Alcoholism and How to Quit Drinking Alcohol
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- Alcoholism or Alcohol Use Disorder is the current term to describe the abuse of Alcohol or being addicted to Alcohol. However even naming the addiction to alcohol a 'disorder' conveys a fundamental misunderstanding of this addiction. Alcoholism is a symptom of deeper wounds originating from being out of control and feeling unsafe in your relationships. Once we understand this deeper root, can we really get a handle on this addiction which is afflicting and effecting so many people in the world today.
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6 months sober thanks to this video:) i quit on march 24th, 2 days after i watched this.
Yay, good job out of you! Keep up the good work! I'm very proud of you! I'm at 96 months sober so yes it is possible.
That is amazing 😍 keep going, that is a huge accomplishment, and you are worth it ❤
I’m interested to understand what about the video helped you? I run recovery houses and write on addiction. What were the take away for you?
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@@adamlanger2237that teal should write a book 📚 and many more. 😅 but seriously, first watching is i came here to learn why alcohol energetically bad for you…
Yes!
Gábor Máté said addiction is not the problem, it is the solution (a bad one) to the underlying pain that people feel, so the question is not why the addiction, but why is there pain in the first place
Yes, but no one can do it for his own, human needs humans or at least a good therapist who is aware with addictions and trauma
@@PancakeL true
Thank you so much. I went to A.A. on my own accord, broken and at my bottom. Been sober for 3 years from alcohol, but this information was very, very important for me to hear. Thank you very much.
Well done! Congratulations 💚
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Holy guacamole!.. Teal literally blasted the hell out of so many walls and straight to the soul.. This video was truly amazing!! I don't normally get stoked to watch 43 mins of ANYONE talking.. (mostly because most people don't get to the point.. lol) yet this video was just so dynamic and powerful I was just so captivated.. THANK YOU SO MUCH TEAL for all the work you put in.. 🔥🌊
Agreed, definitely hit home 💯
Please do the CODEPENDENCY video.. it is in fact poorly documented, and weirdly understood.. I need my TEAL SLAP in the face in that subject..
watch the enmeshment one ooohh mama
So true, that's why Londoners are depressed. Working hard all week and getting drunk on weekends, then the cycle repeats every single week
Same in the US sadly. Not everyone obviously, but many people here have an unhealthy relationship with substances.
The urban millenials of India are the same. For years even I misued alcohol and finally hit a rock bottom in 2019 and developed alcoholism
Same as Australia, alcohol is a huge problem
I really hope you and Russell Brand get together to do a podcast talking about addiction and loneliness!
that would be AMAZING!!!!
That'd be great
Yes! And Paul Chek & Teal as well!
Yeah, exactly!!!
That could be good. Have you ever seen the one between Teal Swan and Matt Kahn? Rocks.
I am a twelve stepper and regularly attend meetings. I like what is being spoken here. AA does the best it can with what it has got to offer. It works for me. What is commonly heard at meetings is that alcohol use makes things worse, never better over a period of time. Outside help is never discouraged but encouraged. I was given 'bedrock" information to use as I moved thru the many obstacles in my life. As teal stated, these were the first sober and spiritual people I had ever met. That being said I was able to move toward a spiritual life which in turn has led me to these wonderful videos. AA is a great place to begin one's journey. I have never looked back.
(Note: People that 12 step do not speak for the program itself, we just share our experience). My experience was an admission that I am powerless over my addiction. That is very important, the body & mind crave the substance and it is simply beyond a singular person's ability to defeat in most if not all cases. Teal suggesting that we are NOT powerless over the substance is not correct. If Teal were to use heroin for a period of time, she would definitely be powerless to give it up. No doubt about that, she'd do anything to make it continue and hopefully anything to make it stop
Congratulations 👏👍
Same here!
Yes. And, amen. The older I get the sadder it is to think so many people may never get the opportunity to experience sobriety or hear the message and receive that simple toolkit.
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What to do to quit drinking begins at 27:00. Thank you Teal for this I’m sending it around to the alcoholics I love. 🙏
This is sooo true what Teal says about unsafety in relationships. My family members are dysfunctional, insensitive, invalidating people who dont understand anything about emotions. I recently got into a fight with my mother and sister and I was dismissed and invalidated by both. Once I came home I drank three days in a raw to numb the severe pain of complete and total unsafety in relationships. Cause it hurt like hell.
But this video made sense of my suffering... it soothed my soul and gave me hope. Thank you darling Teal ❤ Thank you for all that you are doing for the healing of this world
I agree with many of Teal's points (criticisms) about recovery, rehab, and 12 step programs. However, it says directly in the AA book that "drinking is but a symptom" ...she didn't invent that one, and 12 step programs don't disagree with it at all. Also, it's a common saying in AA that "we're not bad people getting good but sick people getting well" and it is often emphasized that alcoholism is NOT a moral issue, so she's wrong about that, too. Finally, many of the things Teal recommends are things that are suggested in recovery programs. Last but not least, it's hilarious that she has adopted the circle/triangle as her own symbol! To thine own self be true, lol.
