I'm a veteran, alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
@@kaymorrice8141and some peanut butter 😋..... On a serious note though I guess I didn't go through the loneliness thing so much as I'm kind of a loner anyway. But I found I had so much time to kill since I wasn't trying to get wasted all day (which is a full time job itself lol) so I am having fun making "music" and finding that pretty satisfying, even though I can't play a note on any instrument 😅
Omg, so true! When you're a mess, you tend to need friends for support, and not very picky who. Then you decide to improve yourself, and ofc need time to yourself to do that, and become choosy with who you spend your time with!
I know, right? Self improvement is a lonely road. I am hoping somewhere along the way I am going to find out my tribe. I quit drinking after watching (twice) Tom Holland's interview about quitting. He is very convincing about the benefits. I had already been quitting all sorts of toxic people, food, behaviors, jobs, artificial sweeteners, etc. The thing about adopting a dog (not buying, please), is that if your mind is unstable, that dog is going to suffer. And you are not going to be able to teach it well either, and then you are going to suffer. Unless you can pay for training lessons... you are not helping the dog or yourself. You are just distracting a problem with another problem.
Stopped drinking alcohol 10: years ago next New Year’s Day. Being an Australian male it’s part of our culture. From 18 years old to 46 years old I was always up for it socially or in the shed with my beloved beer fridge. My kids who are 17 and 15 vaguely remember me drinking which is a good thing. Now I spend my expendable alcohol $$ on mountain biking etc.
me too! I am 36 and I stopped drinking on the stroke of midnight 2019-2020. My 16 month old daughter will never see me have an alcoholic drink. What do you ride? You can defiantly afford a Santa Cruz every few years with the money you save and all other related costs (taxis, takeaway, buying stupid things (except mtbs 😂).
@@jonathanhowson6420more power to you mate, you’ll have friends who understand and some who don’t. Plus I don’t eat after 7pm at night water only till 7am wake feeling pretty good. But I’m not cutting out coffee. No Santa Cruz’s for me unless they start making 27.5s again
Would it be fair to say drinking affects some people different than others. I had a friend who's mom never smoked or drank die at 50, while her husband did both and died at 85. I'm not saying drinking is good but seems like your body and or genetics makes it's own determination about the stuff we put in it.
This clip comes at the right moment, I stopped drinking 3 months ago and, last week I was nearly giving up. I went out with colleagues and the feeling of "shame" for ordering Sprite while they were drinking beer was big (I never thought that I would feel like this). Don't give up guys, we are on the right path 💪🏻
@@AO-ik8eu Lol there's even a tiny bit of alcohol in eg orange juice as there's some natural fermentation that occurs. I really wouldn't worry about it.
He hit the nail on the head when he talked through the list of things we want from life. I stopped drinking in December last year because it simply didn't really make sense any more. I was not addicted, but over past few years it's just made less sense to have it in my life. So I dropped it.
2 months 11 days sober, before my 1 slip up I had 1 month behind me too. Best 3 months of my life regarding my mental health, I can manage my adhd and anxiety way better and after a misscarage and no luck conceving for months, I'm now pregnant at the end of my first trimester. Best decision ever, never going back.
I’ve been drinking almost every day for 14 years since I lost my first child and this is the only thing that has inspired me to try and cut back in a big way.
Have you joined a support group for parents who have lost a child? My brother lost a 30 y.o. son a year ago. Can't imagine the hurt. Praying for your family.
I lost my son about 5 years ago and my drinking increased. It helps to numb the grief after work and sleep. Just two a night most nights. I’m committed to dry January to get me out of this pattern. I have to mange my grief differently as well.
9 months no alcohol. I’ve replaced it with marathon training and exercise and have watched my focus, executive functioning, and mood improve. Still have to take anxiety meds but it’s been so worth it
This episode was awesome and inspired me even further. I turned 44 last week, currently run a large retail business, have 5 kids under my care, partner friend and also in full time university to pursue a doctorate in chiropractic medicine. (Has been a passion of mine for 20 years and figured hell why not now?) I saying all this I’ve decided in my 44th year to focus on my health. I have to much to learn and too much to gain from cutting out alcohol. This video was exactly what I needed to reassure me in my journey. This also likely explains why if I do drink my heart races when I relax and go to bed. Thanks again for sharing and keep up the wicked content. Congrats on all your success. Krista
11 days clean after drinking for 7 years. Going for a month to see what its like, and will most likely continue on after. Good luck to all on the journey.
This was a great interview! Thank you. It has allowed me to understand how alcohol is doing a disservice to my health. I gave up alcohol a month ago. I was one of those who drinks 1-2 drinks per week. Thank you 🙏
I'm a very casual drinker and noticed the exact same thing. Heart rate might go up, HRV down, sleep just a little worse. I find it fascinating to hear how it impacts our brain in important areas. I've had a few months break from it and I do feel like at those times I feel better. Even the feeling of overcoming alcohol gave me a sense of pride. I might go for another 3-4 months without alcohol and see how I feel again.
My wife and I dont drink alcohol and the other night we were invited to a party in a barn with a fully stocked bar, We come prepared, with nibbles and I like Bunderburg Ginger beer, We sat at the bar and along with one other non drinker watch and enjoyed a hreat night , everyone elese ended up doing shots and when we left she was a great funny entertaing night, I drove home and woke up early and did a bike ride, Dont let alcohol waste your time ,money or health, You can have a blast without it.
My husband and I quit drinking about 4 years ago for 9 months. And we felt amazing and loved it I remember….. and then decided to start again as it was actually quite lonely. And now I look back and wish we had never started again. But I told myself to remind myself that it only really sucks for 3 days and then it gets better and better. Hope I find it within to quit again one day. I’m what they call alcohol dependant. My life is great and I’m super healthy in all aspects of my life but I love to have wine every night. And I know it’s a dopamine hit. So it makes it hard. Please don’t comment telling me to quit and I’m and alcoholic. I’m just sharing my experience of where I am with it ❤
No, you are not alcohol dependent. If you were Alcohol dependant (the most severe form of Alcoholism and the final stage) you would be incredibly ill, Don't confuse Alcohol dependence with binge drinking or excess drinking. If you were Alcohol dependent your life would not be great and you would not be super healthy. Your body would literally be breaking down in front of your very eyes and you still wouldn't be able to stop. You would need alcohol every few hours and in greater volume to stop the deadly withdrawal symptoms. That's why I don't believe half of these over exaggerated stories on here from bored, insecure and lonely people. You do not have alcohol dependance. You would be in hell if you did and probably wouldn't be writing a post like you did.
