Alcohol, Depression & Anxiety - The Facts About Alcohol, Anxiety & Depression
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- Have you experienced anxiety or depression after drinking? The link between anxiety, depression and alcohol is huge. This video will tell you everything you need to know and will help you address the issues you might have experienced with low moods, worrying and feeling down.
Many people believe that alcohol helps them relax, unwind and de-stress. Yet after drinking they feel heightened anxiety and depression and fail to understand why. Instead, they crave another drink to take away the uncomfortable feelings and reinforce the false beliefs that alcohol is helping in some way.
Alcohol does not help, it makes anxiety and depression worse - when we drink, we end up feeling worse afterwards than before we started.
Alcohol significantly impacts mental (and physical) health and it is a sly drug that creeps up on people. We think it is helping, yet all the while it is making anxiety and depression much worse. Before we realise it, we are caught in a trap of daily drinking and experiencing low moods and severe anxiety.
This video explains what you need to know about alcohol, depression and anxiety. When you understand the facts you will be in a position to make positive life choices so you can allow yourself to flourish without feeling stuck.
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I have been sober for 9 nights after drinking up to a pint of whiskey a night for over a decade. I drank to medicate my depression and to sleep. Not getting sleep yet, but my depression feels like it is diminishing. I pray i can stay sober. My life depends on it.
Good going 👍🏻
one day at a time you are worth it
You can do it!
I hope you still sober.
stay strong man i feel ur pain
I learned more in those 30 minutes than in three months of therapy.
Quit on new years eve, all signs of depression and anxiety have gone now. I even went to the doctors in December and they prescribed antidepressants, it was alcohol that was the problem all along
I suffer from depression and lonliness. This makes so much sense. All i want to do is nump my pain and lonliness, so i drown myself with alochol. I got to fight this addiction.
Sorry to hear this, it is something I encounter often win the people I work with. The good news is that you can change, you can get excited about sobriety and you can quit without feeling like you are missing out. Come join my programme and get started on the path to making the change and breaking free from the alcohol trap. Have a look at www.joinbesober.com
I am the same, it's a bit struggle, alcoholism because of the depression and anxiety gives me the hit that no medication can do, what I do now is smoke majajuanana every night to sleep,
My gf gets very angry when I drink
I don’t drink every day and I drink only beer
But when I start I loose control 😢😢
Next day I really hate myself!!!
Me too. Exactly:(
Dude, your better than this man. You're a human with the power to make that change. You can do it. Above.
I’m on the sobriety journey yet again. I had quit for a while but then fell away from the path. I’m back to about 3 weeks of sobriety. Getting over that initial fatigue hump is a big hurdle. It’s starting to feel better. Hang in there if you are struggling.
Today is the one year anniversary of my divorce from my second wife...it's also my third day of sobriety. Alchohol ruined both marriages and has plagued my life for a long, long time. I know I can continue without alcohol in my life, I was completely sober for three years and I felt great and I was engaged in all of my various hobbies and activities. Than in 2022 I had one drink, just one and that's all it took. I lost all interest in everything I loved doing and I just drank and I neglected my family. So here I am all alone but tonight I'm not going to drink to fill that gap, that loneliness. It's time I find myself again...being by myself might actually be a blessing, I have to be happy with me first and it feels good doing it sober. Like I said, I've done this sober thing before so I know what to expect and I expect greatness.
Everything you are saying is the absolute truth! It's a vicious cycle! Drink to feel relieved just to wake up to anxiety and depression sky high! I hate it and wish it was illegal! It has brought nothing but negative happenings in my life, Thank you, Simon!
I dont know why I had tried it too
Same here! I'm tired of the cycle it's killing me
@@defaultuser7777 are you doing good?
@@mikee9673 alot better! Thank you. Are you doing good?
