Congratulations Mrs. Simons! Five years sober is such a big accomplishment, I'm glad you are able to share this on the internet! You help a lot of people Mrs. Simons. So thank you.
My grandma used to have a severe addiction to alcohol, she used to drink everyday. She realised she should stop at the age of 61! She has been living a very healthy lifestyle since then
Congrats on 5 years sober!!! I'm one year sober myself as of last Sunday, and its been really difficult, but seeing people like you talk about their experience makes me feel less alone and gives me so much hope and strength to keep going. Thank you so much!!!
Facing the addiction to alcohol can never be underrated and thank you for being so open. One of my school mates didn't, he died at 43 because he became the "party buy" image he used as a crutch since being at school. ] My wife became a social drinker,; friends around - bottle of wine. Going out for a meal? Bottle of wine? Saturday night? Bottle of wine. Favourite TV show? Bottle of wine. When she was admitted to hospital with "just a water infection" it turned out to be her kidneys failing she was told they had caught it with her having less than 48 hours before she died. When the doctors did the math, instead of the 14 units per week, she was closer to 60. Was she dependant? Not at all. Was she too drunk to do anything? No, she has a 9-5 job with exceptional appraisals. She just drank with her friends like most of the TV shows and magazines paint as normal. The comedy wine glass that fits a single bottle. The picture of the girlfriends sitting about gossiping with bottles of rose on chill to make the night flow. The home measures when making a G&T. If you're reading this and think "I do that??" then great, but from personal experience taking your kids to say bye to mam as she has tubes and drips in and barely conscious is not something I ever want to do again. Postscript - when she recovered her attitude to drink changed. Yes, she lost friends who only wanted to be there when the wine was flowing but overall she has a much more positive outlook on life. She still drinks but only when she goes out although one of the side effects of all this is that she has developed an intolerance to some ingredient used within the drinks industry so about 50% of the time even a single glass can put her in bed for a couple of days with migraine headaches - far worse than any hangover.
I came here from Tommy's channel, but I've found your content really interesting and don't associate you with each other anymore. Congratulations on 5 years of sobriety Mrs Simons
Watching her first video just made me so happy. She just light my world up. She is like talking to a best friend or a sibling giving wonderful advice!! I can see why tommy is how he is now. Love the simons!!
Thank you for talking about what could be quite a vulnerable topic! I never thought about alcohol's influence on someone in such ways. This gives me hope. I kind of have an idea of how to talk with someone in my life who is struggling with alcohol abuse, I didn't really have a real example before you, Mrs. Simons! 5 years is an absolutely mental amount of time to stay sober, you're inspirational and make me want to be better as well.
Hi Sarah! First of, im SO SO proud of you! I grew up with a father who has multiple problems with consuming drugs, mainly alcohol, and i think its quite good for me to see you so happy and cheerful as opposed to my father who at multiple points in my life has complained about not being "allowed" to drink. I have experienced a few of his relapses and it was quite... Well it was upsetting. Im just happy to see that there is others that can be happy and content with themselves without alcohol. Much MUCH love goes out from me to you! 💖💖
Congrats miss simons, 5 years sober is an amazing achievement, and while I've never been through this experience myself or with people around me, it must have been some bad times, very happy for you
Congratulations Mrs. Simons!!! Speaking from the point of view of a daughter with an ex-alcoholic father this is a truly win for your book, it can be rough sometimes but it’s truly the best path and decision for a best life :))
Congrats Mrs. Simons! It's a good thing that you quit drinking alcohol. It's great to live a sober life because drinking alcohol just doesn't help anybody, which is just useless. But i'm happy that you have earned such a great achievement!
We're so proud of you Mrs. Simons! 5 years isn't easy, so you should definitely be proud of yourself too! It's a great accomplishment and we're happy for you. :)
very proud of you Ms.Simons ! my mother was an alcoholic and so was my father. so that was a fun upbringing, but very proud of you for being sober for 5 years !!! you got this and please don’t forget that you are a brilliant mother. take care, have a good day, stay hydrated :]
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I’ve grown up in a family of people now recovering from addiction and I’ve seen them all grow through their recovery along with teaching others, like me, about addiction. Listening to your story, I was reminded so much of my mom’s story, so much I was almost brought to tears. Happy five years of sobriety!
it really hit me when you talked about recognising things that you think you want vs things that you actually want. and also the process of finding your true self in between all that- hit close to home. congrats on being 5 years sober. it's an incredibly big feat. your level of self-reflection is very admirable and inspirational :')
Congrats on 5 years sober Mrs Simons! My mum is almost a year sober :). Thank you so much for making thses kinds of videos, they really help me. Love you!
Congrats Mrs. Simons! Five years is amazing! My mum has a severe alcohol addiction, but she's really trying to improve, and I hope this video might encourage her to put in the effort to stop permanently this time. Thank you for sharing you're experience, and again, congrats!