Cool vid- AA and the literature deems alcoholism a spiritual malady and a physical allergy. I definitely agree with almost everything was shared but AA never blames addiction on a morality issue or will-power at all. Quite the opposite. I regular attend meetings and actively participate in the program and the work with in the program has helped me work on traumas and heal and ultimately find your work! I’m blessed to have a wonderful recovery community. There are also very really guidelines socially on how to protect people from those who are sick in the program and not doing what they need to do who could be a danger to others. It’s not a one size fits all program either and encourages your own discovery of what is spiritually healing for you.
Fortunate for me I have acute anxiety, alcohol gives me headaches. Since I learnt to meditate I find out alcohol kind of screw up my mind and keep me away from spirituality.
me too.... It's like it doesn't fit me anymore... but I used to like the taste (wine) and the effects (when mild)... it seems to mix me up now... and ruin my nights...
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Thank you for this!! We live in an alcoholic world where most people are completely unaware that alcohol consumption is a toxic behavior!!!
"Most people are completely unaware that alcohol consumption is a toxic behavior"
First, most people are very aware what alcohol can do to them if not consumed responsibly.
When getting drunk just for fun or bored or for whatever reason yes, some people do become ignorant or violent, or even pose a risk to themselves by losing their balance or worse, getting behind the wheel of a car.
Not every person who has a drink is an alcoholic despite your unfounded claim.
We live in a world where some people feel entitled to tell the rest of the world how to live their lives.
@@sammysam2615 why so defensive?
@@yvasquez2449 He can't admit he is powerless to alcohol
@bina nocht because it is defensive and why somebody cannot be defensive? Didn’t say they can’t, did I? It was a simple question and look the knee jerk reaction
"toxic behavior" implies the entire point of this video went right over ur head bro
Amazing , as an ex drinker this all makes total sense . 💜 I hope everyone who is struggling with alcohol &emotional issues heal through this !! The best thing I ever done was stop drinking 💖
Alcohol is the worst enemy you could ever have
Ty Teal I'm drinking everyday I want to quit you are right I finally see this pain within me
How are u now i am too addicted to it do reply
@@versatilehumanbeing6013 understanding the root of my addiction, REALLY going within, has helped me with addiction. 17 months sober... It's been definitely a journey.... Keep trying! 👍👍👍
@@Tatyana_Co yeah tatyana i will keep on moving as hard as possible 😊
If I quit drinking how am I gonna get the nerve to chat up Teal.
THANK YOU TEAL for calling out the 12 step program
When 12 steps was originally started, it was the best supported way of getting sober. Our understanding of addiction over the years has improved immensely. No program is perfect and 12 steps definitely should had been adjusted as time went on, but there was one reason why it was pushed; seeing, knowing, and understanding they weren't alone. Again, it is flawed but sadly no mention of how it did help a lot of people. No one wants to talk about that
You are amazing teal 💝 you are the reason for why i started having hope in life..
we love you in Saudi Arabi
isn't that kind of stuff illegal in Saudi Arabia?
Piotr Nogaś Not really I’ve been watching Teal for 4 years now.
she helped me so much with my life.
I introduced her to my friends and they all love her.. ♥️
@@piotrnogas8448 America spreads a lot of propaganda about foreign countries. Travel, and you will see.
This is actually crazy. Every time I need to know something you post it on your channel a couple of hours later.
One week without alcohol today:)
Thank you Teal, you're the best❤
How you going now?
Can you do a video on SSRIs , Benzodiazepines and preacription meds and how to escape Big Pharma? Asking for myself.
Yyyeeeesssssss. I would be sharing that one to some specific people. Lol i used to take ssri's though. Awful.
Go to an Na meeting they are for drugs and they do work
Hey friend.. You want that subject explained? Check the videos of John bergman about depression and bipolar dissorder and how to heal it.. He will explain everything you want to know and how to scape from pharma industry
I like mine. It helped me. I am not trying to be on it forever though. I think it did it's job as I was going through therapy.
@@SandraLovesSun Yeah, that's what gets me - no support in quitting after a rough patch. I have bad SSRI withdrawals, something I didn't even realize was a thing.
God bless you, Teal.
I quit cold turkey.... it was not hard to do at all! when you get sick after a glass of wine sick for days... you quit!
You're not an alcoholic. Alcoholics can't stop even when they want to.
Except when they do stop.
I got sick hundreds of times. Never stopped me!
I was forced into AA around 13 years old. I believe AA ensured I become “an alcoholic”. In my experience, AA always felt like a punishment for not being normal. I never felt like it was actually healing anything for me.
Hi, I'm a recovered alcoholic , member of A A. Since 1991. If I may suggest reading "the Doctors Opinion". It is a Chapter in our book "Alcoholics Anonymous.
This was really enlightening. It would be very interesting to hear about how loved ones can support the person who is engaging in reckless drinking.
