Great conversation. You guys are awesome for being so honest and putting this out there. I can relate to virtually everything that has been said here. We really aren’t alone. Thank you, thank you 🙏🙏
Classic interview. Good energy from both of you, and y'all fed off each others energy great. Definitely worth a relisten. Thanks. This helps. Lis Pendens.
@@liverdisease-qb6rk i was thinking of both of you last night and laughing. I was watching abandoned places and sooooo many of them left behind unopened bottles of booze. I was thinking so myself, dam! I would of been ALL over that in my past life!! Thats what i call it now. I would have walked out of there feeling no pain and bottles in bags for later! I have cirrhosis of the liver and once i nearly died thats when i went sober. Been that way a year and a half now no slip ups. The tears in my kids eyes was enuff. They said if i ever went back to drinking i would never make it a year. I still have alot of issues left from in. Fog brain is the worst! My brain satin posion toxins once my liver stopped working correctly. tired all the time. Digestive issues so on and so on. Im nothing like i use to be physiologically and physically but im here and im alive and im sober. God bless us all for all our struggles. Your foot prints in the sand will NEVER go unnoticed.🙏🕊⚘
@rondavezina7755 wow! What a comment! I am so sorry that you have cirrhosis. I know your pain. I have a lot of problems myself, but like you just said.... we are still here and sober!!!! It's a much better life being on this side of the fence, isn't it? I never thought this would be possible for me, and here I am and so are you! I am so happy for you and I know your kids are proud! What you have done, is not easy by any means! Keep up the great work and thank you so much for being a part of this wonderful community of people! I cannot thank you enough! God bless
@@liverdisease-qb6rk Thank you. My daughters are 19 and 23. Lol i still call them my kids as if they were little lol hopefully it helped to teach them that it could happen to anybody. The devil does not judge. I know now that i could never be just that one drink girl and one more is never enough. I thought it was helping me thru my divorce instead it just added like vulture's eaten dead meat along the roadside and yook me to the wronge side. This is a great chance to share with others that are sober. As anyone can tell you drinking friends are just that, drinking. Now i find i dont have any and that sucks. Its a good thing i love myself cuz im stuck with it! Lol
Thank you LD and Slayer for this raw interview 💚☮️✝️ Bless both of you and God for giving you the strength and Grace to become sober and inspire others in this community 💚🙏🏼
You are welcome and thank you so much for watching!!!! It's our pleasure! I always look forward to seeing your comments on here!!! Thank you so, so much mona!!! God blesz
wowza! what a great opening for this multi-interview series. S-S's story is chalk full of introspective thought and analysis of how he got into this, and then, how he got out. really looking forward to his middle of all this. and LD, at times, with what you were also sharing, it felt like you were not only the interviewer, but the interviewee at times. it was great to hear more of your story, interspersed with S-S's story. what an articulate young man. many times while watching, i said to myself that he is so fortunate to have figured out this so early in his life, and that he still has a full life ahead. interesting too, when you were both talking about, if being at end-of-life times, the thought of ordering a drink comes into that conversation. i have had the same conversation, of 'if i knew the end was in sight...', i could drink my face off. S-S and you are correct, that this enters as an angel and morphs into something evil, and even with that realization, it is forever 'there', waiting; another terrible part to all of this. on the upside, the two of you, me, and many here, and many here who are contemplating joining us, are aware of that, and are at the point, where we can say it out loud. what a relief and a release it is to get to that/this point. OK, onto the 2nd session.... peace.
Thank you!!!! I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed watching!! Slayer sober is definitely wise beyond his years. As the saying goes... he seems to be an old soul. I was very impressed in our initial conversation with the amount y of knowledge and introspectiveness that he brought to the conversation. It was not only fun to speak to him but it was also an honor. Thank you so much!!! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Thank you so much Craig!!! Well... you definitely matter and I for sure consider you a true friend for sure!!!! You are such a nice guy and I can't thank you enough! Jeewizz!!!! Thank you for making my day today!!!! Talk to you tomorrow buddy! Have a great Sunday night! God bless 😊 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 💖 ✨️ 😊 🙌
I can relate to him on the exact level Slay was… Coming from a cray fam too I was always either grounded to my room for grades or socially awkward. When someone who is isolated at home and then you go “out” we are so naive & vulnerable. I was in my room beginning of school year to the end.
Excellent video. Thank you. I occasionally have dreams where I relapse and start drinking again although I’ve been sober for years. The absolute relief when I wake up and realise it was just a dream! 🇬🇧
I have definitely experienced this. I had a dream a few months ago that I was wasted, and I could feel it all. I woke up flushed and freaked out. Couldn't go back to sleep, so I threw on a movie. Crazy. Have a good rest of your day 😊
I’ve had a few of those drunk dreams myself and getting high dreams woke up freaking out and finally calmed down after I looked and saw I had my pajamas on and I was in bed and finally realized that I was only dreaming. 21 years sober as of this last February 27th and I still have them on occasion.
I have made a video on just this topic. It was back when I first started. I have these dreams... all the time. I am actually drunk as a skunk in my dream and wake up shaking and soaked in sweat. It scares me so bad! It's like I was really drinking. Thank you! God bless
@@CharleysMom2congratulations on your sobriety. It’s scary to hear that after so much time the dreams still pop up. Well nightmare….but our memories creep back in when we’re in our most relaxed state of mind. Makes sense…
LD, my initial impression of you based on your look (backwards hat and colored glasses) was this guy is a goofball........but I was wrong. For a young man, there is a lot of wisdom and experience there. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story. Great job and God Bless.
