Quitting Alcohol: The Dark Side You Need to Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2024
- Quitting alcohol has been one of the best decisions in my life so far. However, in reality, the process wasn’t as bright and shiny as it may seem.
There are some consequences after quitting that you should be aware of, and I'd like to share my experience of the 'downsides' of quitting alcohol.
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I was drinking alone in my room at night… dropping food on the floor passing out in the middle of the floor. Waking up at 4 am with a mess all over my face and cloths…. I been 6 days sober. I’m going through a lot in my life child custody battle from he’ll employment troubles…. I’m trying… I really am I’m praying to God to help. I want to be sober again I want to be strong in the gym for my daughter!
Well done, keep it up 👍🙏
You got this! I will be 6 years sober in September 🙏🏽. One day at a time.
You got this. Remember what's important to you. Even if you make a mistake remember it is not lost or over. Keep at it. You will get there
Go to AA get a sponsor you got this! Get on your knees and cry out to God He will help!
Keep going I’ll join soon researching for now. I need to do one show to show the difference.
11 years now and I am a miserable bastard but not as miserable as before. It gets better and I would never trade it for the world. I don’t think about it at all now for many years. My guitar is my only addiction now.. god bless
Awesome choice and achievement!
Good
Good on you mate
my guitar helped me a lot becaues i cant play when im pissed.
better to strum.. than to stray now
My life got drastically worse when I quit drinking, I was depressed before I quit and it got severe after I quit. I am no longer depressed but I am still recovering from the huge toll it took on my life, I will be 2 years sober in a couple months and am still learning who I really am and have not felt this good about life in a long time
When I quit, I saw the condition that the world was in, and was like, "holy crap".
It took months to process.
Yeah I thought my life got worse after quitting alcohol but it's much better 2 year sober as of today
@@rwilkes2441 Congratulations! Yes, I am approaching my 2 year mark and agree that life is better, still working on myself day by day.
alot of videos will say notice the difference in weeks to months but it doesn't seem right i think it takes alot longer mentally and physically to recover, some of the videos that pop up on my feed seem very click bait to draw you in. i tried the sober thing last year lasted 142 days but gave up as your friends constantly pushing to buy you a drink lol it's hard but i think i'll have another attempt this year but i remember feeling really rough in the 1st few weeks and feeling awful so i think it could take months to a year to really feel and see any differences.
@@Jungle-Run Look up a supplement called NAC. In my experience, it really curbs addictive behavior, and helps with neuroplasisity. It literally helps heal damaged brain tissue. I never felt the urge to drink while taking it. It has other benefits as well.
3 years sober. this guy is absolutely DEAD on the money. this is exactly how the experience goes. and no matter how hard it gets... its ALWAYS worth it.
@@bigballz4u not really.
@@maxgeoris3276whatever floats ur boat!
@@bigballz4u Health benefits 😂 Yep you are definitely in denial..
@@bigballz4u so am I? Ok then, what proven health benefits are there champ?
@@bigballz4uthe issue is, most alcoholics can't drink in moderation
Sometimes even a single drink can lead to 5 more
It's so easy to relapse that it's often better, and easier to never touch a drink again, if you know everytime you do, you become an alcoholic again and have to kill the addiction again
Beer is like drinking soda
A can of coke isn't bad, but it also isn't good for you, so why even drink it, there's so many other healthier alternatives
Sober for 6+ year. I can't stress enough how important to have a correct group of friends who supports your decision. I was blessed at that particular moment in my life to have who supported me,on this journey. Plus I swapped it with art and bjj so the benefits of these activities was clear and strong. Good luck everyone. The evil voice will speak less and and less
You have nailed this about the grey area. I'm not an alcoholic I just felt like putting my health and Fatherhood as a priority first so I decided to kick the alcohol. Currently 97 days alcohol free! This video has encouraged me to continue on this path. So thank you Nik!
