Wanted to give my experience with this. Grew up with a lot of people who got into drugs/drinking pretty heavy so I've seen a lot of people go through it
Agree… but there is *some* level of judgement. It’s a reasonable one (based on viewing drugs as being primarily a negative thing) but negative all the same. He’s not wrong. Just point of fact.
Zack, I truly hope you understand the positive impact you have on the people who watch you brother. I have watched you on and off for what seems like ten years of my life. 33 now, I have been in some similar experiences with friends that you explained in this video. Thanks for being you my man and I hope youre doing well.
@@willianzorzi6026do some research, you're doing stimulant, what do you expect? This is like aids patient asking why flu medicines aren't curing their aids. But just a tip, it's okay to feel bad in life, which you would certainly felt when trying to stop. Try remember the life before substance, I bet your tolerance of bad life is much higher, and everyone without substance is going through that too. You're not alone, even though it seem people are living in some kind of heaven on social media. Either way try not to abuse anything in life either, you're stronger than you thought and you are in control of your own physical body, you get water poisoning from drinking too much water.
@@willianzorzi6026 do some research, you're doing stimulant, what do you expect? This is like aids patient asking why flu medicines aren't curing their aids. But just a tip, it's okay to feel bad in life, which you would certainly felt when trying to stop. Try remember the life before substance, I bet your tolerance of bad life is much higher, and everyone without substance is going through that too. You're not alone, even though it seem people are living in some kind of heaven on social media. Either way try not to abuse anything in life either, you're stronger than you thought and you are in control of your own physical body, you get water poisoning from drinking too much water.
I got recommended this video at an odd point in my life. My dad passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 52 years old, and today he would have been 53 years old. For the record I’m and adult under the age of 21. He died from acute liver failure, when he was sad, he drank, and he has sad often. He struggled with addiction his whole life, and it eventually destroyed him. My roommates in college have always offered me drinks, never been pushy, but always offered. I was the only person in my friend group who never drank under any circumstance, and I don’t ever want to. I have only ever seen the worst of alcohol and drugs growing up. I saw my dad and my grandpa become shells of themselves after enough whiskey. I saw my parent’s marriage collapse as a result of secretive drinking. I now have seen my dad lifeless, yellow in the skin and eyes, and bloated because of alcohol. I can’t ever make my kid’s choices, but I will tell them about their grandpa, and I will tell them of alcohol. They will know that alcohol is poison, even though most people drink it. They will know that it is addictive, and that nobody is safe from the negative effects. And they will know that because of alcohol, and misuse of it, that they will never get to know their grandpa.
I'm sorry to hear that. I drink sometimes, but I highly regulate it. I've never been drunk, just a light buzz at most. When it comes to drinking, it's important not to overindulge. Unfortunately there's no middle ground when it comes to drugs though. Best to stay away from them altogether.
Same situation as you here. My dad was claimed by alcohol last December at the age of 55, and I was 23. My uncle died years earlier due to a heart attack. Both of them were avid drinkers and smokers, and they both were miserable with broken lives due to their addictions.
@@infinitedeath1384 Alcohol is a drug, bro ;p And it's as easy or hard to regulate as many other drugs. Easy for some, near-impossible for others. You never know until it's too late, unfortunately.
@@catbert7 I know, but people don't generally call alcohol a drug in conversations, because when people talk about drugs, they usually means cocaine, meth, tobacco etc...
totally possible, my grandpa was born in 39 and said he started drinking by 45 lol. And man he was a trooper, he drank 4 shots of whiskey daily, 10 beers, smoked and chewed tobacco daily...didn't die of cancer until 78. That's a goddamn miracle as far as I'm concerned.
@@hentaidude666 I think you're missing something. Those drug addicts are atheists mostly. I would say all of em. Giving points to atheist because of that is laughable.
@@hxsm8090not even saying this from an atheist perspective but that's a rather bold claim. That's almost at the level of being propaganda. That is by no means true and saying that is very closed minded. There are plenty of religious that are drug addicts. Not defending or attacking people here, just saying that is a pretty off base claim.
I was a stoner for years and recently stopped completely, not even intentionally, just stopped enjoying it, and I have to say I enjoy sobriety far more than I thought I would. I wasn't dysfunctional on weed or anything like that, I held down a job, graduated college etc. But I got tired of being stoned and not wanting to go out with friends because I was high and wanted to stay in. I was tired of avoiding social situations because I was high and paranoid. I dated girls who loved smoking weed and going out, but I refused to, which caused problems in the relationship. Life is far more enjoyable when you aren't limiting yourself like that.
Literally just did the same bro, plus my son is 5 now and just really don't wanna be that way around him. I quit drinking and doing hard drugs 9 years ago so weed was always my escape. Not saying I'll never not have a puff again but not a few days a week or everyday type of thing!
It's just weed. If you really smoked that much you would gain a tolerance and it wouldn't fuck you up anymore lol. Christ I can smoke weed and go run a few miles on the treadmill, you're just being dramatic in my opinion.
@@GoodfellasX21 I know stoners who take multiple dabs a day and will still dab up and be absolutely obliterated sitting in the corner, red eyes etc. I used to do that too. Tolerance will only get you so far in terms of weed having less of an effect, if you're dabbing 90% pure rosin I don't care how much of a tolerance you claim to have, you're going to get F'd up. But in terms of "being dramatic", pretty sure I have a better idea of how weed affects me than you do. It makes me paranoid and go non-verbal. If that's not your experience, that's fine, but no need to belittle others based on their experiences.
This is very true. Games release dopamine just like drugs. They can be just as addictive and destructive. At least it's hard to overdose on wow, but staying up all night playing can be very unhealthy. My friend really messed up his life on wow. Parents made him stop playing, he would steal credit cards to play, also skipped school to stay home and play.
I wouldn't agree with that. I play wow for many years, but with many pauses like every second month or for more than half of year etc. WoW never pulled me to play like the drugs pull you to take them. Besides wow is a social game that helps you in life if you meet some good people that become your friends. I just can't compare wow to drugs.
I have played WOW for as long as it has been out there with my kids and every which way. There was a stretch of time, early on, during vanilla, BC and Lich King when I felt addicted to it. Maybe it was the gear chase, arena or newness of it. The rush of an expansion. For a while I was on all day. But the addiction just didn't last. Just like my kids did, I just played less. The game became less interesting over time - probably a good thing. They might have crapped up the game too and maybe that's why they added Classic. I tried Classic but it didn't do anything for me - I had moved past it. Right now I am content to get on Shadowlands and BFA occasionally for relaxation and play some old content but it doesn't need to be an obsession.