Hey there again! I'm sorry, slayer sober is the one with the sunglasses on. I am the one with the prescription glasses and hat faced forward. But thank you so much for saying that!! I really do appreciate you being here! God bless
Thank you so much for making this video and for collaborating with Slayer sober. It's really great how you guys promote each other. Y'all are inspiring a lot of us to stay sober even in the rough spots of life
You are so welcome!! Thank you for watching!! We would be nothing without all of you guys being on both of our channels! So hats off to you! Part 2 is going to be up shortly! Thank you! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Hey LD & Slayer - thanks for doing this interview. It’s crazy the similarities on how the disease progresses into full blown chaos. Most have similar stories and I feel the last few years has exacerbated the problem for many of us. Looking forward to the next sessions, great start 😊! Have a great Sunday all!
Hey micru866!!!! Thank you so, so much! It still blows my mind every time I talk to someone and we have so much in common. Seems like we all are so similar in our addictions. It's just crazy. God bless❤️❤️❤️
@Kristen10-22 thank you!!!! It was good because I have Dr's appointments this week as well and a bunch of stuff I need to get caught up on around the house. Had a Dr's appointment this morning as a mother of fact. Thank you Kristen! God bless
Love it you both are super relatable. Everytime im alone and feel like I'm tempted and don't have anyone to talk to i honestly put on one of Slayer or LD's videos and it's like they are right here with me. You guys have stopped me so many times from doing something I shouldn't be doing. Can't thank you men enough! Keeper movin' fellas love you both! 🔥💯🙌🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for the shout out, LD! I'm the one who bought your merch (Jamie)... Gary is my husband, his name is on our Amazon account. No worries at all. Great content as always!
Thank you so very much for getting the merch!!!! That really means a lot to me that you guys did that! I really, really do appreciate you both!!!! God bless❤❤❤😊😊😊
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you being here!!! It is our pleasure to do so! It's both of our mission to get the knowledge out there on this horrible substance! God bless
I was searching other health issues and that's how I found your channel. But I no longer struggle with alcohol (even though I have at times and can relate to most everything you guys have said).......but I do struggle with gambling..........and I want you to know that a community like this helps with ALL addictions.........because the behaviors and psychology behind it is the same. So just keep that in mind as this community builds.......sharing your story and the psychology behind is something all people with addictions can relate to. God Bless.
Hey there! First, I would like to say that it is awesome to hear that you no longer struggle with booze. I'm sorry that gambling is a bit of a problem. I have never really gambled before, but I know a lot of people who do and I can see how that could become a problem. Thank you so much for being here and thank you for letting me know that these videos help not only with drinking, but all other addiction as well! God bless😊😊😊😊
She G ! This guy is awesome! Loved the story about having a drink on your dying bed. I thought I was the only one. I even thought about one last cigarette if I was dying of lung disease. Like a celebration of death. Total insanity! Liquor is always there for a celebration 😮. Thanks again for another great video. Much love ❤️❤️❤️
It's such a brave thing to be able to admit to thoughts like that out loud. That desire for that kind of comfort is what brought all of us to where we are now. I could see myself feeling the same way. We'll all probably be having to actively deciding not to use for the rest of our lives. Every minute of it 🫠 Hope you're having a great Sunday! ❤
i mentioned something about my own personal conversation with myself about ordering up a drink on my deathbed cheryl. if you are crazy, then add me to your list. cheers.
What a great start to this interview series. I can relate to pretty much all of this except for ever having four or five hundred dollars to spend on booze lol I was always socially anxious until I started drinking, and then I was a social butterfly. Friends everywhere, and I was never home. I made friends that I kept for years because we shared a party mentality. I hid my stash in crazy places and even hid empties until I could find time alone to get rid of it all without being caught. Even then, I didn't always find it all! Sometimes, people close to me would confront me with their findings bc they were maybe cleaning, and I missed a stash in some weird, obscure place. I especially felt the analogy that slayer used because it definitely felt like alcohol gave me so much for so long that I didn't even notice it taking it all away and then some. By the time that I did notice, I was so deep into that head space that I didn't care anymore. These are definitely great points to reflect on when I'm fooling myself into thinking that just a drink on an occasion isn't a bad thing. GREAT video, you two!! Thank you for your insight 😊 have a great rest of your weekend, and god bless you both! Enjoy some time off, LD! We'll deserved 😁
I definitely can relate to the hiding bottles and waiting until it’s garbage day to sneak them out or camouflage in the garbage. For me it started with drinking for fun, to feel relaxed and then became well I’ll drink to alleviate stress and to fall asleep. It takes over…hardest part is the way it’s pushed in your face. Are you early on in recovery? If you feel offended by the ? No need to answer of course that’s not my intent. I stated strong in Jan, fell off a few times February, and a few times this month. I never started this with the intent of quitting but instead wanted to drink less. I’ve never been a daily drinker but when I started hiding it and listening to LD tell his story it all started clicking for me. Well I related to your comment so wanted to say you’re definitely not alone. Thank you for being open.