I LOVE LIVIBG THE SOBER LIFE. YES. ❤ Was addicted to pot for 15 years, addicted to diet pills at one point, walked away, addicted to alcohol four different times, each time lasting a bit longer.. And walked away. And at 19 years of age, was for one year addicted to "crank".. Walked away easily then, was very lucky some say.
There is nothing like my sober years. Been sober for almost 20 years. ❤
Feeling like an exposed nerve after quitting and trying to rebuild your life is hard as hell
True tbh
Gratitude is important
You don't have to say thankyou constantly but at least thinking from a perspective that you appreciate everything (whether you really do deep down or not) can help you kinda respond to situations more like "the other people"
Poignant and insightful interpretation. Thank you for sharing.
Like how u put it
The one point that I totally agree with is that alcohol lies to us, everything alcohol tells is a complete lie. Once a person can see that then you can really make some progress.
Well a big change that can be really positive from quitting is no hangovers. You wake up feeling a lot better. So that would be a reason to stay sober.
Dude, your reasoning ‘not better or worse but different’ is the most logical and sound explanation of what becoming sober from a lengthy bout with alcoholism is! I drank heavily for over twenty years and am hitting six years sober this summer. By god, being sober does not make one happier. But it sure does make one know more about himself in the realm of the stark reality in which we have all been thrust.
5 years since changing my lifestyle. That "gray" feeling has not really gone away.
Life was just more exciting with alcohol.
But once you quit for some time , even getting drunk again does not feel the same.
The magic is gone.
Kinda like being trapped between two worlds .
At least you don't have these intense emotional ups/ downs when you sober.
And your liver doesn't rot.
Liver health is more important than getting wasted.
Have you filled that void with the love of Jesus?
@@patrickbateman1712 dont believe in god
& those horrible hangovers are gone 🚫
Yeah I agree
The “nature despises the vacuum” is so cerebral and real.
For every good time I've had with alcohol there are 3-4 things that I can't remember or regret. I don't like not have control of my mind or body anymore with inebriation, the cost, or the wasted days after a night out. Thanks for the video.
I broke the cycle last night. Lets keep it going.
Life before drinking was hard, so many challenges but looking backwards it was mostly necessary or benificial.
@@mike289homebuilt5 There's for sure truth in that.
People always talk about the flowers and forget about the weeds.
You need to understand everything when walking the sober path .
Straight up.facts...as someone who had been sober 44 years and yet has struggled the last 12 years to remain sober....best run was 11 months. Currently on 74 days
I hear ya
making concious decisions about alcohol and drugs is to be applauded! It takes strenght to live life sober.
Hi, I don't smoke, drink, or take drugs but I've noticed I don't get asked out very much by my friends anymore because of the path I've chosen, maybe thier not real friends after all 😁
@@Antarmy2 You got it.
They weren’t.
Watching the world fall apart has been the hardest part of sobriety for me. Im way too aware of everything now. Its both a blessing and a curse BUT my health is already better tenfold.
made the decision to go sober in June. Since then I've had a few nights of drinking. made it 4 months before that and now going on month two of a new stretch. hands down the best decision i have made. life has been much harder just dealing with my real emotions for once but each day i am getting better . i dont think ill ever go back . went from being awake for days on end high to studying for days on end as a university student. things are looking up
Right on, brother. This was my exact experience, almost a year sober now. In the beginning I would be very anxious and somewhat depressed around people drinking. But I remember having that epiphany about 6 mo into sobriety. Now I feel great around drinkers, I’m calm and happy that I’m not drinking. I almost feel bad for them in a way.
Bro you’re 100% right it really is as easy as it sounds. All you need to do is find your selling point. For me it was the fact that after the first sip which felt good, I would begin to feel sick. Rather than focus on that first sip I started focusing on the sickness. I realized that all of the reasons I was drinking were not real. A total lie. I couldn’t relax, it didn’t taste good, it didn’t feel good. I just wanted to walk away, and I did. Also I want to add that quitting alcohol does not necessarily mean going quitting everything and going 100% sober. There are plenty of other ways to get high which feel better and have way more benefits.