Nooo BDO is the drug and should be ban Bdo made me delete all my games i wake up just to play BDO i cant get away from it and now Bdo are putting dungeons in the game on June 22 smfh i just wana stop but i cant
My eyes are all black from staying up too playing hours and hours of Bdo when i fall a sleep im still thinking abt Bdo when im with my girl im on youtube watching other people play bdo it's soo unhealthy asf
@@csmain reminds me of how people call them no lifers like youtubr COD players. And it's like but this us also a job so why is that a problem. Nobody would call you out for working 10 hours a day
Why is that a problem? You never watch his streams huh? Hes depressed, has no social skils(his own words), just eats unhealthy fast food bc this addiction made him lazy. He so lazy he dont want cook or clean his room. Enough answers?
I’ll share my personal story…my dad was an alcoholic when I was a kid and I lost my mom in a car accident always promised myself I would never drink. Had a beautiful girl and my life was together…start of the pandemic I felt alone and started drinking…long story short I lost the love of my life and my life turned into nuclear disaster(was not violent towards her or put hands on her or any of that domestic crap just wasn’t there for the important things that she really needed her other half there for). Thankfully yesterday mark s 1 year of being completely sober. I will not touch alcohol for the rest of my life. I whole heartily agree with this guy!!!!! Live for the small things in life because nothing else matters but love. Thanks for sharing man!
You like thinking about how much of your life and money you have wasted due to drugs? You would love my brain if that's the case lmao. Can we switch plesr
@@keithbordeau4874 well, its painful but it reminds me of why I shouldn't do those things. If I could, I would but idk if you'd want my fucked up brain
@@SawGudman it's okay, I'm not mad @ myself for it. I wish things had gone differently but I definitely wouldn't have the strength I have today, if not for my struggles in my youth
@@maceface He is 100% a tweaker. He even moves his camera sometimes and does a fat line, you can hear it, and I suspect sometimes when he "goes to the bathroom" on stream, he comes prancing happy as can be because he just took a fat rip off his pookie.
Thanks Asmon for this vid, your last words "it will get better" those hit hard. You have such a great strengh of character, and i don't know if you realise it but most times your words carry great wisdom, I mean i don't know feels good to enjoy those kind of talks with you. Even though i have never been a fan or anything, i find great value in what you put and you make us see the bright sides of things when we need it. I wish you the best in life
Very eloquently put as always. A lot of people who don't drink like to parade that over people but quitting for yourself is one of the most admirable things a person can do
I've been a heroin addict and drug addict in general my entire life. I have wasted my entire youth and adult life thus far by following the the dangerous paths that you had outlined early on in the video (jail, rehab, homelessness, rinse repeat --> death being wildcard) You literally have a vast knowledge of addiction and understand it more than most and you have my respect for releasing this video and giving your community the harsh truth of reality, and I know it's a awkward subject for most of the younger guys... Let me tell you you guys.. I have been to many jails, and even prison. I'm 30 years old... I have lost all my friends, family, and valuable along with having to sell my PC multiple times to fund my addiction. I wouldn't wish such a harsh reality on my worst enemy. I am lucky enough to still be waking up everyday but most of my friends that I once had rather are in prison, or dead.. Most of which are dead unfortunately. Stick to weed guys.. Stay the hell away from those bars, percs, and any and all manmade dangerous drugs for that matter. Minus bud, and maybe shrooms? Just know that you keep dabbling with these substances and the next thing you know you're going to be sitting in a room within a pod with 75 other men, showering, shitting, sleeping, eating etc with no privacy in front of all these fucking noobs 24/7... Gaming is an addiction too guys... I can't tell you how many people i've met at LAN centers back in the day that I became friends with that have ended up with a terrible substance problem such as heroin like myself. You all have addictive peronalitys and need to acknowledge this within yourself and not make the terrible decisions that I have. I'm not going to give my sob story any longer but I'm writing this comment to show my respect to not only asmon, but to all you young men that need to take this topic seriously... You think that it won't be you or it can't happen to you... I assure you it will and can be.. Stay safe my dudes
I battled a coke addiction from about 22-25. I'm 27 now and finally getting my shit together, but it took me almost losing everything and everyone in my life. I'm not sure how it compares to a heroin addiction because I never needed it so badly that I spent my rent money or bill money on it, but literally every extra dollar I had went to coke and booze. Even though I payed my rent and shit I also sold a lot of shit to feed that addiction. Very very few people can dabble once in a while as a fun thing and keep it under control, but the huge majority cant, and although you might think you have a grip on it, it's a very slippery slope and extremely easy to lose control. Stay safe my friends.
People always make the mistake of thinking they are stronger and ''just once is harmless''. I also think that people that haven't seen the worst of drugs addiciont are usually more inclined to try it for some reason
As a father to a 6 yr old that made it through this period of my life unscathed as well I can appreciate the time you take to share this with the younger generation who watch your streams and that look up to you. Nobody is perfect but there are definitely certain land mines that are best to avoid and the scary thing is a lot of teenagers and college students just dont know how much damage each one of them could do to their lives.
@viewaskew7741 as a pothead I usve to say I think weed is becoming overly normalized, its definitely mot the devil drug people used to think it was but now on the other hand people are trying to pretend it doesnt hurt you at all....iv been smoking since I was 17 im 23 now and dude I 100% was far more full of energy before becoming a stoner and even my digestive system worked a little better so....yea
@@Yoshifire8 CG Kid is another youtuber who offers this kind of content albeit at a better perspective since he actually did the drugs and can speak from substitive experiences.
@@Yoshifire8 its an effect of Meth. Look at his eyes. Only methamphetamine does this to your pupils. He is balding. Methamphetamine does that. He has dented teeth. Meth does that. He streams for 10 12 15 hours in a row, then stream again 4 hours after for another 6-8 hours. Thats Meth. He lives the same life as before he was rich - cause he uses Meth. How old are you tell me? If you had any experience with Meth - you'd know its VERY obvious. The way he talks so chill, and drinks a lot of caffeine, its because it's really nice to drink coke on top of Meth. Meth lasts for upwards of 72 hours. So it's not Cocaine. I LOVE Asmongold, and i LOVE drugs, so im not hating. I just find it astonishing that nobody mentions it ever, and I have a big problem with this video of his, because he is LYING to our faces! The "goblin" diet, not showering etc.. It can not be more obvious. How old are you?
Min max into fast food. Viable strat, no prep time on eating, lots of variation in foods throughout playthrough and if born with high metabolism special perk, no weight gain debuff to worry about. If player has appropriate funding, Easily breaks into low A tier.
Yea but the fast food tree just replaces prep time with drive time unless you unlock the Grubhub/Doordash/Ubereats talent but then it transfers drive time into a currency debuff that stacks with the fast food currency debuff.
Dude, I'm so happy that you don't. I have always liked your content but now even more. Keep being you and being a good example that you can be funny, happy, and a bit crazy without having to do any drugs or alcohol. Keep up the good work broseph!