I quit drinking regularly at 22, but I will still drink on special occasions or about 1 time a month. Thats a good balance for me although I know it is harmful, so are alot of things, I'll still enjoy life without creating SERIOUS problems
Is it possible to regain lost brainfunction, or increase blood flow after stopping drinking alcohol? I mean it’s obvious that it’s beneficial to stop anyways. Thanks for this great content!
I’ve not got a drink problem but a lot of problems come from drink ,now I’m trying to stop but my girlfriend likes a drink and sometimes she changes when she’s had too much white wine but she will never stop and always complaining of bad sleep and she’s put on weight,I’ve lost 2 sones as I go to spin class 3 times a wk ,I just hope we can manage together, thanks 👍🏴
Eleven years.. not a drop. I was a high functioning alcoholic..the first ten years. The first year sober was like the world was in stereo. I had to acclimate to the sober world. Every single morning when it sucks to get out of bed and get going, I simply remember how every morning was when I was drinking. I would put down a half pint of vodka just to be able to function. I feel soooooo much better since I quit. I had gone to a rehab but left three days early. Not a single meeting since. Didn’t need it… I was done.
Best achievement of your life I bet! I am so happy for you. The only safe limit for alcohol is none. Stuff what anyone else thinks .... Trust me your drinking friends are actually envious. Fantastic xxx
Congrats friend. Life changes when you start living it on purpose. Alcohol simply lies to you for a few hours so you can cope. Stay in the moment, stay strong.
Crazy how sense of smell comes back like a kid again. I remember fresh cut grass would nearly make me break down in tears. Sense of smell brings memories. Stay strong
@@michaeldaton9442 holy crap you’re so right. I don’t think it occurred to me to correlate that. Most of my drinking years were spent living in a city. I grew up a farm kid. I recently moved to little farm town. I have a cattle lot across the road from my house. And every so often I look over and see the guys out working the cattle or feeding or whatever, and just get.. moved. Deeply. And the smell of hay from their barns and just the general unmistakable smells of farming can have me in tears. This is eleven years sober. But I think you’re totally right. It’s the smells. I thought maybe I was just overly sentimental. God bless you! The first three or four years the world was “in Stereo”.
I've had a drinking problem for the past 2 years. A few months ago my health and mental symptoms were taking a toll on my life and relationships so I cut back drastically. I noticed a difference after a week of quitting. Not 100%, but I felt much better. The best way I could describe it is my soul was slowly coming back. It was great. Then I relapsed. Life, stress, etc. got in the way and triggered the need for a drink. I know that's a lame excuse but it happens and I accepted that I'm not perfect. Currently trying again to cut back.
I love a beer, I love cooking at the same time after a good week at work. Sometimes on a weeknight. It doesn’t effect my work ethic at work or in the gym. Nothing wrong with needing a stress relief along with your dinner 👍
You touched a nerve with me. My wife has been in rehab 23 times. I also will lose my wife soon. I am sorry for your loss. Thanks for the courage to talk about alcoholism and the family. I have learned a great deal.
Alcohol was all fun and games will I started blacking out and waking up with no recollection of what happened that night, do you know how scary that is ? And I barely drink nowadays so it just happens whenever I seem to want to drink hard like the uni days. My 2 month without and I’m not looking back at all. God gave me signs. Times I felt like I was in a hangover lol I’m over it, you save money and have a better relationship with yourself !
Some aspects of this have made me think however, for me, I will still have a couple of beers in the fridge for when I feel like it. I don't drink a lot, but I enjoy a few when I do, and it's not in a social situation, it's at home in my own space 👍
I'm pretty sure your brain is just fine. The body is quite resilient and heals pretty quickly when given good food, clean water and a little exercise. 😊
Dang dude...I envy you. How you of your own accord gave up alcohol so easily. You have no idea how much pain, distress and suffering I've been through because of my past alcohol addiction. About 20 years of abuse 😮💨 But I thank GOD im finally set free and sober. I really don't know why there's people like me and you 🤔 what's the purpose???
Thank you Steven for doing podcasts on alcohol! Please do more!!! Please get even deeper down this! The quality of alcohol and the impact of what’s actually even in beer and even in seemingly decent quality of wine (even wine these days isn’t as healthy based on the substances it contains) Big, huge fun of yours 🙏🙏🙏
3 years sober now. Alcohol is often self medication. It's rarely the initial root cause for problems, but it quickly becomes one, and that often distracts from real issues. Whether that's an "innocent" reason like a break after a long day to covering up bigger issues or self-medicating for undiagnosed mental issues (ADHD for example). If you're on the fence, booze free ales have come on leaps and bounds, and if you like a beer, I'd highly recommend trying that instead. This country is setup for addiction. Gambling, booze, fast food. Little America, where we've take all the bad stuff and none of the good, in full effect.
Most addiction is just repetitive behaviour for a feel good buzz. Those who accept that move on. Those that insist in making up excuses for it never move in. The addiction industry wants you helpless, useless and trapped.
I have never been a drinker, but in the last year, I noticed that I feel sick every time I touch a drop of alcohol. After a wedding when I almost passed out after two glasses of wine, I decided to quit altogether. Never felt better, I sleep better, my concentration improved and I haven't had a single depressive episode (I was diagnosed with major depression 5 years ago) since then.
I'm like you. It immediately makes me feel ill. Apparently there is a proportion of the population who simply cannot metabolize alcohol- I'm guessing I'm one of them.
Alcohol is the root of all evil, I fight with friends and family when I'm drunk. I pray to God every day to help me stop drinking. I have decided to cut off all my drinking buddies and start eating healthy and exercising. I gained 7 kgs due to alcohol😭😭😭
I needed to hear this. I've been binge drinking for the best part of my late teens all the way up to my mid 30s. But it's only now I recognise it's a problem. Dispute the fact that it's caused so much drama and pain in my life. I guess I kind of convinced my self it wasn't so bad in order to justify continuing to drink. But I've had a few weeks off so it's only early stages. But I can tell my mind body and brain really needs a long time to heal as does my soul. The trouble with most addictions is it tricks you into thinking you need it. It kind of plays games with you. You start taking a few shots for nerves. And before you know it. You are using it for confidence in everything. I know I've done a lot of damage mentally. My memory isn't what it was. Note is my body. But I hope that the body and brain can heal its self. I want to get back to how I once was. And this video has really gave me a lot to think about.
I stopped drinking alcohol 6-years ago. Drank through my late teens to early thirties. Just started hating how it was making me feel and what it was doing to people I care about. I went hard one night, was so sick the next day, quit and never miss it. I wouldn’t go back, but it can still be tough and awkward when people in your life still do it. We all know what the last few years has been like. It’s been tough to be sober. BUT I noticed when you stay sober through all the rough crap, you get stronger, your skin gets thicker, and you learn to endure the things that suck. You are so much better feeling when you get through it. Much better than when you reach for a drink to “relieve” the stress, but then when it wears off, you are 10 times worse. Repeat the cycle. Sober living isn’t always easy, but it feels more stable and you are better equipped to handle what life throws at you. You realize something sucks and is unpleasant, you figure out how to solve it as soon as possible.