HI NIK RADD CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 5 YEARS STAYING SOBER!!! I HAVE BEEN SOBER FOR 4 YEARS PLUS IT WAS NOT EASY BUT TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!! SOBER LIFE IS GREAT!!!🙏🏽❤️👍🏾👍🏾❤️
One of the many reasons I quit is because the dopamine part of the joy of drinking started to wear off . So I saw the lie. I've worked thru it.
You explain it wonderfully.
Its frustrating but so weird to know that going back to drinking will NOT give you that euphoria . Only truly inspired meaning and habits will fulfill the need. Find it sober cuz you'll never find it drunk.
Ten weeks without alcohol now. First big test was going to visit friends for a few days but didn’t drink at all and found it absolutely fine. Wanting to continue the journey
That's great! Keep going!
@@thenikradd thank you. I’ve been considering it most of last year and cut back a lot. Since getting an Apple Watch I noticed how alcohol spikes the heart rate quite a bit so this was alarming and at the back of my mind. So this year just saying no
Hey Paul. Join the club mate. Im also 10 weeks on the wagon. Keep it up mate. Let me no your progress. Been craving for a beer the last 3 days. . But stayed strong . Hang in there.
@@stevesharp1823 Keep it up man!
@@stevesharp1823 Thabk you Steve. All good so far. Haven’t really felt an urge to drink at all. There are some good alcohol free beers that don’t actually taste like water. The Moretti one is decent as is Peroni.
Thanks for the video Niko Bellic.
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😂😂😂😂😂
Good job buddy. Running at 4am listening to this in USA.
Wow, amazing. Thank you! Have a great run, my friend!
A lot of this also resonates with my experience quitting chronic weed abuse- great video, thank you
Its very different. Agreed. Tgis guy is telling the experience as I am experiencing it. The grey area, the lack of joy or sparks. Alcohol was my adrenaline to get me through anything....28 years of binge drinking....then poof....gone. My first month was mental hell. Ive never been so irritated in all my life. Deep deep irritation.
Hes so right about certain people disappear when you get sober. Poof. Even a girl i was talking to dropped me after i got sober. She liked me better as the asshole.... though she could never admit it, im much calmer now.
I was depressed before, now I’m depressed after. I’m at 6 months. It’s nice to hear that maybe in another 6 months there’s a chance I will feel better. I never really had too many alcohol cravings. Quitting smoking was much more difficult.
Do you have any outdoor activities you engage in?
I'm three weeks sober - I needed to hear this tonight. Thank you.
Great achievement! Keep going!
Finally I hear a perspective that matches my experience! This grey period of lack of emotion I have been going through lately, almost 1,5 years sober now!
Very positive video on overcoming alcholism , I appreciate the postivity , thank you .
Life without alcohol is soooo much better!
That's the truth!
Is that the case? Is it actually
@@manwithnoplan5496 100% the case for me.
@@manwithnoplan5496 Absolutely!
Living in this world either way you are screwed
Niko I’m gonna continue to drink for now but one day you’re gonna save my life. And I thank you for it. Your video spoke to me in a way that didn’t otherwise
Save your own life
Thank you for you video Nikk.
Its inspiring to hear an honest opinion.
Keep setting goals and winning those Boss Fights! 🙌
Sober for 26 days. Can't get out of bed. Always tired. Set a goal of 30 days. Maybe I should try longer. Thanks for the video!
At the end & before the sobriety lifeline I was intoxicated 247 so my entire being and personality was as a drunk. And it was 10 years like that. So getting sober was a slap in the face. I mean I couldn't escape me any longer. So I had to fix everything and that's not easy having no crutch. So I've seen and met some folks who just got sober and it was like an overnight miracle but 95% of us, it's just a hardcore struggle but it's worth it. Find a few people and activities that give you joy and be grateful for it!!