What does your age have to do with it ? Have you spent 36 years looking for the best anti-drug speech? If so, that’s some dedication and I admire that a lot
@@ChefRengar I guess he means it’s hard to find someone preaching for the sake of purely trying to help. These types of “from the heart” videos speak to your heart.
@@aboutblank2270 well he should get back into it, even if he's just horsing around, he generally gets to smile more doing so, though the fans need to come up with new joke material.
@@bigcricket4677 a break from what though? playing video games, eating fast food and laughing at stuff that's funny? i like Asmongold but ma boi has the furthest thing from a stressful job as you can get, i'd kill x amount of people to be in his position ngl.
Proud of you. Most of us with a substance use disorder/addictive personalities didn't think about how expensive drugs were, or how it would affect us 13 years from now. You did. And you're a better person bc of it. You're an intelligent person.
I agree, I have never been attracted to drinking because I have no illusion of it being a glamorous past-time thanks to growing up with a violent alcoholic grandfather. I honestly think they should start taking young teens to visit hardcore alcoholics and see and hear about their life... great deterrent in that.
Once when I was a kid around elementary school, I got baited by my friends to smoke cuz they told me that this smoke tastes chocolate, I cough at first like any noob smoker and for that reason I never tried it again coz I was not good at it plus I tasted better chocolate than that one. I think consider myself lucky that it didnt become an addiction or doesnt have nicotine in it that could turn any person to get addicted.
@@brand_thebroken9232 That's the big one. If it is someone close, you almost instinctively avoid anything related to drugs all together. It all comes down to moderation and understanding that just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean it is best for you.
@@chandler6348 Back pain and the possibility of online social relationships or liver damage? I'd rather take the double-edged sword with reversible damage than just the edge with permanent damage.
words of wisdom! There are much better things in this world other than a short burst of adrenaline, and if some of the people here don't agree then that's okay and I feel bad for you and I just hope they get help and work their way towards a normal lifestyle again :P
I just drink or smoke cigarretes on special ocasions. Since covid started I stayed like a year without consuming any drug without even noticing it. But when people start using them regularly I think it's bad.
the truth is most people don't become addicted to alcohol or weed. Some people, yes, but everyone can become addicted to anything. It depends on the person. Me and everyone I know who smokes has stopped before and didn't have a problem with it for when they did.
Man, I needed to see your video, I was addicted to hard drugs two years ago, i lost a job and had to live on a friend's couch for two months to get clean and find another job to sustain myself, the funny thing is after you get clean, you are always tempted to use them again, I ended up spending my first salary with drugs and since then I started doing therapy to find out why exactly I was doing drugs in the first place, therapy saved my life. Nowadays it's really hard to explain to other people why drugs are not cool because it's so normalized in society and sometimes even reinforced and also because people get really defensive about it.
I will tell you right now asmon just gained a new fan with this video. This is hands down the best take on the subject I’ve ever heard and even more than that I believe everything he said.
Just the fact you did this video in one take shows the benefits of it. Every time I try to make a video I’m stuttering or have to pause to think of what imma say next. That’s due to 16 years of weed use -_-…I think anyway. On my first week sober and it’s not easy but I only wish to get here. Proud of you bro, good on you.
You could be self consious and have anxiety, weed doesn't help with that. Some of the brightest and quickest ppl i know smoke weed. Its a common trope to blame the weed for your memory problems when its probably something else your not addressing. If your self consious or clinically depressed or anxious, its only going to exacerbate these issues
Ty for making this video, I live alone and have been fighting alcoholism for 15+ years, I'm 40 atm. Alcohol withdrawal is horrible and very deadly. I never drink and drive but the addiction to alcohol is real. It used to make games like wow much more fun and I still relapse and drink while gaming but I just black out faster now and have to restart whatever rpgs or whatever i'm playing because I can't remember the story or any of the gameplay I did. Never quit alcohol cold turkey, alcohol withdrawal is deadly. Go to an ER or make a DR appointment and drink as normal until you can get in. Benzos are the only way to quit alcohol cold turkey and not seizure to death. Also just makes me sleepy and even more depressed but the addiction side to it keeps having me relapse back to it.
yikes. i want my kid to live a full life, not literally spend 80% of it in front of a screen collecting pixels. Of all the wonders in life, you actually admire or aspire this streamer? It is meaningless entertainment mate.
@@TheTravesty2012 oi m8 , what is a kid supposed to do ? watch live tv and get bored to death ? go play outside so they get caugh by the next door predator ? I am sorry we don't live in the 80's anymore 😂
@@Dan_Kanerva do you realize the majority of child abductions and abuse occur as a result of online interactions and grooming via social media? ie. on the fkn screens for 8 hrs a day. Rarely are kids being abducted by a pedo in a van at the parks/sporting facilities/ down the main streets.
@@TheTravesty2012 you are thinking of relationships with Discord mods... that's well known but nowhere bear the statistic of ACTUAL abduction irl. Anyway , point still stands while you mald over a man having tons of money for playing games and being a good dude :)
@@Dan_Kanerva you're misinformed though I can see I can't change your mind. I want my kids to listen to Jordan Peterson, Tony Robbins, the Dalai Llama, and read incredible stories that inspire. but hey you can watch someone else play video games if thats how you choose to spend your time. My point is I'd be cautious about idolising streamers so much.
@@cod4Rlp if all drugs were the same costs, I'd say good coke is the best. it's not speedy and no comedown. But since we need to consider price, yeah it's too expensive.
Thank you for this video. I quit drinking and smoking last year, because I lost my best friend who I was with in rehab for 2 and a half years due to his heroin addiction that lead to him committing suicide. And it’s been a really hard time for me with out him because I was the only one to help him try and get his life together after the program. And it still hurts my soul to this day that he’s gone. He was only 28 years old. And we spent every day together. I know I’m meant to be a mentor in some way shape or form God just hasn’t shown the road I’m supposed to take yet. My best friends dad is an alcoholic and has been our whole lives growing up and he lost everything including his family, his wife, his job, and his car. My ex girlfriends mom is a heroin addict and it’s hard to see that in real time. I told myself I will never go down that road, because I know there’s a bigger purpose in life than to drink and do drugs. Be safe everybody and learn to love who you are and take care of yourself, because it matters to the people around you who love you and it should matter to yourself to want to live better, and be the best version of yourself that you can. God bless you all and take the best care of yourself that you can even when time gets hard don’t give up❤️❤️
@@user-in1dd1gm6n Going by that stupid logic only addicts or former addicts can ever comment on drug use, only STD ridden people can denounce unprotected sex, and reckless alcoholics can denounce alcohol addiction. No, believe it or not there are plenty of people that have the foresight or common sense to avoid drugs their entire life, you don't have to partake in the "bad thing" to know it is a BAD THING.
