read the first three paragraphs of Chapter three, from the Big Book. Then ask yourself if you're "bigger than it"!
@@markg.4246 Take a positive comment and make it negative. Good job.
Today is my sixth day without a drink; I feel good. Thank you, James.
Hell yea
It's my fifth day 🙏🙏
How are you doing?
Was listening to Dick Van Dyke talk about his sobriety. Now this pops up. Been Dry since January but was wrestling with the choice to lay it down for years. So many times of drinking out of habit and stress. One day at a time.
Years sounds impossible. One day at a time sounds doable. Thanks for the feedback @isaacelijahmusic. I live stream often on my channel about addiction recovery. 4pmest daily lately. Stop on by 🤘✨ #soberdelicjames #addictionrecovery #livestream
I am struggling. After 35 years of being in and out of AA, never getting a year of sobriety, I finally managed to get 15 months - then picked up again in November 2018. I've been in the insanity since then. Thank you to all in recovery, it does give me hope. God bless you.xxx
Keep coming back Penny
@@SoberJames Thank you. Xxx
Don’t ever give up!!
Remember you’re worth it. That demon on your shoulder needs to be gone
How are you doing?
I have adored and looked up to Anthony Hopkins for decades. He just surpassed how much I already respected him, and that is quite an accomplishment. Thank you!
Agreed. I already loved the man. Wonderful. I'm going to make my wife listen. She's not a Drunk.
You don't know him. Ridiculous. Don't worship actors.
@@tatie7604In aa, it’s called a speaker’s
Meeting. Not worship. Ordinary people do it every day
A.A saved my life and Jesus saved my soul. Celebrating 31 years.
Thanks for representing long term sobriety Danny!
@@SoberJames Thank you. Going to a meeting shortly to share my experience, strength and hope. My 24 year old son is tagging along to support his dad.
Excellent, heart warming and inspiring!
He turned the water into wine christ our lord first miracle on his own earth good enough for god only higher power good enough for me also jesus last supper turned wine into his own blood for our salvation good enough for me sod bill w and his lsd spiritual experience amen beware of false prophets and heathen cult s or lord reigns
Nah I'm good, thanks
I was 39 when i got sober after 23 years of battling my alcoholism and in 2 months it will be 2 years. I had a similar spiritual experience like Anthony and hadnt had the urge to drink since. It was a miracle that i have embraced and will not take for granted. I feel i have somewhat of a connection with Anthony Hopkins since we have alot in common so thanks James for posting this.
Thanks Matt
39 is a good age to stop...😂
So tough......especially now....this whole lockdown thing is just brutal.
Kathryn you should join my community! Come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I hope you’re getting through it Kathryn :) we’re nearly through this
@@matttanner5488 i understand the message of optimism, but realism is what's needed.
Thank you for your service James. This share from Tony is very inspiring to a newcomer like myself having 41 days. This program has saved my life along with the fellowship and my God who never left me. Peace and Love to you all and God Bless!
Spoken like a man that's serious about his recovery Travis! Glad I can help. I stream live everyday at 11amEST AND 9pmEST if you're interested.
Sober James Live Stream playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4fufFjMk_prbKWBVuGoiRLayLO4d9D_l.html
I have been sober 5 days now after receiving a chip for 60 days last Saturday and somehow throwing it all away and deciding to drink later that same day. I have battled alcohol for 13 years now and I can’t seem to get a grasp on it now for more than a couple months. I know I’m supposed to take it one day at a time and I hope this time I can finally find some peace for good.
Glad I caught your message Rottweiler, and glad you’re coming to a conclusion in your drinking path. It’s a progressive illness. If we don’t stop today, we’ll wish we did tomorrow, or five years ago.
Wow Thanks Tony! Learned so much.Almost 40 yrs as over now. Always a day at a time..wait 10 minutes before you quit, a miracle will happen, HP will Grace you💙
1 year 7 months...............lost about 20 pounds and gained about 5 new friends!
Nice Dave! If you're looking for more friends in recovery, come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Yes it's amazing how people are interested in hanging out with us nowadays, isn't it?
My name is gerson and I'm an alcoholic, after 15 months of being sober i relapsed. I know how long i can be doing this, but here i go again, try one time .