@Micru866 Hey, Mic! No, I'm not offended at all. I've been mostly sober for almost 2 years with a few slip ups. The first year on my birthday, then a concert where I drank like a teenager, then New years, and most recently, I had a few beers on St. Patrick's Day (which is why I mentioned that the insight in this video would be a good reminder to myself on holidays why it's never worth risking my sobriety). I was a heavy but functional alcoholic for years before that. A few months ago, I got blood work done that looked pretty clean outside of elevated cholesterol and low vitamin d, but I was definitely down a path that would have surely killed me before I quit. I'm trying my hardest to prioritize my health now for myself and my family! And I'm invested in rooting for myself and others on along the way. Seeing the similarities in everyone's experiences makes me feel like this community is very special and important. And I've felt privileged to meet the people that I have on here who care as much as I do 😊 have a great night! 💞
@Micru866 also, I get the drinking to just fall asleep. My anxiety was so bad that I didn't know how to relax enough to sleep by the end of it. I remember when I got sober, my dad had passed, and my sibling and I just kept audibly sighing because we were so stressed and just upset. They were like, "you're sighing so loud." I was like, "YOU ARE TOO." Then I said, "I just don't know how to fix it.🫠" And we laughed because there was truly nothing else to do but sit with the feeling. Then I said, "you could just.. like.. punch me square in the head to knock me out, and I wouldn't even be mad" and we laughed hard again. Partially because of the absurdity of the statement, and for me, partially because I knew I was learning how to exist with grief, anxiety, and stress without that crutch. It's been a crazy two years figuring it all out haha
@@amandaflaherty7528 wow you’ve accomplished so much and worked through loss of family members. That’s inspiring…I’m sorry for your loss. The fact that you’re still here fighting to remain sober is huge. I know the alternative is not acceptable such as getting sick and all other possible consequences. I’ve always kept my drinking under control, it’s the dirty little secret. Buy again I’m only fooling myself. Thank you so much for sharing a piece of your story. I really relate to it. I too I’m very fortunate to have found LD and this community of awesome friends. I consider you a friend because I would never open up about this to just anyone. I feel safe and finally I’m not alone. Again thank you. Have a great night
Thank you so much for watching and for this comment! I know exactly what you mean about how you kept drinking not realizing what it was taking from you at the same time. It does such a great job of tricking us into thinking we are in control until we no longer are. I really appreciate you sharing your story here. Each and every one of these helps so much. There might be something that you have said here that might be the one aha moment to where someone might really reconsider what they are doing. Thank you so very much and thank you for saying that at the end!!! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
You and Slayer share the exact same story down to the kind of alcohol as my son! I think this is so interesting and sad, of course, but wow! My heart just aches over past things that I should have been aware of!!! Praise God the alcohol stopped with a new lease on life for him. But there are still those personality issues that still niggle away in his mind...love you LD, what you are doing(and Slayer) is so needed for those that are suffering with alcohol and beyond.
Hey there!!! It still amazes me how similar all of our stories are. That's one of the reasons I am doing this. We think that we "have" to be the only one doing these types of things and then you find out that, you are not alone and there are so many others who have done almost identical things as well and it really does help to know that you are not alone. Thank you so much for being here and I really appreciate you sharing this abouy your son. I hope you both are doing g great! God bless❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
I know for me it has helped bring some comfort to my soul hearing your stories and experiences, parents hold on to so much quilt you have helped me to let go of that there is so much healing that needs to be done. I'm very close to my son and I need to tell him much more how proud I am of him! Thankyou dear friend ❤️
6 days sober today 43 years old was always my own boss started keeping Vodka and orange juice in locker 8th grade then became drywaller at 16 could drink and do any and all drugs everyday. I've been to plenty rehabs even died and was part of Netflix Amazon documentary.. started with 30 packs then half gallon (handle) vodka everyday for years along with 4 24oz 8% lemonades. Had pancratitis now told I got alcohol liver hepatitis Dr said I could be gone in a year if I didn't stop. Let's just say I cried and drank everyday for next few weeks. Wife kids left me said they can't watch me die Now I finally want it. Another Rock bottom wish me luck and luck to you all. Not joking it's hard when you're alone left I'm just trying to stay busy
Jersey girl here! Sending love and support. Stay connected to this channel! We all love each other. I was 2 months till I relapsed last week. It's so damn hard. Congrats on your week sober 🎉
Hey!! Congratulations on a week sober!! I'm so sorry for all you're going through, but I'll be thinking about you and praying for you. Wishing for you nothing but the best!! ❤
That is quite the story. Hang tough, you can reach out to this channel, we are all friends. Sometimes alone is the best way to handle this. You have no one to hide from. Best of luck to you friend.
"Nobody's safe!" I had 20 years of sobriety and thought MAYBE I could drink responsibly NOPE! the addiction was definitely "out in the parking lot doing pushups!!" My conclusion, we as alcoholics can never drink responsibly. Its not a bad habit. It must be genetic.
I absolutely love your analogy!!! Hahahahaha!!! Outside in the parking lot doing push ups! I love that! You are exactly on point! One drink leads to 1000. Once it's there... it's always waiting for you to slip up and think... I'll just have one. Thank you !!! God bless❤❤❤😊😊😊
I know exactly what you mean. It can be really tough, and people can be so mean sometimes. We need more love in this world, that's for sure. Thank you so much for watching! God bless 😊😊😊
LD and Slayer!! "Worst drug on earth "....always drinking in movies! Stigma from saying "none for me" in your face,society is messed up!! You two are praiseworthy
Thank you so much Craig! It really, really is. It tricks you into thinking that it's completely fine to get up and have a drink at 7 am. That's just not ok. Thank you so much for being here and being a part of this wonderful community!!!❤❤❤😊😊 God bless
Hey jersey girl!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I hope that you are having a wonderful day today! I really hope to meet you in person one of these days! I want to try and do a Meet and greet one day. It really is my dream to get everyone together from here and get to meet everyone in person. I have already began thinking about things that we could do. It would be so cool to rent out a conference center for a day or two and do a meet up and then a talk. Maybe have some other speakers come, have some activities, food, and who knows what else. The sky is the limit! One day.... Thank you! God bless😊
LD at the end of Jimmys addiction his wife would get notifications on her phone that the debit card was used. He’d party alone in a hotel room. My mind often wonders how he got buy to buy illicit street drugs. It usually ends wondering the worst
I'm so sorry about Jimmy Kristen. I know how much you really, really loved your brother. I can't imagine what you are going through. I don't know what I would do if I lost my brother. We are so close. ❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk it brings up a lot sometimes. Growing up with trauma it skues the way u see the world. Being here in Tx even since 2018 I still think he’s at home working for AT&T. My brain protects me from feeling sad. I turn sadness into anger instead. I curse at him all the time. lol! Sadness Im afraid would swallow me whole. I can’t feel sad. Oh and maybe the Valium thing at grandmas funeral too… dont feel. Jimmy wasn’t counting change. He was stealing over $150,000 of cable & selling it to the scrap yard. As a little girl I was his protector. Anyway ok Love and happiness for your wknd I think I saw aome similarities between Jimmy & slayer sober.