Hurray!! Cheers to you Sarah! I'm still very young, barely an adult, and as long as I can remember I've told myself that I feel insecure about myself because I was just a teen. But now that I've become an adult and I am growing older, I realise that my insecurities never came from being young, but from shielding who I am for so long that I grew to have no clue who I was! Here's to finding ourselves, and doing so without shielding ourselves in the meantime!! Great video :D
CONGRATS! It is so hard to step back from something you've made part of your life for so long and realize it is moving you backwards. It takes a lot of self reflection and determination to do so and I'm so glad you're on the other side! It feels so good to not be dependent on anything but yourself! Thank you for sharing this
congratulations mrs. simons! im so proud that you were able to share your experience online and able to tell so many people about it and help some people find closure with alcoholism. and i think i can finally share mine. at the end of 2020 i started my first year in american college and i put too much on myself right off the bat. i joined a sorority, signed up for a bunch of classes i wasnt prepared for, then later on in the year i was head of PR for my sorority's chapter. socially i had so much pressure to be this perfect person in everyone's eyes and i knew i just wasn't and i knew that "perfect" wasn't who i was. so when i started getting invited to parties, i would lose myself with a drink. i felt so free in those moments because i knew that when i was under the influence, everyone could look at me and give me an excuse for not being this ideal person. this caused so many problems on top of my own mental health problems. i was at my all time low and i cried every night because i was just so not in the right headspace to have this much pressure. at that point i was 19, i was still going to make mistakes in life cause i don't know the world yet, but i couldn't in the eyes of my peers. it had gotten so bad that i broke down and had a panic attack in front of my roommates. they didn't know what to do so they just hugged me. after the year was over i left school and left my sorority. the past year i have been home and working on myself. i still come across the barriers that seem so difficult to pass, but i get over it and move on to the next. i know i have came such a long way in such a short amount of time and i am proud of that fact. thank you again for sharing your story with us, and i wish you a lifetime of blissful self love.
As someone with an alcoholic parent, I am so very happy u are at the point you are at now and comfortable with yourself to reflect. Congrats on 5 years, seeing stories of people like you gives me a tad bit of hope that my parents will get better.
Congratulations Mrs. Simons! Five years sober is such a big accomplishment, I'm glad you are able to share this on the internet! You help a lot of people Mrs. Simons. So thank you.
My grandma used to have a severe addiction to alcohol, she used to drink everyday. She realised she should stop at the age of 61! She has been living a very healthy lifestyle since then
Good for her =)
Congrats on 5 years sober!!! I'm one year sober myself as of last Sunday, and its been really difficult, but seeing people like you talk about their experience makes me feel less alone and gives me so much hope and strength to keep going. Thank you so much!!!
Congrats on being 5 years sober, Mrs. Simons!
My brother's gone through a similar experience, congrats Mrs Simons, such a huge achievement I'm so PROUD!!! 💖
Facing the addiction to alcohol can never be underrated and thank you for being so open. One of my school mates didn't, he died at 43 because he became the "party buy" image he used as a crutch since being at school. ]
My wife became a social drinker,; friends around - bottle of wine. Going out for a meal? Bottle of wine? Saturday night? Bottle of wine. Favourite TV show? Bottle of wine. When she was admitted to hospital with "just a water infection" it turned out to be her kidneys failing she was told they had caught it with her having less than 48 hours before she died. When the doctors did the math, instead of the 14 units per week, she was closer to 60. Was she dependant? Not at all. Was she too drunk to do anything? No, she has a 9-5 job with exceptional appraisals. She just drank with her friends like most of the TV shows and magazines paint as normal. The comedy wine glass that fits a single bottle. The picture of the girlfriends sitting about gossiping with bottles of rose on chill to make the night flow. The home measures when making a G&T.
If you're reading this and think "I do that??" then great, but from personal experience taking your kids to say bye to mam as she has tubes and drips in and barely conscious is not something I ever want to do again.
Postscript - when she recovered her attitude to drink changed. Yes, she lost friends who only wanted to be there when the wine was flowing but overall she has a much more positive outlook on life. She still drinks but only when she goes out although one of the side effects of all this is that she has developed an intolerance to some ingredient used within the drinks industry so about 50% of the time even a single glass can put her in bed for a couple of days with migraine headaches - far worse than any hangover.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! 5 YEARS!
I came here from Tommy's channel, but I've found your content really interesting and don't associate you with each other anymore. Congratulations on 5 years of sobriety Mrs Simons
Watching her first video just made me so happy. She just light my world up. She is like talking to a best friend or a sibling giving wonderful advice!! I can see why tommy is how he is now. Love the simons!!