@@defaultuser7777 🙌🏻 good to hear. I’m doing alright.
the bad days part is so relatable..no interest in anything,sadness,low energy,anger and low self esteem.locking up indoors for a long period of time,its like a demonic possession.almost feels like being locked up in a glass bottle.but theres always light at the end of the tunnel.hope anyone thats going through it finds a way out and can go back to loving life and feeling fulfilled in everything they do. i will be giving regular updates for anyone tha cares or needs a buddy to start this sober journey with.2nd day today since i had my last sip...Godspeed
I've started drinking at the age of 19 it was like 2000..i haven't had those severe problems till I've reached 37...
Withdrawal symptoms are more hard crazy nausea sweating and waking up at 2 Am... Heart palpitations crazy depression and delusional anxiety so i have to keep morning drinking to get rid of those withdrawals symptoms... Till i fuked up my lugs with pneumonia because of alcohol loss of appetite anger and frustration.
Day 6 without alcohol.. Pray for me dear brother.
This shi t is a real poison.
I've had enough it's not worth it anymore
Well done on taking this step, stick with it, it will be life changing and reach out if you need extra help or support.
@@besober thanks coach ❤️
God Bless you
I’m praying for you. You just described my situation everything you said I’m going through
@@jkkennedy8919 how are you doing, these days? ❤
Love from finland, this all is so smart, 6 days sober and very depressed but i Accept it, heard 3 friends died 3 weeks ago and wife left 2 months ago, i was having these thougs of going there where 3 friends went. But no im going to live for my family and me. 33 years old very heavy drinking for 14 years. I choose life.
How is it going? I hope you’re doing better. ❤
Good man Karl. Don’t give up, it’s a very tough hard climb but if you face into it for the sake of others your loved ones you will make. The very best of luck and all good wishes mate. 😊
Praying for you❤
Good for you!
Hang on, brother!!!
Wish you The best.
Best wishes from Sweden.
😁🙏✨️
Im 30 days sober. Its my 3rd time this time. The first 2 times i quit was for woman. The 3rd time is for health. Just turning 54 and been drinki g for 40 years. Plus guys a gals.This is a great awaking. The golden era. I know its not easy but stop and life a clean healthy life. Start eating healthier. Its so much fun to go do things. Even if you can find a stream with a friend and get a little sun and get grounded with bare feet on earth. You will loose wieght and look and feel good. Cut the anchor off your ankle. Be free. I have heart and gut issues now. Which i will fix. But i lost weight and look great. You can do it. (Pray) everything is a chore when you drink. Things get easy when you quit. God Bless people. Lets grow up❤ ❤❤
First true love of my life left me bc of this. I couldn't stop. She warned a dozen times but I was so drunk all the time I didn't listen. I know she'll never take me back but I hope to God I get a second chance at love in sobriety
I hated myself and my career. I didn’t sleep. No matter what I took to help me to sleep didn’t help. All I thought about was drinking. I’ve stopped for over a month and I feel so much better. My life has changed. No more depression and self hate. Thanks for your help and support.
Gid bless❤
Keep doing a good job mate 🙏
Sleep was the big one for me , depression and anxiety were not a patch on the problems I got from no sleep however I guess they were all related
Im a recovering opiate addict who is trying to help a loved one with their alcoholism. I really appreciate this kind of content.
--- ALCOHOL IS A DEPRESSANT. ---. There is no way round that rock solid fact. If your drinking because you feel miserable & depressed then it is the alcohol that causing the depression & anxiety. Fight your way out the circle, I promise give it time & you will start to sleep better & then you will start to feel better. You can do it. I have faith in you.
Simon these videos are a huge help to me! I've been trying to get sober for years but I feel like this time I can really do it. I'm on day 67 and I'm reading your Stop Drinking In 50 Days book, and doing all the exercises and writing. It's making a majot difference for me. God bless you for helping me to finally feel like there is hope for me.
67 days is a lot.