I’ve never related to something more in my life. The way Zack articulates his words is amazing to me. I’ve never been addicted drugs or drinking, and it’s for the exact same reasons. This has helped me be able to tell my friends why as I’ve tried but everyone just doesn’t understand my point of view I’ve tried drinking and it just didn’t appeal to me. I’ve tried smoking weed and it just wasn’t for me either. I don’t see the point in it
You are a wonderful human being. Thank you for sharing your opinions and beliefs. I think what you are saying is important and life changing. Thank you
@@wtfimcrying usually people in recovery word it as they always identify as an addict, because they are, and that’s why the my can’t casually use substances. It’s helpful to never forget
@@fishblunt i always thought it’d be harmful to always identify as an addict for the rest of your life. Hence why when i quit my vices the thing i used was to immediately stop identifying as an addict from day 1.
Asmon...thank you for this video. In my early days of sobriety, WoW was my escape. Your videos helped me get a lot of achievements, including the one I'm most proud of...9 years sober tomorrow. You've made me laugh when I needed it. Just wanted to express my gratitude.
Look at his eyes. Only methamphetamine does this to your pupils. He is balding. Methamphetamine does that. He has dented teeth. Meth does that. He streams for 10 12 15 hours in a row, then stream again 4 hours after for another 6-8 hours. Thats Meth. He lives the same life as before he was rich - cause he uses Meth. How old are you tell me? If you had any experience with Meth - you'd know its VERY obvious. The way he talks so chill, and drinks a lot of caffeine, its because it's really nice to drink coke on top of Meth. Meth lasts for upwards of 72 hours. So it's not Cocaine. I LOVE Asmongold, and i LOVE drugs, so im not hating. I just find it astonishing that nobody mentions it ever, and I have a big problem with this video of his, because he is LYING to our faces! The "goblin" diet, not showering etc.. It can not be more obvious. How old are you?
Best video ever my brother. I am working on quitting smoking weed and it’s honestly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. People need to realize how important this topic is
@@KEKW-lc4xi have some respect for other people, and maybe try not to harass others because you’re uncomfortable and unhappy. Why are you comparing other peoples struggles to your own in the first place? Get some help, please.
@@TheFilmArchivesi can relate man, been smokin since 13 and now turning 26 this year. I quit about 2 weeks ago and it just feels like something is missing in my life. Keep going man :)
I've been sober for almost 4 years. The toughest part about it is not giving up on drinking, but is to constantly being judged by others for your choice
@@dusostrejc4196 you can do anything without it, strengthen your mind dude, don't be weak. Maybe your saying you prefer it but you definitely don't need it.
I was addicted to heroin from age 13-25, i just got out of prison last year and now ive been sober for 2 and a half years, this is probably the best take on sobriety ive ever seen especially coming from someone who hasnt used or done anything. Thank you
Zack is such a down to earth human being, feel like people really lack common sense these days, so listening to somebody like Asmon is really refreshing. Much love and respect!
I did a coke binge for 6 months and smoked weed for about 4 years, quit everything a couple months ago and im not turning back, gonna get this life right this time
coke for 6 months and weed for 4 years is pretty normal i feel like, but yeah if you can function in society on weed you definitely shouldn't be doing drugs.
I work with people that have no sympathy for addicts and I've tried to explain to them that you make a bad decision, sometimes only once, and then your life is changed. You now have an itch - a mental itch - that can only be scratched in one way. Have you ever tried ignoring an itch? It gets unbearable. Every recovering or recovered addict has to ignore an itch for the rest of their lives and I'm glad Asmond recognizes that these people should be supported instead of shunned.
It’s a real shame how some people couldn’t care less about addiction. Sure, it’s not their problem, but I find it hard to believe they would feel the same way if it was a close family member.
Not with most drugs though tbh, the typical alcohol, cigarettes, weed, you're not going to get addicted to them because you did them once. Doesn't mean that it changes much the amount of times, the reason you do something once is the same you do the 2nd time...
I can tell you as a recovering alcoholic thats been Sober 4 years now, its one of the hardest things to do besideds stoping nicotine, even though its been 4 years since my last drink, there are times the temptation is still a struggle to over come. And The toll it can take on your family is not worth the few hours of "feeling good" . I am a veteran, so its especially hard at times.BUT, the difference in how i feel now physically and mentally is 1000x better. So Thank you for oyur support in people that struggle with this, those that are sober from what ever your poision is, great job! keep at it, Those struggling to do better, keep up the fight! you will mke it through eventully and be much better for it in the end!
Love you man. Sure, chat can be assholes at times-I never have been personally, always lurked-but I want you to know you also have a lot of supporters and people who appreciate you as the person you are. I also want you to know that with this video, I officially quit my addiction to vapes and substances as a whole. 👊 Thank you for continuing to be a light, especially in this online world that can be so rough on the psyche nowadays. I wish you and your family and friends the best of luck in life, and hope you find the happiness and strength that you deserve throughout it all.
I'm struggling with alcohol addiction. I broke my foot last sunday while being a drunk ass and things are only getting worse for me. Thanks for this video.
Any support in your area? I did a quick google for alchoholism support and i was really surprised the plethora of stuff and services available, for me in the UK. NOt sure how it would be wherever you are, Do you have a lot in your area on google search?
I might sound like a dick now but take that broken foot as an example for why you should quit. Addiction is not something that goes away overnight but you could try lessening slowly. Every day a little. Also, please drink lots of water.
Start working out man. Keeps me away from drugs/alcohol entirely. There's no nutritional value in alcohol so it's pointless to drink and not exactly good for hydration. If you're dehydrated you're gonna feel, train, and recover like complete shit.
I’m almost 39 and I’ve never been drunk or high, I’ve never done weed either. For me, I grew up in a hellish abusive environment.. my step dad was abusing me while my mom drank till she was black out drunk and ignored what was happening, my aunt was also a raging alcoholic. I saw from a very young age the effects of booze and I decided early on I wanted nothing to do with it. As I got older I started to notice the addictive trait in myself, I became highly addicted to caffeine and even now at almost 40 I’ve never been able to kick it. I made a conscious decision when I was a teen to never touch drugs, for someone like myself it could only take me down a dark path that I’d probably never make it out of. I think it’s helped me face and heal from my trauma in much healthier ways, the effect of drugs are temporary.. they feel good in the short term but you will never get better self medicating in that way, it’s just an endless loop until you’re either in jail or dead. I didn’t want that for myself.. for me, it was sheer stubbornness of not wanting to let my step father win.. I wanted to live a beautiful life to spite that cunt and I fucking did it. I’ve lived in the midst of addiction and I fully understand how hard it is and anyone dealing with it has my full sympathy and support. ❤️
I only smoke weed. As a Child i learned alcohol is like heroin when you are addicted. It's way harder to handle of you want to be sober. Alcohol is so normal and Overall. Alcohol and pharmaceutics are the worst and they are legal...