This was great thank you for this video. It has given me another perspective on my own journey without alcohol. "The night is the darkest right before dawn" is a great analogy that reminds me of the moments of weakness that we struggle with but manage to overcome and become stronger - it is these moments that we live for, and are the most satisfying (the balance). This path is simple, but not easy and I think if we expect and are prepared for the moments of weakness and temptation we will succeed - and they do come!
Thank you!
This was a good video and good advice. Being ready for what will happen when you make a change like quitting alcohol seems like it would help.
You totally hit the nail on the head when you said the key to success is "re-addiction"!
Thank you!
Indeed.
Gym did it for me.
Thanks! Great job man greetings from Poland 🇵🇱
Your party buddies dont want to be around non drinkers because they assume you judge them or feel superior which is not true. It hurts for awhile but then you realize they were not true friends😮❤
Thanks. I am just one week sober but feeling different. Great video, given me more determination.
5 years Sober turning 6 years - Great Video..Thanks Nik.
You look so much better! Great video
Thanks for this wonderful video. Your production value is off the charts for someone with only 500 subs. Keep it up man!
Thank you!
This is absolutely beautiful. Perfect. I subscribed and I’m looking forward to seeing more of your stuff. 04/03/24 will be six months.
I'm at 109 and its never been harder. 100 was the worse feeling ever. I lost over 30 lbs and put on a lot of muscle. Those are the only positives. The biggest problem for me is loneliness. I dont feel like my life has got any better. Its tough doing it completely alone. I never enjoyed alcohol. I was a coper drinker/addict. I never enjoyed any of the substances I used. Thats chronic depression for you. 16 years staight now of it. I'm proof that willpower alone does work. Anyone can get sober. No excuses are valid.
Anyone can, it just comes down to when they are truly ready, normally hitting rock bottom.
I'm late to this video and in the comments...there where 2 big changes I noticed when I quit drinking. #1was just how slow everything around me really moves. I felt like when I was drinking everything was more interesting and time moved quickly. Now at family functions I find myself feeling like its all moving in slow motion. #2 past loses that I never really fully dealt with came to the front and center. I had to process more about the loss of my mom 2 years prior. I have added many new physical activities to my life that have helped me lose weight and feel better as well as a very healthy diet. The only down side is that I don't like spending time with some family anymore because I use to be the life of the party and now they just keep asking me what's wrong. Like they think I'm sad. I don't know if anyone else has had this same experience but I just wanted to share that. Be well. 🙌
Thanks dude. I'm glad I watched this.
Thank you man!
Everyday sober is a day further away from addiction…
Don’t think of it in long terms… a month, or year… even a week..
Just do it for a day.. we can all do something for a day… yes, there might be withdrawals and some discomfort, but that’s the price being paid for playing the game. Stay strong champs!
A year sober
I don't miss the hangovers
Life is still a steaming pile
I am currently doing a Diploma in Mental health, and we are looking at Alcohol and other drugs. I really enjoyed your video and found it informative to hear your perspective on your journey!
Thank you!
I'm praying to God to help me through the horrific withdrawals, they're scary and unbearable, the nightmares and hallucinations are terrible, nightmares don't compare to this. Day one after relapsing so many times. I can't do this to myself anymore. By the grace of God I'm alive today. I need to learn to forgive myself and love myself to gain some dignity back. The emotional pain is unreal. A word of advice from anyone will help me tremendously . Thank you for the video, is saving lives. Healing is the hardest but a process i need to navigate thtough.