I was having the same feelings, sometimes suicidal until 12 days ago when I realised I had to stop drinking. Im feeling a hell of a lot better now and hope I can keep it up. I'll be watching your videos from now on to help keep me off the sauce.
Congratulations on stepping into sobriety! check out my sober community at joinbesober.com, there are loads more tips and tools within the group to help you on this journey!
I'm now 2 months 1 week sober and getting better mentally every day
Ah god bless I’m so happy yu stoped praise the lord 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Duuuuude. I’ve been having issues for awhile and been trying to figure out what’s going on. Heard like rumors of alcohol anxiety and just searched it and found your video and I am very thankful. I’ve made the decision starting today to do a 30 day alcohol fast to see how it affects me. Thanks for the motivation!!!!
And how has it been? Improved the anxiety?
How did the 30 go?
Thanks for this video Simon. I'm still struggling with alcohol dependence. I've been sober for the last 2 months but i lapsed this weekend and i hate myself for it. I don't know why i started drinking again. Last year i went through the most horrible experience after going cold turkey. I couldn't sleep my brain felt like it was racing and when i did manage to fall asleep i had the most vivid dreams that i couldn't tell reality from the dream. I ended up on diazepam for a week to calm my brain down. I'm not going to give up giving up. I'm trying to not let the guilty feelings not encompass me. Ok i failed this weekend but i can get back to where i want to be. Cheers fella you have really helped me.
Drinking alcohol among other things, has a vicious circle. You drink to get rid of the anxiety (because you drank the night before) . You spend your day in a foggy anxiety malaise , possible not feeling good physically. Then throughout the day you recover somewhat, but still looking for the time you can drink next. Then you start your drink, the anxiety comes back but quickly soothes as you become more drunk. Over and over. you drink to get rid of the anxiety , you get anxiety because you drink.
Thanks coach. Started watching your videos after deciding that I have had enough and needed some support. Drinking every day is ruining my life. Today is my first day sober. Its so hard but I know I can do it. I have the shakes from drinking last night and just trying to get thru my first day alcohol free. Reading all of the comments below helps a great deal as I realize that I am not alone in this struggle.
Today is my 1st day! ❤🙌🙏✝️🙌🙌💪💯
@@sandyhansen8195 You got this!
@@surfhealthy4272 Are you hanging in there 6 months later?
You are definitely not alone Iv been sober for 4 months after drinking for over 10 years
100% truth, at its raw and simplest form. The Alcohol temporarily reduces the Anxiety & Depression, only to throw it back at ya with 10x the misery!
I have been alcohol free for 30 years now, but this video is the best I have seen in all that time. Well done Simon, Im sure your talk will help many people to escape the insideous grip alcohol can have on our lives. I love the analogy of the pay day loan company - spot on!
Thank you John, that really means a lot. I'm glad you found it helpful!
@@besober Its a pleasure Simon, thankyou for your response. Keep up the excellent work.
What did it for me was realising I am recovering from my work week by drinking at the weekend and recovering from the weekend while I'm at work on Monday🙈🙄 I only drink Saturday evenings (quite heavily) but I'm curious to see if it will help me with being rattled all the time! I've done 2 Saturdays so far and absolutely loved my weekend ❤️
This is so me. How the hell do you stop after doing it for so long? It's miserable!
I hear ya. But at least there is a video about someone who truly is a heavy drinker.
How are you doing now?
Thanks for sharing this video. I feel like you are speaking directly to me. I can relate to everything you have said. Have not drank since my 65th birthday. 53 days so far. I’m tired of feeling depressed & brain fog. My sleep & exercise routine has been consistent. It really is poison it’s just taken me forever to figure it out. I can do this.