Something tells me that I haven't faced nearly the same level of abuse you have - that sounds vile beyond reckoning - but I did, at least, have the opportunity to see the effects these things can have. My father was an alcoholic in terms of addiction, though he was never violent, but it still caused a strain on my parents' marriage. My mother barely drank until I was in my early teens, then it felt as though Pandora's box opened. She would binge something terrible. Once, she sliced open her arm in a depressive state and I had to bandage it and call the hospital. I'd act as a counsellor and pour my heart out to her only to not have her remember a single word the next morning. Other times she would be like Jekyll and Hyde and become impossible to reason with, going so far as to try and throw me out of the house. Police or ambulance staff were called multiple times, only to end up with her knocking on the door at 3-4 in the morning because she'd escaped from a hospital waiting room. I tend to drink in small amounts. I dislike the notion of having my state of consciousness altered by anything other than my own volition and I decided that in childhood. The most I will stretch to is meditation, hypnosis or very light drinking. I don't take any other substances. I did try weed once at a LAN, largely due to peer pressure, then again years later when visiting a friend. To be honest, I couldn't really tell much of a difference, and I'd rather not have it on my lungs. If I do have an addiction or a vice, it's more likely to be gaming than anything else. But at least that way I'm not dragging everyone around me into the spiral, and I don't have a physiological dependency. You sound like a strong person, and I'm glad you were able to succeed in spite of injustices you neither asked for nor could control.
Hey Zach, you are a very smart person even at a young age. Always be observant of others and they will educate you as to how the cool kids all get hooked on hard drugs.
I'm pushing 40, I'm seeing a number of people now paying dearly for their heavy drinking. Severe kidney and liver problems all around now. I know 3 people on transplant list who are probably never going to get what they need. I think really, seeing adults go through the shit when I was a kid discouraged me a lot.
Lost a friend to a heroin overdose, I’ll never be able to describe the pain it brings to watch someone I met in 3rd grade slowly deteriorate and fall into that cycle… it’s so hard to watch your friend do that to themselves when you try so hard to help them and they choose the drug and it kills them… please stay off that y’all, it isn’t worth it
@@PsychedelicArchaea No, I’m not the user but I’m witnessing my friend slowly fall into that pit dude, and it’s just upsetting to witness man. Like he was fine not too long ago and now he’s just…not ok is the best way to describe it
Don't spread this victim shaming rhetoric. Noone "chooses" drugs. It's just that their life is not worth living without them. And having an attitude like yours I am not surprised that they didnt have a support network to help them out of it.
@@Xubjekt hes saying you child that his real life psrsona is much better than his fake ass among gold stream persona. I agree the videos like this make him seem smarter.
@@icrixxus yeah I try to explain this to people, he obviously has a “twitch personality,” which has garnered him more followers than a “normal,” person would get and that’s just smart business sense. It’s like people who hate an actor because of a certain character they played on a TV show
When it comes from the heart its easy as shit to talk, even as someone with crippling anxiety I am still able to talk better than most when it comes to things I genuinely understand and enjoy talking about. It’s the same principles for learning, the smartest in any field is likely to be someone incredibly passionate about their work, someone who is happy when learning or sharing what they love. If you love something you probably find yourself studying it unintentionally, watching videos or reading articles in your free time. Listening to asmon on any podcast has been incredible, unlike most on the shows he appears on he rarely has anything stupid to say, always adding value without reading off of google or making it about politics. Straight up saying things as they are and giving his genuine thoughts instead of defaulting to media standards.
What people don't understand about drugs is that once you start a drug, you never forget how good it was when you took it, and you have to live with that, and resist thoughts of using drugs or alcohol for the rest of your life if you ever want to stop using them.
@@Psychorico No there definitely isn't, I was addicted at 16. Having said that mdma is shit after you've done it a million times and there's nothin comparable to the mental instability and comedown depression/anxiety from mdma either
Love this video great video! I’ve been through the ringer on alcohol and Benzos I lost everything several times over and had to start over several times I’m finally clean and have an amazing wife who stayed by my side and we are so happy now and I’ll never go back to that life there’s no good that ever comes from it!
I did a lot of drugs when I was a teenager but I avoided highly addictive drugs. I started meditating and left all of it behind. Best decision I ever made.
Ever since I started treating my body like a temple, I found this innate sense of joy. Feeling the resistance everyday of waking up early, going to the gym, cold showers, meditation, eating clean etc and overcoming those things, makes one feel a state of peace that lasts throughout the day. Now, I'm not going to lie here, eating a cake once in a while and having soda when hanging out with your buddies isn't going to kill you just like you going to the gym twice in a row isn't going to make you jacked. So you can indulge yourself, enjoy life. Theres a big difference between indulging yourself in pills, cocaine, heroin and anything along those lines though. This is a great follow up video on top of "Why I Live A Simple Life", good shit dawg.
i got diabetes recently and immediately started lifting weights (mostly for fun) starting to grow muscles now and its really neat, i feel healthier than i have in a couple of years im 22
Ayo, coming from someone who is currently dealing with alcoholism to a fair extent I agree fully with the message of this video. Be strong if you need help and avoid drugs and alcohol of you havnt done them or are dabbling
A long time ago I dismissed you along with streamers in general but this past few months I have been watching pretty much everything you upload. You're a legit good dude and this video impacted me a lot, especially with how much i previously struggled with my opiate addiction. Thank you.
Kinda the same. I use to not really like this guy but I definitely respect him more today. Not because of this video just the way hes been over the last year.
Im going to get off methadone completely in a few days after almost 5 years. Literally take my last dose tomorrow. Wish me luck! I'm glad you're doing good too btw!
True.I used to think all big streamers are just high on themselves, but Asmon is super relatable for me. Stopped smoking about a month ago, off of alcohol since my early 20s, hope y'all doing well.
I’m struggling with oxycodone addiction rn and it sucksssss. I’ve been clean before longest clean time I’ve had was 7 months. I’m getting a rapid detox done next month and I can’t wait! I want to get off this shit so bad Naltrexone is the only thing that has worked for me in the past can’t wait to get back on it
Crazy to say i was not watching you because the games you played on stream was not interesting to me and yet end up watching you because of your personnality, your way of speaking and the way you think. As a person who english is not the mother tongue i understand every word of every setence very clearly and i always find your insight relevant. Great gamer, great personnality, great way of thinking and overall you just seems to be a great human being that inspire people just by being yourself. I hope i can achieve this level of wisdom someday and inspire people as much as you inspire me. Thank you for that
Having been born to parents who did meth and other drugs, it wasn’t surprising to see in my DNA test result that I am extremely sensitive to those substances and there were caution to use a way lower dose if it ever had to be administered to me at the hospital. So mad respect for you observing that if you were to step down that route, it would lead to extreme consequences. I’d say the same for me.