@@liverdisease-qb6rk just love on your bro every chance u get. Your lucky yall are close. Jimmy & I didn’t have a healthy relationship. In 2004 I had our kiddo & his Marine brothers died in a road side bomb. Something inside of me also tells me something bad happened to him when we were little. Idk just a gut feeling.
Hey LD don’t listen to this down below me, on here hating for no reason. Two guys trying to spread positivity and there’s always gotta be someone who wants to ruin it.
I’m surprised Sir that your wife didn’t have a clue and you were selling off of eBay? That’s wild! You two seriously have a lot in common. As far as alcohol goes.
Couple of questions Steven for everyone really? 1.Did you think you would stop if a nasty health scare didn't happen? 2. I knew I was behaving in a way that was dangerous but..at some points tried to ignore that fact. I think its common? Thanks Janet
@@liverdisease-qb6rk I won’t promise. Thanks for looking out for me. Pete is in recovery as well. I can put myself in any character and literally feel what they must have felt. It’s a weird sort of empathy.. Forgot the name but I have it. Hb was playing the Nirvana Batman song yesterday… fish do have feelings. lol!!
Dollar General doesn’t 26:41 alcohol, at least down in Fla. Advertising for cigs and alcohol were banned for a long time. Y’all might be t try o young to remember.
They sell it here in South carolina at dollar general. There is one right down the road from my house that I visit quite frequently. Yeah... the ads for smokes were already banned before I was born. Thank you! God bless 😊
@@liverdisease-qb6rk it’ll happen eventually lol! One thing about me is I have a very dark sense of humor about it all. I’d say stuff to my therapist and she’d request me just for her to call what happened to me something nicer. I said it when I was 12yo & it happened. lol! I will go sober If I get to Heaven it will be sober Idk where it comes from but Satan I’m faster & he hasn’t caught me yet
Great conversation. You guys are awesome for being so honest and putting this out there. I can relate to virtually everything that has been said here. We really aren’t alone. Thank you, thank you 🙏🙏
Lovin' this soberhero team up.
Thanks Chef !! Have a great weekend.
You are so welcome!!! Thank you!!! God bless
Classic interview. Good energy from both of you, and y'all fed off each others energy great. Definitely worth a relisten. Thanks. This helps. Lis Pendens.
The courage it takes to be as honest publicly as both of you are…. Good Lord. I’m in awe. You’re helping so many people.
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LD your a true relatable human.
Thanks for being kind
Thank you Kristen! And you are so welcome!❤
Such a good talk 🎉
Thank you so very much!!!! ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 God blesz
Everything said is sooooo true from start to finish. Bless you both! Keep up the great work!😊❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk i was thinking of both of you last night and laughing. I was watching abandoned places and sooooo many of them left behind unopened bottles of booze. I was thinking so myself, dam! I would of been ALL over that in my past life!! Thats what i call it now. I would have walked out of there feeling no pain and bottles in bags for later! I have cirrhosis of the liver and once i nearly died thats when i went sober. Been that way a year and a half now no slip ups. The tears in my kids eyes was enuff. They said if i ever went back to drinking i would never make it a year. I still have alot of issues left from in. Fog brain is the worst! My brain satin posion toxins once my liver stopped working correctly. tired all the time. Digestive issues so on and so on. Im nothing like i use to be physiologically and physically but im here and im alive and im sober. God bless us all for all our struggles. Your foot prints in the sand will NEVER go unnoticed.🙏🕊⚘
@rondavezina7755 wow! What a comment! I am so sorry that you have cirrhosis. I know your pain. I have a lot of problems myself, but like you just said.... we are still here and sober!!!! It's a much better life being on this side of the fence, isn't it? I never thought this would be possible for me, and here I am and so are you! I am so happy for you and I know your kids are proud! What you have done, is not easy by any means! Keep up the great work and thank you so much for being a part of this wonderful community of people! I cannot thank you enough! God bless
@@liverdisease-qb6rk Thank you. My daughters are 19 and 23. Lol i still call them my kids as if they were little lol hopefully it helped to teach them that it could happen to anybody. The devil does not judge. I know now that i could never be just that one drink girl and one more is never enough. I thought it was helping me thru my divorce instead it just added like vulture's eaten dead meat along the roadside and yook me to the wronge side. This is a great chance to share with others that are sober. As anyone can tell you drinking friends are just that, drinking. Now i find i dont have any and that sucks. Its a good thing i love myself cuz im stuck with it! Lol
Loved this real talk.
Thank you!!! God bless
Two of my favorites sharing experience and wisdom. Thank's you guys!