If we fall seven times, we get up seven times. Walk ten miles into the woods, walk ten out. Hang in there 💪
3 months sober for me brother I'm loving it. My wife and kids love seeing me sober. You're an inspiration 👍🏻
Illest! Great to hear!
Day 8, in it for the long run. 🙏🏾
Good to hear Travis, one day at a time. I'm posting another of Anthony's speaker tapes later on today.
Travis Anthony still sober?
Month 8 today? :)
Travis Anthony worth it
Day 4013 for me. Ever since I quit AA. ( After each meeting I wound up in my pub - upset and disgusted by all the holy blather ). Ever since I turned once and forever away from all Jesusses and that-like unvisible "friends" in the sky and devils in hell.
There was no gaad to save me. There was the love of my friends, who stood by me for so many years.
And the great health care system in a rather civilized European country. After my last crash ( 4 days icu )
THEY rang ME at 22:00h ; I saw the number and thought Thatsit, now they are kicking me out, after having spent enormous amounts of money on me. But no - they asked me if I wouldn't like to undergo another therapy. I thought it was a joke - but no, twasnt. I even was allowed to choose the kind of therapy and the clinic myself.
And that moment I realized : There IS help - and it comes from other human beings around me. And from the computers of my insurance ;-) ...
... ( Now probably someone will explain to me, that computer was gaaad or the staff in the offices...
th-cam.com/video/WGau8RBMNG8/w-d-xo.html )
I love Tony Hopkins even more after this. He is a phenomenal actor. Thank you for sharing James.
This coming monday will be 2 weeks for me, that temptation still lingers but I have some good people that have my back, stay strong yall.
Good for you Austin, "keep coming back!"
Heck ya man! Keep going strong! I just got 1 day and hungry for more
I wish i could quit drinking but my will is weak and the devil on my shoulder is a very convincing speaker
Especially since he speaks to us in our own voice! Yeah, you're definitely not alone on that one happyjaks.
Go to AA, because it's a power greater than your will.
Bottom is lower for some. Good luck.
Pray for the willingness.You will go through spiritual warfare!hold on it will pass.
Thank you for this video and I am an alcoholic relapse after 18 years of being sober its harder this time but I am still trying
Don't give up! Give it to God and he will fill that spot with something positive that will bless you so much more than alcohol ever could. 💖 I hope you have a great and Happy New Year! Leave the negative things with 2020!
I relapsed after five years and it has taken thirty years to get sober for any length of time. I had a year here and there but wasn't really ready. I'm a year and a half sober now and feel that this can work. My wife died in 2018 and I went on a rampage of drinking which ended with me getting two DUI'S Three months apart. I was blacked out the last time. I was sitting at home and drinking some saki and the next thing was waking up in the hospital with police outside my door. I had no recollection of any of it I knew I could not drink safely anymore and got into a rehab as quickly as I could. Thing's are so much better now being sober. The name of the rehab is Ridgeview Hospital in Ohio and it's a good place. The number is 419 968 2950 Give them a call, they even pick you up and take you home for 20 dollars. Good luck
I relapsed after 5 yrs now i have 18 yrs of sobriety! It takes what it takes!
🤘
Had 17 years and today I reached out. Let’s see what happens.
I sobered up in my late 20's for 3 years. It was college that kept me disciplined and focused. Then I had this educated thought I could ease back and control my drinking this time. I've been sober now for 110 days this time and without a doubt I will not stop going to meetings and I will wear the pages out of the Big Book... Oh, I'm now 53yrs old. Cunning, baffling etc...... Lol
Thanks for sharing Timothy. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Just reached my first week today. Feeling hope.
Hope is more than enough brother, stay strong.
I found this cause I was searching to see if aa meetings were still happening. I adore this man. . And I believe I found this vid when i did when I was supposed to. Thanks for sharing.. he was supposed to find his public viewing for a reason
This makes me happy Catherine. I'm streaming live every day at 11amEST and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4fufFjMk_prbKWBVuGoiRLayLO4d9D_l.html
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Thanks. This was great. Going on 5 + years of sobriety and I still need help almost every day. These posts help very much. Stay safe everyone
After a bad relapse I am sober again after being hospitalised for the second time. It gets worse everytime I hope I can do it this time. One day at a time, sometimes an hour even a minute. Hes from my hometown and this tape helps me immensely.
