When I was drinking, I couldn’t fathom not drinking! 22 years sober and now I can’t imagine choosing to drink. At first sobriety was full of surprises. I re-discover all kinds of interests I forgot I had (too busy getting blasted to visit a bookstore let alone read a book.) And not for nothing, I also discovered that I didn’t actually like or have anything substantial in common with most of my drinking buddies. Congratulations, Nick! You’re a national treasure. Every night I look forward to watching you dance. Thank you for sharing your talent and now your sober story with us.😊
@sandragriffey4869 I have to remember, this for I am challenged with my weight and if I take it day by day and stay with it, I can win. When I lose, I must remember that the next day is my opportunity to get back with it and keep it going day by day. 😊
Proud of you for being honest with yourself and your followers. Proud that you realized what was going on and worked to change it. Many prayers for you and your family. You make many people smile with your happy feet 😆
Omg I can’t believe I’m seeing this! I’ve been watching your vids like crazy lately for obvious reasons..then for this video to pop up on my TH-cam is awesome!! I’m also sober! 5 years on St. Patrick’s Day for me, and I also hit rock bottom…Thank you for sharing and happy 6 years!!!!!
Oh dear Nick, thanks so much for your past pain and your honesty Maybe your anxiety is drowned by your Amazing dancing akills You seem happy nowadays You are a blessing
Thanks Nick for showing us the man behind the dance videos. Your videos bring so much joy and you bring so much fun to your weather forecasts too. It’s really nice to hear your story. So glad you got sober and really began living life to the fullest. It’s such a blessing for you and your family. Best wishes to you❤
Hey uncle Nick . Just wanted to say congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈 great job 👏🏽. I can only imagine the road you’ve went down, I’ve worked at a medical detox/rehab for the past 5 years and see the ups and downs-in and outs of frog and or alcohol abuse. I make sure to never think my life is so bad, people shouldn’t judge because you never know what ppl went through to make them do those things. I also humble myself daily. My clients are the sweetest and I just try to brighten up their life even only for a few days. Keep it up no matter what anyone says you should be proud of yourself. 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 smallest things that count ⭐️
Accept the congratulations. My dad never stopped until he died at 54 years old. I wish he had stopped. I am happy for you and your family. Trust me. You won't put them through the heartbreak others with alcoholic loved ones deal with.
I’m am allergic to alcohol…an alcoholic. Since I had my first beer in high school. I’m in my 60’s now. I’m happy to see your life changed because you made a decision. I made the same decision once for 5 years, once for 14 and many sober years in between. Yes, life seemed better and I am thankful for all that time. However, any real alki knows that drinking IS who we are. I am diagnosed as a clinical, completely the definition of an alcoholic. I have to really not have drinks. I’m also not a drug addict, aside from alcohol. Thanks for sharing! Continue to be sober AND be the funniest guy on the internet!
When my mom passed away almost 5 years ago, I started to drink WAY more than I normally would, and became an alcoholic. Knowing that she never would have liked that I did become an alcoholic, I put the drinks down and never picked another one up. I've been sober for almost 3 years now
Nick, this is incredible! Your vulnerability will most definitely help others.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Social anxiety has a BIG link to alcohol abuse and I'm glad you figured it out. Keep it up! ❤
You’re not being preachy, you actually helping others who may be going through that situation & issues with alcohol. Thank you for your transparency.😊👏🏻
I'm Muslim, so never been around alcohol growing-up. Once I tried it as an adult, I was taken aback by it's horrible taste; additionally, my peers' awful behavior when drunk made me very uncomfortable. Fast forward, I'm a 47 year old female and I look decades younger than most of my peers. Avoiding alcohol has been a blessing; besides being addictive, it's inflammatory, hormone-disrupting, causes weight gain and puffiness, diabetes, heart issues and alcohol-related dementia. Alcohol just has no place, in any person's balanced lifestyle.
Congrats on your sobriety Nick!!!! 6 years is awesome!! I was addicted to pain pills for 5 years after having my 3rd knee surgery (3 of many).... long story short, I've been clean and sober for 13!
Nick, this IS a big accomplishment. Please don't beat yourself up or think that you aren't deserving of congratulations, because you ARE. We all have shortcomings - even those of us who seem perfect on the outside. We all have our own struggles. You are well on the way to conquering this - and you will.
I'm so proud of you, Nick! I'm kind of proud of myself for being 5 years sober.I feel like you do about how I should have been sober all that time. I don't miss it but I give God all the praise and glory for taking away that addiction. You are so brave to tell your story and I know it will help others. You're the best! Love your dancing! p.s. AA didn't work for me either.