Thank you for talking about what could be quite a vulnerable topic! I never thought about alcohol's influence on someone in such ways. This gives me hope. I kind of have an idea of how to talk with someone in my life who is struggling with alcohol abuse, I didn't really have a real example before you, Mrs. Simons! 5 years is an absolutely mental amount of time to stay sober, you're inspirational and make me want to be better as well.
Hi Sarah! First of, im SO SO proud of you! I grew up with a father who has multiple problems with consuming drugs, mainly alcohol, and i think its quite good for me to see you so happy and cheerful as opposed to my father who at multiple points in my life has complained about not being "allowed" to drink. I have experienced a few of his relapses and it was quite... Well it was upsetting. Im just happy to see that there is others that can be happy and content with themselves without alcohol. Much MUCH love goes out from me to you! 💖💖
Congrats on 5 years of being sober, it's such a big achievement
Congratulations on 5 years sober!! We're so proud!!!
Congrats in 5 years sober mrs. Simons!! your doing awesome :)
Congrats miss simons, 5 years sober is an amazing achievement, and while I've never been through this experience myself or with people around me, it must have been some bad times, very happy for you
CONGRATULATIONS YOU POWERFUL AMAZING WOMAN
Congratulations Mrs. Simons!!! Speaking from the point of view of a daughter with an ex-alcoholic father this is a truly win for your book, it can be rough sometimes but it’s truly the best path and decision for a best life :))
Congratulations for your 5 years sober Mrs Simons!!! I'm so happy for you!!
Congratulations Mrs.Simons!
Congrats! 5 years is a huge step :D
Congratulations on 5 years sober!!!!!!!!
Well done Mrs Simons! Congratulation! :D
congratulations on 5 years, sarah!
Congrats! 5 years sober is a massive milestone
Congratulations on 5 years sober!!!!
Congratulation Mrs.Simons on being 5 years sober! So proud of you
Many congratulations on this achievement Mrs. Simons! I'm gonna be one year sober in May, we are in this together
congrats on being sober for so long!! You did really well Mrs Simons you got this
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you there's more blessings for you to come 💖!
Some of this is... too relatable lol. Thanks for sharing
congratulations! 5 years is nothing easy, but you did that, be proud of yourself!!
Congrats Mrs.Simons! My mom used to be addicted to drugs but she changed and nows she’s 2 almost 3 years sober!
Congratulations on 5 years sober!
congratulations, mrs simons! we're soooo proud of you ❤️
Congratulations Mrs. Simons, we are proud of you
This is amazing! Congratulations Mrs. Simons!
Congratulations! What an accomplishment!!
CONGRATULATIONS i may not know you personally but that doesnt change the fact that i am SO proud of you!
Congrats Mrs.Simons! 5 years is a huge milestone! Keep doing what you do!
I’m very proud of you Mrs.Simons, 5 years is a long time, you should be really proud in yourself.
Hi Sarah! I love your videos ❤️, they've helped me quite a lot. Thank you for helping me accept and improve myself in a healthier way.
Congratulations!!! I am so proud of you! You deserve all the happiness!!
Congrats on being sober for 5 whole years! so proud! :)
Happy for you and your journey on being sober!! 5 years!!!
5 years is a huge milestone Mrs. Simons, congratulations!
CONGRATS 🥳 I'm so proud of you Mrs. Simons
we are all so proud of you Mrs Simons, 5 years is amazing!!!
I love how down to earth you are, it’s refreshing to have someone be honest and talk about self growth without the creepy fake “positivity”
This is amazing news so glad that you have made it through this
Mrs Simons!! Another Great Post 😄👍
your content is always so honest and inspiring! i love being here and congratulations :)
Congratulations, Mrs. Simons!!!
so big, congrats ❤️❤️
Congrats Mrs. Simons! It's a good thing that you quit drinking alcohol. It's great to live a sober life because drinking alcohol just doesn't help anybody, which is just useless. But i'm happy that you have earned such a great achievement!
congrats on 5 years of being sober! the big 5! so proud of you :)
Congratulations!!! I’m so happy for you, Mrs. Simons! Your videos honestly really help me with my own mental health. Keep being you!
We're so proud of you Mrs. Simons! 5 years isn't easy, so you should definitely be proud of yourself too! It's a great accomplishment and we're happy for you. :)
I strive to be like you Mrs. Simons
Same!!
Congratulations on 5 years Mrs Simons! We’re all so proud of you :)
Big congratulations Mrs. Simons!! Love ya 💛
very proud of you Ms.Simons !
my mother was an alcoholic and so was my father. so that was a fun upbringing, but very proud of you for being sober for 5 years !!! you got this and please don’t forget that you are a brilliant mother.
take care, have a good day, stay hydrated :]
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I’ve grown up in a family of people now recovering from addiction and I’ve seen them all grow through their recovery along with teaching others, like me, about addiction. Listening to your story, I was reminded so much of my mom’s story, so much I was almost brought to tears. Happy five years of sobriety!