I don’t drink but everyone in my family is an alcoholic. my Nana had a lobotomy and it didn’t stop her. How could they do that to her? She was so spiritual and taught me about auras when i was 8 years old. shout out to those of us healing generational traumas while our families say shitty things to us like “you think you’re perfect but you’re not” and “you think you’re better than us” (and i wouldn’t dare bring any of this up in front of them) Alcoholic is like a swear word in our house
Omg if I had a dollar for every time I heard ‘you think you’re better than everyone’.... 🙄
There are so many things you “point out” in this video about your understanding of the 12 step process that is not true... I would love to have an extended conversation with you about this any time even live or being taped for others to see! For example the reason people keep going for 20 years is to help others!!! Not because they “have to”! I want to help explain, not criticize. “Meetings” NEVER are the solution... a Spiritual Awakening is!!!
I disagree with the notion that those who are there for 20 years are simply there to help others. I would argue, as I have witnessed it first hand many times, that they are more likely to have skipped important steps like the 4th, 5th, and 10th, and rushed right to step 12 (mentoring(spreading the AA gospel)) to avoid looking at and working on themselves and get a sense of control and self righteousness. If they really wanted, or were even qualified for that matter, they would go into social work, not hang around some unaccredited church hall doling out penny cliches and advice. AA is a cult and the notion that it "allegedly" helps 3% of its members does not outweigh the iatrogenic damage and shame it causes the other 97%. Many are not mentally/emotionally healed, and have simply replaced a chemical addiction with an ideological addiction to a cult.
It scares me how people in the "spiritual" communities bad talk AA. Because of messages like these I avoided AA and getting the help I really needed. It delayed awakening by 2 years. Alcoholism kills people. AA saves lives. I used to hold the same mentality Teal and like minded spiritual leaders share. I respect that AA is not the only way to sobriety and Our book is meant to be suggestive only! But it saved my life and pulled me out of the denial that I was so deeply in perpetuating all the new age ideas that were coming at me.
I now take caution listening to anyone that would speak negatively about a program that they themselves have not personally done and cannot identify with. As we say, You cannot transmit something you haven't got.
@@maryshea6508 I agree.
Thank you. I was a pot head, quit that then started drinking almost daily.. I'm going completely sober..
I used to be a comfort drinker, beer and wine not spirits i.e. it diffused the pressures I had at work and home and relaxed me, I always stopped for a beer after work that kind o thing. A couple of years ago it stopped working for me and I found it wasn’t really alcohol I was addicted to it was the comfort routine mixed with alcohol. Bad habits creep up on you.
I can't believe I found your channel. After several alchoholic years I managed to cut the drinking completely but the reasons I used to drink are still here. I cant fathom how you can constantly be hitting the nail in the head for 44 minutes in a row.
I agree with a lot of the points you make, but as someone who has attended 12 step groups, I'd have to say that a lot of your "issues" with 12 step groups are the exact opposite of what these groups believe in. Your beliefs actually align with the beliefs of these programs. Reading the alcoholics anonymous book cover to cover, it is clearly expressed through the literature that alcoholism is NOT a moral failing. And we are only powerless over the addiction, but we control our own recovery. Only once we admit that we no longer have the control over our substance are we able to understand that we DO hold the power to make a change and do something about it. We accept what we cannot change, change what we can, and strive for the knowledge to know the difference. And yes, some people who attend these meetings do believe in a typical Christian God, but in essence, the higher power that we are identifying with is just a force that is not our own ego. Although we call it God, I see it as my higher self, my connection the universe. In no way do 12 step programs believe that this is a matter of willpower- it's exactly the opposite in fact. We view alcoholism/addiction as a spiritual sickness; therefore the solution to our problem must be spiritual as well. I also loved the perspective that these feelings of being unsafe in relationships are the root cause. We just refer to it as "fear" in general. We also know that the individuals that make up the group can cause lots of harm- or are perfect candidates for "unsafe relationships". But the focus is not on the individuals, its on the group as a whole. The twelfth tradition of 12-step groups states that we should focus on "principles, not personalities" for this very reason. Anyway, I know this is a very long comment, but I really connected with what you were saying, and a lot of what you said I've learned (just in different wording) through attending 12 step meetings and working the 12 steps.
She's only repeating "good points " that were already credited to doctors and scientists. Her team did the research on Google, put it on a screen and after rehearsing a few times, she read it.
She's getting credit from her followers who could easily do the same search with the same results but they don't because they rather she tell them given that many treat her like a Deity; she's not. Treating alcoholism is not new and not everyone who drinks has and psychological disorders/moods, or trauma. Sometimes people like having a drink because they can and enjoy it. Others over indulge, while others do use it to numb some pain. Nothing she said was of new evidence or even groundbreaking. All that happened was she read a scripts topic that nearly 15 million people can relate to in various ways. The vast majority of her videos are done in the exact same way. Research team, rehearse, edit, upload, watch the likes and subs.