That’s awesome!!! I’ve got just over an year. You’ve inspired me to take dance lessons. I love dance , however never realized it. The fun you have has inspired me. Thank you for sharing your story.
I got emotional watching this, so, thank you. Your message is definitely a timely one. For me, it’s not taking care of myself the way I should and I really hope I can be making one of these videos next year also. Thank you so much for sharing
I so agree with you. I was addicted to fentanyl due to my broken neck. That stuff almost killed me and getting off it almost killed me. It wasn’t til i got off that everyone around me finally admitted they knew i was in trouble. That hurt me so bad. I had never felt so alone. 13 years later but Ill never be drug free thanks to my injuries but I regulate what im on and im so careful but not all your friends are truly your friends. Im so happy for you. Keep going because your story is so powerful!!!!
My son is 47 and an alcoholic...beer every night at home...he says anxiety and his mind racing all of the time so I'm going to share this with him...thank you for sharing and congratulations ❤
My baby sister died a few years ago from alcohol poisoning from depression over her student loan debt, got hooked up with wrong people and she was only early 50s!!! She was beautiful and when they found her, she looked like a 90 year old woman..and no one could help her and drs could not save her. Too late. Addiction does not run in our family, but she wanted the pain to go away. I am sorry to hear what you have been through but I am so glad and happy you are here to talk about your success. You have a great family and success...so keep moving forward and making people happy with your skilled dancing. Remember, You are loved.
I will say…. Even when I drink socially and have one too many… that feeling SUCKS! So I can imagine how great it feels from drinking on a regular basis to then becoming sober. This encourages me to be more mindful of the damages alcohol can cause if you’re not careful. Congrats on 6 years Nick! 🎉
I will have ten months sober on the 23. As someone raised in AA(father has 43 years sober) I found when it came to my own sobriety AA wasn't for me. So that being said it's very nice to hear the stories of sobriety that don't include AA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
Im so happy for you for being the most amazing person you are, thank you for being a inspiration for the world and people in your life ❤. Trust me self doubt and feeling like you're not good enough dose effect your drinking, still working on myself to know i am worth time.
Insanely proud of you, I hope to make it to that point some day. Social anxiety is a silent killer in more than one way, good on you for overcoming the easy way out
It's hard to accept credit for choosing to do better, however, on the flip side, you could have chosen to do worse. The work it took, and takes, to walk your path should be celebrated daily. We only learn through our mistakes. Congratulations! 🎉💚🙏
What you wrote is a sentiment I want to share with others and it works for so many challenges. I don't celebrate the healthy mental health wins nearly enough.
@@brigettemccoy Self love is the hardest love to learn and give. 💚 This, coupled with endless external variables, makes doing what we're 'supposed' to do that much harder. Yet we prefer to see our failure for not being there in the first place as opposed to what we conquered just to arrive. Relish in your victories. 🙏
Nick, I have been sober for 10 years, it’s the best thing I’ve done for myself. Lost a lot of friends, but I don’t think they were real friends anyway. your videos are inspirational to me, please stay strong.
This is so cool, congrats!!! I’d love to hear more about some of the techniques you’ve learned for dealing with social anxiety in a healthy way. Thanks for much for sharing this with us, this is super brave! 🎉6️⃣
Agreed, this is super cool and brave for Nick to share. Definitely calls for celebration! 🎉 And I too would love to hear more about Nick's tools for managing social anxiety alcohol-free.
Apprecilove your journey and that takes strength! I lost my son re opioids and at 62 just finishing an LADC education. I love your enthusiastic dancing.
Congrats to you on your 6 years!! Your videos are the most wholesome, happy, encouraging videos to remind me, and others, that being sober brings you joy. Eventually ❤
Nick, your dance videos always bring a smile to my day. But you having the courage to share your story and to be honest about your journey brings a smile to my heart. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for saying that there is nothing wrong with talking to a therapist. I know that you are helping so many people that you may never meet in person. Happy sober anniversary. My birthday is September 19 and this video is my first present. The gift of encouragement!
Congratulations on six years sober! We have someone close to us who is struggling with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. I really like your message and the directness of tackle things head-on. Blessings for many more years!
Even though you don’t think a congratulations is appropriate, I do think a congratulations is in order especially as you have opened up and be so candid. You look very well, healthy and a very young looking “nearly 40” and of course we all know you can move:)
Congrats on 6 years! I’m at 6.5 myself. I would never try to take anything away from someone who stopped drinking. Huge accomplishment man. But when you said “AA wasn’t for me you lost 80% of my attention. I’m a big believer in AA and any time I hear somebody say AA didn’t work for me, or wasn’t for me all I hear is “I’m eternally unique.” Most who say those words decided to not sit all the way down and truly invest in themselves by working the steps faithfully, with a sponsor, within a community of people all after the same goal. A wise man In my AA group always says “if you keep drinking your life probably going to get worse. If you stop drinking your life will probably stop getting worse. If you come to AA and work the steps your life WILL get better.” Don’t sell yourself short brother! I love my therapist. I love my AA group. I love the small groups in which I participate. I love my sponsees. But it takes all of it to truly clean the crap out of my head and heart to truly live a happy and healthy life. It is was never about the alcohol. It was about me. Keep up the good fight and congrats again! Keep dancing Nick!