5 years is such an accomplishment- congratulations!!
Congratulations mrs. Simons for 5 years
it really hit me when you talked about recognising things that you think you want vs things that you actually want. and also the process of finding your true self in between all that- hit close to home. congrats on being 5 years sober. it's an incredibly big feat. your level of self-reflection is very admirable and inspirational :')
Your story makes me feel hopeful for my own personal journey. Thank you for sharing and congratulations :)
Congratulations on being 5 years sober! Thats a very big accomplishment ❤️❤️
Well done Mrs.Simons :DD
We're all soo proud of u Mrs. Simons, 5 years is a great and huge achievement!!!
congrats on 5 years!! to much more years!! lots of love
hey miss! its glad to see someone i look up to like you also being sober. i dont have many other sober role models so its amazing to see one.
THATS GREAT!!!!!!Im super proud
congratulations !! 5 years is incredible
I really liked this, it made me feel really thoughtful about how im living my life, or lack thereof.
Bless you Sarah! Congratulations keep going!!
Congrats Mrs simons. We are all so proud of you 🤍
congratulations! 😄 💗
We need more people like Sarah that will talk about things no one else will!
Congrats on 5 years sober Mrs Simons! My mum is almost a year sober :). Thank you so much for making thses kinds of videos, they really help me. Love you!
Congrats Mrs. Simons! Five years is amazing! My mum has a severe alcohol addiction, but she's really trying to improve, and I hope this video might encourage her to put in the effort to stop permanently this time. Thank you for sharing you're experience, and again, congrats!
GOOD JOB ON 5 YEARS, THATS SO GOOD
Hurray!! Cheers to you Sarah! I'm still very young, barely an adult, and as long as I can remember I've told myself that I feel insecure about myself because I was just a teen. But now that I've become an adult and I am growing older, I realise that my insecurities never came from being young, but from shielding who I am for so long that I grew to have no clue who I was!
Here's to finding ourselves, and doing so without shielding ourselves in the meantime!! Great video :D
Congratulations Mrs.Simons. That is a huge accomplishment! proud of you
Thank you for this Sarah :) Congrats on 5 years !
CONGRATULATIONS! Huge achievement!
Im so proud ms Simons! You're doing amazing!!
CONGRATS! It is so hard to step back from something you've made part of your life for so long and realize it is moving you backwards. It takes a lot of self reflection and determination to do so and I'm so glad you're on the other side! It feels so good to not be dependent on anything but yourself! Thank you for sharing this
Congratulations!!!
Very proud of you. You are so strong and inspirational
Congratulations Sarah! I’m so proud of youuuu ❤️
Congrats!! 5 years is awesome!
GO YOU INDEED!! five years sober is So amazing and everyone here is so proud of you for being able to celebrate that today :]
congrats on 5 years sober ! my friend’s mum is currently trying to get sober after 8 years of unknowing alcoholism, i know she’s got this
CONGRATS!! I glad you have been able to stay 5 years sober! Cheers to more!!🥳🥳
Congrats! This came at exactly the right time for me, so thanks for the help too.
congratulations mrs. simons! im so proud that you were able to share your experience online and able to tell so many people about it and help some people find closure with alcoholism. and i think i can finally share mine.
at the end of 2020 i started my first year in american college and i put too much on myself right off the bat. i joined a sorority, signed up for a bunch of classes i wasnt prepared for, then later on in the year i was head of PR for my sorority's chapter. socially i had so much pressure to be this perfect person in everyone's eyes and i knew i just wasn't and i knew that "perfect" wasn't who i was. so when i started getting invited to parties, i would lose myself with a drink. i felt so free in those moments because i knew that when i was under the influence, everyone could look at me and give me an excuse for not being this ideal person. this caused so many problems on top of my own mental health problems. i was at my all time low and i cried every night because i was just so not in the right headspace to have this much pressure. at that point i was 19, i was still going to make mistakes in life cause i don't know the world yet, but i couldn't in the eyes of my peers. it had gotten so bad that i broke down and had a panic attack in front of my roommates. they didn't know what to do so they just hugged me. after the year was over i left school and left my sorority. the past year i have been home and working on myself. i still come across the barriers that seem so difficult to pass, but i get over it and move on to the next. i know i have came such a long way in such a short amount of time and i am proud of that fact. thank you again for sharing your story with us, and i wish you a lifetime of blissful self love.
Congrats on being 5 years sober, Ms. Sarah!!🥳
As someone with an alcoholic parent, I am so very happy u are at the point you are at now and comfortable with yourself to reflect. Congrats on 5 years, seeing stories of people like you gives me a tad bit of hope that my parents will get better.
Congrats on 5 years!! I believe in you, and the fact that you can beat so many more!
Congratulations!!🥳
You’re so inspiring Sarah
Congrats on being 5 years sober