It's important to recognize whether anything is a positive or negative factor in your life. Once something becomes a negative factor it's time to change your relationship to that person,drug, environment etc....
Rehab is a racket I went six months ago once I got past detox I stayed for a place to live now I'm on Suboxone I don't hate being sober but before that I despise it
I’ve been trying to eliminate negative factors. What’s difficult about me undergoing this decision is that they are my family members. However, they are not adding to my positive and personal growth. So I had to make that decision for myself because I’m not good with the issues affecting me and my goals. I’ve been going through a big transition in my life and it’s been really fkn tough but things are slowly getting better. Thanks for giving us this amazing channel. Please don’t stop.
Yeah, that Death Wish instant is excelsior! Ive been drinking coffee since i was 8 as well, whiskey & beer since i was 16. Im 63 now so i figure, just keep doing what i do. Got my EBT & IPA!
Bro I honestly get those same feelings of when people are looking at me on the street on in their car, it can be stressful every now and then and I depend on weed mostly. GOD bless you brother
I agree with you, bro. Alcohol is my drug of choice. It eases me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It also helps me be social and reduces my anxiety. If I didn't have alcohol, then I couldn't hang or party. Without alcohol, I'd become pea size and burrow into my phone.
@@DJ_Shmee I think it's a pretty natural side effect of living in this modern society where we are all so distant and alienated from one another. It really wasn't that long ago we lived in hunter gatherer tribes where everyone knew each other & took care of each other. I think nomadic punks and other sub cultures are an attempt to return to that type of community.
Yep!! count me in!!! same here.....i've been on Methadone now for about 8 yrs, its done me good for keeping me away from that tranq shit for sure!!...whatever works man, whatever works...✌
I’m 6 foot four and I’ve been drinking caffeine in the form of either energy drinks or coffee since I was about eight years old. Also, I feel like it’s a myth that it stunt your growth.
I got a little bit more than 100 days of sobriety and I'm with ya'll, I could never give up coffee... I also don't care what kind it is. Good coffee or bad coffee I'm down for it all.
I quit coffee and started drinkin. I'm 35. Stayed sober about 2 years and just so soon after covid, idk it's hard to form friendships and solid routines w people
LOL I love your AA experience dude. I like the coffee and cookies they have to offer. Some people are still yuppies but alcoholics been through so much they got more empathy. Found great people like that even though I still smoke weed and do psychs occasionally. They helped me see a balance. Luckily up north they are done with the God stuff and they just are way chiller than the old days
Really great discussion. I love talking about the self-medication aspect of addiction, because for maybe 8-10 people they are using due to their life circumstances and mental feelings towards their own life; and they have their methods of getting clean when they choose and such.. But then there's the 20% of us addicts who have an inbalance in brain chemistry, whatever you want to call it; we just aren't quite normal, which is a blessing and a curse. I've had bad experiences trying to use prescription meds to make myself feel more 'normal' during sobriety and I don't reccomend it. I found much more healing in music and hiking and swimming. I'm clean from opiates and cocaine since 2015, and off alcohol since 2022, but I still use cannabis and still am friends with people who live different lives than me. Thanks for posting this talk.
@@lylechipperson3407 Hell yeah man👍. I kinda wanted to talk more about how some people do just have chemical imbalances & other people's depression & anxiety is really just a natural response to living in this unnatural society. But I have no medical background, I'm just a drunk telling my experiences.
I agree with you I relate to everything you said, I was sober for a while and got addicted to opioids 4 or 5 months ago (7-OH). Going through it right now unfortunately
@@rebeccaellsbury73 Damn. Take care dude & do what feels best for you. The bad thing about opioids is they kill people whereas other drugs are more of a mental deterioration.
@@Bumlife666 Fortunately 7-OH is naturally occurring and it’s only a partial agonist not a full agonist opioid like traditional opioids (Oxy, morphine etc) so it’s almost impossible to kill you because there’s little respiratory depression, but it’s still extremely addictive and compulsive as fuck. It’s also legal which makes it hard to quit
U can do it i been messed up on opiates most of my adult life tried a bunch of times to get right and subs have saved my life this time i am gonna make it this time and u can too girl gotta believe in ur self
How bad is that wothdraw? I was sober for 2 years from heroin. Was addicted my whole life. Anyway started taking regular leaf kratom and I went in to buy some and the guy handed me some raves and 7tabz. Unfortunately been on them for a months straight now and haven't stopped. Spent like $800 last month. How bads the withdraw?