My dad is an end stage alcoholic. He’s drank a pint -quart of whiskey a day since I was 13. I’m 45 now… 3 years ago he lost his job after 43 years at the same company. Drinking on the job and nearly burned the building down. 2 years ago he fell and fractured 2 vertebrae, a few months later he lost control of his legs and had to be taken in to the hospital by ambulance. He had stopped eating food and drinking water and was given 2 weeks to live if he didn’t stop drinking. Refreshed by the iv fluids he refused treatment and went home to finish the job of killing him self. Somehow still alive 6 months later he fell and broke his wrist, he didn’t bother to have it seen by a doctor and it healed awkwardly. 4 weeks ago he fell again in the cold outside and broke his hip. Somehow he was able to crawl inside so he didn’t freeze to death. He’s now in the hospital and planning to go home to continue his suicide. I promise you the pain of re learning how to live without alcohol is nothing compared to the pain of watching your father slowly kill his mind, body and soul. Maybe my father never was strong enough to fight this demon off of him? Maybe he just never really considered what it was like for his family? My father was my hero and I’ve watched him destroy everything he was/had/valued. And I get to figure out as a 1st generation what sober life looks like. I love my father. I regret nothing about my life. My father had a get tough or die mentality about everything when I was growing up and I’ll be damned if that wasn’t my choice. It still is. Be sober and feel. If I can do it so can you. 🙏 The call of the way makers
Thanks for your fine video. And well done on transforming your life. Inspiring. And you're looking well. Best wishes!
Thank you!
Well said! Beautiful testimony and explanation.
Thank you!
I started drinking at 15 because I had a lot of... issues. At 43, by then a heavy drinker, I quit after a particularly heavy night and my self-loathing hit rock bottom. Psychologically, I was never tempted to drink again. However, I had a lot of physical issues. Mostly, I was tired all the time, so I took lots of vitamins. After a few days I actually put myself on a punishing workout regime which ultimately sorted me physically and took away a lot of stress, helping me sleep. But what I realised was how much alcohol messed with my empathy. I was able to look at things I'd done - and had done to me - over almost 30 years with horror and disgust. It was like the 16 year old 'me' woke up from a nightmare and discovered it was all real. It took a long time to process how I'd behaved and what had been done to me. I wish I'd quit years before. Things got better, but since lockdowns and my job turning into 100 per cent work-from-home, my social life at nearly 50 is non-existent. I do love being able to read all the time though. I am reasonably happy. And at least that happy is real, not a chemically induced false joy.
True words. After drinking alcohol for over 20 years, I quit and was completely dry for 5 years. I substituted myself by starting martial arts again and it became my new addiction. I could be at parties between partying people and had no desire to drink. Muay Thai and Kickboxing have given me many new experiences, including a 3-month trip to Thailand, during which I trained everywhere.
Your voice and accent is awesome bro!!
Thank you! 😉
Like you said, the key is in the equilibrium.
4.5 years sober now. Different, less "fun" and drama, more stability and calmness. best trade-off in my life so far
Thanks Nik!
Heavy boozer for about 30 years. I took 8 months off a couple years ago. And yeah, the number one key is filing the void. I do play rec league hockey but I need to come up with something else to fill the void if I want to cut back/quit the booze
It's that night life or that a lot of activities have alcohol involved that's what makes it so hard to quit
I’m looking at my drinking now, and I hear what you say about the void.
WOW Nik, thank you so much for sharing! If I may also share what help me to become sober, I grew up in a lot of abuse and was numbing myself. When I removed and limited my association with those abusive family members, friends I grew in and changed my environment. It was so natural to stop it, it has been years now. PS: You are very handsome and your voice is so beautiful, thanks again :)
BEST common sense advice ever 👍👍
Thank you for sharing your experience. Everyone is different but it's nice to feel a little more normal and valid about the feelings and struggle.
I have done a year, then returned to daily drinking again for around 2 months. I'm nearly 2 months clear again, besides a single glass of wine shared from my wife's bubbly. I've taken to buying her smaller bottles of cider so I'm not encouraged to share and feed my desire to drink till it's having an effect
Something I struggle with now is finding purpose or challenge now I have clarity.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom
THX MAN ,GREATINGS FROM POLAND !
Thank you Nik.
Thank You so much for this Nik. I have come across this video searching for people's experiences with alcohol and quitting as I am trying to understand the experience and problems of people for whom alcohol plays a big part in their lives. I am soon to start a 4 psychotherapy course, and I am trying to understand and empathize as much as I can beforehand.
I wanted to share my story with drinking, I feel like it might be different than most, but I'd love to talk about it.