I dont know if you care but thats not how it works your tolorence to substances would be irrelivent to how high of a chance your drug use would lead to extreme conceqences
@@owencallaghan6774 For me, once I begin drinking, I can’t stop, if I smoked weed, I’d need even more as tolerance builds (to a 1g cartridge or 1/8oz every couple of days.) That’s what I meant by extreme consequences from tolerance buildup. Needing more and more, burning that hole in your wallet, unable to focus except to smoke more weed. I had to quit cold-turkey and now, I feel good without any weed or alcohol. Altho still addicted to sugar and salt in foods.
“i always grew up thinking i’d be addicted to drugs but then i learned they were a lot of money” good to see Zack has been the same guy since inception
I come from a long line of drinkers (in fact my namesake for my middle name died of cirrhosis) and I recently quit drinking because I was starting to go down that road. Anybody else struggling stay strong and stay up. You can do this.
I'm almost 40 years old and I stopped drinking a few years ago for about 6 months straight. I noticed that I slept better, and didn't waste my weekends hungover. Once I did break my drinking fast I instantly regretted it. It just wasn't worth it. My sleep quality was terrible; waking up every few hours, feeling too hungover sick to play with my kids. It just wasn't working, so I stopped entirely. The first two weeks of quitting drinking is the most difficult, after that all my cravings went away. This young gentlemen is absolutely correct in his assessment.
I love that Zack says "I don't know if that's a good thing" in reference to being sober. It just shows humility and make a guy like me who smokes too much weed able to maybe think about being sober too cause he phrases it a way that isn't I AM RIGHT YOU ARE WRONG!- ty asmon you help me a lot
Some people can stop at one or two, other people can’t- so it’s important to know which type you are, a moderator or an abstainer. Not out of choice, but which way you work. For me I’m not good at moderation at all; so I have to abstain to keep myself healthy; I just have an addictive personality and I know this
@@happiness7808 Same, I've been burning through my stashes way too fast lately so think I'm going to start doing 3-4 days smoking then 3-4 days not smoking/ only smoking cbd. For me the hard part isn't not having being high, it's not having the smoke lol. Something about the action of smoking literally anything, is incredibly calming and my mind likes it.
I was the same in middle & high school. All my friends we're doing really hard drugs, offer it to me, and I'd always would say no. They would say "I was so cool because I didn't do drugs". I remember thinking, hey you could be cool too. I was their DD and just general sober friend. Why? Because they were my friends. Amazing creative people who were also hilarious and we just generally had amazing times. It's sad now as I've lost most of them, attending their funerals. It sucks and I know it's not easy to quit. I hope those having difficulties know they are not alone and know time is the greatest healer
Hey Man, Sense of identity and self worth are extremely important. I feel like in western culture ego gets mixed with self worth and sense of identity but knowing the difference and being a whole person is extremely important for an individual to discover.
I didn't finish the video the first time, and I just wanted to say genuinely from the bottom of my heat as a former Heroin addict who's been trying to be clean off and on since February 2018 and has a continuous year clean on May 8th. This video touches me in a special spot. I appreciate this. Every kid in highschool needs to hear this speech from whatever influencer or internet personality is relevant to them.
@@theogknight2292 Thanks bud. Getting back into wow saved my life. I had already been on this run of clean time for a few months when I picked it back up but it's kept me from being bored. I'm addicted to trying to get Rival now. I know I couldn't do my rotation high so the idea of getting high is insane to me.
Watching people in your life go through horrific experiences with drugs or alcohol, is a powerful dissuasion. I had a grandfather, before the lung-cancer got him, from all the cigarettes. He never told anyone, my dad, his son, had to find out his father had cancer from the autopsy report. Never touched a cigarette in my entire life, never will.
i’m 22 and going through a severe alcohol addiction. stay away from drugs kids it’s not worth it. i’ve lost most my family and i recently lost my girlfriend to this. much love guys stay safe!
keep your head up king, your crown is falling 👑 in all seriousness, you're gonna make it man i believe in you and i'm just a stranger on the internet but with proper help i know you'll be able to get past this bump on the road. I'm 21 and have been struggling with my own substance abuse addiction as well so I can relate. i sincerely wish you good luck and health. stay safe man
The first step is being able to type that to strangers. Trust and believe the fight to end the alcohol consumption gets easier the more people you talk to about it. Talk to your guild, talk to your friends, talk to your family, talk to a stranger on the street. Go talk to a homeless person about your addiction then give him a 50 dollar bill for their time. You will gain VALUABLE insight and it will bring awareness to your trouble. Both to yourself and those who love you. If all that fails, cut your drivers license in half, tape it back together with a gap inbetween it. If that doesnt work, go buy a quarter of weed, tell yourself you will not drink alcohol but instead will smoke weed. Weed is a much easier drug habit to kick than alcoholism and I will tell you, for a fact, weed got me through quitting alcohol. I have 3 DUI's and ruined my early life, I havnt drank alcohol in about a year and 2 months. (though, I do smoke weed still from time to time so you MUST KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES and the future problems this will cause and how to plan around them.)
Hey man I had a drinking and drug problem too. You will make it. We are here for You. Remember You are ok even if substances have a grip on You, they aren't You. Best of luck.
"I could spend 30 dollars on weed or I could spend 30 dollars on a videogame"
Gold answer.
That's two solid months of classic WoW man. (Tax not included)
why not both?
you can pirate a video game but you cant pirate weed
@@smokingONsumDRO Yeah you can, rob your local drug dealer and you got it for free
@@daminalspal he doesn't have 60 dollars
I don't do drugs and alcohol, I prefer my suffering raw
try acid once man
@@memento5113 Got enough issues already, without a bad paranoia trip.
@@harz632 yep, some people have terrible experience with trips and can even get ptsd from it, I wouldn't risk it.
@@memento5113 r u fr? Tryna promote drugs to someone online?
@@memento5113 damn a devils whisper.
Zach: "My dad has been drinking for 70 years"
Zach's dad: Is 74 years old 💀
in the video where his dad visits him he talks about how he started drinking at 5 yers old
@@thekito4623what 💀 how that’s insane how did he even make a son
@@silentking5080 people of different times were .... different xD
@@thekito4623 In my country they give us sips of alcohol from like 4 lol
@@sonofdevil666 where are you from? i am from austria and i thought we started early ^^
"nobody should live the way that i do, but that's what I do."
solid quote
Drug dealers being confused when he says he doesnt do drugs is hilarious. "So you just choose to look like this?" lmao
Lmfaooooo
I spit my coffee out at this. lmao
Fucking Died XDD
OMEGALUL
dead lol
Doesn't do drugs. Doesn't care if other people do drugs. Has Empathy for addicts. Wish everyone was like this.
if everyone was like this then no one would do drugs, so then no one can have sympathy for addicts, so people like this wouldnt even exist lmaoo
I agree wholeheartedly. Thank you.
I'm having a hard time remembering why I used to dislike asmon. maybe I was just young and dumb. but nowadays hes such a rad dude
Agree… but there is *some* level of judgement. It’s a reasonable one (based on viewing drugs as being primarily a negative thing) but negative all the same.
