Hi. My name is Lucinda and I'm an alcoholic. My last drink was 3 days ago. This is New years eve and I have to quit. I've been drinking since I was 19 and I am now 45 years old. I dont recall a whole month that I have been sober. I really needed to see this video. It could save my life. I cannot wait until I get to live my life again and enjoy it. I am sober 3 days and counting.
Lucinda, I am pulling for you. Almost 39 years of falling short, embarrassment and failure here, all attributable to alcohol abuse, and decided on Dec. 30 that enough was more than enough. I've had 3 sober periods and fallen back every time, but refuse to a fourth. You CAN do it! Wishing you all the best.
Lucinda Holland I wish u all the best. The timing thing he mentioned hit me. I’m on day two of not drinking. Everyday for many years around 2-3 pm a voice in my head compels me to buy a 12-18 pack of beer to make my evenings “more enjoyable”. When I’m drunk in the evening, TV is better, I clean the house and am very productive. Then I wake up feeling like shit. Eventually I feel better around 2-3 pm and do it all over again. It sucks really.
I quit drinking 8/2017. It was a rough first couple of months but after that I felt free. I still listen to Craig and others. I don't want to get complacent. My little alcohol monster has proven to be quite sneaky in the past. Craig you are a favorite! 😊
Man I relate so much.... when I get off work right when I walk in the door I have to have a shot even before I take my dog out to pee! I feel like I can’t be at home and be sober! I feel like when I’m not working I have to binge drink to make myself go to sleep... on my days off I will drink myself to sleep and then when I go to sleep.. when I wake up I will go to the liquor store again so in one day I will have 2 days of a drinking session
Today I'm quitting been drinking for 14 years the longest stretch of sobriety is only 6 months. This time It has to be for good or I'm going to lose everything
Last night after work I opened a beer. Like I do just about everyday for the past 15 years. My girlfriend went to Walmart and brought home a case of bud light. She had 5. I had 19. Didn’t eat anything and went to bed. I woke up this morning feeling like crap. I’m tired of being broke and feeling like I’m going to die almost everyday. I messaged my girl friend about an hour ago and told her that I don’t want to drink anymore. She said ok. Lets do it. I know it’s going to be very hard. Please keep me in your prayers. I’m going to give it my all. My children depend on me and I believe I’m failing them. I want to be what I used to be. This video and others I’ve watched has been an eye opener. Day 1 is today. God bless you all.
It gets easier every day! Been sober now for a month and I have no cravings or withdrawel anymore. When there's stress it's better to deal with it by meditating. You can do it!
@@Stopdrinkingexpert Thank you Craig. I am 5 weeks sober tomorrow. :) I do have some sleepless nights with worries but I know that's part of the process. I'll relax and lie happy in bed knowing I did not drink, I am dealing with stress the natural way.
@@flyintheskyinc.8705 I LOVE what you wrote: "I am dealing with stress the natural way." BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on coming back to your TRUE nature.
Be cautiously optimistic. Congratulations on your success so far. I've heard of people ruining 20 years of sobriety with a drink and then a few more because of something tragic happened and it was a way to self medicate.
i honestly do not know why your videos dont have at least millions of views. you are extremely sincere and well informed and committed to serving a great purpose. you have my support. At all levels
Nothing to drink four (4) months today thanks to you!!! Very powerful videos I connected to your advice! I thank you my wife thanks you! I feel fantastic!!
I was off the poison for fourteen weeks in 2018.went back on it when somebody died.I need to try again soon because I’m starting to talk rubbish to people again .
Staying sober is rewarding, it is a horrible, boring,and you will feel all kinds a ways because we are all different. But at the end you’ll find a passion, a reason, a purpose, or a goal you need to achieve. Then alcohol will be the enemy instead of you romancing it . Seeing your self in the so called good old day, they will help you see that those were the horrific old days and you will never want to go back. But you have to want it first, you have to be tired of being tired you have to get broken in order to get fixed. God bless you all with this problem, I myself now I’m 2 solid years sober ,im doing it for my self my family and my grandson.
Holy s**t. Only 3 minutes in and totally know what you're saying. I would go on all day benders on a Saturday and weekends would pass in the blink of an eye. Since being sober a Saturday feels like a whole weekend in one day.
I am 22 , and 3 months ago was my rock bottom from my finances, health, relationships, and fitness goals. nd now I am 2 months sober and more productive, more creative, more aware of my reality and not running away from it. I love this video , speaking nothing but the truth.
When I quit smoking I said to myself there's no way I will ever have another one, I can remember crying whilst mowing the lawn! I was bad tempered, feel it with my husband every night for 18 months then suddenly I started to feel happy again and now 27 years later never think of smoking, I assume the drinking is the same and although I'm not a bottle a day girl, I know I drink too much for a healthy lifestyle. Wish me luck!
“We know deep down that we are drinking poison.” I agree. Knowing is what caused me to have low self esteem and drink even more! Gratefully I’ve been sober since June 12, 2018’.
The peer pressure thing from 'friends' is very true. When I decided to quit alcohol, I got a lot of stick for it. I can see how it might give off this "holier-than-thou" impression, especially as I also don't smoke, eat healthily and work-out regularly. I think by choosing not to drink they subconciously assume that I think that I'm 'better' than them or something. I try to avoid heavy drinkers now in life as I know we clearly don't have much in common.
The movie was Rocky Balboa. I quit drinking 9/30/18 and been watching your videos since. Your kind of like my personal coach and will be 90 days sober soon so thank you so much. You give so much info and support to help others. Everything you say is so true. I know alcoholics think alcohol is the only thing that helps but it is the biggest thing that hurts us. Please stay on you tube and thank you again.
Thanks for the message ! I quit drinking 8-7-18 and was considering drinking on Thanksgiving. I knew I needed help. I found your videos on TH-cam then got Alcohol lied to me on audible and and wouldn't you know I'm still sober 😀 Your book really worked for me and I don't feel like drinking at all since listening. It took a while for some reason but my energy level is way high and instead of drinking on Christmas I ate good then worked out in my garage gym that I made with all the cash I saved from not drinking 😀 I just wanted to say thanks and hopefully encourage anyone on the same path.
i also noticed more money in my bank account and all the years i drank thinking the beer will make my cannabis high better only to find out how wrong i was and could only see that after i drank beer no more, our bodies do not like alcohol........
That's awesome I have done the same thing. A year and about four months now not one drop of alcohol not even cold medicine LOL. I still watch his videos I love them they are tremendous help
5 weeks clean, after 14 years of drinking like a fish, haven't had a sober week. Really the first 3 weeks are the toughest, every time get bored,I do exercise, go outside for a walk or for a run. It's working
Out of all the different drugs that i have abused, Alcohol is for sure the very worse. The withdrawls (DTs) scare the crap out of me, I was scared to try and sleep, because i thought i would have another siezure, yet i would do it over and over again. Also now that i am approaching the big 60 it really takes a toll on my body. Listen to this guy fellas, he knows what he is doing. Thanks Craig.
For me number one is underestimating your enemy. Second is not reading your book (and other resources) which will help with number one. Third is not filling the time you gain from stopping drinking with something useful (the first one you mentioned). Fourth is believing you are missing out. Fifth not understanding there will be bad times also while sober. Craig! Thanks for your book. It was the first resource I went to... Now I built up more pillars, but your book was the foundation!!! I am 70 days sober today!
Man you are really on point. I love the way you personify alcohol as a demon or a clown. It is so true. And when you do that you give yourself the ability to say no to it.
I was just caught by alcohol kick ( before 19 days alc free) ..but my mind is there where sober land is... I remain happy as i know im walking there... Thanks to Greg... and my not giving up
I have gained a lot (50 lbs) of weight since I quit drinking and I am less than thrilled. However, at one point I concluded back when I quit that it would most likely "HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT WOULD GET BETTER" Sure enough 11 months later I am exercising and losing the weight. It's all good and I am blessed far more than I deserve. Thank you for reminding me that often it's a bumpy road on the way home to who I truly am, my best self. Take care and keep up the good work!