This really resonated. I’ve been drinking since I was in my teens. It was a necessity. I couldn’t do my homework without wine. But now me and my partner are really happy. I feel “safe”. And I haven’t been drinking. Idk how long, but it’s been at least a few weeks. I’m not craving it at all
I’ve been through this exact situation! I had a boyfriend for a year and a half and I felt so safe with him that I didn’t drink the entire time, I barely had wine. It’s incredible how spot on the concept is
I was hopin for something i hadn't heard before...but no luck,all the facts and education in the world isn't going to help,because they appeal to the intellect and drunks ( like me) go with feelings and emotion.knowing that booz isn't healthy,does not take the comfort feelings away!
I agree with you. Drinking behavior numbs painful emotions. It's easy. that's why it is so popular. Name your problems/pains one by one them solve them...one by one. Once the pain's gone, drinking alcohol stops or remains just for social events from time to time. I wish you a wonderful life.
This was a great video! As someone who has struggled with alcohol and as someone who is coming up on three years sober, I agree with a lot of the points you made. Thank you for giving me some more enlightenment. 👏🏼
Thank you teal! I realized my anxiety was from the alcohol I’d drink the night before. It’s been only a week and I feel high on life ❤️🙏
I've stopped drinking alcohol totally now for 4 years. Wasn't a heavy drinker, just a social binger. I've no doubt on my improvement all round in so many ways.
So I'm reading this book series by Samuel Sagan the Atlantean Secrets, is actually what gave me the desire and a belief that I can stop drinking. It always seems like when anxiety gets so bad I just go back to drinking again. But there's a part in this book that talks about how we need to cook in the fire to refine us. And I realize that even though it's painful and uncomfortable and I have to deal with emotions and anxiety and stuff that I don't want to have to deal with, it will be worth it. Anyway the
Withdrawals are like staying in the fire, and even though it's causing me pain and discomfort temporarily, ultimately it's going to be really good for me. Thank you Teal! I love you!
Teal's right in respect of London, and England... can say that being British. Very complex, but would have thought America has same issue, but perhaps a different dynamic. But yep, "pretence" that's very prevalent in much of society!
I was there in 2017. Very different after work drinking culture than in the U.S.
I know you will never read this Teal but... can you please do a video „why do men beat women.“ .... it would be so helpfull for kids, to understand the trauma in their childhood.
Why do you assume that only men hit women? Maybe rephrase to " why do people use violence against one another?" (The answer is their need to "control" other people)
I watched my npd father use violence on my mother a few times growing up. I've never hit a woman in my life, yet married a npd woman who had no problem using violence on me....so I can honestly say that violence is not something that only men partake in (even though I used to believe the same as you;). It's a gender neutral behavior pattern that our society (for whatever reason) seems to cover up when it comes to how much women use violence on their children and partners.
I am sorry you witnessed what you did as a child, but I can promise you that there are more men that are not violent than there are ones that engage in violence as a control tactic. (Wounded people will never find these types of healthy partners untill they heal themselves and learn to love themselves properly)
As a victim of domestic violence I find your phrasing disturbing and offensive
How to quite drinking: smoke
How to quite smoking: drink
How to quite drinking and smoking: eat
How to stop eating: drink
Full proof. I promise.
Jaccobtw lmao. I agree. People just switch one vice for another.
This trade off is very much true. But no one wants to talk about that. We will find a vice to replace the one we dont want with a new one that looks better.🙄
Every time I crave wine I remember about my liver and how much I value it
I am a member of AA and I normal don't comment on youtube videos. I writing to inform the public that Miss Swan doesn't understand the AA program. In fact many Doctor's, Hospitals, and institutes recommend AA concepts during treatment and recommend people to attend AA after finish there program. I am not made nor angry at Miss Swan. She just doesn't understand the program, and is about 80% about the program (very negative). People please attend AA it can help you. She talks about spiritual relationships in the AA program a lot, but I once again confused and doesn't know the program. She is just another person looking from the outside of a
smoked" window that she can't see clearly in. May other things she mention in the video in correct and are taught in AA, so this video is kind of laughable.
The program is so powerful and effective that is has been there before Miss Swan will be there long after she is gone. The AA promotion the sale of her books, like mention her books. Most of the material for AA can be found online free to download. I gone several books free from my Sponsor that properly brought himself just because he want to help me.
Oh ya I am atheist, and my Sponsor one also well, made a High Power brought us together. I don't want to get to spiritual on you folks (just joke on that) LOL. Well AA is working for me, and know you makes you stay for a week of 20 years. There is now paper, just please show up a get help.
Thank you. and AA
What you focus on, you will get more of. That's why it's important to stay in the solution. I think AA is a great program, and it will work if you follow all and give your life to it. I don't wish to do this, I believe there are many other ways. It's not that Teal doesn't understand, it's just a different perspective on the program. I'm very happy your sober. I'm working on it.
Thank you for your support. I just wrote a whole paragraph on your reply and I accident got delete, so I lost all my good idea, lol. Simply her perspective on the program is incorrect and negative. The program work and work through love of other people. There are some much to the program then the negative statement of the program. The program is was developed through the decades of people experiences. The program give people suggestions, and one can come and go. I am not putting life into the program it, the program put my life back to together. People come back to help other people. It is a program that help people help hem themselves and to help others in the program and out. Have you tried AA for help?