Live in the problem, or live in the solution. Sobriety is as simple as that. Go to meetings, clean house, and help others! You'll never have to drink again. 5/8/1994.
I've read all the comments but something about yours told me to reply. I've no idea what I am meant to say except hello and that I hope you are getting on alright. Here is a virtual hug from the Midwest, U.S.A.
Hello Lizzie. I see this is a year ago. Just wondering...how are you? From a fellow...x
I got my first week sober.... Had a small victory of getting through the craving today.... There's hope after all
Hell yeah, stick to it sticky.
I Love Hopkins. The Welsh were the Irish who couldn't swim. Brilliant 😆7 months sober now and everything is becoming so much clearer. When i found i was drinking too much i slways thought of Anthony and greatly admired him ending booze Dec 29 1975 and never going back. That is astonishing discipline and look how successful He has become. If He carried on as a soak I doubt He would have done so much. He obviously knew it's all or nothing from here that night dec 28 75. Fantastic inspiration!
Going on 8 years now, the best of my life actually
I know the feeling.
I do too. I’m a couple weeks shy of 9 years. Seems like a lifetime ago but I know how close it is if I let my guard down. Still hit weekly meetings and still love these videos
He tells such a good story. He seems so nice.
I asked myself a very simple question about my Drinking, "Did I want to live or did I want to die?" ... 20 years sober now.....
Very powerful Annamarie, thanks for sharing!
Inspirational. Really hit home. I’ve come to terms with my alcoholism recently, it’s ruined past relationships, leaves me depressed, skint and fat. It jeopardises my job.
I think I’m going to take the step and go AA.
Ricky thats amazing to hear, strong af. Remember, if you don't like one meeting, try another. They're all different. Happy for you man
www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa
Then Came Sober James Ricky, James is right about meetings being different. I would suggest a “Step” meeting. That’s where you will find people living in the solution! Best wishes to you!
@@markg.4246 👍
"... go to AA" - "... I just said : Good luck !" ( Bob Zimmerman )
It leaves me skinny yet lonely, nobody will ever notice I drink as much as I do. Most consider me having 'a love for alcohol' but not an alcoholic. Although I drink nightly, haven't taken a break in a year not even a night, i am 22 and just got out the navy.. I just can't picture my life not drinking after almost nightly drinking for 3 years.
I have had the pleasure of hearing Tony H speak a number of times now and every time I do his story moves me, takes me back and keeps me green. I too had my last drink at 38 and hit my 30 year mark March 6, 2024. Like Tony and others with whom I identified through these blessed years, I know that I have been delivered from a hell that only an alcoholic or addict can know.
I too have been blessed to have been gifted 2 lives.
I am grateful beyond measure for all those who have gone before me.
Well said @kimberleighdonnelly-cole314, “2 lives.”
This was a great experience listening to Tony speaking & sharing his strength & hope. AA is amazing and yes it works just fine. Thanks Tony I've been sober now 36 yers, I've been very blessed having AA & my higher power. It's still one day at a time.
Stayed sober for 3 and a half years and at Christmas i thought i could safely have a class of wine . . . . . 5 weeks later i was up to drinking 4 bottles of wine a day.
I am now 4 days sober and i am coming to the conclusion i am an alcoholic???
Great, you’re sober! Replace those three question marks with a period bud, welcome.
2.75 years for me. Such a serious subject, such distance and isolation, overcome. Congrats.
Congrats to you Scott!
This is my 2 month sober and it's nothing compared to the others but I am happy but I also find myself crying at night and I won't stop, I've been an alcoholic for nearly more than 25+ years and it feels weird because I am dealing with my emotions which is real but I know that I don't wanna drink anymore and my sponsor says that I must do this recovery business every day meetings every night and calling someone else to share and read the Big Book and always have an open mind, and be honest, and good willing I'm still learning but Im still learning thank you God and Jesus and A.A. happy 24 hours
Hell yeah Daniel, one day at a time! You got a sponsor which is great! I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
My name is katelyn And I’m an alocholic with ptsd . It’s such a bad combo. Trauma is the gateway “drug” . I’m currently waiting for treatment again. By the grace of my higher power , I am still here . I should have died multiple times , but I didn’t …. Love y’all
Honestly it's good to hear people laughing at the ridiculousness of alcoholism. It's a terrible thing but the humor makes me feel okay with being humble. I love you all btw.