I have quit alcohol when I was 23/4 yo, I am pushing 28 right now and I have not gone back to drinking ever since. I actually do drink alcohol free beer quite often, on average once a week, give or take. I almost feel like I do not deserve to call myself a non-drinker or, as we call it here in Poland, abstinent, since my story with quitting alcohol is quite unusual.
I used to drink 3-7 beers a week. I would buy one or two franziskaners or bud lights to indulge in the taste and aroma of beer every once in a while. I always told myself I drank for the taste, as I didn't really enjoy the state of being drunk past the age of, say... 20. I did use it as social lubricant back in the UK during uni, but I never really considered it a problem.
That was until I had already finished uni and came back to Poland in 2020. I was at my friend's and we were having a couple of craft beers and he said I drink too much after I'd drank 3 bottles . I explained that I didn't have a problem with alcohol and drank it just for taste but he called bullshit on that. I call him a cynic because he would do the same and I mentioned that he also loved his bear, and he told me that he had quit a week before. I was quite taken aback, but I immediately declared that it the last bear I drank at the time would be my last beer to date.
And... it was. I really don't remember having much of a problem with quitting. It seemed like I just stopped and the only thing I really missed was the taste. Thinking back to it, I deeply regret every time I got drunk seriously, and I did not enjoy it at all. I probably never drank enough to truly grow dependent, even though I started at 16/17.
I think it comes down to all the structure around me and goals that I could fall back on. I had just finished studying philosophy at the time. I spent a lot of time at the gym and quite a bit gaming, reading and involving myself in discussions with my uni peers and online. I wanted to move on with my career, was about to start my MA and still looked towards the future with starry eyes and dreams of getting tenured one day. Not to mention that I studied a subject that's deeply connected to the human mind and happiness (I also studied psychology for my MA). I also had an amazing circle of friends, wasn't estranged from my family and had MANY things to fall back on. That's why I feel like I got really lucky
I know a lot of people do not have that luxury and I am trying to do my best to understand the difficulty in quitting and facing reality without the powerful anxiolytic that is alcohol. It can be brutal.
TL;DR - I am about to start formal psychotherapy training and I quit alcohol 4 years ago and I feel like my experience was not really representative of the difficulty of having to quit and I am trying to understand the process for other's who might not have been lucky enough to have the tools and support around them to facilitate the transition to sobriety. This video has helped me greatly in empathizing with all those who struggle after quitting. Thank You
Thank you for this video, everything yo said is true. I am glad that you told that its just hard in the beginning.
Thank you!
Also wanted to add, it's funny how you feel just happy, after not drinking for 2 weeks. Just wierd filling of happy, moving around, feeling healthy, and just kinda giggle for no reason. Wow. It's so ridiculous how the alcohol is so deeply in our society, that we can lose interest to hang out with friends that are drinkers, and all of them are drinking. By the way I manage the bar)))
Amazing speech and good advice. 10/10
Thank you!
Im on week 10 now. I do have a cold currently but minus that really enjoying have way more time and no anxiety and enjoying little things like good cup of coffee and cuddle time with the cat. Just having energy to get fit as well and all the reading.
I drank for 2 years straight, every night. I’m 6 months sober now. I still have an urge every now and then to go to the liquor store and say f*ck it, but I work through it. Being sober definitely doesn’t mean everything’s gonna be so great and amazing. That’s the addict in us still wanting to chase a high, because reality feels bland as hell (for me atleast). It takes more effort to have fun, it’s not as simple as picking up a bottle and being the life of the party, but I’ve been trying to get used to a calm life. My relationships with people from my past have changed extensively, being sober requires relationships to be deeper and built on solid ground, I lost a few friends because they don’t know how to hang out without getting drunk or high, but the relations I’ve kept and rebuilt, they are going to last a lifetime. Sobriety is worth it, even on the hard days. It’s getting easier to push away the urge to drink, but it still flares up from time to time.