@@michaelq8007 yes, in and out for many years. I've been trying to spiritually come to a way of life that works for me.sometimes I think about going back, but committing myself is a huge issue for me.
@@talulatree5297 I was in the program when I was younger and know I wish I stayed. I am going on 3 years this Oct. The different that made the change is I worked the program with a sponsor and become committed. I sound scary at first, but that fades. Then come the life does start to get better, with your change of thinking. It a program of action with the steps.
Dear Teal, thank you for your video! That’s very exciting and there is a lit of truth, but 12 steps and moral?! Never ever. Actually the concept is based on the same stuff: addiction is a coping mechanism for the dealing with the childhood trauma. I don’t know who disinform you, but it would be really sad, if some addicts believe your information and don’t reach out to the AA etc. which is the most helpful way to overcome the addiction because it’s actually not about just not use, but about dealing with the pain and change the patterns.
I do believe that AA is helpful but it is not for everyone but it is great for everyone to check out and you can learn a lot from it.
Hi Teal, I am responding from a Christian standpoint, I believe alcoholics are powerless over alcohol "by themselves." That is why the belief in a power that is higher, bigger, stronger than the alcohol is the fundamental reason AA works. Prayer and the power of God and making something else such as faith and belief and healing the focus of their life instead of drinking is the thing that transforms people into a recovering alcoholic. A person can turn their life over to God AND allow him to heal them AND face all of their wounds and reasons they are drinking. It is a "both-and," not one or the other. My sister is a recovering alcoholic. I walked that path with her and her children for 6 years (as a codependent by the way!!!). I have seen alcoholism up close and personal. I believe she is alive by a miracle. ps, a relationship with God is always safe. It may be the only safe relationship they ever have!
Oh, I've noticed that you have the overcoming the mental part of addiction covered but could you do a video on actually detoxing your body to make withdrawal symptoms easier to handle? Especially when you have a full time job and household to manage?
Under a licensed and practicing physician. That is the safest way. Even if some people don't agree with, someone can die due to tachycardia, dehydration, seizures, and liver shock. I admit, on rare occasions few have detoxed and made it out, but those are rare and facts back that up
There are so many things wrong with this video I will be back to go point by point. Teal if youve never had a serious drug addiction yourself or studied the subject you need to stop. Also your statement that its impossible to be an alchoholic with a happy or normal childhood is patemtly false. I cant count the things that were wrong in this video good god.
This is extremely comprehensive for a condensed version. Amazing, as always, Teal!
["Thank you Teal. I quit about 6-7 years ago, but this is perfect for passing on to these who are vibrating low on alcohol."]
Thank you Teal! I love you so much! As someone who has been in and out of AA you're touching right on what I've been perceiving more and more myself. AA works because it gives a group and community to people who feel very alienated. But the fact is that AA doesn't dig into the root problem. It doesn't address emotional trauma at all and makes it seem like the problem is entirely due to lack of spirituality, selfishness, resentment, allergy. It blames the victim.
I know your comment was 2 years ago but the part at the bottom you said about AA is half true but I have gotten more out of AA than what you have pointed out on there but I am sure it’s different for everyone with their experiences. That’s why you take what works with AA and you add whatever you feel is morally right for YOU that helps you with sobriety and your trauma. I wish you the best and have a happy life and healing 💜
Make a video on Marijuana addiction
No I am drinker no more ( but how to quit smoking+sleeping pill's )
28:33 "The human body is not designed to handle alcohol". Amen! More info in Alcohol Explained by William Porter
More than 80% of the foods, liquids, medications, etc are bad for the body when ingested consistently for extended periods of time and chronically. The body can handle alcohol. If the body couldn't, alcohol wouldn't be in circulation. When consumed in large amounts for years, that's when the body begins to break down.
In Australia 🇦🇺, we're nearly all alcoholics, it's a broad sweeping statement and not totally correct but not far of it.
It's basically openly encouraged from a young age.
Great conversation, love your work.....
I just liked my own comment. I have a problem.
Teal. The only thing you have incorrect is that AA overtly treats alcohol as the cause. The overtones are there in the fellowship(meetings), but in the AA Big Book, on pg. 64 it states that "liquor was but a symptom"; "so we had to get down to causes and conditions".
I had a problem with alcohol for a long time. I started drinking at 13, and I couldn‘t stand the thought of stopping, I was drinking, drinking, drinking. I stopped at age 19 because I knew how serious my attachment to alcohol was. I‘m sober since 4 years.
While the analysis in this video on what could be considered as "the" root cause of alcoholism, childhood trauma,and that identifying and dealing with this trauma will end the need to use alcohol as a self medication cruch for the unhealed unconscious pain, I find it quite flawed and irresponsible..
Something an amateur shrink would babble out....trauma, that people may attempt to deal with the pain by using alcohol or any drug, can and does occur at any stage of a person's life, not just childhood....and alcohol, like drugs abused to deal with pain, causing a chemical reaction in the brain/ body specifically releasing dopamine, a "feel good" chemical naturally produced when one experiences joy or when it is artificially produced by alcohol when one is trying to not feel pain albeit physical or emotional...this then contributes to alcohol becoming addictive in all aspects that one can be one addicted, physically, emotionally, and of course psychologically....