It's because we self medicated for so long that we weren't fully dealing with our emotions. When we remove it we feel everything, and now we need to learn how to deal with it. Alcohol abuse stunts emotional growth.
Just check your resting heart rate over night when you have had a few drinks. It goes through the roof. As I understand it, it's a depressant which lowers your heart rate and makes you feel good, relaxed etc. When the alcohol starts wearing off you have the rebound effect, which causes your heart rate to jackup in the opposite way. If I have been drinking and wake up in the night I feel heart pounding, teary eyes, anxiety, headache, bp must be through the roof as you are dehydrated as well. Horrible state of mind, just nasty stuff, never worth it. Just steals tomorrows happiness. Life is significantly better without it.
@laurajadebarnes168 that's where I started at 18. And I'd drink on the job quite a lot. Not even 20 and I've drank so much I'm considering quitting. I think I might give a couple months of only drinking once or twice a week, then go all out, then quit.
I vividly remember a social work dinner many years ago, where everybody was drinking and joking and laughing, and I didn't want to fill myself with wine, but I still wanted to enjoy the evening nonetheless. But it was impossible. I didn't drink and I was a "normal" sober person who ended observing their behavior, and everybody else was in another dimension, almost blaming me for being lucid. Sad and yet funny experience, because you could sense how everybody was trying to forget something in their life by drowning it into the wine.
I had a simimlar experience when on a soberiety month. I was in my local pub drinking soft drunks and as the evening wore on I noticed how aggressive and sloppy everyone was getting.
'you could sense how everybody was trying to forget something in their life by drowning it into the wine.' Maybe, just maybe, they were having a laugh with friends for an evening. Just a thought.
Mate I think the reason people dont like having a sober person around is because they are gonna remember everything. I prefer drinking with people who are wanting to get f****d up. Nothing worse than going out with a group of people who are half arsing it when you just want to have fun and forget. It's one of the reasons I love clubbing alone. I find a group who is smashed just like me then we party for hours.
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my husband which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
Would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction? Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
From my experience it really works excellently! It doesnt even need to be a full hit. With potent shrooms 2-3 small ones will still make a clear difference. It will be a few hour cosy rumbling moment around rest time, but afterwards its just calm and you feel amazing and gain your freedom. Psilocybin is different dudes, its the only "treatment" I would recommend to someone who genuinely wants to get better. There is no addiction, withdrawal, or negative side effects. It's just pure healing., far more effective than any anti-depressant. You can thank me later
I stopped drinking and honestly haven’t seen any real change. Thankful I don’t have the calories anymore and my liver has to be better off but I really can’t tell a difference in quality of life
I hate drinking. But people try and force me. I am 5'3 and weigh 95 pounds at 28 years old. I get drunk QUICK after a few sips and anything else is "I can't walk drunk". I try not to go out at night to bars, grocery stores with wine, and even parties. I seem to have trouble saying no when offered and it is a lot of stress explaining yourself, resisting having a drink when everyone else is, and saying NO when a girl you want to be liked by shoves a drink in your face. My high blood pressure is directly because of one drunk night. I am shocked how embarrassing it is to dump the wine in public. And no trash cans. Actually I am just weak and I care what strangers think of me too much. Side Effects: This time I had nightmares, or couldn't remember my dreams, had a pounding headache, felt my heartbeat in my head, I can't stand silence, I have a strong fear and digust response to tv, and fast movement, and a general very uncomfortable feeling. And spelling mistakes. I couldn't do math the first few days after, or remember anything I did two days ago. I also have proteinurea and decreased kidney or liver function though, so that might be why. I really need to avoid people who drink.
I stopped when I was 40 because the headaches/migraines were almost unbearable. I haven't had any alcohol in 30yrs. A paper in the Lancet a number of years ago stated that any level of alcohol has deleterious effects.
I stopped smoking and drinking 4 months ago, drank once or twice a week 6-10 light beers typically. not an alcoholic but feel much healthier. Cutting back on meat and dairy Saturated fat etc. as well.
I haven’t been drinking for 2 and a half years.. BUT I am sympathetic to the reasons why peopl drink to excess. Most people out there have nothing, their lives are miserable and they just want to get through it. So all these rationalizations about health and so on won’t really factor in with someone who doesn’t have anything worth saving.
I used to use alcohol-based tincture supplements because of their long shelf life, but they caused me trouble. I’ve since switched to vegetable glycerin-based versions, and the side effects have disappeared.
I've always been one of those on the fence people. I got drunk once in my life and hated the experience and so I only drink socially and even then, extremely rarely. One of my friends turned into an alcoholic (who thankfully had the clarity to check himself into rehab) but I would always observe him and the people we hang out with, when we drank and when we didn't, and I always found it funny how they viewed each other depending on whether alcohol was involved. Someone could be a lot of fun when there were drinks or a bit of a dud, like myself, when there weren't. And I'd always just think, if I have to be drunk to be fun, am I really fun? Am I even having fun?
It is so true. Anywhere you go people connect through the drinks. Restaurants immediately ask you what to drink and if I say to them I want nothing not even water they keep insisting on anything (tea, juice, etc). I dont need to drink all the time when eat
Most of the people who drink alcohol will always tell you honestly that they know it’s wrong, it’s unhealthy. Alcoholics (most) will tell it how it is and admit that they have a problem, an addiction. But potheads, weed smokers… they (most) get super aggressive and never admit that they’re addicted. They’ll even go as far as telling people that it’s healthy. I’m getting ready to receive hateful or degrading comments just for saying that.
I just drink 3 times out of the year randomly and I decide when I do it for the past 3 years. I was never an alcoholic and aware of my drinking for the most part. Before that I was just a wee kid learning.
I feel it’s so important to realize the asymmetrical nature in how we promote so much starting but never enough on quitting things. Quit that job, quit that relationship, quit the habit that’s making you a shittier person overall. Quit it!!! ✨
Until recently you got in big trouble for doing sh*t just because somebody else did. My Dad would kick butt and yell "would ya stick ya bloody head in the fire cause bla bla did it?"
So, true about how our society has framed alcohol. It's the one drug that you're "weird" if you don't imbibe. People will actually pressure you to drink. They will set up drinking engagements where you meet friends at bars solely to drink. People who drink heavily usually don't like hanging around people who don't bc sobriety is a "buzz kill." I'm navigating cutting down on alcohol and it's scary to contemplate going out with friends who I normally drink with and then not ordering alcohol. I know my true friends won't care.