Thanks, another great video. I still watch your videos to remind myself of what it was like when I used to drink. Oh, those falling "asleep " at 8pm or 9pm then waking up st 2am not being able to get back to sleep. I sure don't miss those times.
Trying to quit for 10 years now. The most i did it was 40 days. Now I am in the day 15 and going strong 💪. Hopefully I will not relapse this time again !!! I am a binge drinking type- 1-2 days/week then 4-5 days sober but still destroyed my health that way. I feel much better clean but is boring af without it and without the thought that Friday-Saturday I have no drinking schedule.
Very helpful thank you! My name is Shawn. Hi. I just quit drinking Natural Ice beer. This is my tenth day clean and sober. I drank every night. Sometimes twice a day. Always till blackout. For 25ish years. Needless to say I was hardcore. But everything changed 12 days ago. Whilst being completely hammered, slipped on my hardwood flooring. I just remember slipping and then waking up in the morning not being able to move and in tremendous pain. Blood all over the walls, blood all over the floors. I felt like I had been hit by a car. My rib cage hurts my knees hurt my hips hurt my head hurt. Well I was able to drag myself to my car and then to the nearest acute Care center. I got in pretty quick. It was because of my screaming and crying from pain. Lol Cut to the chase... I have fractured ribs. My right hip bone popped out a little bit. Both my shoulders are totally effed. I can't even lift my left shoulder. I've been hallucinating. It's sort of subsided but when all of this happened it seem like I knew everyone I looked at. Very bizarre. I started feeling a little better and then I decided to take out some garbage which did not weigh a lot at all. Because I have a limp it took me a little bit to get back before the garage door. And my upper body was further along in my lower body and I fell forward yet again. Very helpful thank you! My name is Shawn. Hi. I'm a straight-up alcoholic/drunk. Started drinking over 30 years ago. Started with the hard stuff. Flash forward... I just quit drinking Natural Ice beer. This is my tenth day clean and sober. I drank every night. Sometimes twice a day. Always till blackout. For 25ish years. Needless to say I was hardcore. But everything changed 12 days ago. That Demon no longer has its hold over me. I can truly feel the fog lifting. No joke. Thank you
Great message I get knocked down but I'm going to keep getting up because I'm trying to beat this challenge or no alcohol I'm working on my first month I asked you all pray for me it can be done and I will conquer this better thank you for the message I enjoyed it looking forward to the next
that was beaautiful what you said at 21:40 where it can take decades for alcohol to take a grip and say now you are never leaving, wow, if that ain't the truth for most alcoholics, and i finally was able to get away from alcohol after trying to quit for the last 30 years, like, the time just flies............!
The realest videos regarding alcohol that I have witnessed. Thanks for this. These videos are helping me no end. I listen to a few of your videos on cycle to drill the point home or when I start to believe it's been a while, one won't hurt.
I never thought , until I went cold turkey and gave up alcohol completely, that quitting alcohol could be used as a tool to boost one’s self-esteem .. It’s true especially in social situations where you are around other drinkers and when you are offered a drink , you refuse even if you are the only non-drinker there .. You have not only let go of the biggest poison in modern society , but also let go of the “ desperate to fit in “ mentality ...
Replace alcohol with a passion goal -- like photography, writing, art, but also go out and interact with people. Sitting around by yourself is bad. Don't drink too much coffee also - that always made me nervous.
Ones to many and 20 are not enough,, it's true boredom sets in time does get longer I fixed it by sleeping all the time sleep gets much better with no alcohol
I just woke up to a horrible morning after drinking on a company New Years party where there was unlimited alcohol. One of my concerns is that sometimes I drink with some people around cause I feel like I just communicate with them because it’s difficult. And then I have a beer or a whisky to ease that kind social situation. I wouldn’t hang out with them when I’m sober. And they’re not big drinkers. But I have a drink just causing it seems incredibly difficult to stay around this bunch. Unfortunately because I am working in a place which is right in the middle of a jungle and a really small community it is very difficult to just ignore this bunch and stay in my room. Maybe because even though I don’t like hanging out with them, these people just keep pushing and saying “come on we’ll just sit there for 10-15 minutes” And then after a while, I just think “ok having a beer can at least make it better”. I feel these kind of situations are what make quitting alcohol really hard for me
Stop Drinking Expert you really do have to change your mindset...completely, it’s kind of exhilarating. I’m a month sober (which is a BFD for me) and this time around when I get anxiety i say fuck it and force myself to deal with it right then. Alcohol has been my crutch forever..but it’s really an anchor I grab as I am drowning... no mas
55 Years old,been a (I thought moderate drinker) 5 cans of x-tra strong beers as long as I can remember after work at home. Last month I felt my legs tingeling and feet gone somewhat numb. I looked it up : Neuropathy , possible b1 deficiency because of excessive drinking . Started immediately with b -vitamin supplements. Slight unfomfy in the liver area, some heart beat irregularities ( Liver pushing against the heart cavity ?) Thats it. Today (On a saturday) no alcohol , and it will be my first attempt of kicking the habit after actually having physical signs of a Liver protesting. I have also bought Magnesium , D-Vitamins , and Zink since these I have found in literature to deplete in drinkers and can cause all sorts of secondary problems (Diabetes, digestive system, reduced number of Red blood cells ) all caused by a liver that is overloaded. Wish me luck. I want to make it to next sunday
@@justinaulgur9812 now 2 month after : * Successful outcome after supplement intakes within a month . No pounding heart and tingeling legs. Healthier skin color and way calmer mind. * After 3 weeks of supplements I established Exercise regime 4 times a week = Long walks in the woods, and moderate weight lifting. Improves overall physical capacity in all areas * Managed to quit drinking 8 days in the beginning, trying to make myself busy. It dident work quit as expected. * Best I can do for now is reduced alcohol intake. About half of what I used to drink in a week. I found it doesent create any depressive hangover or reduce my physical strenght or bad sleep. And the alcohol actually cheers me up late in the evening,when watching a movie. Im not a social drinker (No bars ever) always been a solitary person sitting at home and learn stuff ( Thats how I found your Channel) * Conclusion : I will go on drinking ( But much less then before) because I found it to be the medicine for me that works. Without (a small amount) alcohol i turn into a scatterbrain and no exercise or creative doings will take it away. Important thing is that i feel much better now,obviously i have surpassed my personal limit for alcohol intake for a long time before it. I like to believe that I found the balance for what alcohol gives and takes away.
I completely quit drinking November 2018, it's been really difficult but I genuinely do feel a lot better for it. I already suffered from severe depression & anxiety, I was stuck in bed most days of the week unwashed, malnourished, and lonely with just alcohol to keep me going. I made a decision to stop, and to stop fearing what I'd do the next time I drank and got drunk. Life is still tough, I'm still depressed and anxious, but I'm slowly getting there. I'm seeing what my life will eventually become, and I feel completely free of the fear that alcohol caused me to feel. If you're like me, and you genuinely like the taste of beer or wine then there are some fantastic non alcoholic or 0.05% versions of those drinks which taste very similar to if not the same as a beer or wine and that has helped me a lot in social situations (in a restaurant or bar/pub) or in those situations when I've felt tempted to drink two bottles of wine at home. And usually they're a lot cheaper than actual alcohol! Also hot drinks are a nice alternative because you're forced to sip them, or more savoury or bitter drinks like a Virgin Mary, or herbal/citrus/spiced non alcoholic gin alternatives like Seedlip with tonic water. I'm looking forward to saying I've been a year sober! You can all do it too, you're all strong and good enough!
Almost 5 months here, zero alcohol. Weekends and nights are MUCH better after the first couple of months. The best, the mornings, being able to wake up, not hungover, ready to go. You.can.do.it. 💪❤️
Hi my is Debbie , I’m an alcoholic and I’ve been sober 3 months. I’m 58 and did not start drinking till after I had gastric bypass that was 11 years ago and started drinking 10 years ago..I went from one addiction to another and never even fixed the food addiction, I did lose a 100 lbs , but became a drinker and now I’m sober 3 months and all I want is food. So I’m in need of support and ideas because I have so much brain fog some days my head hurts and a lot of confusion 🙏🏻❤️
This was so informative. I am making a serious attempt to quit drinking this year and I’m going to watch one or more of your videos whenever that boredom you mentioned kicks in. If I can give up Klonopin and never look back, I know I can give up alcohol.