He’s not wrong. Just point of fact.
@@lordfizzz He can be a little, I don’t know, “too much” sometimes. But hell, I’m the same way.
Zack, I truly hope you understand the positive impact you have on the people who watch you brother. I have watched you on and off for what seems like ten years of my life. 33 now, I have been in some similar experiences with friends that you explained in this video. Thanks for being you my man and I hope youre doing well.
Damn i dont know why that video show up to me, just did a cocaine and cant sleep im 32 and i really want to stop that shit
@@willianzorzi6026do some research, you're doing stimulant, what do you expect?
This is like aids patient asking why flu medicines aren't curing their aids.
But just a tip, it's okay to feel bad in life, which you would certainly felt when trying to stop. Try remember the life before substance, I bet your tolerance of bad life is much higher, and everyone without substance is going through that too. You're not alone, even though it seem people are living in some kind of heaven on social media.
Either way try not to abuse anything in life either, you're stronger than you thought and you are in control of your own physical body, you get water poisoning from drinking too much water.
@@willianzorzi6026 do some research, you're doing stimulant, what do you expect?
This is like aids patient asking why flu medicines aren't curing their aids.
But just a tip, it's okay to feel bad in life, which you would certainly felt when trying to stop. Try remember the life before substance, I bet your tolerance of bad life is much higher, and everyone without substance is going through that too. You're not alone, even though it seem people are living in some kind of heaven on social media.
Either way try not to abuse anything in life either, you're stronger than you thought and you are in control of your own physical body, you get water poisoning from drinking too much water.
I got recommended this video at an odd point in my life.
My dad passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 52 years old, and today he would have been 53 years old. For the record I’m and adult under the age of 21. He died from acute liver failure, when he was sad, he drank, and he has sad often. He struggled with addiction his whole life, and it eventually destroyed him.
My roommates in college have always offered me drinks, never been pushy, but always offered. I was the only person in my friend group who never drank under any circumstance, and I don’t ever want to. I have only ever seen the worst of alcohol and drugs growing up. I saw my dad and my grandpa become shells of themselves after enough whiskey. I saw my parent’s marriage collapse as a result of secretive drinking. I now have seen my dad lifeless, yellow in the skin and eyes, and bloated because of alcohol.
I can’t ever make my kid’s choices, but I will tell them about their grandpa, and I will tell them of alcohol. They will know that alcohol is poison, even though most people drink it. They will know that it is addictive, and that nobody is safe from the negative effects. And they will know that because of alcohol, and misuse of it, that they will never get to know their grandpa.
I'm sorry to hear that. I drink sometimes, but I highly regulate it. I've never been drunk, just a light buzz at most. When it comes to drinking, it's important not to overindulge. Unfortunately there's no middle ground when it comes to drugs though. Best to stay away from them altogether.
Sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
Same situation as you here. My dad was claimed by alcohol last December at the age of 55, and I was 23. My uncle died years earlier due to a heart attack. Both of them were avid drinkers and smokers, and they both were miserable with broken lives due to their addictions.
@@infinitedeath1384 Alcohol is a drug, bro ;p And it's as easy or hard to regulate as many other drugs. Easy for some, near-impossible for others. You never know until it's too late, unfortunately.
@@catbert7 I know, but people don't generally call alcohol a drug in conversations, because when people talk about drugs, they usually means cocaine, meth, tobacco etc...
"Dad's 74 and probably drank for like, 70 years" - Asmon
lol right i was about to comment on this too
totally possible, my grandpa was born in 39 and said he started drinking by 45 lol. And man he was a trooper, he drank 4 shots of whiskey daily, 10 beers, smoked and chewed tobacco daily...didn't die of cancer until 78. That's a goddamn miracle as far as I'm concerned.
Here, they used to give beer to skinny toddlers to THICCen them up
Eh, my relative started drinking vodka at the family table at age 6.
I mean my dad is 50 and has been chewing tobacco since he was 3. He did it because his older brother did it.
The guy literally said ``Drugs are temporary,Games are ETERNAL``
Doom eternal!
...But drugs work without electricity!
@@ripGRB WELL ACKTSHUALLY
Drugs do need brain electricity to work tho. Athiests 42069 Christians 000
@@hentaidude666 I think you're missing something. Those drug addicts are atheists mostly. I would say all of em.
Giving points to atheist because of that is laughable.
@@hxsm8090not even saying this from an atheist perspective but that's a rather bold claim. That's almost at the level of being propaganda. That is by no means true and saying that is very closed minded. There are plenty of religious that are drug addicts. Not defending or attacking people here, just saying that is a pretty off base claim.
Studies have actually shown the primary reason for drug habits are boredom and socializing. Good luck finding a straight edge man without a family.
You found one👍
I was a stoner for years and recently stopped completely, not even intentionally, just stopped enjoying it, and I have to say I enjoy sobriety far more than I thought I would. I wasn't dysfunctional on weed or anything like that, I held down a job, graduated college etc. But I got tired of being stoned and not wanting to go out with friends because I was high and wanted to stay in. I was tired of avoiding social situations because I was high and paranoid. I dated girls who loved smoking weed and going out, but I refused to, which caused problems in the relationship. Life is far more enjoyable when you aren't limiting yourself like that.
Literally just did the same bro, plus my son is 5 now and just really don't wanna be that way around him. I quit drinking and doing hard drugs 9 years ago so weed was always my escape. Not saying I'll never not have a puff again but not a few days a week or everyday type of thing!
It's just weed. If you really smoked that much you would gain a tolerance and it wouldn't fuck you up anymore lol. Christ I can smoke weed and go run a few miles on the treadmill, you're just being dramatic in my opinion.
@@GoodfellasX21 I know stoners who take multiple dabs a day and will still dab up and be absolutely obliterated sitting in the corner, red eyes etc. I used to do that too. Tolerance will only get you so far in terms of weed having less of an effect, if you're dabbing 90% pure rosin I don't care how much of a tolerance you claim to have, you're going to get F'd up.
But in terms of "being dramatic", pretty sure I have a better idea of how weed affects me than you do. It makes me paranoid and go non-verbal. If that's not your experience, that's fine, but no need to belittle others based on their experiences.
stop the cap
Same experience and completely agree
I love these relatable vlog-type videos you're making. Very reminiscent of classic TH-cam.
Look who it is, love your vids man. Been watching since the Call of Duty World War 2 review vid 👍
The act man here wtf
Hey act man, could you do a review of all the main assassin's creed games and what yor thoughts are on them?
Oh, wow. Wasn't expecting you here. Shouldn't you be busy making me more content to consume?