Great tape! I’ve been sober since Aug. 28, 2008. It’s been a long road but 100% worth it. After the first 3 months I haven’t craved it enough to go back since. Life is good and a lot less stressful & exhausting being sober.
Thanks for the video. It, among many others, are pushing me into finally dealing with my problem. I plan (once more) to quit tomorrow. I hope
I can make it stick
Thanks for encouraging people away from drunkenness towards sobriety. I'm from a family of alcoholics and I've been saved and sober for 39 years in a row, since I was converted to Christianity in the old Steuben County Jail, back in '81 at 30 years of age. After 3 years probation in the county probation department, 90 A.A. meetings in 90 days, and some drug and alcohol counseling with a great recovering alcoholic professional counselor, my probation ended in '85. I've stayed saved and sober for 39 years in a row now without a singular relapse in this entire time, miraculously. I've been blessed with actually alot of moral support from quite a cross section of this nation, and pray that you'll all be blessed in return. Thanks for sharing this great Anthony Hopkins testimony. He has a great testimony and delivers this testimony with such eloquence, great humor, humorous witticism, and creative inspirational style.
I know it is such a blessing
26 years, ODAAT and so Grateful.
I love to hear it Claudia @claudiaplotner3037 🙏
Great video! I use to be an alcoholic been sober since 08.
Glad to hear you're not drinking James.
We’ve been saving a seat just for you! Keep coming back just stay. 💕🙏
735 days clean and sober, drug and alcohol free - feels so good to say that. Life is unbelievably different i feel like i am a different person. I’m now a substance abuse and mental health support worker, some days i experience waves of happiness i never felt close to when numbed on drugs and alcohol - like people say, life keeps getting better and better away from those poisons! I am alive !!! 😁😁
I feel that @55tranquility
I understand and appreciate it 🙏
Great content. Hard to listen to this without thinking of Hannibal Lecter at a meeting
I love Anthony Hopkins even more now than I did before. And that's hard to beat.
lol I feel ya
Thanks for this. I am very interested in recovery after years of on and off drinking. It is very reassuring to see so many positive posts about how life improves. I know I need help and I want to be better.
Update: I am now 57 days free of alcohol and substances (minus pot...I only stopped that about a week ago) and have been regularly attending AA Zoom meetings. In that short amount of time, miraculous things have happened in my life. I feel alive again. I feel hope again. My relationships are improving as is my performance at work and in life. I'm exercising and ENJOYING it. I know I have a long way to go but I'm amazed. Feeling very, very grateful.
I’m sincerely happy for you Jonathon, “keep coming back.”
I'm sober 6 years , I can relate to him about the none alcoholic, my brother used to have say 6 bottles of beer in the fridge for at 4 months 😅 I used to think how in the name of sweet jesus can he not drink them straight away lol
i'm into my 4th week and its very much 3 steps forward and 2 back. I am completely alone and with anxiety and depression for years was the only thing that helped short term obviously, but i am determined to weather this storm as i know i am finding inner peace slowly. Thank you for reading this. june 2020
Thanks Paul, hang in there brother. I host a recovery community online, come around and chat every once in a while. I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Nice man! Keep going strong! You’re almost over the hump. Have you taken up any new hobbies or interest?
I get you brother, I’ve the exact same issue as to why I drink, I have relapsed again, and it’s a really unhappy life
"I'm pushing away the very feast of life." In a nutshell. Beautiful and inspiring.
Well said sm
I have Asperger's Syndrome, same as Anthony Hopkins, and I'm an IT-Engineer educated from the university. Daily life, with a full-time-job, puts a lot of strain on me but I work trying to do better every day whilst still accepting my limitations that tag along with Asperger's Syndrome.
Good for you Ben.