I stopped drinking last summer and didn't touch a drop for 4 months. Was really beginning to feel all the benefits of it - more energy, more money, sleeping better, rediscovering old interests, etc. Then.... Christmas came. And I thought 'Oh... I'll just have a few drinks over the Christmas and stop again at New Year.' Stopped on Jan 1st.... but started again on Jan 6th. Back to wasted days, hangovers, guilt, lethargy. Yesterday, a day off, I really hit it hard. I scared myself. Yet today, I don't feel too bad. That's a bad sign. So... Here we go again with Day One. It was good to watch this. You're dead right with the five mistakes (except the second one for me, as I always drink alone at home). Anway... onwards into sobriety. I did it for long enough before, so I can do it again.
Love these videos. -The power to change really is in all of us. -If you didn't have inner strength, you wouldn't have sought this out to make that change. YOU CAN SUCCEED. -Like my grandpa always said "Only YOU will know when enough is enough." Climb that mountain. You'll be so, so glad you did.
One of my biggest challenges whenever I try to quit drinking (I'm currently on day 3), I'm far more irritable around my kids. I yell at them for the smallest things. When I'm drinking, I'm relaxed and fun.
Relaxed and fun whilst drinking , but not sleeping properly and hangovers and irritability the day after, then it takes another drink to make you feel jolly and relaxed. Vicious circle. It's poison and you don't need it to survive. Plus it's bad for your health in lots of different ways
As exactly as you said, i'm a 5 years vegan alcoholic, and i'm remember that the struggle its basic the same, meat its a addction too, when i quit years ago, i was very very hard, but weeks later i've felt so much better, problably it's goin' to be the same thing with alcohol, but we can do it folks, WE CAN, self discipline and courage!!
I'm 40 days off from 30+ years of daily drinking. I replaced alcohol with tea. I really don't feel better, but I drank more than I knew was good, couldn't control it, so I quit.
I’m 21 yrs old and I believe after 2018 I’ve become slightly addicted to alcohol. I play guitar in a band with my buddy’s and we all practice a lot and every time it seems we play we’re drinking because it gives us drive and we think we sound better and everyone is more social. It will be very hard for me to quit but I’m trying my best and this was a awesome video you explain things very well and you know what your talking about. Subscribed!
Excellent presentation! You said from your real life experience. And the same I hear too that evil speech : drink only one it will boost you up. And there it starts. I lost many good moments in my life and many things. I do not need this anesthesia. I struggle every time when this back kick starts and I failed to keep my promise, which I did the day after so called most beautiful evening. I am not ashamed to write this publicly. I want to get rid of this evil forever. Thank you!
Iam an African from Kenya I been a keen follower of your TH-cam Chanel its wonderful n helpful am on my second day sober after two decades of alcohol abuse on a daily basis will walk with you ,where n Kenya can I get your book(alcohol lied)
I stopped about a month ago when I started a new job. Was a heavy drinker for twenty years. Started in my younger days drinking 12 to 18 beers a night, then went to a fifth of vodka every night for a few years, then went to wine, then beer and shots then back to a fifth+ the last two years. Can't think of more than three days I've gone to bed sober in the last two years. I stopped about a month ago and dont even miss it or crave it. I'm addicted to sleep now. Sober sleep is the best.
Found your channel today and have binge watched almost all your videos aha, ironic how you just uploaded an hour ago. Much appreciated from Australia. 🤙
Every now and then when I need a word of wisdom I come here to listen to this good man, and to read the comments of hope and strength other people give, reality is that although my endless attempts to quit drinking I always go back to it, sometimes cause it’s hard to accept reality, hard to accept just like he said it, that those people you used to call your friends are nothing but just a bunch of losers who have the same problem you do or worse. I use alcohol to get to know my friends and no matter how hard I try or how generous I am to them they will never notice. Sometimes I wonder why people are like this? Why, they call you their best friend but always let you down over and over again. I stopped drinking for almost 3 weeks and binge drank for thanksgiving but it hit me again, the deception of people the ones you really love. Should I just avoid everyone I know and let them think whatever the hell they want or should I reply or answer their calls. I just wanna disconnect I’m just really tired of BS. I have a dog, we do long walks and I’m already thinking seriously start to get in shape again. I started drinking cause I wanted friends so I got myself some drunks who drink like me and I’m not blaming them, I’m not blaming nobody, I’m 💯% responsable of these 2 decades i keep on lying to myself. I even went to 3A but that wasn’t for me. I’m a business owner most of the people I hang out with are employees and some unemployed so I most of the time have to buy for them and I’m not complaining but sometimes I think of all the money I have wasted in booze, it’s nuts. But I also always thought of how bless Iam for not having to go to work to make ends meet. To put blend in the table and that’s something I’m completely thankful I’m going to start over, I’m a strong person I know I can do it, one day at the time. I wish everyone happy holidays and hope I see you all at the end of the tunnel. Cheers
I like the ‘stop giving alcohol more power than it’s due’. It’s so true! Couple that with the point about it being An ‘attractively packaged poison’ and my determination to stay sober has intensified. Thank you so much for these videos. Day 8 and liking it 💪💪
I get a lot out of your videos. I got sober through AA 36 years ago. and stayed off the booze for 27 years. Then there were several problems that cropped up Menier's disease. A separation from my husband, obesity. I bought a bottle of wine, and threw away 27 years. I have just now, managed to stop for 12 days. I don't want to drink today. but a part of my journey involved the MANY attempts to lose weight. I have been on a journey for 2 years in which I have discovered that I am also addicted to Carbohydrates. I have not consumed grain, fruit, Juice (except wine) starch, bread, sugar , for 2 years. I was fasting intermittently. and only drinking 1 glass (okay, 250 ml ) 3 times a week or between fasts. and managed to lose 100lbs. but then I started to drink 2 glasses of wine per night and began to gain weight again despite my fasting protocol. Long story short, I tried to give it up completely and felt that longing and sadness, like I was losing a friend. I am an agnostic and always felt uncomfortable with the religious element in AA. so I started googling, and found you. I bought the audiobook 'alcohol lied to me' and began to listen. At first I just thought "This guy is just trying to sell a program." but after waking up sick for one more week of not even that much wine... I mean... 500mls is nothing compared to what I drank years ago... I decided to listen again. And I really listened. And there it was, THERE I WAS. I related to the scenarios and the attempts at bargaining with the drug. I also had to admit that alcohol was doing nothing for me but shortening my life and emptying my bank account. and then I made a decision to stop. I arranged it so that I was not at the market alone so that I wouldn't be tempted to buy a bottle. and even asked my husband to drive me too and from work a few times when I felt less than steady about my resolve. I know better than most what my chances are of staying stopped. but I feel better about this than I did about other programs. I feel better about ME. I am not defective, I have been fed poison first with the carbs and then the booze. I was still in a brain fog when I was sober before because I was taking anti-anxiety meds and almost mainlining sugar in my attempts to live a fat free lifestyle. your brain doesn't need sugar any more than it needs alcohol...as a matter of fact, there is no essential carbohydrate. Unless you are completely malnourished, or have serious liver issues, you can and do manufacture your own glucose in a process called gluconeogenesis. I am trying to undo 59 years of eating and drinking the wrong food and drink. I believe obesity and alcoholism can be cured. if you give the body protein and fat and only healthy carbs like green leafy vegetables, then the fog begins to lift and now you can make the right decisions. So Today I choose not to drink. Because for the first time in my adult life I am finally thinking clearly.