Congrats, Nick! Thank you for sharing your testimony. I've been celebrating sobriety 7.5 yrs after 25 yrs of alcohol addiction. I, too, used booze as coping mech for anxiety disorder- felt trapped in abusive marriage. Drinking literally almost killed me. I've got liver disease now but by the grace of God, my livers doing great. May I add, You CAN live a productive life with cirrhosis! I'm now a born again Christian, sharing my story of survival whenever the Lord sees fit! What a loving God we serve 🙌 ❤️ Keep sharing your story, Nick!!! Way to go
Receiving goodness is tricky bc there is a part of us that will not believe we deserve good things, the guilt makes that a challenge. However, wellness won’t “stick” if we decide NOT to forgive ourselves and others. Receiving that we are worthy and capable of living free of substances is possible. Wellness is possible. Its part of the journey. ❤️🙏🏻
Ty for sharing ur story. Congratulations IS in order!! I know it’s the way we r supposed to be a ‘normal’ human being but we aren’t ‘normal’ that’s why CONGRATS r in order. We put the work into to being our best selves daily. Can’t say that about a lot of ‘normal’ ppl. Be proud 🫶🏼
That disappointment and regret is horrible. It takes days to even look at yourself. AA saved my life. I realized I wasn’t alone. I also wasn’t sure if alcoholics are diseased or is it a moral situation. Was on the fence for awhile. 13 yrs later I’m living my best life. Take care thanks for your honesty and sharing. The Big Lie = Alcohol
Love this Nick. No more "be a man" type of dialogue, those folks are 10x less of a man than those who choose to evaluate themselves to be a better man. Kudos to you my friend.
Praise God! Sobriety looks amazing on you, Nick! I'm praying for you to continue being and sharing your best you! Thank you for sharing this powerful testimony! Please keep dancing and spreading joy along your journey and for encouraging and inspiring others with your wise words, candid truth and courageous heart!
My dad was an alcoholic for most of his life - he wasn’t a good dad or husband to my mom or any of the other 5 wives and who knows how many children. His personal life was in a shambles, couldn’t keep a job and he died alone - what an awful life experience because he clung to a bottle. You are onto an amazing life free from those horrible experiences!! Very happy for you! Your strength and self awareness will take you through many mountains! Congratulations on your 6 year success. 🎉
That was very brave of you to be so open and honest about your journey. I imagine it wasn't an easy video to make. I applaud you not only for getting sober but also for being willing to share your story to help others.
@nickkosir you def should learn to accept the congratulations. Everyone has something they did in life that shouldn't have been done. But that is where the testimonies come from. Your TEST has turned into your TESTimony that will help someone else! Your strength will strengthen someone else. Thanks for sharing. Praying for many more videos sharing/celebrating many more years being sober!!!!
Congratulations on 6 years! I have social anxiety and sure enough I am an alcoholic. You’re so right about the alcohol helping to get around that. It got so bad, though where alcohol was my everything and I lost it all. I’m glad you got sober!
I quit drinking 6 years ago and I cannot agree with you more. My life has improved in ways I never even thought possible. I now own a six figure business when I couldn’t afford hot water at one point in addiction. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your journey with your people. You are helping more people than you know. 🙏❤️🌻 We do recover.
Thank you for sharing your story. Openly celebrating your sobriety on a social platform is allowing someone to hear your message when they need it most. One Day at a Time.
Amazing job facing your problem and making a change! You took a hard path of self reflection, exploring your personality, and altering it to improve yourself and your life. That is a very very difficult thing for most people to do! I congratulate you on that, not drinking is just a convenient side-effect! One day, and it may be years from now, I have no doubt that you will get to the point in your transformation where you won't even worry that "falling off the wagon" is a thing that could happen to you, because you aren't just a passenger in your life anymore - you are the wagon and you kicked socially anxious drunk Nick off it 😄
Nick I watched you for years in Charlotte and love your dance moves. Hate that you left. But so proud of you for sharing your story. I too am an alcoholic and taking my sobriety one day at at time. Congratulations on taking the steps towards a sober life.