This is such an awful thing to get over, I am a 74 year old woman fighting alcoholism, I’ve tried a.a. And a few other sources of help, I am a big old coward, my circumstances just make me think, “what the hell I may as well have a drink “ life is crap, always has been , and yes I feel sorry for myself, because I can’t just stand up and say how bad folk, including my mum have been to me, me, I’ve had neglect sexual abuse, and physical abuse. I don’t think there’s any point of trying to get sober now? But how I wish I had some happy sober days to look forward to xx
.....THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO BELOVED.....IT HELPED A LOT AND IM DEFINITELY GETTING SOBER AND STAYING THAT WAY!.....IM AT THAT POINT WHERE I AM JUST DEPRESSED AND FULL OF ANXIETY ALL DAY AND ON TOP OF THAT THROWING UP DRY HEAVING ALL THE TIME NO APPETITE.....IM SICK AND TIRED OF LIVING THIS WAY.
I'm not a doctor and not able to give medical advice, but it might be time to check with your GP. My FB group, Be Sober Quit Drinking and Enjoy Life is a community with lots of support and others who are on the sober journey. If I recall correctly, you have recently joined? The first week or so can be rough, and that's why it would be advisable for you to see a medical professional. As you continue on your journey, things really do get better.
@@besober most definitely..and thank you again
this is where i’m at
Big thanks for this upload! Depression is devastating but we can fight it!
It really is and should never be underestimated but YES WE CAN!
thanks for your insights mate, it has been really hard for me, the anger and the pain in life makes it worse, and slowly becomes a vicious cicle, trying to regain everything in my life, here we goo!!!
You’re a powerhouse! Thank you for all your inspiration and motivation
For me 'heavily' can be just 2 beers and i feel all the negatives you mentioned. I always believed my body is sensitive to alcohol and other stuff compared to others
A lot of respect mate! Thanks for sharing.
Everything you said is completely true.....but the part of we use it to slow our busy brains grabbed me....I used it to slow my thoughts......so many things running through my mind.....thank you so much.....
By far, the best explanation of the problem with drinking and anxiety/depression. You’re practically a mirror of my life. Everything you said is me, everything. Excellent job mate, you’re really going to make a difference to a lot of people, because you’ve really helped me. I knew this info all along but to hear it from someone else in such an imitation of my own life, really hit home. Thank you mate
This is a fantastic presentation Simon. Thank you. I've recently realised the exact thing in myself and quit drinking after 20 plus units daily for 7 years. I already feel so much better. I'm going to share this on fb.
Thank you so very much for this video. It has opened my eyes about Anxiety and Depression. I didn't realize that alcohol was affecting me so much, but your words ring true. Thanks again....
Great video..this man talks the truth...Thank you man xx
10 months no alcohol and I still feel like crap to the point where I want to drink again😪 but I'm still pushing through.
Keep pushing😎
@@straqsss thank you so much🙂🙏❤
Update
Today is my fifth day clean and i actually woke feeling better, happy, no shaking, no anxiety, no cravings.. I can share the easiest way to detox quickly to anyone interested based what I've learned.
We can do it💪😎
Stopping isn't enough , you have to start other things. Maybe you're back to feeling like you did before you started drinking , which made you drink in the first place. Look at nutrition , get a blood test for deficiencies, i would start with megnesium and Vit D .
Wow, best video I’ve watched on the subject and I’ve watched a plenty. Good work here man, you put this “whole” process into words like it’s seemingly impossible to do. Good job and keep it up.
He is so informative he took the time to carefully explain this situation.
Enjoyed that Simon, thank you! Straight to point as always 👍
Thank you Lynn. Really does mean a lot. I hope you are keeping well :)
Very good video. I am 50 and have been a heavy drinker for many years. Need to cut it out of my life now as it starts to wear on me both mentally and physically.
I can't thank you enough for this video. Everything you mention is 100 percent true and I couldn't be happier with myself and my alcohol free journey
Thank you, Simon..im lost at the moment.seeing your video has inspired me
This video was incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Simon you are good and clear in your explanations about drinking alcohol. Totally agree with your sentiments.
Thank you Sir! This helped me so much with motivation.