Going keto is similar, the first few days you find yourself craving potatoes, fries, pizza, pasta and sugar. However, you stick with it, and you start to feel amazing, and love your meat and low-starch veggies like spinach, cabbage or kale. All of these things are addictions. All addictions have their trial period to conquer them. 100% passionate, yes. :) Nice ROCKY QUOTE!!! ROCKY, hell yeah!! :)
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I love this guy ! He makes very good points/ comments!!! And he is funny and light hearted about it . To make it more likely people will actually listen and take it in. I am starting to struggle with alcohol for only a short time , but long enough for me to worry!! He is brilliant! Saying this at 2pm on my day off , pouring a glass of wine! I think even this short vid has helped me a lot .
I am alcoholic for 5 years now since i was 17 now am 23 i relapsed 5 times already i am trying my best again its been 3 daya again since being sober this time i really want to quit i hate waking up not knowing what i did what i said i hate feeling horrible in the morning with horrible hangover and a bad anxiety i hate being feeling like that and i want to become a better person shit sucks and i want a better life and its time to step up and beat this
I didn’t like your style of presentation to begin with but I started to agree with everything you were saying. I recognise it all. Very straightforward and blunt! I have to and want to quit drinking. I’m 62 my career gone and on benefits. I’ve nothing to lose and I’m going to quit to have a better life.
Another great video with a powerful message that, though time is indeed precious, it can lead to addiction in order to make the day go quicker which is crazy when you consider that life is so short. I am writing this on Boxing Day 2018 a day after I celebrated Christmas with a number of other people who were all partaking of the dreaded drug. I did not want the night to end unlike the rest of the group who appeared as if they couldn't wait to retire for the night. Well Done again!
Already a published author, working on book #2 & goal of a speaking side biz, hard to stay motivated & focused 7-10p after work BUT knocking off beer will do it,why I’m here
LOL I’ve tried to charge my toothpaste as well!! Great video. Spot on. 😁 sober a month. Tried many times before, but I believe this is it. I’m really tired.
Hi. What a great way to finish off the year well done. Looking forward to seeing you're videos in the new year. Have a great new year to you and you're family.
Currently tapering off, 6 beers today, 4 tomorrow and that’s it. Before this I went 6 months off, before that 8. I’m such a binger when I drink, fucking weeks on end, morning till night. Hallucinating is not fun and also scary and dangerous. Strength to you all.
I've been to the bar to hang out with friends a lot after stopping drinking and had no issues. Just because I had an issue for some time doesnt mean nobody should. It also doesnt make them less of friends.
Another mistake people make is that they think that their problems will go away when they stop drinking... your problems have just begun... You need to be strong and find out why you drink in the first place. This is probably the most painful Journey you'll ever take; it's an emotional roller coaster and takes an absurd amount of time, but you can do it, one day at a time oh, you are all heroes!
Hi Greg I enjoy watching your videos. Your insight into alcohol addiction and ways to wriggle out of it, is far more deep than any knowledgeable medical doctor’s.
Sober 9 months today. just wanted to say every thing you say is true. i went to AA 6 times and did not like it so i stopped going and been doing this on my own. you dont realise all the real problem in your life, and how many bad decisions you have made until your sober. just that alone makes you want to drink. i have got to the point of finding new friends, i have broke up with my girlfriend and i am working on a new career now. i have to leave my old life behind now. its true you dont have that many friends when you quit but you find out who you good friends are and that's what matters. also after 9 months i cant stand being around drunk people they are annoying and embarrassing, i cant believe i used to be that guy...
Nice inspirational quote from Rocky Balboa. This is one of the best quotes to live by "It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."
I quit this slowly killing liquid 10 months before and I am happy for that....it was tough but I did it successfully. It is possible everyone should quit it for happy future....
I got up one morning 12 years ago and said to myself that's it no more alcohol and have never touched it since. Now i collect films and like watching them like cooking too so i dont miss alcohol at all now, cup of tea or coffee and a good blu-ray film.
Thank you for another really good message about drinking, binge drank yesterday now paying the price and struggling through the day , can’t wait to feel normal again tomorrow, everything you say makes so much sense but the temptation to binge drink to feel no worries for a while is so strong , feel better when don’t drink , really got to get what you say in my head ,didn’t drink for 49 days earlier this year , wish I had not started again .
Hey I understand what you going through. it's a rewiring of the brain once you get to where you realize there's absolutely zero benefit to drinking it's nothing. I tried will power but I always longed for it even if I stopped for 5 months my last drink for ever was 7/30/2017. I knew it was different cause I started to be able to be around people drinking and even served people and didn't miss it at all
If you want to spend the day with me dealing with your drinking : www.stopdrinkingexpert.com/
have done your bootcamp in Ireland? i live in Dublin so any where would be good for me.
Stop Drinking Expert , not sure why I can’t click on link yet
Stop Drinking Expert , guess I got time to look.
I’m drinking now tho
I drink 1-2 beers everyday and I'm still fine and in shape.
I have been sober for four years, nine months. Stopping drinking was the best decision I ever made.
Hi. My name is Lucinda and I'm an alcoholic. My last drink was 3 days ago. This is New years eve and I have to quit. I've been drinking since I was 19 and I am now 45 years old. I dont recall a whole month that I have been sober. I really needed to see this video. It could save my life. I cannot wait until I get to live my life again and enjoy it. I am sober 3 days and counting.
Lucinda, I am pulling for you. Almost 39 years of falling short, embarrassment and failure here, all attributable to alcohol abuse, and decided on Dec. 30 that enough was more than enough. I've had 3 sober periods and fallen back every time, but refuse to a fourth. You CAN do it! Wishing you all the best.
@@johnswaim3919 thank you for your encouraging words. I am rooting for you also. Day 5 today. Jan. 2.
I did not quit YET but we the same timeline im got a set donedate 2/14/19. Im proud of you Please lmk how you doing Please!
Lucinda Holland I wish u all the best. The timing thing he mentioned hit me. I’m on day two of not drinking. Everyday for many years around 2-3 pm a voice in my head compels me to buy a 12-18 pack of beer to make my evenings “more enjoyable”. When I’m drunk in the evening, TV is better, I clean the house and am very productive. Then I wake up feeling like shit. Eventually I feel better around 2-3 pm and do it all over again. It sucks really.
Love this
12 days today, managed to get through Christmas and New Year's eve without a single drop.
30 days here, Donald.
I quit drinking 8/2017. It was a rough first couple of months but after that I felt free. I still listen to Craig and others. I don't want to get complacent. My little alcohol monster has proven to be quite sneaky in the past. Craig you are a favorite! 😊
Thank you Dita
Free from fear, anxiety and stuff 😊
Definitely needed to hear these truths. I use alcohol to bury my loneliness which just reinforces it. 2019 my year to transform me
Hi Mark - check out my Unleashed course (www.craigbeck.com) I think it will help
Alcohol will destroy relationship and leave u lonelier I know from my own mistake . Hope you well x
Man I relate so much.... when I get off work right when I walk in the door I have to have a shot even before I take my dog out to pee! I feel like I can’t be at home and be sober! I feel like when I’m not working I have to binge drink to make myself go to sleep... on my days off I will drink myself to sleep and then when I go to sleep.. when I wake up I will go to the liquor store again so in one day I will have 2 days of a drinking session
Today I'm quitting been drinking for 14 years the longest stretch of sobriety is only 6 months. This time It has to be for good or I'm going to lose everything
A good call
I’m 7 weeks off alcohol and wow I feel great already. Take up a hobby or interest to replace drinking and don’t hang around with drinkers anymore.
mari aragon I’m with you Mari ❤️
Don't give up..things that are worth it..seem to need effort
just reading you cmt. hope you made it :-)
2 years sober & totally free ! I had a spiritual awakening. There is a power greater than human will power and greater than any drug or any addiction
32 days clean today. Started drinking at 21, I’m 28 now, and wow I feel amazing!
That's nice! Stay positive.. Thanks for the comment Alex..
I am an alcoholic 15 year old who entered hospital 6 days ago because of alcohol poisoning..I'm quitting drinking forever🙄 6 days sober💪🤞
You got this!
Quit while you are young bro, because it will just get harder the older you get. Shit is not worth it.