What up y'all. The pressures of life will be released in one form another. I am currently sober for a few months from the "hard drugs" (damn I miss 'em), but my main reason is so I can soon (hopefully) drive 18-wheelers long enough to make some $$ to break from these mundane dead end 8-5 jobs that I've been hopping in and out of for the past 16 years. I'm 43 now and I'm starting to feel and see my body slowly decline - gray hair, less pep in my step, etc. I enjoyed the discussion. 💯
@@MrNiceGuy.357 Hell yeah man👍 trucking seems like a good job for people who like to keep moving. Driving gives me anxiety though even in a small car, definitely don't want to be responsible for an 18 wheeler.
The coffee addiction is annoying for me personally, bc I’m like wake up gotta get / make me some coffee and it adds up. Wish I was into tea or just plain water lol. Food stamps are rad though so for now I’m good/ ain’t complaining. Dumpster diving that much coffee is a good score. I don’t drink anymore just dex if you know anything about that drug store flow
I feel you w the anxiety man itll just hit me for no reason sometimes, but luckily I can recognize it for what it is. drinking does help with it in the moment but recently I started drinking a little too much and then noticed I would get worse anxiety afterwards so its a fine line. for now I put it down and just stick with smoking weed lol but that shit can trigger anxiety too. really I just accept that sometimes I just get paranoid and it is what it is. Atleast it aint constant that would suck.
Yes, i am addicted to youtube. Legitimately 😄 i agree with what yall were sayin about having an addiction simplifies our lives. Not always but for at least half of people, social obligations weigh too heavily without an addiction. Not just have a job pay your bills, but thins like Did i remember so and sos birthday, am i being a good uncle, has it been too long since i visited grandmas grave lol or even just the most ridiculous things seem to weigh Very heavily for some people when totally sober. All those things matter, but you can still stay up on those things while addicted, if your not goin too hard. i love the longer video format wouldnt mind at all to see more
doubt you would, but if you ever come thru Augusta, GA and need a ride or anything hit me up! sounds weird, but we used to have a crustie scene here that kinda overlapped with some of the downtown punk scene and i was once friends with quite a few travelers. seems like it died out in the last 10-15 years (along with the downtown community itself, thanks gentrification). anyway, stoked to have found your channel. cheers
Come Seattle and pick me up. I’ll bring at least an oz of good weeed and a shit ton of snacks for our ride. Honestly brotherrr if ur ever in the pnw area let me know
@@Bumlife666be prepared to take like a year to read it. I think I made it a quarter of the way through. It seemed overrated to me. Just smoke some shards instead / s
I've been homeless off and on and you seem like a nice enough person both of you I'm 9 mo. Sober but u seem depressed maybe it's your voice anywho none of my business we probably would have gotten along good
@@JTA-r7x I'm just a Goth kid, chronically meloncholly but actually happy overall. I see the world as a fucked place. But it's not so bad. I enjoy drinking & living in nature.
@Bumlife666 the world is kind of fucked but I'm glad you're happy and you fit the goth kid thing perfectly I was homeless in Portland where it always rains it can get a little depressing
@@3rdWorldNola I don't think I've ever went in, walked past it a bunch though. if I'm wearing my back pack I don't really like to go inside crowded bars.
@@mor9n243 I've never tried them. I know some people really need them, a lot of people can't drink. But I know how to handle booze I dunno how those would affect me. I think I'd just be sober n tolerate my shit. But I know a lot of people can't.
Same here, and weed. I know I can taper off Subs, but I still take anywhere between 1 to 4 strips a day. Been taking them on and off since before the strips even existed. And with weed I quit for 11 months last year but started again.
One last thing. I've been using TH-cam to learn about my addictions, psychology, and society. I'm realizing possible reasons for my behaviors - the $h!ts deep, lol. I've uncovered some real info that's keeping me on the track to my short term goals. I think I'll go drink a 🍺 now. It's close enough to the weekend 🫠
Im drinking coffee right now ha! I've had death wish coffee before and that green farms or whatever the company is called? blueberry coffee is dope too!