Congratulations 🎉🎉Nick. I know it can be hard, but you’re strong, you’re a lovely person and you have many people who love and respect you! Respect for your wife👏🏼👏🏼 Please take care of yourself, I thought you looked like you lost some weight in your latest vids.
Very happy for you. You are a light in the world and alcohol would have snuffed that out. Fly free of that burden now. Nothing holds you back anymore. Godspeed.
Not a drinker, but I just quit weed 6 days ago and hearing you talk about how you owe your success to sobriety really inspired me. I started doing comedy 2 1/2 years ago and I don't want anything holding me back. Keep dancing my friend.
I absolutely love your story. My husband and I have had a bad marriage because of alcohol it almost killed my soul. So just know God used you to give me hope thank you so much
Attaboy Nick! You deserve your successes! You are helping others and you bring crazy joy with your Media (job and entertainment). I was married to an alcoholic and, after 16 years, I couldn't take it anymore. So I filed. He was a wonderful person and I am glad he was able to finally stop drinking. Late for us but good he stopped.
Just when I thought I couldn't like you more I come across a video of you rapping and now I find out you're one of us ❤❤❤. 28 years here, love your story and sooo envious of your dancing abilities. The best is yet to come, it always is!!!!!
What any amazing video Nick! To speak straight, so honest and without any editing! Thank you for sharing your story. I grew up in an alcoholic family, married an alcoholic like my father. Realized I was highly allergic to alcohol. Stopped and had been the best thing for me and my life. All the things you said about how you were feeling,going through on your journey. I can relate, as so many others watching this. Thank you again, Congratulations 🎊
You go, Nick! Just started watching your dancing videos and really enjoy them. Very proud of you for making the changes that needed to be made for you and your family. Also, you look adorable in your baseball cap! Keep up the good work!
You’ve come a long way, what you thought killed your only made you stronger. Never downplay the journey you took to get where you are. We all have a journey, I have one that tore me down. I’m still waiting to get my story out. But it has made me stronger and I have never been so happy.
Congratulations Nick🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. I'm soooooooooooooooo proud of you. I know i don't know you but, I love this for you!! Peace and Blessings 🙏 ❤. One day at a time.
I'm a nurse in Kansas. I drank because of anxiety as well. Sobriety saved my life and career. Congratulations man!
Congratulations to you too!!
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You are the epitome of wholesome and healthy looking. Overcoming issues like alcoholism builds empathy and compassion for others.
Keep up the good work! That's awesome. 😊 Not everyone can do it. I know someone who died from cirrhosis at 41 yrs old.
When I was drinking, I couldn’t fathom not drinking! 22 years sober and now I can’t imagine choosing to drink. At first sobriety was full of surprises. I re-discover all kinds of interests I forgot I had (too busy getting blasted to visit a bookstore let alone read a book.) And not for nothing, I also discovered that I didn’t actually like or have anything substantial in common with most of my drinking buddies. Congratulations, Nick! You’re a national treasure. Every night I look forward to watching you dance. Thank you for sharing your talent and now your sober story with us.😊
Thank you. Congratulations on 6 years I’m currently at 520 days. I’m closing in on a year and a half. Again thank you sir for your share.
Great job!! Keep up the hard work!
Congrats to you as well 🎉 Keep going 🫶🏾
CONGRATS DAY BY DAY
@sandragriffey4869 I have to remember, this for I am challenged with my weight and if I take it day by day and stay with it, I can win. When I lose, I must remember that the next day is my opportunity to get back with it and keep it going day by day. 😊
@@ALT_listens_ATT keep up the hard work and hang in there. Congratulations on the progress you have made so far. 😀
Congratulations on six years and counting. In my humble opinion accept the accolades. You deserve it my talented friend .
Congrats Nick 🎊 you deserve 👏 l stopped my drinking when it was no longer fun
Wow, that’s massive! Well done 🎉 I’m on day 120, and have never felt better
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Great job!! Keep up the hard work.
May 2nd was my last drink...so we're about the same :)
@@SJ.77 good for you!! Keep up the hard work.
@@missybrown1281 thanks a million! 😀
Proud of you for being honest with yourself and your followers. Proud that you realized what was going on and worked to change it. Many prayers for you and your family. You make many people smile with your happy feet 😆
Now you've got to do a sobriety dance!!!! Love you Nick!
Oh YESSSS!!!!❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
Omg I can’t believe I’m seeing this! I’ve been watching your vids like crazy lately for obvious reasons..then for this video to pop up on my TH-cam is awesome!! I’m also sober! 5 years on St. Patrick’s Day for me, and I also hit rock bottom…Thank you for sharing and happy 6 years!!!!!