You are such a nice person!!! Thank you so very much!!! You are so welcome! Part 2 should be up in the next hour or so! Thank you! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Thank you LD and Slayer for this raw interview 💚☮️✝️ Bless both of you and God for giving you the strength and Grace to become sober and inspire others in this community 💚🙏🏼
You are welcome and thank you so much for watching!!!! It's our pleasure! I always look forward to seeing your comments on here!!! Thank you so, so much mona!!! God blesz
Yesss!!!! I can’t wait to listen to this! Shout out to you and slayer 👏👏
Thank you so much!! I really hope you enjoy it! Thank you so much for being here!!!😊😊😊
wowza! what a great opening for this multi-interview series. S-S's story is chalk full of introspective thought and analysis of how he got into this, and then, how he got out. really looking forward to his middle of all this. and LD, at times, with what you were also sharing, it felt like you were not only the interviewer, but the interviewee at times. it was great to hear more of your story, interspersed with S-S's story. what an articulate young man. many times while watching, i said to myself that he is so fortunate to have figured out this so early in his life, and that he still has a full life ahead. interesting too, when you were both talking about, if being at end-of-life times, the thought of ordering a drink comes into that conversation. i have had the same conversation, of 'if i knew the end was in sight...', i could drink my face off. S-S and you are correct, that this enters as an angel and morphs into something evil, and even with that realization, it is forever 'there', waiting; another terrible part to all of this. on the upside, the two of you, me, and many here, and many here who are contemplating joining us, are aware of that, and are at the point, where we can say it out loud. what a relief and a release it is to get to that/this point. OK, onto the 2nd session.... peace.
Thank you!!!! I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed watching!! Slayer sober is definitely wise beyond his years. As the saying goes... he seems to be an old soul. I was very impressed in our initial conversation with the amount y of knowledge and introspectiveness that he brought to the conversation. It was not only fun to speak to him but it was also an honor. Thank you so much!!! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Slam dunk, my friend, this was great!!!
Thank you!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ God bless
Thanks! To you both!! "Fit in " with true friends,! With those who MATTER!!
Absolutely right 😊
Thank you so much Craig!!! Well... you definitely matter and I for sure consider you a true friend for sure!!!! You are such a nice guy and I can't thank you enough! Jeewizz!!!! Thank you for making my day today!!!! Talk to you tomorrow buddy! Have a great Sunday night! God bless 😊 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 💖 ✨️ 😊 🙌
Jeez...thank you!
You are so welcome!!!! Thank you so much for being here! God bless😊😊😊
I can relate to him on the exact level Slay was…
Coming from a cray fam too I was always either grounded to my room for grades or socially awkward.
When someone who is isolated at home and then you go “out” we are so naive & vulnerable.
I was in my room beginning of school year to the end.
That is so sad. Did your parents make you stay in your room all the time?
@@liverdisease-qb6rkyeah kinda
It’s ok I’m ok
❤ thanks LD ❤
You are welcome!!!! Thank you!!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!❤❤❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk yes I am
Hoping yours is as well
Thank you Slayer. Very interesting to hear your experience. Glade you got help. Thank you Chef .
You are so welcome! Thank you so very much for watching!!! God bless
Excellent video. Thank you. I occasionally have dreams where I relapse and start drinking again although I’ve been sober for years. The absolute relief when I wake up and realise it was just a dream! 🇬🇧
I have definitely experienced this. I had a dream a few months ago that I was wasted, and I could feel it all. I woke up flushed and freaked out. Couldn't go back to sleep, so I threw on a movie. Crazy. Have a good rest of your day 😊
I’ve had a few of those drunk dreams myself and getting high dreams woke up freaking out and finally calmed down after I looked and saw I had my pajamas on and I was in bed and finally realized that I was only dreaming. 21 years sober as of this last February 27th and I still have them on occasion.
I have made a video on just this topic. It was back when I first started. I have these dreams... all the time. I am actually drunk as a skunk in my dream and wake up shaking and soaked in sweat. It scares me so bad! It's like I was really drinking. Thank you! God bless
@@CharleysMom2congratulations on your sobriety. It’s scary to hear that after so much time the dreams still pop up. Well nightmare….but our memories creep back in when we’re in our most relaxed state of mind. Makes sense…
@@CharleysMom2hope you had a great weekend
LD, my initial impression of you based on your look (backwards hat and colored glasses) was this guy is a goofball........but I was wrong. For a young man, there is a lot of wisdom and experience there. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story. Great job and God Bless.
Hey there again! I'm sorry, slayer sober is the one with the sunglasses on. I am the one with the prescription glasses and hat faced forward. But thank you so much for saying that!! I really do appreciate you being here! God bless
Great video , no matter who , age we are all fighting or have fought that darn demon of addiction . God bless you both .
Thank you so much and God bless you as well! You are so spot on with this!!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊 thank you for being here!
Thank you so much for making this video and for collaborating with Slayer sober. It's really great how you guys promote each other. Y'all are inspiring a lot of us to stay sober even in the rough spots of life
I know right that’s what I was saying! They are really doing great things and helping a lot of people. 👍 to slayer and LD
You are so welcome!! Thank you for watching!! We would be nothing without all of you guys being on both of our channels! So hats off to you! Part 2 is going to be up shortly! Thank you! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
@@jeff67788thank you!!!!😊😊😊😊
Hey LD & Slayer - thanks for doing this interview. It’s crazy the similarities on how the disease progresses into full blown chaos. Most have similar stories and I feel the last few years has exacerbated the problem for many of us. Looking forward to the next sessions, great start 😊! Have a great Sunday all!