This "perspective" belongs to ms. Swan and not to a general audience because it is not comprehensive nor educational on the complexities and varied attributes as to what addiction is or alcoholism. The information given might be well intended but to generalize and misinform the entirety of this complex issue to a diverse audience is dangerous and therefore irresponsible.
Nothing but facts. I agree intent more than likely genuine. Yet, treatment for alcoholism is not universal and consist of smiles and group hugs. Recovery is long, difficult, and different for everyone. Going back to the cause is so wide and you're absolutely correct when stating that trauma that leads to dependency is not equal for each.
A vet returning from multiple combat tours is not the same as a child being raped or beaten. More information is needed to understand just complex it is given how many people experience trauma, lasting individual effect, when using alcohol, plants, drugs, pharmaceuticals, how so after the event(s) any previous treatment, and why so many others with similar or worse experiences never used any product that has the potential for dependency.
I’d like to personally thank Teal’s father for not using a condominium 😅😅
Owolabby Azeez lmao done
I wish she would do one on quitting cigarettes. Everyone does ones on drinking and hard drugs ..
snowy00091 she’s already made a video on it, it’s called teal swan: how to quit smoking :)
@@peachyat6407 oh thank you so much for relying
Try vaping while it's still legal. It works.
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im gonna have to watch it 3 times at least!
thanks Teal!
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Thank you for continuing to create content. I find your videos so valuable. I’m so grateful to have access to this information.
Teal, could you please make a video about ocd, perfectionism and compulsive helper? Thanks..
i want to give it up so badly. as someone that is recovering from terrible self-harm episodes, i've scarred my skin because of drinking exacerbating those feelings. i'm so sad i'm only realizing this now, my skin will never be soft and smooth ever again. don't be like me
Abstinence, Spirituality and trauma therapy = recovery.
Very simple.
I have 12 years sober and still live with my deep wounds despite years of therapy and AA. As I might never be fully fixed best to not drink really. I love myself and my wounds. I have anxious avoidant attachment. Really tough deep routed issues but that’s okay. My life’s great 👍 Just don’t drink, connect with others who are as crazy as I am and recover from my wounds. Your close Teal, really close but I don’t want to ever drink or take drugs ever again. Even if I somehow become a well adjusted human. We bury the well ones. It’s really sad ☹️
I rationalized joining a frat in college to make friends but it was really so I could get hammered 3-6 times a week without people judging me. I never thought I had a problem and I never questioned why my life was falling apart. Then one day at a festival I took MDMA for the first time. I felt absolutely amazing, but I also felt... okay. I finally felt okay and I thought to myself "wait a second... if I feel finally okay right now, does that mean I'm in pain ALL THE TIME?!?". Very eye opening for me and I'm still struggling with alc but I'm getting better and better at socializing without it.
Jack Sparrow I wish you all the best with giving up liquor ♥️ much love
I think alot of ppl with inner issues have similar experience-- first time I did certain drugs I felt so content I wondered if some ppl just feel like this all the time, realized HOW unhappy I was sober.
Human beings are complete as they are and have no need in outer stimuli to feel good about themselves, to feel *"happy".*
Isn't having a TH-cam channel outer stimuli to make you feel good about yourself, think about it.
I can’t believe the timing of this one . My mom is an alcoholic, as are a lot of people in the family. Thank you Teal so so much.
The Sinclair Method to eliminate cravings and obsessive thoughts for alcohol. This method is over 70% effective, if one really wants to get healthy again !
TEDx talk on TH-cam by Claudia Christian, Be sure to watch the full Documentary called "One Little Pill" on TubiTV dot com
"The Cure ... " amazing book by Dr. Roy Eskapa PHD: (the reviews alone speak volumes)
When I first heard about The Sinclair Method I said "Oh, taking a medication to control alcohol intake - no thanks". But after wasting 2 more years, it finally hit me how "spot on" this science-based method is. TSM allows the brain to heal itself by tapering and after months TSM kills the obsessive thoughts and cravings for alcohol dead - and what's really great - at the same time, it kills the need for the medication itself ! Thank you Pavlov and Dr. Sinclair !
Living in England... That is too true about everyone wanting to drink as soon as work ends.. or even liquid lunches 😣 I've not been to America but it seems very different because from what you see n hear, Americans can drive to a bar and drive home (obviously d.u.i's still occur) but I can't see ANYONE doing that in the UK unless they are reluctantly the designated driver- but people would likely just get a taxi instead
This woman Teal Swan seems to have a direct link to some higher consciousness in the realm of understanding the human psyche. Don't think she has lots of formal training so her wisdom is that much more amazing. Totally understand why some folks follow her with such fervor. Appreciate her wisdom.