First of all why do you drink
Second of all YOUR 15 YOU ARENT OLD ENOUGH FOR ALCOHOL!
Lebanese and Proud amethyst quartz crystal cluster is the sobriety stone I'm proof it works I do not drink or smoke anymore at all period.
Katie Meoli don’t judge ... you don’t know their life ! Just be encouraging please
Problem drinking for the last 20 yrs. I have 2 weeks sober and feel blessed to of found Craig beck!
Last night after work I opened a beer. Like I do just about everyday for the past 15 years. My girlfriend went to Walmart and brought home a case of bud light. She had 5. I had 19. Didn’t eat anything and went to bed. I woke up this morning feeling like crap. I’m tired of being broke and feeling like I’m going to die almost everyday. I messaged my girl friend about an hour ago and told her that I don’t want to drink anymore. She said ok. Lets do it. I know it’s going to be very hard. Please keep me in your prayers. I’m going to give it my all. My children depend on me and I believe I’m failing them. I want to be what I used to be. This video and others I’ve watched has been an eye opener. Day 1 is today. God bless you all.
Good luck
It gets easier every day! Been sober now for a month and I have no cravings or withdrawel anymore. When there's stress it's better to deal with it by meditating. You can do it!
Good advice TP
@@Stopdrinkingexpert Thank you Craig. I am 5 weeks sober tomorrow. :) I do have some sleepless nights with worries but I know that's part of the process. I'll relax and lie happy in bed knowing I did not drink, I am dealing with stress the natural way.
@@flyintheskyinc.8705 I LOVE what you wrote: "I am dealing with stress the natural way." BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations on coming back to your TRUE nature.
Be cautiously optimistic. Congratulations on your success so far.
I've heard of people ruining 20 years of sobriety with a drink and then a few more because of something tragic happened and it was a way to self medicate.
i honestly do not know why your videos dont have at least millions of views. you are extremely sincere and well informed and committed to serving a great purpose. you have my support. At all levels
Thank you, slowly we will get there
Nothing to drink four (4) months today thanks to you!!! Very powerful videos I connected to your advice! I thank you my wife thanks you! I feel fantastic!!
Awesome
Are you a member of Craigs system?
18 days clean seems to be getting easier,weekends still testing but getting easier
First 14 days are hardest
5 days for me after 10000 days of non stop drinking. Getting easier, still sweating but the shaking and panicking, has stopped.
Keep going im now 40 days in n i don't even feel like drinking again
sugarray50 , I gotta Quit
Hang in there brother
I was off the poison for fourteen weeks in 2018.went back on it when somebody died.I need to try again soon because I’m starting to talk rubbish to people again .
Watch the webinar
Staying sober is rewarding, it is a horrible, boring,and you will feel all kinds a ways because we are all different.
But at the end you’ll find a passion, a reason, a purpose, or a goal you need to achieve. Then alcohol will be the enemy instead of you romancing it . Seeing your self in the so called good old day, they will help you see that those were the horrific old days and you will never want to go back.
But you have to want it first, you have to be tired of being tired you have to get broken in order to get fixed.
God bless you all with this problem, I myself now I’m 2 solid years sober ,im doing it for my self my family and my grandson.
All true
Thanks for sharing
Thanks
Good man
@Kyle Ornelas How did you quit man?
Holy s**t. Only 3 minutes in and totally know what you're saying. I would go on all day benders on a Saturday and weekends would pass in the blink of an eye. Since being sober a Saturday feels like a whole weekend in one day.
True That!
Yes day 24 for me
Yes
If you want your perception of time to be permanently altered, use uppers like speed and coke
I am 22 , and 3 months ago was my rock bottom from my finances, health, relationships, and fitness goals. nd now I am 2 months sober and more productive, more creative, more aware of my reality and not running away from it. I love this video , speaking nothing but the truth.
Good for you, I been drinking for Years but this video really Hit Home!
1 year sober in 8 day's time.... hasn't been a struggle for me, should have done it a long time ago but I'm stoked about what I have achieved.
When I quit smoking I said to myself there's no way I will ever have another one, I can remember crying whilst mowing the lawn! I was bad tempered, feel it with my husband every night for 18 months then suddenly I started to feel happy again and now 27 years later never think of smoking, I assume the drinking is the same and although I'm not a bottle a day girl, I know I drink too much for a healthy lifestyle. Wish me luck!
“We know deep down that we are drinking poison.” I agree. Knowing is what caused me to have low self esteem and drink even more! Gratefully I’ve been sober since June 12, 2018’.
The peer pressure thing from 'friends' is very true. When I decided to quit alcohol, I got a lot of stick for it. I can see how it might give off this "holier-than-thou" impression, especially as I also don't smoke, eat healthily and work-out regularly. I think by choosing not to drink they subconciously assume that I think that I'm 'better' than them or something. I try to avoid heavy drinkers now in life as I know we clearly don't have much in common.
I understand this perfectly
Most boring day is better than a day drinking sober 2 months thanks to Craig Becks videos
Thank you Cyndi
The movie was Rocky Balboa. I quit drinking 9/30/18 and been watching your videos since. Your kind of like my personal coach and will be 90 days sober soon so thank you so much. You give so much info and support to help others. Everything you say is so true. I know alcoholics think alcohol is the only thing that helps but it is the biggest thing that hurts us. Please stay on you tube and thank you again.
Thank you Jack... and YES!
Thanks for the message ! I quit drinking 8-7-18 and was considering drinking on Thanksgiving. I knew I needed help. I found your videos on TH-cam then got Alcohol lied to me on audible and and wouldn't you know I'm still sober 😀 Your book really worked for me and I don't feel like drinking at all since listening. It took a while for some reason but my energy level is way high and instead of drinking on Christmas I ate good then worked out in my garage gym that I made with all the cash I saved from not drinking 😀 I just wanted to say thanks and hopefully encourage anyone on the same path.
i also noticed more money in my bank account and all the years i drank thinking the beer will make my cannabis high better only to find out how wrong i was and could only see that after i drank beer no more, our bodies do not like alcohol........
That's awesome I have done the same thing. A year and about four months now not one drop of alcohol not even cold medicine LOL. I still watch his videos I love them they are tremendous help
It's a rewiring of your brain that's the only way once you realize you don't need it that there's no benefit it's nothing
I stopped on August 6 2018. I'm a little nervous about New Year's.
Stoney Hiker good stuff!
5 weeks clean, after 14 years of drinking like a fish, haven't had a sober week. Really the first 3 weeks are the toughest, every time get bored,I do exercise, go outside for a walk or for a run. It's working
Nice
this is day number 4 without drinking for me. Thank you Jesus
:-)
Keep going, you can do it, more people will love than ever before, you'll also love yourself a lot more.
These videos also help nondrinkers to understand the drinkers in our lives.
You got this bud
It’s been 2 weeks for me
Out of all the different drugs that i have abused, Alcohol is for sure the very worse. The withdrawls (DTs) scare the crap out of me, I was scared to try and sleep, because i thought i would have another siezure, yet i would do it over and over again.
Also now that i am approaching the big 60 it really takes a toll on my body. Listen to this guy fellas, he knows what he is doing. Thanks Craig.
Thank you James
For me number one is underestimating your enemy. Second is not reading your book (and other resources) which will help with number one. Third is not filling the time you gain from stopping drinking with something useful (the first one you mentioned). Fourth is believing you are missing out. Fifth not understanding there will be bad times also while sober.
Craig! Thanks for your book. It was the first resource I went to... Now I built up more pillars, but your book was the foundation!!! I am 70 days sober today!
Thank you
Man you are really on point. I love the way you personify alcohol as a demon or a clown. It is so true. And when you do that you give yourself the ability to say no to it.
Thank you JA
I was just caught by alcohol kick ( before 19 days alc free) ..but my mind is there where sober land is... I remain happy as i know im walking there... Thanks to Greg... and my not giving up
Keep going Martin
I find the new great hobby like reading and now I'm a bookaddict and it's great
I have gained a lot (50 lbs) of weight since I quit drinking and I am less than thrilled. However, at one point I concluded back when I quit that it would most likely "HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT WOULD GET BETTER"
Sure enough 11 months later I am exercising and losing the weight. It's all good and I am blessed far more than I deserve. Thank you for reminding me that often it's a bumpy road on the way home to who I truly am, my best self. Take care and keep up the good work!