You too, Mic!! Enjoy your Sunday, I hope you have a great evening 😊❤
Hey micru866!!!! Thank you so, so much! It still blows my mind every time I talk to someone and we have so much in common. Seems like we all are so similar in our addictions. It's just crazy. God bless❤️❤️❤️
@@amandaflaherty7528❤❤❤thank you!! It stopped raining in fl we have a breeze and it’s a beautiful afternoon.
@Micru866 we had a beautiful day here, too!! Glad you got to enjoy yours 😁💞
@@amandaflaherty7528glad to hear it. It’s the small things that mean so much.
Thanks LD… have a nice time off. Take care & rest up
I sure will! Thank you!! Yesterday was so full, this took all day to get done. It's definitely time to just chill! God bless
@@liverdisease-qb6rk job well done!
Feet up
@Kristen10-22 thank you!!!! It was good because I have Dr's appointments this week as well and a bunch of stuff I need to get caught up on around the house. Had a Dr's appointment this morning as a mother of fact. Thank you Kristen! God bless
@@liverdisease-qb6rk hope it went well. Enjoy your time !! 😉
God Bless U 🙏🏻
U take care of u xx
@@Kristen10-22 God bless you too!!! Part 2 will be up shortly.
Excellent video guys 👏🥰👍. Thank you 🙏❤️🫂. Can't wait until the next video 😍
Thank you Debra! You are such a nice person and I am so lucky to have you here! God bless
Love it you both are super relatable. Everytime im alone and feel like I'm tempted and don't have anyone to talk to i honestly put on one of Slayer or LD's videos and it's like they are right here with me. You guys have stopped me so many times from doing something I shouldn't be doing. Can't thank you men enough! Keeper movin' fellas love you both! 🔥💯🙌🏻🙏🏻
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Great interview and thanks for sharing.
Thank you Erica! You rock! It is my pleasure! God bless
Thanks for the shout out, LD! I'm the one who bought your merch (Jamie)... Gary is my husband, his name is on our Amazon account. No worries at all. Great content as always!
Thank you so very much for getting the merch!!!! That really means a lot to me that you guys did that! I really, really do appreciate you both!!!! God bless❤❤❤😊😊😊
Awesome been looking forward to this I watch both you guys
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really appreciate you watching both of our channels! God bless😃😃😃
@@liverdisease-qb6rk God bless you sir! These videos help don't stop until you drop lol
This was amazing, I can’t wait for the next parts! Salute to you guys for helping people.
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you being here!!! It is our pleasure to do so! It's both of our mission to get the knowledge out there on this horrible substance! God bless
I was searching other health issues and that's how I found your channel. But I no longer struggle with alcohol (even though I have at times and can relate to most everything you guys have said).......but I do struggle with gambling..........and I want you to know that a community like this helps with ALL addictions.........because the behaviors and psychology behind it is the same. So just keep that in mind as this community builds.......sharing your story and the psychology behind is something all people with addictions can relate to. God Bless.
Hey there! First, I would like to say that it is awesome to hear that you no longer struggle with booze. I'm sorry that gambling is a bit of a problem. I have never really gambled before, but I know a lot of people who do and I can see how that could become a problem. Thank you so much for being here and thank you for letting me know that these videos help not only with drinking, but all other addiction as well! God bless😊😊😊😊
She G ! This guy is awesome! Loved the story about having a drink on your dying bed. I thought I was the only one. I even thought about one last cigarette if I was dying of lung disease. Like a celebration of death. Total insanity! Liquor is always there for a celebration 😮. Thanks again for another great video. Much love ❤️❤️❤️
It's such a brave thing to be able to admit to thoughts like that out loud. That desire for that kind of comfort is what brought all of us to where we are now. I could see myself feeling the same way. We'll all probably be having to actively deciding not to use for the rest of our lives. Every minute of it 🫠
Hope you're having a great Sunday! ❤
Hey jersey girl hope you’re doing well. It’s always nice to see you on here.
i mentioned something about my own personal conversation with myself about ordering up a drink on my deathbed cheryl. if you are crazy, then add me to your list. cheers.
I guess we're all crazy then 😅 ! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
So did Bill W.
My son Ron used to push alcohol on people and they'd take it. Now I get it! RIP son. Well done gentlemen.
Thank you so much! Rest in peace Ron.... I am so very sorry for your loss. I am praying for you. God bless❤️❤️❤️
What a great start to this interview series. I can relate to pretty much all of this except for ever having four or five hundred dollars to spend on booze lol
I was always socially anxious until I started drinking, and then I was a social butterfly. Friends everywhere, and I was never home. I made friends that I kept for years because we shared a party mentality. I hid my stash in crazy places and even hid empties until I could find time alone to get rid of it all without being caught. Even then, I didn't always find it all! Sometimes, people close to me would confront me with their findings bc they were maybe cleaning, and I missed a stash in some weird, obscure place.
I especially felt the analogy that slayer used because it definitely felt like alcohol gave me so much for so long that I didn't even notice it taking it all away and then some. By the time that I did notice, I was so deep into that head space that I didn't care anymore.
These are definitely great points to reflect on when I'm fooling myself into thinking that just a drink on an occasion isn't a bad thing.
GREAT video, you two!! Thank you for your insight 😊 have a great rest of your weekend, and god bless you both! Enjoy some time off, LD! We'll deserved 😁
I definitely can relate to the hiding bottles and waiting until it’s garbage day to sneak them out or camouflage in the garbage. For me it started with drinking for fun, to feel relaxed and then became well I’ll drink to alleviate stress and to fall asleep. It takes over…hardest part is the way it’s pushed in your face. Are you early on in recovery? If you feel offended by the ? No need to answer of course that’s not my intent. I stated strong in Jan, fell off a few times February, and a few times this month. I never started this with the intent of quitting but instead wanted to drink less. I’ve never been a daily drinker but when I started hiding it and listening to LD tell his story it all started clicking for me. Well I related to your comment so wanted to say you’re definitely not alone. Thank you for being open.