It's important to recognize whether anything is a positive or negative factor in your life. Once something becomes a negative factor it's time to change your relationship to that person,drug, environment etc....
Amen 💯
Rehab is a racket I went six months ago once I got past detox I stayed for a place to live now I'm on Suboxone I don't hate being sober but before that I despise it
I’ve been trying to eliminate negative factors. What’s difficult about me undergoing this decision is that they are my family members. However, they are not adding to my positive and personal growth. So I had to make that decision for myself because I’m not good with the issues affecting me and my goals. I’ve been going through a big transition in my life and it’s been really fkn tough but things are slowly getting better. Thanks for giving us this amazing channel. Please don’t stop.
@Bumlife666 why are the comments turned off for you recent videos??
@@Insert.Name.Here. I got too big. Too much comments & idiots. You can read the description of my last video
If I'm being honest, the life these dudes live looks amazing.
Im just now a year meth free and over 210lbs now watching TH-cam all day and chewing tobacco is my only addictions now
Been there . But opiates were my thing. Now I'm on methadone and able to have a life
Meth is hard to kick. Good on you homie.
Yeah, that Death Wish instant is excelsior! Ive been drinking coffee since i was 8 as well, whiskey & beer since i was 16. Im 63 now so i figure, just keep doing what i do. Got my EBT & IPA!
@@PaulHolmanIII I appreciate people of your generation who do not look down on me.
@Bumlife666 I wish I had the guts to train hop!
The older I get, the more dependent I become on coffee.
@@J7K4m2P6L3e I've been a coffee addict since 8 & I've probably only skipped a handful of days since.
, I'm addicted to TH-cam, Whatever gets you through life
Bro I honestly get those same feelings of when people are looking at me on the street on in their car, it can be stressful every now and then and I depend on weed mostly.
GOD bless you brother
This is wholesome as fuck! Thank you for this video your content is important.
You guys are amazing and thank you
I agree with you, bro. Alcohol is my drug of choice. It eases me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It also helps me be social and reduces my anxiety. If I didn't have alcohol, then I couldn't hang or party. Without alcohol, I'd become pea size and burrow into my phone.
I relate to you even more than i thought now bro. I have the same anxiety you do
@@DJ_Shmee I think it's a pretty natural side effect of living in this modern society where we are all so distant and alienated from one another. It really wasn't that long ago we lived in hunter gatherer tribes where everyone knew each other & took care of each other. I think nomadic punks and other sub cultures are an attempt to return to that type of community.
Yep!! count me in!!! same here.....i've been on Methadone now for about 8 yrs, its done me good for keeping me away from that tranq shit for sure!!...whatever works man, whatever works...✌
I’m 6 foot four and I’ve been drinking caffeine in the form of either energy drinks or coffee since I was about eight years old. Also, I feel like it’s a myth that it stunt your growth.
I got a little bit more than 100 days of sobriety and I'm with ya'll, I could never give up coffee... I also don't care what kind it is. Good coffee or bad coffee I'm down for it all.
@@sunstruck Hell yeah man, congratulations.
@@Bumlife666 thank you dude!
I quit coffee and started drinkin. I'm 35. Stayed sober about 2 years and just so soon after covid, idk it's hard to form friendships and solid routines w people
LOL I love your AA experience dude. I like the coffee and cookies they have to offer. Some people are still yuppies but alcoholics been through so much they got more empathy. Found great people like that even though I still smoke weed and do psychs occasionally. They helped me see a balance. Luckily up north they are done with the God stuff and they just are way chiller than the old days
You need to do lead vocals for a band bro!!! Shoutout Bum Life!
@@BabyZzz17 I'd need some vocal training, I don't really shout, I'm pretty monotone
@ You’ve got some god-tier baritone pitching going on for real!!
I understand brother...Be well...Take Care...I hear you...Cheers
Caffeine calms me with adhd
Really great discussion. I love talking about the self-medication aspect of addiction, because for maybe 8-10 people they are using due to their life circumstances and mental feelings towards their own life; and they have their methods of getting clean when they choose and such.. But then there's the 20% of us addicts who have an inbalance in brain chemistry, whatever you want to call it; we just aren't quite normal, which is a blessing and a curse. I've had bad experiences trying to use prescription meds to make myself feel more 'normal' during sobriety and I don't reccomend it. I found much more healing in music and hiking and swimming. I'm clean from opiates and cocaine since 2015, and off alcohol since 2022, but I still use cannabis and still am friends with people who live different lives than me. Thanks for posting this talk.