2 years sober after 15 years "Friday" party drinking. My life is far better... just to wake up on sunday saturday with clean head, have calm mind dueing all week along is the best feeling ever. The best drug is clean head.
Good video. 72 days sober. Gotta find different healthy addictions/replacements
I re-discovered riding my bicycle. I used to ride when I was a young boy I never knew where I was going and always ended up some place interesting. The time in nature on the bike trails has brought back the joy I had as a child. I hope it can do the same for you. Bikes are much improved today too. The type of riding I do is called rolling meditation. It works for me and its not hard or expensive. See you on the trail!
good video! send it to my alcoholic friends
Most important is to find what you can do instead. Being productive with that money that used to go to bar
Approaching 14 months sober so far after going really hard for about 25 years straight. One of the best decisions ever for sure, and the amount of benefits has been undeniable. But… there has been and still is the heavy weight of trying to relearn myself, and a nagging loss of excitement. Life has been more peaceful, but less “fun”, if that makes sense. Guess I still have to discover the next new thing that will fill the void in a positive and healthy way.
I'm at my 6th sober year and I'm still learning how to enjoy it. We just have to do it. Your achievemnt is great, keep going!
3 years of 2 pints whiskey a day here. I’m not stone cold right now, but I’ve only had an occasional beer or two after work for about 60 days now. I always drank alone and wasn’t really the sort to get into trouble with it, but the thing that gets me is how much time I’ve wasted. You only get to be in your twenties once, and I’ve wasted 3/10 of that on what amounts to literally nothing but going to work and drinking booze. It’s hard to quit, because you realize how much work you have to do after. Also, the acute withdrawals and being unable to eat may go away after a couple weeks, but your brain chemistry takes much, much longer to adjust. One of the only things that keeps me going is that I can finally see my abs again, since it turns out that 1600 calories of whiskey daily tends to make one a lot fatter than their default built 😂😂
Thanks, I was sober for 4 months and feeling good , but a bit bored. Alcohol was mainly about music for me when at home. I relapsed and regretted it badly. I am back on track.
Keep going man!
I can relate.
Great video thanks man! I haven’t drank in 3 weeks.
Thank you my friend! Keep going, it completely worth it!
Life without alcohol is like life without a plastered broken leg. There is not much to be missed
👍 True about a lot of things - good choices don't lead to wonderful lives; it is just the right thing to do. Life is not supposed to be happy all the time, that farce leads to alcoholism and drug addiction.
Such true words, captivating the emotions that go with the struggle perfectly. So many benefits of being sober especially physical, when you grown older, have kids, want to grow in whatever you desire it becomes an obvious choice. Too bad many people never experience it because of social habits and to be frank the blatant and omnipresent advertisements of alcohol producing companies. I have read an article by a toxicology doctor who stated that if alcohol would be marketed today as if it was a new product it would be banned by governments, that says a lot in my opinion.
Thank you for this wonderful comment!
Excellent video.
Thank you!
Hey brother!
I am 34 days into my sobriety. Last night I visited a friend at her place as she was casually drinking a beer and I thought to myself: "damn, can I never have that again?!" I went home and smoked a joint. Now it's a sunny Monday afternoon and I'm brain-foggy, tired and unmotivated af. Long story short, thank you for your video, I really needed to hear these words.
I understand I am currently in the desert. I will get through this.
insightful
i can't sleep every time without
That's hard. I know what it means, I've experienced it. The only way is to find what helps you. First, it gets worse, but then, if you take serious care about your sleep routine, and choose some supplements, you can improve the situation. I'll explore this topic in one of the next videos.
@@thenikradd thank you very much
Sitting with yourself and feelings is hard
I'm a new counselor and I'm just going to binge these videos
Was that the mandalorien or however, you spell it at the end " I have spoken " awesome vid
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you! So many TH-cam video portray going sober as all rainbows and unicorns. No!
Oh, 9 weeks sober over here. The healing is gradual for me.