@Micru866 Hey, Mic! No, I'm not offended at all. I've been mostly sober for almost 2 years with a few slip ups. The first year on my birthday, then a concert where I drank like a teenager, then New years, and most recently, I had a few beers on St. Patrick's Day (which is why I mentioned that the insight in this video would be a good reminder to myself on holidays why it's never worth risking my sobriety). I was a heavy but functional alcoholic for years before that. A few months ago, I got blood work done that looked pretty clean outside of elevated cholesterol and low vitamin d, but I was definitely down a path that would have surely killed me before I quit. I'm trying my hardest to prioritize my health now for myself and my family! And I'm invested in rooting for myself and others on along the way. Seeing the similarities in everyone's experiences makes me feel like this community is very special and important. And I've felt privileged to meet the people that I have on here who care as much as I do 😊 have a great night! 💞
@Micru866 also, I get the drinking to just fall asleep. My anxiety was so bad that I didn't know how to relax enough to sleep by the end of it. I remember when I got sober, my dad had passed, and my sibling and I just kept audibly sighing because we were so stressed and just upset. They were like, "you're sighing so loud." I was like, "YOU ARE TOO." Then I said, "I just don't know how to fix it.🫠" And we laughed because there was truly nothing else to do but sit with the feeling. Then I said, "you could just.. like.. punch me square in the head to knock me out, and I wouldn't even be mad" and we laughed hard again. Partially because of the absurdity of the statement, and for me, partially because I knew I was learning how to exist with grief, anxiety, and stress without that crutch. It's been a crazy two years figuring it all out haha
@@amandaflaherty7528 wow you’ve accomplished so much and worked through loss of family members. That’s inspiring…I’m sorry for your loss. The fact that you’re still here fighting to remain sober is huge. I know the alternative is not acceptable such as getting sick and all other possible consequences. I’ve always kept my drinking under control, it’s the dirty little secret. Buy again I’m only fooling myself. Thank you so much for sharing a piece of your story. I really relate to it. I too I’m very fortunate to have found LD and this community of awesome friends. I consider you a friend because I would never open up about this to just anyone. I feel safe and finally I’m not alone. Again thank you. Have a great night
Thank you so much for watching and for this comment! I know exactly what you mean about how you kept drinking not realizing what it was taking from you at the same time. It does such a great job of tricking us into thinking we are in control until we no longer are. I really appreciate you sharing your story here. Each and every one of these helps so much. There might be something that you have said here that might be the one aha moment to where someone might really reconsider what they are doing. Thank you so very much and thank you for saying that at the end!!! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Yep a warm hug from the inside. Insanity
So I have to be “sick” to get this pain medicine again
You and Slayer share the exact same story down to the kind of alcohol as my son! I think this is so interesting and sad, of course, but wow! My heart just aches over past things that I should have been aware of!!! Praise God the alcohol stopped with a new lease on life for him. But there are still those personality issues that still niggle away in his mind...love you LD, what you are doing(and Slayer) is so needed for those that are suffering with alcohol and beyond.
Hey there!!! It still amazes me how similar all of our stories are. That's one of the reasons I am doing this. We think that we "have" to be the only one doing these types of things and then you find out that, you are not alone and there are so many others who have done almost identical things as well and it really does help to know that you are not alone. Thank you so much for being here and I really appreciate you sharing this abouy your son. I hope you both are doing g great! God bless❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
And love you too!!!
I know for me it has helped bring some comfort to my soul hearing your stories and experiences, parents hold on to so much quilt you have helped me to let go of that there is so much healing that needs to be done. I'm very close to my son and I need to tell him much more how proud I am of him! Thankyou dear friend ❤️
@cherylleannhuntley5049 you are welcome and thank you my friend! God bless❤️❤️❤️
6 days sober today 43 years old was always my own boss started keeping Vodka and orange juice in locker 8th grade then became drywaller at 16 could drink and do any and all drugs everyday. I've been to plenty rehabs even died and was part of Netflix Amazon documentary.. started with 30 packs then half gallon (handle) vodka everyday for years along with 4 24oz 8% lemonades. Had pancratitis now told I got alcohol liver hepatitis Dr said I could be gone in a year if I didn't stop. Let's just say I cried and drank everyday for next few weeks. Wife kids left me said they can't watch me die Now I finally want it. Another Rock bottom wish me luck and luck to you all. Not joking it's hard when you're alone left I'm just trying to stay busy
Jersey girl here! Sending love and support. Stay connected to this channel! We all love each other. I was 2 months till I relapsed last week. It's so damn hard. Congrats on your week sober 🎉
Hey!! Congratulations on a week sober!! I'm so sorry for all you're going through, but I'll be thinking about you and praying for you. Wishing for you nothing but the best!! ❤
Hang in there buddy you are not alone! 🙏❤️
That is quite the story. Hang tough, you can reach out to this channel, we are all friends. Sometimes alone is the best way to handle this. You have no one to hide from. Best of luck to you friend.
Congratulations
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Eileen from ireland
Hey Eileen!!!! Thank you so much for being here!!! I'm so jealous! I want to go there so bad!!! God bless😊😊😊❤❤❤
Thanks Eileen , hope you are well
"Nobody's safe!" I had 20 years of sobriety and thought MAYBE I could drink responsibly NOPE! the addiction was definitely "out in the parking lot doing pushups!!" My conclusion, we as alcoholics can never drink responsibly. Its not a bad habit. It must be genetic.