Congratulations! You have definitely been a huge motivation for my husband! He is now learning your dances lol he's doing great at staying sober ❤
Some people really don’t know how to have fun without alcohol. You seem like you really know how to have a blast.
Oh dear Nick, thanks so much for your past pain and your honesty
Maybe your anxiety is drowned by your Amazing dancing akills
You seem happy nowadays
You are a blessing
Thanks Nick for showing us the man behind the dance videos. Your videos bring so much joy and you bring so much fun to your weather forecasts too. It’s really nice to hear your story. So glad you got sober and really began living life to the fullest. It’s such a blessing for you and your family. Best wishes to you❤
Hey uncle Nick . Just wanted to say congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈 great job 👏🏽. I can only imagine the road you’ve went down, I’ve worked at a medical detox/rehab for the past 5 years and see the ups and downs-in and outs of frog and or alcohol abuse. I make sure to never think my life is so bad, people shouldn’t judge because you never know what ppl went through to make them do those things. I also humble myself daily. My clients are the sweetest and I just try to brighten up their life even only for a few days. Keep it up no matter what anyone says you should be proud of yourself. 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 smallest things that count ⭐️
Accept the congratulations. My dad never stopped until he died at 54 years old. I wish he had stopped. I am happy for you and your family. Trust me. You won't put them through the heartbreak others with alcoholic loved ones deal with.
I’m am allergic to alcohol…an alcoholic. Since I had my first beer in high school. I’m in my 60’s now. I’m happy to see your life changed because you made a decision. I made the same decision once for 5 years, once for 14 and many sober years in between. Yes, life seemed better and I am thankful for all that time. However, any real alki knows that drinking IS who we are. I am diagnosed as a clinical, completely the definition of an alcoholic. I have to really not have drinks. I’m also not a drug addict, aside from alcohol.
Thanks for sharing! Continue to be sober AND be the funniest guy on the internet!
When my mom passed away almost 5 years ago, I started to drink WAY more than I normally would, and became an alcoholic. Knowing that she never would have liked that I did become an alcoholic, I put the drinks down and never picked another one up. I've been sober for almost 3 years now
Nick, this is incredible! Your vulnerability will most definitely help others.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Social anxiety has a BIG link to alcohol abuse and I'm glad you figured it out. Keep it up! ❤
You’re not being preachy, you actually helping others who may be going through that situation & issues with alcohol. Thank you for your transparency.😊👏🏻
I'm Muslim, so never been around alcohol growing-up. Once I tried it as an adult, I was taken aback by it's horrible taste; additionally, my peers' awful behavior when drunk made me very uncomfortable. Fast forward, I'm a 47 year old female and I look decades younger than most of my peers. Avoiding alcohol has been a blessing; besides being addictive, it's inflammatory, hormone-disrupting, causes weight gain and puffiness, diabetes, heart issues and alcohol-related dementia. Alcohol just has no place, in any person's balanced lifestyle.
Friend of mine just died at 32 from cirrhosis. It is a burden with heavy hooks; good for you. Keep it up.
Congrats on your sobriety Nick!!!! 6 years is awesome!!
I was addicted to pain pills for 5 years after having my 3rd knee surgery (3 of many).... long story short, I've been clean and sober for 13!
Yay YOU!!!! That's HUGE!!! I celebrate u and Nick!!!😂❤😂❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Awesome job. I had two back surgeries and u got addicted to pain pills. I have 13 months clean
Every day counts. Your history is no blemish. You don’t live there anymore. You win! I’m proud of you.
Congrats on 6 years of sobriety! Nobody's perfect; there are many who don't have the willpower and strength to do what you did. Keep on keeping on! 👍🏻
Nick, this IS a big accomplishment. Please don't beat yourself up or think that you aren't deserving of congratulations, because you ARE. We all have shortcomings - even those of us who seem perfect on the outside. We all have our own struggles. You are well on the way to conquering this - and you will.
Addiction is what it is, kicking it and staying clean is an amazing feat. Well done sir! Subbed.
I'm so proud of you, Nick! I'm kind of proud of myself for being 5 years sober.I feel
like you do about how I should have been sober all that time. I don't miss it but I
give God all the praise and glory for taking away that addiction. You are so
brave to tell your story and I know it will help others. You're the best! Love your dancing!
p.s. AA didn't work for me either.
Im happy for you because you're winning the battle and you cheer up a lot of people who are still struggling.👍
That’s awesome!!! I’ve got just over an year. You’ve inspired me to take dance lessons.
I love dance , however never realized it. The fun you have has inspired me.
Thank you for sharing your story.