Thanks, another great video. I still watch your videos to remind myself of what it was like when I used to drink. Oh, those falling "asleep " at 8pm or 9pm then waking up st 2am not being able to get back to sleep. I sure don't miss those times.
Sounds so familiar...
Thank you Frederick
Trying to quit for 10 years now. The most i did it was 40 days. Now I am in the day 15 and going strong 💪. Hopefully I will not relapse this time again !!! I am a binge drinking type- 1-2 days/week then 4-5 days sober but still destroyed my health that way. I feel much better clean but is boring af without it and without the thought that Friday-Saturday I have no drinking schedule.
Well done keep it up I am 6 years sober best decision I ever made you need to get to a state of mind were it disgusts you.
Thank you! It's been 90 days for me, your vids helped a lot.
Nice
Very helpful thank you!
My name is Shawn. Hi.
I just quit drinking Natural Ice beer. This is my tenth day clean and sober.
I drank every night. Sometimes twice a day. Always till blackout.
For 25ish years.
Needless to say I was hardcore.
But everything changed 12 days ago.
Whilst being completely hammered, slipped on my hardwood flooring.
I just remember slipping and then waking up in the morning not being able to move and in tremendous pain.
Blood all over the walls, blood all over the floors. I felt like I had been hit by a car. My rib cage hurts my knees hurt my hips hurt my head hurt.
Well I was able to drag myself to my car and then to the nearest acute Care center.
I got in pretty quick. It was because of my screaming and crying from pain. Lol
Cut to the chase... I have fractured ribs. My right hip bone popped out a little bit. Both my shoulders are totally effed. I can't even lift my left shoulder.
I've been hallucinating. It's sort of subsided but when all of this happened it seem like I knew everyone I looked at.
Very bizarre.
I started feeling a little better and then I decided to take out some garbage which did not weigh a lot at all. Because I have a limp it took me a little bit to get back before the garage door. And my upper body was further along in my lower body and I fell forward yet again.
Very helpful thank you!
My name is Shawn. Hi.
I'm a straight-up alcoholic/drunk.
Started drinking over 30 years ago. Started with the hard stuff.
Flash forward...
I just quit drinking Natural Ice beer. This is my tenth day clean and sober.
I drank every night. Sometimes twice a day. Always till blackout.
For 25ish years.
Needless to say I was hardcore.
But everything changed 12 days ago.
That Demon no longer has its hold over me.
I can truly feel the fog lifting. No joke.
Thank you
Right out of the starting gate, he hits it right on the head: what productive things can you find to do with all that time that suddenly appears!
Time, the one thing we can't buy more of right?
Great message I get knocked down but I'm going to keep getting up because I'm trying to beat this challenge or no alcohol I'm working on my first month I asked you all pray for me it can be done and I will conquer this better thank you for the message I enjoyed it looking forward to the next
Thank you Fred
that was beaautiful what you said at 21:40 where it can take decades for alcohol to take a grip and say now you are never leaving, wow, if that ain't the truth for most alcoholics, and i finally was able to get away from alcohol after trying to quit for the last 30 years, like, the time just flies............!
The realest videos regarding alcohol that I have witnessed. Thanks for this. These videos are helping me no end.
I listen to a few of your videos on cycle to drill the point home or when I start to believe it's been a while, one won't hurt.
Thank you Adam
I never thought , until I went cold turkey and gave up alcohol completely, that quitting alcohol could be used as a tool to boost one’s self-esteem .. It’s true especially in social situations where you are around other drinkers and when you are offered a drink , you refuse even if you are the only non-drinker there .. You have not only let go of the biggest poison in modern society , but also let go of the “ desperate to fit in “ mentality ...
Good advice
Replace alcohol with a passion goal -- like photography, writing, art, but also go out and interact with people. Sitting around by yourself is bad. Don't drink too much coffee also - that always made me nervous.
Good advice... but I am still a coffee nut I am afraid
Ones to many and 20 are not enough,, it's true boredom sets in time does get longer I fixed it by sleeping all the time sleep gets much better with no alcohol
True
I just woke up to a horrible morning after drinking on a company New Years party where there was unlimited alcohol. One of my concerns is that sometimes I drink with some people around cause I feel like I just communicate with them because it’s difficult. And then I have a beer or a whisky to ease that kind social situation. I wouldn’t hang out with them when I’m sober. And they’re not big drinkers. But I have a drink just causing it seems incredibly difficult to stay around this bunch. Unfortunately because I am working in a place which is right in the middle of a jungle and a really small community it is very difficult to just ignore this bunch and stay in my room. Maybe because even though I don’t like hanging out with them, these people just keep pushing and saying “come on we’ll just sit there for 10-15 minutes” And then after a while, I just think “ok having a beer can at least make it better”. I feel these kind of situations are what make quitting alcohol really hard for me
Yes you have to change your entire mindset
Stop Drinking Expert you really do have to change your mindset...completely, it’s kind of exhilarating.
I’m a month sober (which is a BFD for me) and this time around when I get anxiety i say fuck it and force myself to deal with it right then.
Alcohol has been my crutch forever..but it’s really an anchor I grab as I am drowning... no mas
55 Years old,been a (I thought moderate drinker) 5 cans of x-tra strong beers as long as I can remember after work at home. Last month I felt my legs tingeling and feet gone somewhat numb. I looked it up : Neuropathy , possible b1 deficiency because of excessive drinking . Started immediately with b -vitamin supplements. Slight unfomfy in the liver area, some heart beat irregularities ( Liver pushing against the heart cavity ?)
Thats it. Today (On a saturday) no alcohol , and it will be my first attempt of kicking the habit after actually having physical signs of a Liver protesting. I have also bought Magnesium , D-Vitamins , and Zink since these I have found in literature to deplete in drinkers and can cause all sorts of secondary problems (Diabetes, digestive system, reduced number of Red blood cells ) all caused by a liver that is overloaded. Wish me luck. I want to make it to next sunday
How are you doing
@@justinaulgur9812 now 2 month after :
* Successful outcome after supplement intakes within a month . No pounding heart and tingeling legs. Healthier skin color and way calmer mind.
* After 3 weeks of supplements I established Exercise regime 4 times a week = Long walks in the woods, and moderate weight lifting. Improves overall physical capacity in all areas
* Managed to quit drinking 8 days in the beginning, trying to make myself busy. It dident work quit as expected.
* Best I can do for now is reduced alcohol intake. About half of what I used to drink in a week. I found it doesent create any depressive hangover or reduce my physical strenght or bad sleep. And the alcohol actually cheers me up late in the evening,when watching a movie. Im not a social drinker (No bars ever) always been a solitary person sitting at home and learn stuff ( Thats how I found your Channel)
* Conclusion : I will go on drinking ( But much less then before) because I found it to be the medicine for me that works. Without (a small amount) alcohol i turn into a scatterbrain and no exercise or creative doings will take it away. Important thing is that i feel much better now,obviously i have surpassed my personal limit for alcohol intake for a long time before it. I like to believe that I found the balance for what alcohol gives and takes away.
@@Funkywallot how is your neuropathy?
@@justinaulgur9812 Feet are not numb anymore. Fingertips are also ok.
I completely quit drinking November 2018, it's been really difficult but I genuinely do feel a lot better for it. I already suffered from severe depression & anxiety, I was stuck in bed most days of the week unwashed, malnourished, and lonely with just alcohol to keep me going. I made a decision to stop, and to stop fearing what I'd do the next time I drank and got drunk.
Life is still tough, I'm still depressed and anxious, but I'm slowly getting there. I'm seeing what my life will eventually become, and I feel completely free of the fear that alcohol caused me to feel.