@@lylechipperson3407 Hell yeah man👍. I kinda wanted to talk more about how some people do just have chemical imbalances & other people's depression & anxiety is really just a natural response to living in this unnatural society. But I have no medical background, I'm just a drunk telling my experiences.
these are my people
I agree with you I relate to everything you said, I was sober for a while and got addicted to opioids 4 or 5 months ago (7-OH). Going through it right now unfortunately
@@rebeccaellsbury73 Damn. Take care dude & do what feels best for you. The bad thing about opioids is they kill people whereas other drugs are more of a mental deterioration.
@@Bumlife666 Fortunately 7-OH is naturally occurring and it’s only a partial agonist not a full agonist opioid like traditional opioids (Oxy, morphine etc) so it’s almost impossible to kill you because there’s little respiratory depression, but it’s still extremely addictive and compulsive as fuck. It’s also legal which makes it hard to quit
U can do it i been messed up on opiates most of my adult life tried a bunch of times to get right and subs have saved my life this time i am gonna make it this time and u can too girl gotta believe in ur self
How bad is that wothdraw? I was sober for 2 years from heroin. Was addicted my whole life. Anyway started taking regular leaf kratom and I went in to buy some and the guy handed me some raves and 7tabz. Unfortunately been on them for a months straight now and haven't stopped. Spent like $800 last month. How bads the withdraw?
@@Tgriz-z9i my detailed replies to your comment immediately get deleted every time, idk why
Cheers to your road dog. Good solid dude
Let freedom ring! Beers and Cheers...love y'all...be well! Peace
What up y'all. The pressures of life will be released in one form another. I am currently sober for a few months from the "hard drugs" (damn I miss 'em), but my main reason is so I can soon (hopefully) drive 18-wheelers long enough to make some $$ to break from these mundane dead end 8-5 jobs that I've been hopping in and out of for the past 16 years. I'm 43 now and I'm starting to feel and see my body slowly decline - gray hair, less pep in my step, etc. I enjoyed the discussion.
💯
@@MrNiceGuy.357 Hell yeah man👍 trucking seems like a good job for people who like to keep moving. Driving gives me anxiety though even in a small car, definitely don't want to be responsible for an 18 wheeler.
Dude is really wise
thank you Brothers.Self med.
this is an awesome channel.
The coffee addiction is annoying for me personally, bc I’m like wake up gotta get / make me some coffee and it adds up. Wish I was into tea or just plain water lol. Food stamps are rad though so for now I’m good/ ain’t complaining. Dumpster diving that much coffee is a good score. I don’t drink anymore just dex if you know anything about that drug store flow
I feel you w the anxiety man itll just hit me for no reason sometimes, but luckily I can recognize it for what it is. drinking does help with it in the moment but recently I started drinking a little too much and then noticed I would get worse anxiety afterwards so its a fine line. for now I put it down and just stick with smoking weed lol but that shit can trigger anxiety too. really I just accept that sometimes I just get paranoid and it is what it is. Atleast it aint constant that would suck.
Anxiety is natural
one *extra* thing to worry about
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to drink very strong coffee.
Steveo and Bob from SLC punk irl this shit is gnar
I'm addicted to TH-cam
Yes, i am addicted to youtube. Legitimately 😄 i agree with what yall were sayin about having an addiction simplifies our lives. Not always but for at least half of people, social obligations weigh too heavily without an addiction. Not just have a job pay your bills, but thins like Did i remember so and sos birthday, am i being a good uncle, has it been too long since i visited grandmas grave lol or even just the most ridiculous things seem to weigh Very heavily for some people when totally sober. All those things matter, but you can still stay up on those things while addicted, if your not goin too hard. i love the longer video format wouldnt mind at all to see more
What was the sketchiest encounter you had during this life
doubt you would, but if you ever come thru Augusta, GA and need a ride or anything hit me up! sounds weird, but we used to have a crustie scene here that kinda overlapped with some of the downtown punk scene and i was once friends with quite a few travelers. seems like it died out in the last 10-15 years (along with the downtown community itself, thanks gentrification). anyway, stoked to have found your channel. cheers
I've always wanted to check out Augusta but I don't think there are any cheap buses from ATL & I'm not sure about catching the freight line over.