I absolutely love your analogy!!! Hahahahaha!!! Outside in the parking lot doing push ups! I love that! You are exactly on point! One drink leads to 1000. Once it's there... it's always waiting for you to slip up and think... I'll just have one. Thank you !!! God bless❤❤❤😊😊😊
Looks like you live in a beautiful area
It is very beautiful here! Especially in the spring! Thank you!!! God bless😊😊😊
Why am I an addict? Because the World is not enough.🖤
I know exactly what you mean. It can be really tough, and people can be so mean sometimes. We need more love in this world, that's for sure. Thank you so much for watching! God bless 😊😊😊
It’s LEGAL
I was in an AA meeting tonight and i was scrolling trough Facebook before the meeting started and i saw a bunch of alchohol ads
LD and Slayer!! "Worst drug on earth "....always drinking in movies! Stigma from saying "none for me" in your face,society is messed up!! You two are praiseworthy
Thank you so much Craig! It really, really is. It tricks you into thinking that it's completely fine to get up and have a drink at 7 am. That's just not ok. Thank you so much for being here and being a part of this wonderful community!!!❤❤❤😊😊 God bless
Amazing content. Too many yeah man I know man, know what I mean man. But love the content!!
One negative thought away from using
Thoughts pop through as those are planted by Satan
You are so right!
@@xyz12345457 right back atcha
@@liverdisease-qb6rk Satan likes to come when we are comfortable
LD you are so correct !!
Social anxiety😢❤😢
It takes way more than it gives not just alcohol. All drugs😢😢😢😢
How do I get sober without AA? I'm starting to not like it and I don't share anything.
Meant Hey G lol
Hey jersey girl!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I hope that you are having a wonderful day today! I really hope to meet you in person one of these days! I want to try and do a Meet and greet one day. It really is my dream to get everyone together from here and get to meet everyone in person. I have already began thinking about things that we could do. It would be so cool to rent out a conference center for a day or two and do a meet up and then a talk. Maybe have some other speakers come, have some activities, food, and who knows what else. The sky is the limit! One day.... Thank you! God bless😊
LD at the end of Jimmys addiction his wife would get notifications on her phone that the debit card was used. He’d party alone in a hotel room.
My mind often wonders how he got buy to buy illicit street drugs. It usually ends wondering the worst
I'm so sorry about Jimmy Kristen. I know how much you really, really loved your brother. I can't imagine what you are going through. I don't know what I would do if I lost my brother. We are so close. ❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk it brings up a lot sometimes. Growing up with trauma it skues the way u see the world. Being here in Tx even since 2018 I still think he’s at home working for AT&T. My brain protects me from feeling sad. I turn sadness into anger instead. I curse at him all the time. lol! Sadness Im afraid would swallow me whole. I can’t feel sad.
Oh and maybe the Valium thing at grandmas funeral too… dont feel.
Jimmy wasn’t counting change. He was stealing over $150,000 of cable & selling it to the scrap yard.
As a little girl I was his protector.
Anyway ok
Love and happiness for your wknd
I think I saw aome similarities between Jimmy & slayer sober.
@@liverdisease-qb6rk just love on your bro every chance u get.
Your lucky yall are close.
Jimmy & I didn’t have a healthy relationship. In 2004 I had our kiddo & his Marine brothers died in a road side bomb. Something inside of me also tells me something bad happened to him when we were little.
Idk just a gut feeling.
Hey LD don’t listen to this down below me, on here hating for no reason. Two guys trying to spread positivity and there’s always gotta be someone who wants to ruin it.
I’m surprised Sir that your wife didn’t have a clue and you were selling off of eBay? That’s wild! You two seriously have a lot in common. As far as alcohol goes.
Demon alcohol😮😢😮
Couple of questions Steven for everyone really?
1.Did you think you would stop if a nasty health scare didn't happen?
2. I knew I was behaving in a way that was dangerous but..at some points tried to ignore that fact.
I think its common?
Thanks
Janet
Pete Davidson
He lost his dad in 9/11
That's it!!! I couldn't for the life of me remember his name. Don't watch that movie... it's not good. Thank you Kristen!!! God bless ❤❤❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk I won’t promise. Thanks for looking out for me. Pete is in recovery as well.
I can put myself in any character and literally feel what they must have felt.
It’s a weird sort of empathy.. Forgot the name but I have it.
Hb was playing the Nirvana Batman song yesterday… fish do have feelings. lol!!
Dollar General doesn’t 26:41 alcohol, at least down in Fla. Advertising for cigs and alcohol were banned for a long time. Y’all might be t try o young to remember.
#sell
They sell it here in South carolina at dollar general. There is one right down the road from my house that I visit quite frequently. Yeah... the ads for smokes were already banned before I was born. Thank you! God bless 😊
Why no new videos in the past 2 days?
I’ll die probably of cancer &
I will die sober period
Don't say that!
@@liverdisease-qb6rk it’ll happen eventually lol! One thing about me is I have a very dark sense of humor about it all. I’d say stuff to my therapist and she’d request me just for her to call what happened to me something nicer.
I said it when I was 12yo & it happened. lol! I will go sober
If I get to Heaven it will be sober
Idk where it comes from but Satan I’m faster & he hasn’t caught me yet
Kristen, you will live!!
@@CraigFox-lt6lt no I mean like when I’m 80 or 90 and it’s my time
I’ll be ok
Who da man, man! Two cool bros!! 🫣 :)
Thank you so much Joyce!!!! You are so awesome!!!❤❤❤😊😊😊😊 God bless