You perfectly encapsulated the problem i.had/,have w AA . Intrinsically i distrusted the God model .i am afterall a Buddhist . However AA insisted i had no personal power .. they were100% wrong there
I cant stand alcohol anymore,but i used to get wasted 2 times a week for many years
I’m at a point I’m bored of it and you just wake up one too many times wondering “how many times am I gonna wake up sick and miserable and anxious and guilty and embarrassed and horrified until I realize alcohol is terrible and has no value?” I’m happy I’ve finally gotten to this point.
@@Hekeepblessingme it's like I just don't get the point in alcool anymore... and sometimes to the point I miss it...I like the taste of wine, the ''idea', of wine... but.. it doesn't suit me....I feel like the ''joy'' alcool provides is quite artificial, and it makes me confused now....
thank-you for this detailed, precise resource, which I will share
"The only way ooouuut is throoooough
....The faster we're in the better....The only way ooouuut is throooooough ultimaaaaatelyyyyyyy" Alanis Morissette Oh, and by the way "Amen Sistah!" You could lay this very same pattern on to many other areas of life besides alcoholism.
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh it could get messyyyy
''We've got to get in to get out'' 'The Carpet Crawlers' by Genesis
1.5yrs.sober and the loneliness i've felt lately, just not really seeing any point to my existance. Having listened and read much on spirituality, book of ecclesiastes comes to mind at the end of lots of verses "all is meaningless"
I don't know how to create safe relationships. I feel and have felt unsafe even in aa.
I want to stay sober, dunno how to get safe or see/feel the point of being here, can relate that I drank to 'escape' these awful feelings and sense of not belonging. The indoctrination of aa, I don't like going anymore, I dunno where else to find my tribe.
Singledom too is fn agonizingly bleek.
Spot on!!! 💛✨Thank you!!
(Hard to guess which one i am right!? Haha!! Love You Teal!! the golden child)
"These are the outcasts of society no wonder we flock to this resources we want to be related to" almost shed a few tears
Agree with many aspects presented here, and will also note that Teal has much confusion around the AA 12 step program. Many of the points she raised were totally incorrect. The program gets tailored to the individual by way of a trusted sponsor. A massive emphasis is placed on forming safe friendships within the sober community. There’s tons of social activities and a welcoming, structured environment that’s presented on day 1. AA is all about building relationships with 3; 1. Yourself 2. Your higher power (could be nature, an ancestor, anything) 3. Community through outreach with other program members and calling 3 people a day & through 12-step service commitments that you sign up for when you join; baking cookies, bringing coffee, reading in meetings, etc. There’s a lot of depth to it, like anything else if it helps someone stop sabotaging themselves and find friendship and community-that can’t be the worst outcome. Whether or not one continues to identify as an alcoholic or attend meetings…that’s up to the individual. AA is a great refuge for people looking for sober friends and spiritual solution. Meditation & prayer are the foundations of the program. Millions of free and, private and secured zoom meetings online. If you don’t want to be in rooms with “criminals” who are legally required to attend 12-step meetings (Teal’s words) then simply attend *closed* meetings. Take care all. Lots of good stuff here, and, alcohol is poison.
This was a very interesting video, and well done on a number of points; however, I don’t get the impression that Teal has a clear understanding of AA. Yes, I’m a member. AA and the Big Book do not accuse alcoholism on morality nor is it considered a matter of self control; far from it. The desire to stop drinking unites those of us who are in AA by choice. A relationship with my higher power is absolutely critical; but my higher power encourages healthy relationships with other humans, so the loneliness suggested in the talk is the opposite of what God wants from me. AA also highly encourages healthy relationships... come early and stay late, and the “who have you helped today?” mentality are part of us. I highly encourage people to be open and check AA out. Each meeting has its own vibe, so check out different meetings and you might find a good fit and life changing help.
AA and NA literature SPECIFICALLY states multiple times that addiction is NOT A MORAL FAILING.
Thank you, Teal. I am 11 years sober, and participated in AA for the first 5 years. I both stayed for the positive reasons you stated here so precisely, and left for the same reasons you stated here. I am now focused completely on trauma integration and Somatic Experiencing, as I have tried everything to run from the causation of the addiction, and anyhow I ended up here. My life is finally changing. Thank you again for your care and precision, which equals love.
Major props ~ Much Love! May your journey toward healing continue to be blessed.
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Awesome work! 💪🏼
Self-knowledge availed us nothing :)
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Sometimes I slow Teal Swan's videos slightly to keep up with the wisdom she is churning out.
that symbol behind her is similiar to the aa emblem; triangle in the circle:)
I was drinking everyday , lockdown showed me I could live without alcohol
For me what the opposite…then is when I started drinking every day ☹️
Hi Teal, what happens to a person's soul in the afterlife when they have been an alcoholic all their life? My dad was an alcoholic and he died from alcohol. Do they realise the pain they caused on the other side?
On the other side we are a lot more than what we were in our life. Our spirits are way bigger than our human self. Our human life is just a tiny fragment of what we truly are. So yes I would say your dad, as the total spirit he is, absolutely understand the pain his human life caused. In fact, your spirit and his spirit likely had a contract to put you in that pain in this life. Your spirit is much bigger than the pain you have in this life.