Thanks bro. Your help is amazing. Such clear demonstration of what this poison do. I hope maximum of people listen to your advices. God bless you. Good luck everybody.
Thank you Simon. I feel better after watching your video
Fantastic video Simon. I've used the same analogy of the pay day loan for years.
My 1st day sober today. I'm a binge drinker and wish so very much to stop. I'll try some of your advice and hopefully get me to stop permanently.
Thanks again.
James.
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 more power to you mate day 9 feeling Strong 💪 👏 👍
You are 100% right thank you for your video
Thank you so much for this message, it has truly helped me to understand what is happening in my life….. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amazing video sir..2 weeks sober and anxiety and depression subsiding substantially
This is fantastic….Thank you.
Great! so true about the anxiety loop making you want more
Hi Wendy, yes, it really is awful isn't it! I hope you are well :)
The most relatable and motivating video I have see.
Thank you! God with us all still healing from pain and suffering that has increased our drinking behavior to “self-medicate”
❤️🤘✝️
Thank You so much, this was exactly what I needed. I thought drinking was helping with my anxiety however it made it worse. I started to wonder if that was the case and I was right. I'm 3 days sober I feel like I'm a completely different person.
Thank you Simon 😊✌️
Good stuff I certainly can vouch he is right
💯😎! Subscribed
Thank you!
I am on day 10 no alcohol I will keep going
Yes Amy! If you need any additional support, then please head over to my private Facebook support group. Free of charge and a safe place for you to talk to others - facebook.com/groups/1960061840706240
Hope you did it bro 🙏
@@darrenm997 almost 11 months and still going 😊
@@amy5262 good one 👍 keep it up life gets better
I hope 2yrs on you your still going strong 🙏
Fantastic thank you
4 months alcohol free and i still have sleep disturbance. Has anyone have this experience and it went away the longer i go. I wont be going back to alcohol.
Thank you, my brother, that's me, and I'm struggling with this thing. It has made me so miserable and stuck as if there is no way out to get out of this. I have been suicidal several times. I am working on it now, my brother
Just found your channel. Your right its a Trap! God bless!!!
Trying to use alcohol to treat anxiety and depression is like trying to get out of debt using payday loans.
Day 16 and I have no signs of depression or anxiety. My brain fog and confusion are gone plus I have random boosts of energy. I did not realize I was causing my own health issues, until I made the decision to quit drinking alcohol. I also quit smoking cigarettes in early April. Altogether, I have saved lots of money, have more time, and I'm investing in myself which is what they were both taking from me. My "luxuries" were robbing me of true luxury. I feel so alive. I do NOT want to be numb anymore. To all of you on the same journey, may you find success and achieve this goal. Good luck to us all!
day 12, wish me luck chasity
@@killy374 stay strong. It gets better with each passing day. Your comment alone makes me even more excited to reach day 30 which is next Wednesday. Good luck!
AA is full off miracles, a life beyond your wildest dreams a programme for living happiness guaranteed. Sobriety rocks
I have always been so upbeat and bubbly, happy and excited about things. I’m an artist and I haven’t actually painted unless I’m commissioned and have to -
I lost my husband of 25 years 7years ago in a horrible awful situation ( and he was an alcoholic for 3-4 years) and then lost my daughter from accidental fentanyl overdose last March.
I told my new relationship I would not allow alcohol to consume me.
Well I WAS FCKNG WRONG.
This demon is on my back .
I’m so depressed and it’s a darkness, loneliness..
I can’t stop or I can’t function but then I turn it up overdrive and it’s destroying me and my relationships now.
Idk what to do.
I’m drowning. I can’t talk to anyone. I’ve tried to tell my new husband of 6months that I want to drink myself to death.
The bad days become more.
I drink to be able to suppress the depression and help me function and be happy.
But my husband and I fight like really bad. I break things.
I black out so I can’t remember anything but pieces.