I got emotional watching this, so, thank you. Your message is definitely a timely one. For me, it’s not taking care of myself the way I should and I really hope I can be making one of these videos next year also. Thank you so much for sharing
Be proud, you recognized, you sought help and dealt and continue to make the choice to not drink! Awesome life achievement!!!
I so agree with you. I was addicted to fentanyl due to my broken neck. That stuff almost killed me and getting off it almost killed me. It wasn’t til i got off that everyone around me finally admitted they knew i was in trouble. That hurt me so bad. I had never felt so alone. 13 years later but Ill never be drug free thanks to my injuries but I regulate what im on and im so careful but not all your friends are truly your friends. Im so happy for you. Keep going because your story is so powerful!!!!
My son is 47 and an alcoholic...beer every night at home...he says anxiety and his mind racing all of the time so I'm going to share this with him...thank you for sharing and congratulations ❤
My baby sister died a few years ago from alcohol poisoning from depression over her student loan debt, got hooked up with wrong people and she was only early 50s!!! She was beautiful and when they found her, she looked like a 90 year old woman..and no one could help her and drs could not save her. Too late. Addiction does not run in our family, but she wanted the pain to go away. I am sorry to hear what you have been through but I am so glad and happy you are here to talk about your success.
You have a great family and success...so keep moving forward and making people happy with your skilled dancing.
Remember,
You are loved.
I will say…. Even when I drink socially and have one too many… that feeling SUCKS! So I can imagine how great it feels from drinking on a regular basis to then becoming sober. This encourages me to be more mindful of the damages alcohol can cause if you’re not careful. Congrats on 6 years Nick! 🎉
Congrats Nick! Honestly never would've thought you suffered from social anxiety. Thanks for sharing, keep it up! 🎊👍🏿🙌🏿
As a person that works in the beginning stages of the recovery, i say continued success.
I will have ten months sober on the 23. As someone raised in AA(father has 43 years sober) I found when it came to my own sobriety AA wasn't for me. So that being said it's very nice to hear the stories of sobriety that don't include AA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
Im so happy for you for being the most amazing person you are, thank you for being a inspiration for the world and people in your life ❤. Trust me self doubt and feeling like you're not good enough dose effect your drinking, still working on myself to know i am worth time.
So proud of you It s been 30 yrs for me I m so proud for us
Wow! That’s fantastic!! CONGRATULATIONS to you!!
Great way to celebrate making that decision every day!
Insanely proud of you, I hope to make it to that point some day. Social anxiety is a silent killer in more than one way, good on you for overcoming the easy way out
It's hard to accept credit for choosing to do better, however, on the flip side, you could have chosen to do worse. The work it took, and takes, to walk your path should be celebrated daily. We only learn through our mistakes. Congratulations! 🎉💚🙏
What you wrote is a sentiment I want to share with others and it works for so many challenges. I don't celebrate the healthy mental health wins nearly enough.
@@brigettemccoy Self love is the hardest love to learn and give. 💚 This, coupled with endless external variables, makes doing what we're 'supposed' to do that much harder. Yet we prefer to see our failure for not being there in the first place as opposed to what we conquered just to arrive. Relish in your victories. 🙏
Great words of wisdom!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congrats! I'm just starting my sober journey and I already feel so much happier since I gave up alcohol.
Nick, I have been sober for 10 years, it’s the best thing I’ve done for myself. Lost a lot of friends, but I don’t think they were real friends anyway. your videos are inspirational to me, please stay strong.
Wow you got dance moves and a real life story to be proud of. Congrats on the 6 years and being very candid on your story
Congratulations!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉One day and step at a time… ❤
This is so cool, congrats!!! I’d love to hear more about some of the techniques you’ve learned for dealing with social anxiety in a healthy way.
Thanks for much for sharing this with us, this is super brave! 🎉6️⃣
Super BRAVE my brotha!!!
Agreed, this is super cool and brave for Nick to share. Definitely calls for celebration! 🎉 And I too would love to hear more about Nick's tools for managing social anxiety alcohol-free.
Apprecilove your journey and that takes strength! I lost my son re opioids and at 62 just finishing an LADC education. I love your enthusiastic dancing.
Good for you for talking about the benefits of counseling. This video will probably help some people.👍🏼
I haven't quit yet -- not for good.... But this is helping. Your dancing and compassion for people helps me.
Congrats to you on your 6 years!! Your videos are the most wholesome, happy, encouraging videos to remind me, and others, that being sober brings you joy. Eventually ❤
Love your authentic vulnerability!
Nick, your dance videos always bring a smile to my day. But you having the courage to share your story and to be honest about your journey brings a smile to my heart. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for saying that there is nothing wrong with talking to a therapist. I know that you are helping so many people that you may never meet in person. Happy sober anniversary. My birthday is September 19 and this video is my first present. The gift of encouragement!