I was national home brew champion in my country and I love beer a lot (still do - but now alcohol free beer). I´ve been drinking 1-3 beers 5-6 days a week for years. After 75 days without alcohol and a lot of sports my brain became faster. Almost a bit too fast... I guess I was selfmedicating my ADHS with constant alcohol intake. My resting heart rate is now at 52 and feel fitter, sharper and more goal oriented then ever before. Just need to improve on how to control that fast and sharp brain.
Oh 100% mate. The cost of drinking outside the drinks can be crazy. Handing cigarettes to random people, paying a cleaning fee for an uber, ending up in strip clubs and casinos buying tonnes of food at random places at 4 or 5 in the morning.
Sober for 41 days now. I forgot what is like to be so clear. That happened because I started processing my childhood complex trauma with EMDR. Just desire to drink disappeared
If a waiter ever did that to me, I'd be so pissed off! I'd demand to speak to the manager, and made sure they knew the waiter's hard sell tactics was the reason I was leaving, and never coming back. I chose not to drink, and after knowing many alcoholics over the course of my 46yrs of life, some who were veey close to my heart. It just enrages me how disrespectful that waiter was to both of them. What if one of them was an alcoholic in recovery instead of teetotallers? That waiter was disgraceful! My heart goes out to all of You who are in recovery. I stand with You
I had my last drink on December 31, 2023. It’s been only a week, but somehow I’ve lost any interest in it even though I used to love wine and beer. Now whenever I go out with friends, I have to constantly fight for my right not to have alcohol 😢
I’m in pretty good shape for 42. I’ve been fitness training for 18 yrs consistently. But I’ve always drank. I can quit here and there for a few days or a week but I can binge hard too. This yr has been hard, lost my dog and found out my best friend betrayed me going after my ex when we were working things out. Now if I drink I get depressed. It makes me sad, and not be able to get passed the thought of them getting g together. I need to cut it out! Congrats to all who have
The highways in my head get destroyed breathing ambient air with synthetic fragrance. Also when people burn household garbage, construction waste, etc.
I read The only way to stop smoking permanently by Allen Carr when I was 21 and quit drinking and smoking it's been 20 years without a drop of alcohol. Buy a copy of the book today !
Whoop is an amazing health tool right, I found the same with caffeine. My HRV is significantly higher when I don’t drink coffee after lunch and this seems to effect my overall “recovery”. Haven’t noticed with alcohol because I just don’t drink that often.
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I'm a veteran, alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏🏻
YES very sure of mycologist benmycologys. This treatment worked for me. Helped me got rid of my life long depression and BPD.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I’ve stopped a year ago and feel great. Loneliness is the first thing that will happen when you try to improve yourself
Buy a dog!
@@kaymorrice8141and some peanut butter 😋.....
On a serious note though I guess I didn't go through the loneliness thing so much as I'm kind of a loner anyway. But I found I had so much time to kill since I wasn't trying to get wasted all day (which is a full time job itself lol) so I am having fun making "music" and finding that pretty satisfying, even though I can't play a note on any instrument 😅
Omg, so true! When you're a mess, you tend to need friends for support, and not very picky who. Then you decide to improve yourself, and ofc need time to yourself to do that, and become choosy with who you spend your time with!
I know, right? Self improvement is a lonely road. I am hoping somewhere along the way I am going to find out my tribe. I quit drinking after watching (twice) Tom Holland's interview about quitting. He is very convincing about the benefits. I had already been quitting all sorts of toxic people, food, behaviors, jobs, artificial sweeteners, etc.
The thing about adopting a dog (not buying, please), is that if your mind is unstable, that dog is going to suffer. And you are not going to be able to teach it well either, and then you are going to suffer. Unless you can pay for training lessons... you are not helping the dog or yourself. You are just distracting a problem with another problem.
@@artifundio1 dogs are a good distraction. They love unconditionally & need love & affection in return. Best companions in the world!
I quit alcohol completely at the end of last year and it was the best decision ever. 2023 has been the best year of my life so far!
My last drink of alcohol was 12am December 31, 2023. I went on dry January and now 46 days alcohol free.
God bless 💙
Stopped drinking alcohol 10: years ago next New Year’s Day. Being an Australian male it’s part of our culture. From 18 years old to 46 years old I was always up for it socially or in the shed with my beloved beer fridge. My kids who are 17 and 15 vaguely remember me drinking which is a good thing. Now I spend my expendable alcohol $$ on mountain biking etc.
me too! I am 36 and I stopped drinking on the stroke of midnight 2019-2020. My 16 month old daughter will never see me have an alcoholic drink.
What do you ride? You can defiantly afford a Santa Cruz every few years with the money you save and all other related costs (taxis, takeaway, buying stupid things (except mtbs 😂).
@@jonathanhowson6420more power to you mate, you’ll have friends who understand and some who don’t. Plus I don’t eat after 7pm at night water only till 7am wake feeling pretty good. But I’m not cutting out coffee. No Santa Cruz’s for me unless they start making 27.5s again
Such a waste of time and money drinking. Fools game.
Would it be fair to say drinking affects some people different than others. I had a friend who's mom never smoked or drank die at 50, while her husband did both and died at 85. I'm not saying drinking is good but seems like your body and or genetics makes it's own determination about the stuff we put in it.
@@captin306How do you determine who is genetically capable of handling these substances????
This clip comes at the right moment, I stopped drinking 3 months ago and, last week I was nearly giving up. I went out with colleagues and the feeling of "shame" for ordering Sprite while they were drinking beer was big (I never thought that I would feel like this).
Don't give up guys, we are on the right path 💪🏻
Order beer that's 0%. Tastes the same.
@@djayjp yep, but there is still a small percentage of alcohol 0.05 in most of them and, to be fair, if I have to win I have to win it properly 😁
@@AO-ik8eu Lol there's even a tiny bit of alcohol in eg orange juice as there's some natural fermentation that occurs. I really wouldn't worry about it.
Well done 👏🏻
I'm proud of you! 8 months without alcohol for me, never looking back again.
Moderation is essential, just like everything else.
He hit the nail on the head when he talked through the list of things we want from life. I stopped drinking in December last year because it simply didn't really make sense any more. I was not addicted, but over past few years it's just made less sense to have it in my life. So I dropped it.
Same here.
Also same
Same
Haha therea a few of us that quit in December i guess 😆 idk if I'm done forever but it's a fun challenge and really cool to see yourself change.
2 months 11 days sober, before my 1 slip up I had 1 month behind me too. Best 3 months of my life regarding my mental health, I can manage my adhd and anxiety way better and after a misscarage and no luck conceving for months, I'm now pregnant at the end of my first trimester. Best decision ever, never going back.