Look into learning more about AA. you have a lot of valuable information but more would be better. the are more every day ordinary people more than those from prison. And the is a complete difference between alcohol and drugs. AA is for Alcoholics and NA narcotics anonymous for drugs.
I just got your book a few days ago and have gotten to the part of creating a safe haven and it's like my higher self knows what's coming or maybe just the peace of half ass visualizing the safe haven while I'm reading is really "doing something to me" for extreme lack of a better term. I always told my family that if I could work through everything they put me through as a kid, I could heal and wouldn't have addiction problems. But I was a textbook scapegoat for all of them so they were "just trying to help me" since I was so sick and all. Lol! Now I'm helping them and all the younger generation of my family break the cycle of that dysfunction. Very satisfyingly ironic. Can't wait to meet you and collaborate one day Teal! Thank you, I truly appreciate your work.
Who decided the word alcoholic is offensive?????????? Probs a non alcoholic.
I appreciate the time and message. I have an honest question...does anyone else find her laugh creepy? The way she laughs and what she laughs about... creepy? Gets me every time.
Funny you say that, couldn't put my finger on it but didn't want to speculate. I will say if I went through what she did, I would have to teach myself how to laugh too, she didn't learn it naturally from healthy parenting. Almost like a Cheshire Cat inside to force on the happy mask. Quite strange yet unique and endearing I find. Then again, I'm biased because I love her so much!
@@earthinspiration9438 I don't really know what she's been thru. I for sure mean no disrespect. But it's something that gets my attention every single time. I wondered if it was just me perceiving it.
@@blueclarity I agree with you on the trait she shows, it's defiantly a complicated story, but she survived being held captive and abused, like ritualistic stuff, she has earlier videos that go into some of it. 13 years of abuse I think it was, she is forever changed and trying to help others, I have enjoyed her work and it has helped me to help myself and others.
you wouldn't think this if you knew what she's been through.
@@earthinspiration9438 well said, I also...but some don't
Excellently video and explanation regarding this subject.
I get the part of not feeling safe in relationships. Relationships with others and may be the relationship within myself....? It is also great to see and hear someone explain addiction is a way to cope with pain within one's self, from the past. In my opinion the focus is it is a disease, illness. It is a - dis - ease, within self, faulty learnt programming from the past. The addiction is a symptom and not the cause, in my opinion to distract from the feeling within, emptiness and shame. Deal with the cause, feel what is happening within, what are the thoughts in the moment creating the feeling and face with love and acceptance. I sometimes want some one to just listen to how I feel inside, sometimes very dark thoughts, but listen and accept with out judgement. I don't feel safe to do this within relationships.
I do create this space for my daughter when she is upset, hoping she feels ok to express how she feels in the moment and within herself, with acceptance and love. May be I need to create this more for myself.
Thank you Teal for another great video. With love.
There should be one on how to quit being a clown and or a jerk....
16 years clean n sober on Jan 16 2022.
I was 15 yrs AA ...5 years of that in group therapy, many yrs of that in counselling one to one, still in a men's support group and..... Ayahuasca, a few times in the past when I hit emotional walls and could not move forward.....
Yup... I felt unsafe, frightened, angry, self loathing and utterly ashamed of myself, I was suicidal long before I quit...
The reason I found it hard to quit... Was ...I didn't think there was a life out there for people like me with out booze and drugs... Failures like me did not deserve a decent life...
But hey... Once I made the decision to stop .. I looked for support, I got better and better one day at a time..
My life changed.... Positively.
I've left AA last yr ... my life is pretty good... You see I LEARNED TO TRUST MYSELF ... that is the bottom line .. trust yourself/ self love ... I've never believed something out there was a higher power..... I knew that power was in me.... I just needed to trust that and then move on .. and I did.
You are more capable than you've ever believed, you are likeable, loveable and worth the effort in every way... When you decide to stop.. seek support. Bless you,.... Do not give up.
Teal your body of work is a treasure trove of wisdom and compassion. You are single handedly saving so many. Thank you.
I totally agree with “how genes express themselves, and the way the brain forms is another symptom... and not the original cause!” In all my my spiritual healing work, when working with the causal issue, I have seen amazing miracles of healing, no matter what or how symptoms are expressing them self. 🙏
But... Seriously... When is the episode about social anxiety coming? IT'S A HUUUUUUGE PROBLEM
U SHOULD write that book on alcoholism!!❤
Alcohol lowers your spiritual vibration for at least 24 hours after you’ve consumed it so it would be very very hard for someone who’s addicted to alcohol to tread a normal spiritual path anyway.
I think that alcoholism also taps you into your spiritual self that people don't do when sober, drugs the same. It shows the need for the balance in the spirit to complete the flesh& visa versa.
they better find a less destructive way
GongsunXin agree, I really think Ayahuasca breath work& yoga with meditation is the missing link people just are unknowledgeable& stuck in a rut of what society does. They work out of the knowledge they have& know no other way, it's simply not taught.
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Well since you demand it, go enforce it
I totally believe it. I just left AA. I'm not an alcoholic. I had to change my relationship