Congratulations on six years sober! We have someone close to us who is struggling with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. I really like your message and the directness of tackle things head-on. Blessings for many more years!
There is not one person who hasn’t done things they’re not proud of. We have the ability to grow and be better. Good on you for doing just that. 💕
Even though you don’t think a congratulations is appropriate, I do think a congratulations is in order especially as you have opened up and be so candid. You look very well, healthy and a very young looking “nearly 40” and of course we all know you can move:)
Congrats on 6 years! I’m at 6.5 myself. I would never try to take anything away from someone who stopped drinking. Huge accomplishment man. But when you said “AA wasn’t for me you lost 80% of my attention. I’m a big believer in AA and any time I hear somebody say AA didn’t work for me, or wasn’t for me all I hear is “I’m eternally unique.” Most who say those words decided to not sit all the way down and truly invest in themselves by working the steps faithfully, with a sponsor, within a community of people all after the same goal. A wise man In my AA group always says “if you keep drinking your life probably going to get worse. If you stop drinking your life will probably stop getting worse. If you come to AA and work the steps your life WILL get better.” Don’t sell yourself short brother! I love my therapist. I love my AA group. I love the small groups in which I participate. I love my sponsees. But it takes all of it to truly clean the crap out of my head and heart to truly live a happy and healthy life. It is was never about the alcohol. It was about me. Keep up the good fight and congrats again! Keep dancing Nick!
Man thank you. I'm a struggling alcoholic. I can tell you this helped me out so much. Keep it up
I'm so grateful you've made it. Nothing better than an authentic person. You are a big ball of sunshine. Thank you for keeping me smiling 😁
Congrats, Nick! Thank you for sharing your testimony. I've been celebrating sobriety 7.5 yrs after 25 yrs of alcohol addiction. I, too, used booze as coping mech for anxiety disorder- felt trapped in abusive marriage.
Drinking literally almost killed me. I've got liver disease now but by the grace of God, my livers doing great. May I add, You CAN live a productive life with cirrhosis! I'm now a born again Christian, sharing my story of survival whenever the Lord sees fit!
What a loving God we serve 🙌 ❤️
Keep sharing your story, Nick!!! Way to go
Receiving goodness is tricky bc there is a part of us that will not believe we deserve good things, the guilt makes that a challenge. However, wellness won’t “stick” if we decide NOT to forgive ourselves and others. Receiving that we are worthy and capable of living free of substances is possible. Wellness is possible. Its part of the journey. ❤️🙏🏻
Ty for sharing ur story. Congratulations IS in order!! I know it’s the way we r supposed to be a ‘normal’ human being but we aren’t ‘normal’ that’s why CONGRATS r in order. We put the work into to being our best selves daily. Can’t say that about a lot of ‘normal’ ppl. Be proud 🫶🏼
We watch your videos daily in my 4th grade class for a brain break. My students love your moves! Thank you for making your videos!
Accept the praise👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽You're doing the work!!! We all have things we should be doing anyway, but don't, so CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉
That disappointment and regret is horrible. It takes days to even look at yourself. AA saved my life. I realized I wasn’t alone. I also wasn’t sure if alcoholics are diseased or is it a moral situation. Was on the fence for awhile.
13 yrs later I’m living my best life. Take care thanks for your honesty and sharing. The Big Lie = Alcohol
Love this Nick. No more "be a man" type of dialogue, those folks are 10x less of a man than those who choose to evaluate themselves to be a better man. Kudos to you my friend.
A very honest video. I'm sure if anyone who struggles is watching it would be very helpful. Well done.
Praise God! Sobriety looks amazing on you, Nick! I'm praying for you to continue being and sharing your best you! Thank you for sharing this powerful testimony! Please keep dancing and spreading joy along your journey and for encouraging and inspiring others with your wise words, candid truth and courageous heart!
My dad was an alcoholic for most of his life - he wasn’t a good dad or husband to my mom or any of the other 5 wives and who knows how many children. His personal life was in a shambles, couldn’t keep a job and he died alone - what an awful life experience because he clung to a bottle.
You are onto an amazing life free from those horrible experiences!! Very happy for you! Your strength and self awareness will take you through many mountains!
Congratulations on your 6 year success. 🎉
That was very brave of you to be so open and honest about your journey. I imagine it wasn't an easy video to make. I applaud you not only for getting sober but also for being willing to share your story to help others.
It is no small thing to overcome an addiction. Keep going!
@nickkosir you def should learn to accept the congratulations. Everyone has something they did in life that shouldn't have been done. But that is where the testimonies come from. Your TEST has turned into your TESTimony that will help someone else! Your strength will strengthen someone else. Thanks for sharing. Praying for many more videos sharing/celebrating many more years being sober!!!!