Congratulations! Your baby needs you 🌺🌺🧡🧡🌷🌷
Dr. Daniel is a calm but absolute savage. Thanks for having him on to speak here brother!
Hey awesome to see how many have taken the step to sobriety, and taking back control. Stand strong, you've got this.
Don't believe all you read. I doubt many of the claims.
It'll be a year sober in January. Best decision I ever made ❤️
I’ve been drinking almost every day for 14 years since I lost my first child and this is the only thing that has inspired me to try and cut back in a big way.
Sorry you went through that. I hope you’re doing ok
Sorry to hear that, God bless.
Hold in there Casey...thats one of the toughest things a person can experience....you've already come so far
Have you joined a support group for parents who have lost a child? My brother lost a 30 y.o. son a year ago. Can't imagine the hurt. Praying for your family.
I lost my son about 5 years ago and my drinking increased. It helps to numb the grief after work and sleep. Just two a night most nights. I’m committed to dry January to get me out of this pattern. I have to mange my grief differently as well.
9 months no alcohol. I’ve replaced it with marathon training and exercise and have watched my focus, executive functioning, and mood improve. Still have to take anxiety meds but it’s been so worth it
Do you drink coffee or caffeine that could be causing anxiety
@@rainbowdrainage I use 200mg of caffeine early in the am since I don’t take adhd meds. I’ve seen the anxiety become a lot better over time
That’s a massive amount of caffeine still, I am on similar journey and slowly phasing out caffeine as well, might be worth considering
Sober since January 2009, best gift I gave myself!
Congratulations on 15 years at this point!
This episode was awesome and inspired me even further.
I turned 44 last week, currently run a large retail business, have 5 kids under my care, partner friend and also in full time university to pursue a doctorate in chiropractic medicine. (Has been a passion of mine for 20 years and figured hell why not now?) I saying all this I’ve decided in my 44th year to focus on my health. I have to much to learn and too much to gain from cutting out alcohol.
This video was exactly what I needed to reassure me in my journey. This also likely explains why if I do drink my heart races when I relax and go to bed.
Thanks again for sharing and keep up the wicked content. Congrats on all your success. Krista
Almost 10 years sober, best decision I ever made, I have a wonderful life now 😊
2 yrs alcohol free. in my 40s. Not a big drinker at time of quitting, best thing I've done for my mood and sleep.
18 days sober today. Thank you for this video ❤
46 Days Sober today 2/15/2024 ❤️
@@hunterpittman8504 Goodjob, keep it going!
7 days clean from alcohol feel so good after drinking 30 yrs omg
11 days clean after drinking for 7 years. Going for a month to see what its like, and will most likely continue on after. Good luck to all on the journey.
@@hunterpittman8504
Now 6 months later…still sober? 🤞🏻
Daniel Amen is a fantastic human being. Thank you Daniel.
This was so good! 😮I loved hearing this and I can’t wait to check the full video.
I find it hard to like Stephen but I love what he does and says on this video. Thank you xxx
This was a great interview! Thank you. It has allowed me to understand how alcohol is doing a disservice to my health. I gave up alcohol a month ago. I was one of those who drinks 1-2 drinks per week. Thank you 🙏
I'm a very casual drinker and noticed the exact same thing. Heart rate might go up, HRV down, sleep just a little worse. I find it fascinating to hear how it impacts our brain in important areas. I've had a few months break from it and I do feel like at those times I feel better. Even the feeling of overcoming alcohol gave me a sense of pride. I might go for another 3-4 months without alcohol and see how I feel again.
Quit Alcohol
Quit caffeine
Quit junk food
@@iwearLingeriequit breathing
Great job!
Lol
Yep heart pounds when I sleep it off sometimes the next morning hearts knocking out of my chest
Thank you so much for creating this channel.
My wife and I dont drink alcohol and the other night we were invited to a party in a barn with a fully stocked bar, We come prepared, with nibbles and I like Bunderburg Ginger beer, We sat at the bar and along with one other non drinker watch and enjoyed a hreat night , everyone elese ended up doing shots and when we left she was a great funny entertaing night, I drove home and woke up early and did a bike ride, Dont let alcohol waste your time ,money or health, You can have a blast without it.
That’s beautiful! And inspiring!
32 days sober for me and I haven’t felt this great in years and years…all the great stories I’ve read here…truly inspiring!
Well done! Keep at it!! ⭐️
Love that episode
Love Dr. Amen
Thank you
Be blessed
My husband and I quit drinking about 4 years ago for 9 months. And we felt amazing and loved it I remember….. and then decided to start again as it was actually quite lonely. And now I look back and wish we had never started again. But I told myself to remind myself that it only really sucks for 3 days and then it gets better and better. Hope I find it within to quit again one day. I’m what they call alcohol dependant. My life is great and I’m super healthy in all aspects of my life but I love to have wine every night. And I know it’s a dopamine hit. So it makes it hard. Please don’t comment telling me to quit and I’m and alcoholic. I’m just sharing my experience of where I am with it ❤
No, you are not alcohol dependent. If you were Alcohol dependant (the most severe form of Alcoholism and the final stage) you would be incredibly ill, Don't confuse Alcohol dependence with binge drinking or excess drinking. If you were Alcohol dependent your life would not be great and you would not be super healthy. Your body would literally be breaking down in front of your very eyes and you still wouldn't be able to stop. You would need alcohol every few hours and in greater volume to stop the deadly withdrawal symptoms. That's why I don't believe half of these over exaggerated stories on here from bored, insecure and lonely people. You do not have alcohol dependance. You would be in hell if you did and probably wouldn't be writing a post like you did.
Thanks to people like you guys out there to help us !!
I quit drinking regularly at 22, but I will still drink on special occasions or about 1 time a month. Thats a good balance for me although I know it is harmful, so are alot of things, I'll still enjoy life without creating SERIOUS problems
Is it possible to regain lost brainfunction, or increase blood flow after stopping drinking alcohol? I mean it’s obvious that it’s beneficial to stop anyways.
Thanks for this great content!
I’ve not got a drink problem but a lot of problems come from drink ,now I’m trying to stop but my girlfriend likes a drink and sometimes she changes when she’s had too much white wine but she will never stop and always complaining of bad sleep and she’s put on weight,I’ve lost 2 sones as I go to spin class 3 times a wk ,I just hope we can manage together, thanks 👍🏴
Eleven years.. not a drop. I was a high functioning alcoholic..the first ten years. The first year sober was like the world was in stereo. I had to acclimate to the sober world. Every single morning when it sucks to get out of bed and get going, I simply remember how every morning was when I was drinking. I would put down a half pint of vodka just to be able to function. I feel soooooo much better since I quit. I had gone to a rehab but left three days early. Not a single meeting since. Didn’t need it… I was done.