If I eat I get physically sick.
I try because I feel so empty and horrible that I think if I eat a good meal I’ll feel better but the worries and the fear of my future make me physically sick.
I know it’s killing me.
I feel so horrible and so depressed the next day and I’m confused about what exactly happened.
I see pictures of myself a few years before my horrible addiction and think how did this happen? I’m very stubborn, I’m very headstrong and I hate asking for help.
How did I get here? I need something, somebody to help me. I’m falling apart and I don’t know what to do.
But dying from alcohol seems like it’s the easier path to get away from this pain and hurt.
When I drink it helps me at least suppress the feelings and makes me feel invincible.
Hi. I don't know where you live, but there is help out there. I went through everything Simon told in the video, the only way to life and happiness is STOP drinking. Like you, I've lost a lot of people and also a business, just in the last 3 years, including my brother who committed suicide a month ago. I hadn't been drinking for months but I drank for 2 weeks non stop. For me, without the help from a doctor who prescribed me medicine so I can sleep during the first week when we experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms I could not have made it. Please go find help, it's a must!
Your videos are helping my life tremendously at this point. And your eyes are... phew! Gorgeous.
Since ive giving up alcohol, I've come off antidepressants, nearly a year
Thanks for the article in the national press in UK..x
So amazing to here! Being able to come off this must be life changing for you. I hope you are keeping well :)
@@besober thank you simon it was all down to you and the newspaper article , wishing you a Happy christmas
Alcohol surely give me anxiety with Panic disorder ... i got my first panic attack on this year January since then im never the same again... been sober for 1 month already.. the fear of being in a panic attack again stick in my brain ever since.. i can't even focus/concentrate on anything.. because of it.. all i can feel is worry depress , anxious and all negative thoughts
i feel like its slowly leveling up to depression or i already have it..idk 😔
How are you brother , the first step in recovery is to seek Jesus , he will cast all anxiety off of you. Anxiety feeds on fear, if u don’t fear it it will go away
Thank you
I love Simon! He gives the facts! 💯
Ahhh! Thank you so much!!
What a great video
This was me in my 20s . Told everyone I was only happy when I was drinking , I thought it was the cure but it was the cause
I watched this video for the first time on Sunday and re watched Monday.
Last night I did what you suggested and really noticed how my mood and feelings changed as the night went on.
First few beers feeling pretty good, but soon I was just sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself and blaming almost everyone and everything.
This morning I woke again feeling sick and hungover.
I'm 20 years without a break drinking 12 cans a day.
First time I have really looked at how it's now making me feel.
Yes in deed omg thank yu I’m off it 3 months feel better in my self mentel health it’s relly afull drinking all the time yur looks fade yu look old gaged wrinkled ect god bless yu I’m glad yur so honest dear man ❤
Brilliant
You are my hero!
You will make me blush!!!
Yes
Absolutely
Good job I'm doing the 28 day Alcohol Free challenge it's a great book I'm on day 8 training Karate Jutsu and Weights Feeling 💪 great 👍
Quit 2 days ago, mostly because have pitty of my health and also money. As daily drinker it takes me around 20€ per day (600 a months,7200 a year) here in Finland.
Well done, the cost really adds up, I was spending similar amounts to you and I drank for 30+ years, that is a lot of £££...if you are in the early days I recommend you take a look at my stop drinking programme at www.joinbesober.com - you will get a lot from it - Simon
Heres how it goes for me. I stop drinking for a week start feeling good get into the beer again . Wake up next day feel kinda shitty more beer. Do that for about a week straight and get sick and extremely depressed with insomnia.lasts for a few days then feel good again repeat.
You aren’t kidding about the suicidal thoughts.
It’s like liquid suicide in a bottle. The thoughts go away completely without drinking. It’s like they pour right into my head.