Congratulations on 6 years! I have social anxiety and sure enough I am an alcoholic. You’re so right about the alcohol helping to get around that. It got so bad, though where alcohol was my everything and I lost it all. I’m glad you got sober!
Overcoming any addiction takes a lot of effort. So yes you deserve a congratulations.
God bless you! Congratulations! Keep believing in yourself. Keep up any needed therapy!
I quit drinking 6 years ago and I cannot agree with you more. My life has improved in ways I never even thought possible. I now own a six figure business when I couldn’t afford hot water at one point in addiction. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your journey with your people. You are helping more people than you know. 🙏❤️🌻 We do recover.
Thank you! Much love from a fan in Bermuda 🇧🇲 ❤️
Beautiful and powerful story. I’ve been sober 9 years. Congrats man!
Congratulations. It’s always a hard road. Good on you and the people you help by telling your story.
Thank you for sharing your story. Openly celebrating your sobriety on a social platform is allowing someone to hear your message when they need it most. One Day at a Time.
Keep on staying sober and keep on dancing! Way to goooo...
Amazing job facing your problem and making a change! You took a hard path of self reflection, exploring your personality, and altering it to improve yourself and your life. That is a very very difficult thing for most people to do! I congratulate you on that, not drinking is just a convenient side-effect!
One day, and it may be years from now, I have no doubt that you will get to the point in your transformation where you won't even worry that "falling off the wagon" is a thing that could happen to you, because you aren't just a passenger in your life anymore - you are the wagon and you kicked socially anxious drunk Nick off it 😄
Hurray to you! I am always so happy to watch you dance. The videos are always amazing and enrich my life! Thank you.
Nick I watched you for years in Charlotte and love your dance moves. Hate that you left. But so proud of you for sharing your story. I too am an alcoholic and taking my sobriety one day at at time. Congratulations on taking the steps towards a sober life.
That is wonderful!!!! Contrats!!! For me its been 3 yrs. Thank you for sharing
Sharing your story is a gift for others 🫶
Congratulations 🎉🎉Nick. I know it can be hard, but you’re strong, you’re a lovely person and you have many people who love and respect you! Respect for your wife👏🏼👏🏼 Please take care of yourself, I thought you looked like you lost some weight in your latest vids.
Congratulations! You recognized and overcame it, this is fire. Keep it up! And please keep dancing, those videos are so awesome to watch
Very happy for you. You are a light in the world and alcohol would have snuffed that out. Fly free of that burden now. Nothing holds you back anymore. Godspeed.
Not a drinker, but I just quit weed 6 days ago and hearing you talk about how you owe your success to sobriety really inspired me. I started doing comedy 2 1/2 years ago and I don't want anything holding me back. Keep dancing my friend.
Great news! Praying you will continue on the road to good health! Just keep dancing!!! You make me smile, even on the very bad days!
I absolutely love your story. My husband and I have had a bad marriage because of alcohol it almost killed my soul. So just know God used you to give me hope thank you so much
Attaboy Nick! You deserve your successes! You are helping others and you bring crazy joy with your Media (job and entertainment).
I was married to an alcoholic and, after 16 years, I couldn't take it anymore. So I filed. He was a wonderful person and I am glad he was able to finally stop drinking. Late for us but good he stopped.
Just when I thought I couldn't like you more I come across a video of you rapping and now I find out you're one of us ❤❤❤. 28 years here, love your story and sooo envious of your dancing abilities. The best is yet to come, it always is!!!!!
What any amazing video Nick!
To speak straight, so honest and without any editing!
Thank you for sharing your story. I grew up in an alcoholic family, married an alcoholic like my father. Realized I was highly allergic to alcohol. Stopped and had been the best thing for me and my life.
All the things you said about how you were feeling,going through on your journey. I can relate, as so many others watching this.
Thank you again, Congratulations 🎊
Nick , Proud of You DUDE 😎. I Drank for 10 years. Godbless You 🙏,,💯 PERCENT . I Love 💕 Your DANCING 💗
You go, Nick! Just started watching your dancing videos and really enjoy them. Very proud of you for making the changes that needed to be made for you and your family. Also, you look adorable in your baseball cap! Keep up the good work!
You’ve come a long way, what you thought killed your only made you stronger. Never downplay the journey you took to get where you are. We all have a journey, I have one that tore me down. I’m still waiting to get my story out. But it has made me stronger and I have never been so happy.
Congratulations Nick🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. I'm soooooooooooooooo proud of you. I know i don't know you but, I love this for you!! Peace and Blessings 🙏 ❤. One day at a time.