Best achievement of your life I bet! I am so happy for you. The only safe limit for alcohol is none. Stuff what anyone else thinks .... Trust me your drinking friends are actually envious. Fantastic xxx
Congrats friend. Life changes when you start living it on purpose. Alcohol simply lies to you for a few hours so you can cope. Stay in the moment, stay strong.
Crazy how sense of smell comes back like a kid again. I remember fresh cut grass would nearly make me break down in tears. Sense of smell brings memories. Stay strong
@@michaeldaton9442 holy crap you’re so right. I don’t think it occurred to me to correlate that. Most of my drinking years were spent living in a city. I grew up a farm kid. I recently moved to little farm town. I have a cattle lot across the road from my house. And every so often I look over and see the guys out working the cattle or feeding or whatever, and just get.. moved. Deeply. And the smell of hay from their barns and just the general unmistakable smells of farming can have me in tears. This is eleven years sober. But I think you’re totally right. It’s the smells. I thought maybe I was just overly sentimental. God bless you! The first three or four years the world was “in Stereo”.
Been off alcohol for over 4 and a half years 🎉thank god! Life is amazing without it and all the misery it caused ❤️
I've had a drinking problem for the past 2 years. A few months ago my health and mental symptoms were taking a toll on my life and relationships so I cut back drastically. I noticed a difference after a week of quitting. Not 100%, but I felt much better. The best way I could describe it is my soul was slowly coming back. It was great. Then I relapsed. Life, stress, etc. got in the way and triggered the need for a drink. I know that's a lame excuse but it happens and I accepted that I'm not perfect. Currently trying again to cut back.
I love a beer, I love cooking at the same time after a good week at work. Sometimes on a weeknight. It doesn’t effect my work ethic at work or in the gym. Nothing wrong with needing a stress relief along with your dinner 👍
I’m not ruling it out, quitting alcohol that is, but I just had 2 dirty martinis and I feel so much better after losing my mom a week ago today 😢
After drinking those martinis, unfortunately your mother still isn’t there🙁
You touched a nerve with me. My wife has been in rehab 23 times. I also will lose my wife soon.
I am sorry for your loss. Thanks for the courage to talk about alcoholism and the family. I have learned a great deal.
Alcohol was all fun and games will I started blacking out and waking up with no recollection of what happened that night, do you know how scary that is ? And I barely drink nowadays so it just happens whenever I seem to want to drink hard like the uni days. My 2 month without and I’m not looking back at all. God gave me signs. Times I felt like I was in a hangover lol I’m over it, you save money and have a better relationship with yourself !
I know lots of people sitting on the fence, as you say I believe this episode is going to be very helpful. Will definitely share, thank you !!!
Some aspects of this have made me think however, for me, I will still have a couple of beers in the fridge for when I feel like it. I don't drink a lot, but I enjoy a few when I do, and it's not in a social situation, it's at home in my own space 👍
I quit alcohol at the start of this year nearly a year now. Can't wait for more years to come and for my brain to come back to normal and healthy. 😊
I'm pretty sure your brain is just fine. The body is quite resilient and heals pretty quickly when given good food, clean water and a little exercise. 😊
Dang dude...I envy you. How you of your own accord gave up alcohol so easily. You have no idea how much pain, distress and suffering I've been through because of my past alcohol addiction. About 20 years of abuse 😮💨 But I thank GOD im finally set free and sober. I really don't know why there's people like me and you 🤔 what's the purpose???
I'm so much more clear minded after not drinking for 14 years.
Two smart men 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉god bless you and loves you 😊😊😊
Thank you Steven for doing podcasts on alcohol! Please do more!!! Please get even deeper down this! The quality of alcohol and the impact of what’s actually even in beer and even in seemingly decent quality of wine (even wine these days isn’t as healthy based on the substances it contains)
Big, huge fun of yours 🙏🙏🙏
There are so many additives in wine now and they don't even have to list them.
I have had serious migraine after just one glass of wine
3 years sober now. Alcohol is often self medication. It's rarely the initial root cause for problems, but it quickly becomes one, and that often distracts from real issues. Whether that's an "innocent" reason like a break after a long day to covering up bigger issues or self-medicating for undiagnosed mental issues (ADHD for example).
If you're on the fence, booze free ales have come on leaps and bounds, and if you like a beer, I'd highly recommend trying that instead.
This country is setup for addiction. Gambling, booze, fast food. Little America, where we've take all the bad stuff and none of the good, in full effect.
Most addiction is just repetitive behaviour for a feel good buzz. Those who accept that move on. Those that insist in making up excuses for it never move in. The addiction industry wants you helpless, useless and trapped.
We have the best healthcare but the most unhealthy people due to our lifestyles.😢
@@Kerrviii we don't have the best healthcare.....where are you getting that from?
I have never been a drinker, but in the last year, I noticed that I feel sick every time I touch a drop of alcohol. After a wedding when I almost passed out after two glasses of wine, I decided to quit altogether. Never felt better, I sleep better, my concentration improved and I haven't had a single depressive episode (I was diagnosed with major depression 5 years ago) since then.
I'm like you. It immediately makes me feel ill. Apparently there is a proportion of the population who simply cannot metabolize alcohol- I'm guessing I'm one of them.
My father-in-law's the same way. One sip of alcohol and he's sick and vomiting all night.
You're lucky.
Alcohol is the root of all evil, I fight with friends and family when I'm drunk. I pray to God every day to help me stop drinking. I have decided to cut off all my drinking buddies and start eating healthy and exercising. I gained 7 kgs due to alcohol😭😭😭
You can do it, YOU are in control, not it. Xxx just keep going keep going xx
You are in full control of your own decisions.
Everyone pray for my mom Mary please!!
I needed to hear this. I've been binge drinking for the best part of my late teens all the way up to my mid 30s. But it's only now I recognise it's a problem. Dispute the fact that it's caused so much drama and pain in my life. I guess I kind of convinced my self it wasn't so bad in order to justify continuing to drink. But I've had a few weeks off so it's only early stages. But I can tell my mind body and brain really needs a long time to heal as does my soul. The trouble with most addictions is it tricks you into thinking you need it. It kind of plays games with you. You start taking a few shots for nerves. And before you know it. You are using it for confidence in everything. I know I've done a lot of damage mentally. My memory isn't what it was. Note is my body. But I hope that the body and brain can heal its self. I want to get back to how I once was. And this video has really gave me a lot to think about.
I stopped drinking alcohol 6-years ago. Drank through my late teens to early thirties. Just started hating how it was making me feel and what it was doing to people I care about. I went hard one night, was so sick the next day, quit and never miss it. I wouldn’t go back, but it can still be tough and awkward when people in your life still do it.