Drinking was a pivotal part of me being able to play music. I liked playing Metal and Aggressive rock, in bars. The demeanor was somewhat of a booze fueled biker with a harsh voice and a shredding guitar. I did that for around 20 years of my life, not really ever being in a band for longer than a few weeks, but having tons of fun at local jams at bars and never being booed or kicked out or whatever. Then Covid hit, I hit the bottle even harder and almost died from a seizure induced by trying to quit drinking cold turkey and a medication change from Prozac to Welbutrin (which has a seizure warning on it) during the seizure I bit off some tongue and woke up puking blood. Its been 2 years and a bit since all that and havent drank since, HOWEVER, I also havent played music live anywhere since either, I just dont have the extrovert high energy dont give an F attitude either. I'm not sure how others pull it off sober, but I just cant seem to even play music live, I've been to a couple blues jams to try to play just guitar and I freeze up and butcher my improvised solos completely, absolutely no flow or relaxation. Its unfortunate but thats the way it is now, quitting alcohol is also forcing me to quit live music which is a shame but i'd rather have whats left of my physical health than play music live.
Maybe put together a DAW and get into home recording.
@@jamesfarganne528 I cant stand recording at home, way too much engineering crap to learn, and not much point when literally everyone else does it too, to the point of most new music at least in the metal world that comes out is quantized chopped up drag and drop note dragged hyper competitive nonsense. I just play for enjoyment these days and work on my shreds and improvisation technique. I have a setup but I find it really difficult to even plug into it these days, it just feels too forced and negatively affects my mood just looking at a DAW. Cheers though.
@augmented2nd666 I'm the type that enjoys mixing and engineering. I also dig finding ways against the status quo. I live in Korea. Once about 17 years ago, I wrote a double album and recorded it in the main hall of a Buddist temple using guitars, bass, shamanic gongs, and old traditional Korean drums. Recorded 16 tracks to DAT. Had a fucking great time mixing and mastering. Of course it went nowhere and CD Baby fucked up the tracklist on all the streaming services. But it was fun and went against the grain. Just sayin if cuttin the booze has got you in a rut, as a musician, maybe you can find creative and contrarian ways to cut through all the depressing current shit. As long as it's for yourself. Be well, and keep the vampire from your door...
I'm nearly a year sober now (quit April last year 2023). I was surprised how easy it was to stop in the end, I also got lucky with having no crazy withdrawel symptoms, although i ahd 4 liters of wine per day before. For me the vanishing of my "brain fog" and the assualt of impressions on my senses still exhausts me a bit - especially noise (a room with people all talking is hard.). I changed my whole outlook on alcohol as a substance, drug and poison. Half a year ago I also started to have chronic nerve pain, most likely though not exclusively caused by my drinking which in a sad way just further supports me to at least never drink again. I still have a lot of issues with my health physically and mentally now and deal with other other addictions, but even with the ups and downs stopping drinking was the best thing I did in years. Would not have turned 30 this year if I didn't.
Such a story man. I’m glad you quit it. The journey isn’t easy, but completely worth it. Be strong.
Thank you. I’m looking for ways to quit and need help. I was sober for a long time and also found faith to hold onto but when I returned to heavy drinking I grew further from God. That might not matter to some but my point is… it’s been tough for me to let go of alcohol and it’s harder while seeing that my partner also drinks and more heavily. Sometimes I feel jealous that he’s drinking. And then I crave it myself.
Im making ANOTHER attempt at sobriety. Ive been drug free 6 yrs. Im about 4 days without a drink, I stepped down from daily liquor to beer and now nothing. Im dull and bored. Im trying to stay focused.
That's a bold and decisive step. Be strong and keep going!
I've been sober for 2 years. The benefits I have gained is more energy and better concentration; however I also struggle more with anxiety and anger.
That's tough. An I totally understand you. I'm more than 5 years sober and still struggle with emotional state and anxiety. We should be strong and find all possible ways to improve it.
Havent drank in nearly 20 years. To be fair, I always despised both the smell and taste of everything that had alcohol in it. Im disgusted by the simple idea of ever consuming it again.