Tony doesn’t spare his punches. He knows intimately what fuels addiction. Thank you for posting this most articulate instruction.🙏
Just when I thought that I could not love you more, my brother. You go and do this. I truly needed to hear what you said here. So, from the depths of my heart. Thank you!
I guess I need to subscribe. That man and his dog can do amazing things with a Frisbee, but I missed Anthony Hopkins' physical humor, and--based on the hysterical laughter--it must have been pretty funny!
This just rocked my world.. think it's time to dry up again
Thanks Aaron! I host live stream recovery meetings at 9pmEST Mon and Thurs, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and more: www.patreon.com/soberjames
The end of 06 I quit because it killed me in the hospital. I have talked with the devil and The Lord at the same poker table. I have ten thousand stories about me and you. I quit several times only to curl up in a ball each time in pools of sweat with nightmares constantly running through my head. The devil kept telling me to drink and die, drink and die each time I quit. Then one day I said that's it! I am tired of being tired and sick of being sick. I learned to view the morning with fresh eyes and a deep breath. I sometimes tease myself thinking I can go back for just one drink. I know this is something I cannot do. I will always be one drink away from my final bender... and I am okay with that too. If you struggle with alcohol, I struggle with you. We belong to the same human club... and there is no shame, only better more important things to accomplish in our lives. Bless the lot of you, J.
My name is Peter, I am an alcoholic.
Currently I feel I don't have any business stating that fact because I am on a half gallon of vodka a day habit and am fully getting towards the great wall of depression.
Thats incredible 35 years alcoholic . 32 days sober never will touch alcohol again .
It’s true, that sense of finally coming home ❤️🌿
I loved that man, I had no idea. I am sober since 92, thank God. I am still here from life but I am here on borrowed time. Loved! Thank you for your honesty, great story. Simple One Day a time
literally never heard anyone call him Tony until now 😱
If you've stumbled across this video with a glass of wine in your hand. You already know deep down something has to change, and are actively looking for ways to achieve that change. Like I am doing right now.
Good for you Jumoo. I stream live videos everyday at 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
Thank you for this. I really can't thank you enough. I need a meeting so badly. This helped me not drink tonight. Bless you.
Introduced to your speakers during this whole covid 19 lockdown. Thanks. I love speaker meetings and recordings.
I'm hosting live streams every night at 9pmEST, and tonight at 5 as well, for all our British mates 🇬🇧
Make sure you sub and hit that notification bell so you can stop by and chat Mene!
I am the child of two alcoholics. This speech changed my feeling about life. I think it might be the best speech I’ve ever heard.
Wow, I'm so happy to hear that Kathleen ❤
Almost 6 years of sobriety. Been a tough but enriching journey so far. Haven't been involved with AA or any organisations but am extremely grateful to be able to access these resources through the kindness of people like you. ❤🙏❤
Well thank you Monique 🙏
I stream live videos, weekdays at noon and 9pmEST, and all past streams are available in my live stream playlist.
I also host a 24/7 Discord Recovery Chat room and weekly Zoom meetings here: www.patreon.com/soberjames
I don't drink . I don't like it drank loads in the past . I dated a beautiful woman . No enemies lovely person . It broke me watching her drinking herself to death . What s fkn evil illness so I am amazed that people turn it around . Humbled by their honesty and courage . I don't have your illness but I wish I had your courage .
You can't keep what you have unless you give it away!
I'm a alcoholic and have respected tony Hopkins ever since I first seen him I think it was the elephant man great performance of the best British talent with john hurt sadly missed .if someone as clever and talented as tony can suffer with this illness anybody can.
Thank you for this.
I spent years drinking and I lost so much with it relationships, family, career and I couldn't calculate how much self respect. While I was drinking which was 50 years of my life, basically all of it I never realised that it was alcohol that cost me this. I decided to stop for a month, first in half a decade. I felt better physically and mentally but, strangely, I also felt remorse at all the time, opportunities and life wasted. I felt so bad I needed a drink to feel better. It was then I realised I was an alcoholic.
Listening to these stories realises I am not alone.
Good feeling, realizing we’re not alone. Thanks for reminding me today Steven. 🤘🏻