We all know what the last few years has been like. It’s been tough to be sober. BUT I noticed when you stay sober through all the rough crap, you get stronger, your skin gets thicker, and you learn to endure the things that suck. You are so much better feeling when you get through it. Much better than when you reach for a drink to “relieve” the stress, but then when it wears off, you are 10 times worse. Repeat the cycle.
Sober living isn’t always easy, but it feels more stable and you are better equipped to handle what life throws at you. You realize something sucks and is unpleasant, you figure out how to solve it as soon as possible.
It's because we self medicated for so long that we weren't fully dealing with our emotions. When we remove it we feel everything, and now we need to learn how to deal with it. Alcohol abuse stunts emotional growth.
This resonates. 6 years for me too
This is where I am at. I know that I need to quit, it’s just a little scary to.
I can't remember the last time I had a drink. Best decision I ever made.
Just check your resting heart rate over night when you have had a few drinks. It goes through the roof. As I understand it, it's a depressant which lowers your heart rate and makes you feel good, relaxed etc. When the alcohol starts wearing off you have the rebound effect, which causes your heart rate to jackup in the opposite way. If I have been drinking and wake up in the night I feel heart pounding, teary eyes, anxiety, headache, bp must be through the roof as you are dehydrated as well. Horrible state of mind, just nasty stuff, never worth it. Just steals tomorrows happiness. Life is significantly better without it.
Spot on
That explains the blood pressure attacks and the heart pounding like a giant salmon thrashing about in my chest the day after.
@@cincin4515I've been wondering why I've been so anxious. Think it's this. I've drank almost every day this year and also most days in December.
11 months sober so far. I don't have a problem with it, I just do not like how it makes me feel. Life is better without it. I'm a former bartender...
I'm exactly the same. 2 drinks knocks my mental state in a downward direction and I feel like absolute shit. 10 months sober, and never felt better.
Being a barmaid and watching everyone else turn into completely different people, forgetting their morals was enough to put me off.. 🤮
@laurajadebarnes168 that's where I started at 18. And I'd drink on the job quite a lot. Not even 20 and I've drank so much I'm considering quitting. I think I might give a couple months of only drinking once or twice a week, then go all out, then quit.
I vividly remember a social work dinner many years ago, where everybody was drinking and joking and laughing, and I didn't want to fill myself with wine, but I still wanted to enjoy the evening nonetheless. But it was impossible. I didn't drink and I was a "normal" sober person who ended observing their behavior, and everybody else was in another dimension, almost blaming me for being lucid. Sad and yet funny experience, because you could sense how everybody was trying to forget something in their life by drowning it into the wine.
I had a simimlar experience when on a soberiety month. I was in my local pub drinking soft drunks and as the evening wore on I noticed how aggressive and sloppy everyone was getting.
'you could sense how everybody was trying to forget something in their life by drowning it into the wine.' Maybe, just maybe, they were having a laugh with friends for an evening. Just a thought.
@@sratus Completely out of context. Just a 'thought'. You a p1sshead? Thought so.
Let’s face it most people drink as a form to get out of reality cruising in wonderland is easy but staying in the real world is tough
Mate I think the reason people dont like having a sober person around is because they are gonna remember everything. I prefer drinking with people who are wanting to get f****d up. Nothing worse than going out with a group of people who are half arsing it when you just want to have fun and forget. It's one of the reasons I love clubbing alone. I find a group who is smashed just like me then we party for hours.
Almost One and Half Hour Sober. Life is Magic ✨
Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my husband which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the
morning after. So no hangovers. No
depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now
have a more calm mind
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have
really helped him. mah dudes have safe
trips all.
Would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction?
Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's
something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
From my experience it really works excellently! It doesnt even need to be a full hit. With potent shrooms 2-3 small ones will still make a clear difference. It will be a few hour cosy rumbling moment around rest time, but afterwards its just calm and you feel amazing and gain your freedom. Psilocybin is different dudes, its the only "treatment" I would recommend to someone who genuinely wants to get better. There is no addiction, withdrawal, or negative side effects. It's just pure healing., far more effective than any anti-depressant. You can thank me later
I love the feeling of drinking but I want to JUST stop for ever but its hard
I stopped drinking and honestly haven’t seen any real change. Thankful I don’t have the calories anymore and my liver has to be better off but I really can’t tell a difference in quality of life
“Slightly” over the top. The priests have spoken.
I hate drinking. But people try and force me. I am 5'3 and weigh 95 pounds at 28 years old. I get drunk QUICK after a few sips and anything else is "I can't walk drunk".
I try not to go out at night to bars, grocery stores with wine, and even parties.
I seem to have trouble saying no when offered and it is a lot of stress explaining yourself, resisting having a drink when everyone else is, and saying NO when a girl you want to be liked by shoves a drink in your face.
My high blood pressure is directly because of one drunk night. I am shocked how embarrassing it is to dump the wine in public. And no trash cans.
Actually I am just weak and I care what strangers think of me too much.
Side Effects: This time I had nightmares, or couldn't remember my dreams, had a pounding headache, felt my heartbeat in my head, I can't stand silence, I have a strong fear and digust response to tv, and fast movement, and a general very uncomfortable feeling.
And spelling mistakes. I couldn't do math the first few days after, or remember anything I did two days ago.
I also have proteinurea and decreased kidney or liver function though, so that might be why.
I really need to avoid people who drink.
Stopped Christmas Day 2019, great decision
Stopped it as well because of my heart rate increased after drinking and quit it now 5 months ago..
I stopped when I was 40 because the headaches/migraines were almost unbearable. I haven't had any alcohol in 30yrs. A paper in the Lancet a number of years ago stated that any level of alcohol has deleterious effects.
So does sugar, so does fried foods, so does a lot of things in life. People react to things differently. Its all about a balanced diet.
@@brucemiller1696 A balanced diet doesn't include alcohol, fried foods, or added sugar.
@@ccoodd26 🤔 cheat days? 🤷♂️
Why does it not affect people in France who drink wine with meal each day? 🤦♂️
@@MJR1117 💪
Pray for me too plz and I'll pray for youse!!
I stopped smoking and drinking 4 months ago, drank once or twice a week 6-10 light beers typically. not an alcoholic but feel much healthier. Cutting back on meat and dairy Saturated fat etc. as well.
I haven’t been drinking for 2 and a half years.. BUT I am sympathetic to the reasons why peopl drink to excess. Most people out there have nothing, their lives are miserable and they just want to get through it. So all these rationalizations about health and so on won’t really factor in with someone who doesn’t have anything worth saving.
I used to use alcohol-based tincture supplements because of their long shelf life, but they caused me trouble. I’ve since switched to vegetable glycerin-based versions, and the side effects have disappeared.