Thanks for sharing this. You guys are a couple rad fuckers!!🤘
jobs sucks:(....wash dishes is easy tho.......you guys i would hang with:),,,,be safe
5 months clean off fent and hard rn
Big respect
✌️👍
...oh yeah, i live in Crockett...
@@PaulHolmanIII Nice, I liked it there. You ever see bums or Traveler's come through. I'm sure they do & stick out like a sore thumb.
@Bumlife666 well, I stick out as well! Must of just missed you at the little store.
Come Seattle and pick me up. I’ll bring at least an oz of good weeed and a shit ton of snacks for our ride. Honestly brotherrr if ur ever in the pnw area let me know
Ps we can sell the koosh for alc
great vid, keep it up 👍
We all have drug induced scitsophania.
Good fuckin video man, look forward to more stuff like this
How do you make money for beer?
Can or crack spange or fly a sign
A little bit of everything, too tired of explaining
@Bumlife666 why so tired not sleeping well?
@@aussiedad2587 no people keep asking the same questions
@Bumlife666 do you receive government support 🤔
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yall should read infinite jest
@@djaboi3030 cool, I'll look into it
@@Bumlife666be prepared to take like a year to read it. I think I made it a quarter of the way through. It seemed overrated to me. Just smoke some shards instead / s
Bum life duhde I’m addicted to TH-cam bruhhhhhhh
I've been homeless off and on and you seem like a nice enough person both of you I'm 9 mo. Sober but u seem depressed maybe it's your voice anywho none of my business we probably would have gotten along good
@@JTA-r7x I'm just a Goth kid, chronically meloncholly but actually happy overall. I see the world as a fucked place. But it's not so bad. I enjoy drinking & living in nature.
@Bumlife666 the world is kind of fucked but I'm glad you're happy and you fit the goth kid thing perfectly I was homeless in Portland where it always rains it can get a little depressing
@JTA-r7x I'm at a friend's in Eugene now, super rainy
@@Bumlife666 so you know super green though
@@JTA-r7x it's a beautiful state. Lived here a long time. Feels homey but yeah depressing if you stay too long.
you ever go to the Abby when you're in new orleans?
@@3rdWorldNola I don't think I've ever went in, walked past it a bunch though. if I'm wearing my back pack I don't really like to go inside crowded bars.
@@Bumlife666 , you should go in, good people, there and...aunt tiki's have a lot of punks from that area.
the abby is aka the scabby.
Addiction is a bitch. Congrats on being clean. Alcohol don't count nor weed. Im still doing a little of what I'm not supposed to.
🍕 🍕
I use beer to find solace in life 🍺
Anxiety pills always make me feel weird af too Hate em too
@@mor9n243 I've never tried them. I know some people really need them, a lot of people can't drink. But I know how to handle booze I dunno how those would affect me. I think I'd just be sober n tolerate my shit. But I know a lot of people can't.
Why do you try so hard, dude
@@sneed2290 I don't I'm literally just being myself.
@@Bumlife666 I'd have a beer with ye
Super addicted to TH-cam... And Suboxone. Almost 10 years on the shit
Same here, and weed. I know I can taper off Subs, but I still take anywhere between 1 to 4 strips a day. Been taking them on and off since before the strips even existed. And with weed I quit for 11 months last year but started again.
@ReapingTheHarvest I take one strip a day, trying to get back down to just 2mg again.
One last thing. I've been using TH-cam to learn about my addictions, psychology, and society. I'm realizing possible reasons for my behaviors - the $h!ts deep, lol. I've uncovered some real info that's keeping me on the track to my short term goals.
I think I'll go drink a 🍺 now. It's close enough to the weekend 🫠
@@MrNiceGuy.357 hell yeah. Do what you enjoy as long as it is beneficial to your life.
Im drinking coffee right now ha! I've had death wish coffee before and that green farms or whatever the company is called? blueberry coffee is dope too!