If you're like me, and you genuinely like the taste of beer or wine then there are some fantastic non alcoholic or 0.05% versions of those drinks which taste very similar to if not the same as a beer or wine and that has helped me a lot in social situations (in a restaurant or bar/pub) or in those situations when I've felt tempted to drink two bottles of wine at home. And usually they're a lot cheaper than actual alcohol! Also hot drinks are a nice alternative because you're forced to sip them, or more savoury or bitter drinks like a Virgin Mary, or herbal/citrus/spiced non alcoholic gin alternatives like Seedlip with tonic water.
I'm looking forward to saying I've been a year sober! You can all do it too, you're all strong and good enough!
Great words
Almost 5 months here, zero alcohol. Weekends and nights are MUCH better after the first couple of months. The best, the mornings, being able to wake up, not hungover, ready to go. You.can.do.it. 💪❤️
Hi my is Debbie , I’m an alcoholic and I’ve been sober 3 months. I’m 58 and did not start drinking till after I had gastric bypass that was 11 years ago and started drinking 10 years ago..I went from one addiction to another and never even fixed the food addiction, I did lose a 100 lbs , but became a drinker and now I’m sober 3 months and all I want is food. So I’m in need of support and ideas because I have so much brain fog some days my head hurts and a lot of confusion 🙏🏻❤️
This was so informative. I am making a serious attempt to quit drinking this year and I’m going to watch one or more of your videos whenever that boredom you mentioned kicks in. If I can give up Klonopin and never look back, I know I can give up alcohol.
Thank you John
John how is it going five months later?
I stopped drinking last summer and didn't touch a drop for 4 months. Was really beginning to feel all the benefits of it - more energy, more money, sleeping better, rediscovering old interests, etc. Then.... Christmas came. And I thought 'Oh... I'll just have a few drinks over the Christmas and stop again at New Year.' Stopped on Jan 1st.... but started again on Jan 6th. Back to wasted days, hangovers, guilt, lethargy. Yesterday, a day off, I really hit it hard. I scared myself. Yet today, I don't feel too bad. That's a bad sign. So... Here we go again with Day One. It was good to watch this. You're dead right with the five mistakes (except the second one for me, as I always drink alone at home). Anway... onwards into sobriety. I did it for long enough before, so I can do it again.
Great job
Love these videos.
-The power to change really is in all of us.
-If you didn't have inner strength, you wouldn't have sought this out to make that change. YOU CAN SUCCEED.
-Like my grandpa always said "Only YOU will know when enough is enough."
Climb that mountain. You'll be so, so glad you did.
One of my biggest challenges whenever I try to quit drinking (I'm currently on day 3), I'm far more irritable around my kids. I yell at them for the smallest things. When I'm drinking, I'm relaxed and fun.
Pretty sure that's just a temporary result of quitting, push through it
Relaxed and fun whilst drinking , but not sleeping properly and hangovers and irritability the day after, then it takes another drink to make you feel jolly and relaxed. Vicious circle. It's poison and you don't need it to survive. Plus it's bad for your health in lots of different ways
You’re still going through withdrawals... will take about 3 weeks
Film yourself talking after a few drinks
As exactly as you said, i'm a 5 years vegan alcoholic, and i'm remember that the struggle its basic the same, meat its a addction too, when i quit years ago, i was very very hard, but weeks later i've felt so much better, problably it's goin' to be the same thing with alcohol, but we can do it folks, WE CAN, self discipline and courage!!
Thanks Craig. It's my first day today. I haven't a drink. Lord help me
Thanks so much for this. I went to the doctor today found out my liver enzymes were elevated slightly cuz of this evil drug. Hoping I can get better.
You are absolutely spot on with these five points, by the way. Life without alcohol is brilliant. Thanks!
Thankyou
I'm 40 days off from 30+ years of daily drinking. I replaced alcohol with tea. I really don't feel better, but I drank more than I knew was good, couldn't control it, so I quit.
I’m 21 yrs old and I believe after 2018 I’ve become slightly addicted to alcohol. I play guitar in a band with my buddy’s and we all practice a lot and every time it seems we play we’re drinking because it gives us drive and we think we sound better and everyone is more social. It will be very hard for me to quit but I’m trying my best and this was a awesome video you explain things very well and you know what your talking about. Subscribed!
Thank you so much
@John Smithy That doesn't work for most people who are here.
Excellent presentation! You said from your real life experience. And the same I hear too that evil speech : drink only one it will boost you up. And there it starts. I lost many good moments in my life and many things. I do not need this anesthesia. I struggle every time when this back kick starts and I failed to keep my promise, which I did the day after so called most beautiful evening. I am not ashamed to write this publicly. I want to get rid of this evil forever. Thank you!
Thank you Saurav
Iam an African from Kenya I been a keen follower of your TH-cam Chanel its wonderful n helpful am on my second day sober after two decades of alcohol abuse on a daily basis will walk with you ,where n Kenya can I get your book(alcohol lied)
I stopped about a month ago when I started a new job. Was a heavy drinker for twenty years. Started in my younger days drinking 12 to 18 beers a night, then went to a fifth of vodka every night for a few years, then went to wine, then beer and shots then back to a fifth+ the last two years. Can't think of more than three days I've gone to bed sober in the last two years. I stopped about a month ago and dont even miss it or crave it. I'm addicted to sleep now. Sober sleep is the best.
Found your channel today and have binge watched almost all your videos aha, ironic how you just uploaded an hour ago.
Much appreciated from Australia. 🤙
Thanks Daniel :-)
Every now and then when I need a word of wisdom I come here to listen to this good man, and to read the comments of hope and strength other people give, reality is that although my endless attempts to quit drinking I always go back to it, sometimes cause it’s hard to accept reality, hard to accept just like he said it, that those people you used to call your friends are nothing but just a bunch of losers who have the same problem you do or worse. I use alcohol to get to know my friends and no matter how hard I try or how generous I am to them they will never notice. Sometimes I wonder why people are like this? Why, they call you their best friend but always let you down over and over again. I stopped drinking for almost 3 weeks and binge drank for thanksgiving but it hit me again, the deception of people the ones you really love. Should I just avoid everyone I know and let them think whatever the hell they want or should I reply or answer their calls. I just wanna disconnect I’m just really tired of BS. I have a dog, we do long walks and I’m already thinking seriously start to get in shape again. I started drinking cause I wanted friends so I got myself some drunks who drink like me and I’m not blaming them, I’m not blaming nobody, I’m 💯% responsable of these 2 decades i keep on lying to myself. I even went to 3A but that wasn’t for me. I’m a business owner most of the people I hang out with are employees and some unemployed so I most of the time have to buy for them and I’m not complaining but sometimes I think of all the money I have wasted in booze, it’s nuts. But I also always thought of how bless Iam for not having to go to work to make ends meet. To put blend in the table and that’s something I’m completely thankful
I’m going to start over, I’m a strong person I know I can do it, one day at the time. I wish everyone happy holidays and hope I see you all at the end of the tunnel. Cheers
Your style of delivery is the best. I love your sense of humour.
6 days sober. You are changing my mindset! Thank you.