Idk, I didn't drink at all in high school, iw as very depressed. I drank very sparingly my freshman year, and had still pretty significant anxiety and depression. Drank moderately sophomore and junior year (binge drinking Maybe once or twice a month), very mild anxiety, very little depression, senior year, drank heavier, about the same.
Got. Out of college, stsrted bartend ing, started drinking weekly, then ramped up to Drinking almost daily, depression and anxiety were virtually gone. Finished graduate school, depression was almost completely gone, but I drank almost Daily, but very very rarely Getting drunk.
I'm not sure if the drinking didn't have any impact or what, but as I aged my anxoety and depression just went away. Now I'm 35, married, good job, daughter, I drink occasionally (basically just on weekends, sometimes I'll take the weened off too) but my depression and anxiety are so distant now I almost forget I ever had them. It feels like a past life. But for me, I was. Most depressed and most anxious when I wasn't drinking at all. Now when I go a month without drinking or drink heavy for a Month, I don't notice too much change, I mostly feel pretty good all the time, or at least I don't feel suicidal and anxious all the time, so every day is a good day. Idk what changed. Maybe I just grew up?
This is really challenging but mind games you know are very cunning even after knowing the truth.
Yes, I can completely relate to that. The mind has a habit of making us think we need something we don't, or making something feel impossible or unachievable. We are stronger than we know :)
I had a slip yesterday Simon. How should I respond to this? I feel guilty, ashamed and hopeless. What if I never stop. I use to talk to you. I'm a huge fan. How should respond to a slip up? Thank you.
I've been wanting to tone down my beer consumption, I've never blacked out like alot of folks. But have no problem drinking 6-8 12oz brews per day. Too much! Especially the IPA's give me bad heartburn sometimes.
What suggestions would there be to lowering your daily intake safely to then stop entirely
I'm now at 80 days no alcohol after 22 years of heavy drinking.
I'm feeling depressed alot and frustrated.
Hoping this goes away
Who else here gets the 3am merry-go-round/ghost train endless chain of apocalyptic doomsday thoughts? This NEEDS to stop!
During the pandemic I developed a 2x wine with dinner habit. A year in or so of this, I feel hangover symptoms, worsening anxiety and depression weepiness, disrupted sleep even on nights I skip the drinks. My symptoms practically melt away with that first glass of wine or beer only to return when I wake up. I drank heavily on weekends only 30 years ago and never felt quite so Sh**ty.
Paul, you have hit the nail on the head when you said that alcohol makes the symptoms 'melt away only to return', because this is the reality, alcohol is a drug, it has to have some kind of upside otherwise nobody would buy it and this is about the only benefit, it hits the pause button for a short period of time. What helped me was looking at what the trade off was and whether it was worth it, was a short period of escape instead of actually facing up to my own feelings worth all the negatives that came with it. Once I had the data and got clear about how much damage alcohol was causing, it was a no brainer, I knew I had to educate myself about stopping drinking and cut out alcohol for good. That was 3 years ago and I haven't drunk since, you can do the same. Simon
@@besober Cheers mate, thanks for the sound advice.
I quit for a few weeks to prepare for a lads drinking holiday, the break made me realise that life is much better in general without alcohol 😀
Brilliant informative video and a thorough explanation, ive been exactly at this state a lot of yrs ago, mix cocaine in with it aswell and its a ticking time bomb.
You described how i felt 100% and also found out a few things i didn't known about the adverse effects in conjunction with you're brain chemistry altering.
Please help me! I'm an alcoholic. Nothing helps. I want to quit.
Thank you. I was sober for 9 months. I started getting depressed over life stuff. So, I had one of those straw that broke that camel's back F**K it moments and picked up. Big mistake. Now I've been going on three to four day benders. Guess what--my depression/anxiety and despair are ten-fold worse. The insidious thing about alcohol you mentioned--I just keep drinking to mitigate the effects OF DRINKING. It's a vicious cycle. I'm going to try sobriety again. It's way better than the alternative.