I've always been one of those on the fence people. I got drunk once in my life and hated the experience and so I only drink socially and even then, extremely rarely. One of my friends turned into an alcoholic (who thankfully had the clarity to check himself into rehab) but I would always observe him and the people we hang out with, when we drank and when we didn't, and I always found it funny how they viewed each other depending on whether alcohol was involved. Someone could be a lot of fun when there were drinks or a bit of a dud, like myself, when there weren't. And I'd always just think, if I have to be drunk to be fun, am I really fun? Am I even having fun?
It is so true. Anywhere you go people connect through the drinks. Restaurants immediately ask you what to drink and if I say to them I want nothing not even water they keep insisting on anything (tea, juice, etc). I dont need to drink all the time when eat
Most of the people who drink alcohol will always tell you honestly that they know it’s wrong, it’s unhealthy. Alcoholics (most) will tell it how it is and admit that they have a problem, an addiction. But potheads, weed smokers… they (most) get super aggressive and never admit that they’re addicted. They’ll even go as far as telling people that it’s healthy. I’m getting ready to receive hateful or degrading comments just for saying that.
I think potheads get more defensive about not being addicted, but people that drink are more likely to pressure others to drink as well.
"But it's natural" 😉
@@energymc22 Their favorite excuse lol But I follow up with ‘’why don’t you just eat it then ?’’ then it’s 404 error
@@renaldsunset no, no 404 - you'll probably be told that you can eat it in cakes and stuff like their mate Dave etc
@@energymc22 Yes but they don’t. They ignite it, which is clearly not the same
Thank you. I am starting tomorrow 21st Feb.24. I am inspired. But tell me, should I slowly taper it out? Withdraw....syndromes?
I just drink 3 times out of the year randomly and I decide when I do it for the past 3 years. I was never an alcoholic and aware of my drinking for the most part. Before that I was just a wee kid learning.
I feel it’s so important to realize the asymmetrical nature in how we promote so much starting but never enough on quitting things. Quit that job, quit that relationship, quit the habit that’s making you a shittier person overall. Quit it!!! ✨
Until recently you got in big trouble for doing sh*t just because somebody else did.
My Dad would kick butt and yell "would ya stick ya bloody head in the fire cause bla bla did it?"
@@cincin4515777
I have exactly the same HRV as described. But with alcohol the HRV is worse than when I slept less. So I consider wine a once in a v while joy.
💯👌👌 Alcohol, mental effects, not only addicted person, people surrounding them like family.
I quit alcohol today
So, true about how our society has framed alcohol. It's the one drug that you're "weird" if you don't imbibe. People will actually pressure you to drink. They will set up drinking engagements where you meet friends at bars solely to drink. People who drink heavily usually don't like hanging around people who don't bc sobriety is a "buzz kill." I'm navigating cutting down on alcohol and it's scary to contemplate going out with friends who I normally drink with and then not ordering alcohol. I know my true friends won't care.
Try being the slightly shy guy at a party or even the pub without alcohol... doesn't bare thinking about!
For me it is very hard to stop because alcohol has a social aspect in my life. They always say that you dont make friends drinking milk.
I was national home brew champion in my country and I love beer a lot (still do - but now alcohol free beer). I´ve been drinking 1-3 beers 5-6 days a week for years. After 75 days without alcohol and a lot of sports my brain became faster. Almost a bit too fast... I guess I was selfmedicating my ADHS with constant alcohol intake. My resting heart rate is now at 52 and feel fitter, sharper and more goal oriented then ever before. Just need to improve on how to control that fast and sharp brain.
Yep, if I have a drink after work, suddenly I don't want to cook anymore so I order out. So the cost of drinking is way more than just the drink.
Oh 100% mate. The cost of drinking outside the drinks can be crazy. Handing cigarettes to random people, paying a cleaning fee for an uber, ending up in strip clubs and casinos buying tonnes of food at random places at 4 or 5 in the morning.
Quit 8 months ago.. ❤❤❤
Sober for 41 days now. I forgot what is like to be so clear. That happened because I started processing my childhood complex trauma with EMDR. Just desire to drink disappeared
Oh Wow 😅 I don't drink and was trying to learn more about alcohol and effects on our brain 🧠 , now I know and wanna learn more thx guys 🤔😊🏖️
If a waiter ever did that to me, I'd be so pissed off! I'd demand to speak to the manager, and made sure they knew the waiter's hard sell tactics was the reason I was leaving, and never coming back. I chose not to drink, and after knowing many alcoholics over the course of my 46yrs of life, some who were veey close to my heart. It just enrages me how disrespectful that waiter was to both of them. What if one of them was an alcoholic in recovery instead of teetotallers? That waiter was disgraceful! My heart goes out to all of You who are in recovery. I stand with You
I had my last drink on December 31, 2023. It’s been only a week, but somehow I’ve lost any interest in it even though I used to love wine and beer. Now whenever I go out with friends, I have to constantly fight for my right not to have alcohol 😢
Well done. Keep going!
I’m breaking 100 days today.
Don’t worry it gets easier
I’m in pretty good shape for 42. I’ve been fitness training for 18 yrs consistently. But I’ve always drank. I can quit here and there for a few days or a week but I can binge hard too. This yr has been hard, lost my dog and found out my best friend betrayed me going after my ex when we were working things out. Now if I drink I get depressed. It makes me sad, and not be able to get passed the thought of them getting g together. I need to cut it out! Congrats to all who have
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Let him have her fuck it. She didn't want you.fact.
The highways in my head get destroyed breathing ambient air with synthetic fragrance. Also when people burn household garbage, construction waste, etc.
7 YEARS SOBER NOW MYSELF .. 😅GOD BE ALL THE GLORY .. 💯 👍🏾🫡
I just cant stand adverts that pop up whilst trying to read the comment section.
I'm not drinking socially. I'm just drinking mostly alone. Where do I start? Not wanting to is not enough.
Go to AA meetings every day . Good luck
My father suffered from this. I chose not to drink very young.
So glad my faith taught me never to drink alcohol. I am 45 and never touched alcohol in my life.
I stopped drinking 5 months ago and it changed my life and my body ..wow
I read The only way to stop smoking permanently by Allen Carr when I was 21 and quit drinking and smoking it's been 20 years without a drop of alcohol. Buy a copy of the book today !
Thanks for reminding me. I read that book many years ago but failed to implement whatever he suggested!
Yes that's how I stopped smoking and being the victim in life in general. Great book. Life changer.
There’s a quote, I remember, usually attributed to Robert E. Lee, “I Like Whisky, I Like What It Does To Me. That’s Why I Never Drink.”
Whoop is an amazing health tool right, I found the same with caffeine.
My HRV is significantly higher when I don’t drink coffee after lunch and this seems to effect my overall “recovery”.
Haven’t noticed with alcohol because I just don’t drink that often.