Nice video. Positive, sympathetic and encouraging without sounding condescending and judgemental. 👍
Thank you Joe
I like the ‘stop giving alcohol more power than it’s due’. It’s so true! Couple that with the point about it being An ‘attractively packaged poison’ and my determination to stay sober has intensified. Thank you so much for these videos. Day 8 and liking it 💪💪
I get a lot out of your videos. I got sober through AA 36 years ago. and stayed off the booze for 27 years. Then there were several problems that cropped up Menier's disease. A separation from my husband, obesity. I bought a bottle of wine, and threw away 27 years. I have just now, managed to stop for 12 days. I don't want to drink today. but a part of my journey involved the MANY attempts to lose weight. I have been on a journey for 2 years in which I have discovered that I am also addicted to Carbohydrates. I have not consumed grain, fruit, Juice (except wine) starch, bread, sugar , for 2 years. I was fasting intermittently. and only drinking 1 glass (okay, 250 ml ) 3 times a week or between fasts. and managed to lose 100lbs. but then I started to drink 2 glasses of wine per night and began to gain weight again despite my fasting protocol. Long story short, I tried to give it up completely and felt that longing and sadness, like I was losing a friend. I am an agnostic and always felt uncomfortable with the religious element in AA. so I started googling, and found you. I bought the audiobook 'alcohol lied to me' and began to listen. At first I just thought "This guy is just trying to sell a program." but after waking up sick for one more week of not even that much wine... I mean... 500mls is nothing compared to what I drank years ago... I decided to listen again. And I really listened. And there it was, THERE I WAS. I related to the scenarios and the attempts at bargaining with the drug. I also had to admit that alcohol was doing nothing for me but shortening my life and emptying my bank account. and then I made a decision to stop. I arranged it so that I was not at the market alone so that I wouldn't be tempted to buy a bottle. and even asked my husband to drive me too and from work a few times when I felt less than steady about my resolve. I know better than most what my chances are of staying stopped. but I feel better about this than I did about other programs. I feel better about ME. I am not defective, I have been fed poison first with the carbs and then the booze. I was still in a brain fog when I was sober before because I was taking anti-anxiety meds and almost mainlining sugar in my attempts to live a fat free lifestyle. your brain doesn't need sugar any more than it needs alcohol...as a matter of fact, there is no essential carbohydrate. Unless you are completely malnourished, or have serious liver issues, you can and do manufacture your own glucose in a process called gluconeogenesis. I am trying to undo 59 years of eating and drinking the wrong food and drink. I believe obesity and alcoholism can be cured. if you give the body protein and fat and only healthy carbs like green leafy vegetables, then the fog begins to lift and now you can make the right decisions. So Today I choose not to drink. Because for the first time in my adult life I am finally thinking clearly.
Thank you for the comment
Ive been drinking for 8 years. I drank this morning. But im done. Thats it... God please help me.
You can help yourself! The answer is always internal
Stop Drinking Expert yes definetely. Do you recommend AA meetings for sure? I've been working out lately to keep my mind busy.
@@bealightinthisdarkworld8225 Personally I don't like AA but if it works for you then...
Going keto is similar, the first few days you find yourself craving potatoes, fries, pizza, pasta and sugar. However, you stick with it, and you start to feel amazing, and love your meat and low-starch veggies like spinach, cabbage or kale. All of these things are addictions. All addictions have their trial period to conquer them. 100% passionate, yes. :)
Nice ROCKY QUOTE!!! ROCKY, hell yeah!! :)
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This was really powerful for me, thank you
Thank you Julie
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Thank you.
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I love this guy ! He makes very good points/ comments!!! And he is funny and light hearted about it . To make it more likely people will actually listen and take it in. I am starting to struggle with alcohol for only a short time , but long enough for me to worry!!
He is brilliant!
Saying this at 2pm on my day off , pouring a glass of wine!
I think even this short vid has helped me a lot .
Thank you Birgit
I felt every word...I need to find my purpose in life again. Ur videos r very powerful. Tnx alot.
Thank you Alana
I am alcoholic for 5 years now since i was 17 now am 23 i relapsed 5 times already i am trying my best again its been 3 daya again since being sober this time i really want to quit i hate waking up not knowing what i did what i said i hate feeling horrible in the morning with horrible hangover and a bad anxiety i hate being feeling like that and i want to become a better person shit sucks and i want a better life and its time to step up and beat this
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I didn’t like your style of presentation to begin with but I started to agree with everything you were saying. I recognise it all. Very straightforward and blunt!
I have to and want to quit drinking. I’m 62 my career gone and on benefits. I’ve nothing to lose and I’m going to quit to have a better life.
very powerful speech and very very true,, i was glued to the screen watching that - hit home truths thank you.
Thank you Paul
have a month clean today...with no AA!
Nice
AA is ok
@@garp-cm7te Yes but it's not for everyone.
@@garp-cm7te AA is terrible
Too true. I sleep like a baby and now play the guitar. It gets so much better with time.
Another great video with a powerful message that, though time is indeed precious, it can lead to addiction in order to make the day go quicker which is crazy when you consider that life is so short. I am writing this on Boxing Day 2018 a day after I celebrated Christmas with a number of other people who were all partaking of the dreaded drug. I did not want the night to end unlike the rest of the group who appeared as if they couldn't wait to retire for the night. Well Done again!
Thank you Kenneth
Already a published author, working on book #2 & goal of a speaking side biz, hard to stay motivated & focused 7-10p after work
BUT knocking off beer will do it,why I’m here
😀 CB
LOL I’ve tried to charge my toothpaste as well!! Great video. Spot on. 😁 sober a month. Tried many times before, but I believe this is it. I’m really tired.
Keep fighting CA
Hi. What a great way to finish off the year well done. Looking forward to seeing you're videos in the new year. Have a great new year to you and you're family.
Thanks Tadgh - I hope 2019 is good for you
"Your", not you're. But Craig likes illiterates...
Currently tapering off, 6 beers today, 4 tomorrow and that’s it. Before this I went 6 months off, before that 8. I’m such a binger when I drink, fucking weeks on end, morning till night. Hallucinating is not fun and also scary and dangerous. Strength to you all.
I've been to the bar to hang out with friends a lot after stopping drinking and had no issues. Just because I had an issue for some time doesnt mean nobody should. It also doesnt make them less of friends.
How's that going?
Another mistake people make is that they think that their problems will go away when they stop drinking... your problems have just begun... You need to be strong and find out why you drink in the first place. This is probably the most painful Journey you'll ever take; it's an emotional roller coaster and takes an absurd amount of time, but you can do it, one day at a time oh, you are all heroes!
So true
Hi Greg I enjoy watching your videos.
Your insight into alcohol addiction and ways to wriggle out of it, is far more deep than any knowledgeable medical doctor’s.
Thank you Muthi
Sober 9 months today. just wanted to say every thing you say is true. i went to AA 6 times and did not like it so i stopped going and been doing this on my own. you dont realise all the real problem in your life, and how many bad decisions you have made until your sober. just that alone makes you want to drink. i have got to the point of finding new friends, i have broke up with my girlfriend and i am working on a new career now. i have to leave my old life behind now. its true you dont have that many friends when you quit but you find out who you good friends are and that's what matters. also after 9 months i cant stand being around drunk people they are annoying and embarrassing, i cant believe i used to be that guy...
Nice inspirational quote from Rocky Balboa. This is one of the best quotes to live by "It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."
Biggest mistake most people make when quitting drinking is they tell everyone they're quitting when actually they are just stopping for a while.
Maybe a mistake but not responsible for their failure
This is the best and most relevant and motivational presentation I've heard on the subject. I'm very inspired, thank you
Wow, thank you!
I quit this slowly killing liquid 10 months before and I am happy for that....it was tough but I did it successfully. It is possible everyone should quit it for happy future....
Agreed
I got up one morning 12 years ago and said to myself that's it no more alcohol and have never touched it since. Now i collect films and like watching them like cooking too so i dont miss alcohol at all now, cup of tea or coffee and a good blu-ray film.
Nice! stay positive.. Thank you for the comment..
Im on my 19th day with out drinking and tomorrow is my birthday! Thank you lord
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You don't sugar coat anything, do you? The truth hurts! Damn you for being so honest and absolutely correct in all of your advice!
Thank you..
Thank you for another really good message about drinking, binge drank yesterday now paying the price and struggling through the day , can’t wait to feel normal again tomorrow, everything you say makes so much sense but the temptation to binge drink to feel no worries for a while is so strong , feel better when don’t drink , really got to get what you say in my head ,didn’t drink for 49 days earlier this year , wish I had not started again .
At least you are back and trying again - never give up
Hey I understand what you going through. it's a rewiring of the brain once you get to where you realize there's absolutely zero benefit to drinking it's nothing. I tried will power but I always longed for it even if I stopped for 5 months my last drink for ever was 7/30/2017. I knew it was different cause I started to be able to be around people drinking and even served people and didn't miss it at all
Rewiring of the brain and there will never be temptations
Thank you Sharon
I really feel point number 1 about how much longer the day feels when you're not drinking