Well said
He doesn't do OTHER drugs because he is already hooked to the most powerful and addicted drug of them all, world of warcraft :(
This is very true. Games release dopamine just like drugs. They can be just as addictive and destructive. At least it's hard to overdose on wow, but staying up all night playing can be very unhealthy. My friend really messed up his life on wow. Parents made him stop playing, he would steal credit cards to play, also skipped school to stay home and play.
I wouldn't agree with that. I play wow for many years, but with many pauses like every second month or for more than half of year etc. WoW never pulled me to play like the drugs pull you to take them. Besides wow is a social game that helps you in life if you meet some good people that become your friends. I just can't compare wow to drugs.
I have played WOW for as long as it has been out there with my kids and every which way. There was a stretch of time, early on, during vanilla, BC and Lich King when I felt addicted to it. Maybe it was the gear chase, arena or newness of it. The rush of an expansion. For a while I was on all day. But the addiction just didn't last. Just like my kids did, I just played less. The game became less interesting over time - probably a good thing. They might have crapped up the game too and maybe that's why they added Classic. I tried Classic but it didn't do anything for me - I had moved past it. Right now I am content to get on Shadowlands and BFA occasionally for relaxation and play some old content but it doesn't need to be an obsession.
Nooo BDO is the drug and should be ban Bdo made me delete all my games i wake up just to play BDO i cant get away from it and now Bdo are putting dungeons in the game on June 22 smfh i just wana stop but i cant
My eyes are all black from staying up too playing hours and hours of Bdo when i fall a sleep im still thinking abt Bdo when im with my girl im on youtube watching other people play bdo it's soo unhealthy asf
Love this. Really hope younger generations are finding this video. Fantastic advice. Much respect to you Zack.
As a recovering addict I wish I would have had someone like you to look up to a long time ago.
"Why i don't do recreational drugs"
*Plays WoW like his life depends on it.*
The difference is that its his job to play wow and makes a lot of money unlike the rest of us. So no its not really an addiction problem...
He's addicted to video games is the answer yes.
@@csmain reminds me of how people call them no lifers like youtubr COD players. And it's like but this us also a job so why is that a problem. Nobody would call you out for working 10 hours a day
Do you work? So yeah you are addicting to work too.
Why is that a problem? You never watch his streams huh? Hes depressed, has no social skils(his own words), just eats unhealthy fast food bc this addiction made him lazy. He so lazy he dont want cook or clean his room. Enough answers?
"i don't have any more talent points left for me to be able to do drugs"
you're a king man
It is so perfectly described even tho its fucking wow comparison
One True King 👑
Woyers can't depoison OMEGALUL.
I’ll share my personal story…my dad was an alcoholic when I was a kid and I lost my mom in a car accident always promised myself I would never drink. Had a beautiful girl and my life was together…start of the pandemic I felt alone and started drinking…long story short I lost the love of my life and my life turned into nuclear disaster(was not violent towards her or put hands on her or any of that domestic crap just wasn’t there for the important things that she really needed her other half there for). Thankfully yesterday mark s 1 year of being completely sober. I will not touch alcohol for the rest of my life. I whole heartily agree with this guy!!!!! Live for the small things in life because nothing else matters but love. Thanks for sharing man!
stop the cap
@@washoywawhy you gotta be like that? Show some support my guy.
Big ups staying sober friend! It’s an uphill battle and always will be but stay strong and keep fighting for you and yours.
@@washoywau gotta be like 10
I'm 32 and I like to think about all the nice things I could have right now if I didn’t spend my 20's on drugs. I love this message!
You like thinking about how much of your life and money you have wasted due to drugs? You would love my brain if that's the case lmao. Can we switch plesr
@@keithbordeau4874 well, its painful but it reminds me of why I shouldn't do those things. If I could, I would but idk if you'd want my fucked up brain
@@SawGudman it's okay, I'm not mad @ myself for it. I wish things had gone differently but I definitely wouldn't have the strength I have today, if not for my struggles in my youth
@@monytontana5184 bro ive had psychosis for 4 years straight and im fine you aint messed up
All those video games...
“I do not treat my body like a temple, I treat it like a zoo” LOL
Best line ever!
it’s true too lol. the amount of dr pepper and wendy’s this guy consumed is nuts lol. proper american
That line was cool af lol.
but in a zoo, im pretty quiet lol
$40 entrance for the day 👍
"I never met someone whose life has been made better by heroin" - Zack
"My life is so great!“ - every heroin addict after injection
I dunno I make some good money...
Eyes are jet black all the time lmao. This boy definitely enjoys the dog food
@@maceface He is 100% a tweaker. He even moves his camera sometimes and does a fat line, you can hear it, and I suspect sometimes when he "goes to the bathroom" on stream, he comes prancing happy as can be because he just took a fat rip off his pookie.
have you ever met someone who did heroin?
Thanks Asmon for this vid, your last words "it will get better" those hit hard. You have such a great strengh of character, and i don't know if you realise it but most times your words carry great wisdom, I mean i don't know feels good to enjoy those kind of talks with you. Even though i have never been a fan or anything, i find great value in what you put and you make us see the bright sides of things when we need it. I wish you the best in life
Very eloquently put as always. A lot of people who don't drink like to parade that over people but quitting for yourself is one of the most admirable things a person can do
I don’t even play MMOs but I like listening to what this dude has to say
same, I played awhile back but haven't recently. all in all he's a very level headed guy.
Same.
@@Xxanderz he's level headed and sees things from most perspectives. A rare trait today.
@@Xxanderz this isn't court dude. I don't need your approval lmao. Watch him, or not, I really don't care.
@@Xxanderz lol. I answered your question. That makes me a fanboy? Interesting world you live in
I've been a heroin addict and drug addict in general my entire life. I have wasted my entire youth and adult life thus far by following the the dangerous paths that you had outlined early on in the video (jail, rehab, homelessness, rinse repeat --> death being wildcard) You literally have a vast knowledge of addiction and understand it more than most and you have my respect for releasing this video and giving your community the harsh truth of reality, and I know it's a awkward subject for most of the younger guys... Let me tell you you guys.. I have been to many jails, and even prison. I'm 30 years old... I have lost all my friends, family, and valuable along with having to sell my PC multiple times to fund my addiction. I wouldn't wish such a harsh reality on my worst enemy. I am lucky enough to still be waking up everyday but most of my friends that I once had rather are in prison, or dead.. Most of which are dead unfortunately. Stick to weed guys.. Stay the hell away from those bars, percs, and any and all manmade dangerous drugs for that matter. Minus bud, and maybe shrooms? Just know that you keep dabbling with these substances and the next thing you know you're going to be sitting in a room within a pod with 75 other men, showering, shitting, sleeping, eating etc with no privacy in front of all these fucking noobs 24/7... Gaming is an addiction too guys... I can't tell you how many people i've met at LAN centers back in the day that I became friends with that have ended up with a terrible substance problem such as heroin like myself. You all have addictive peronalitys and need to acknowledge this within yourself and not make the terrible decisions that I have. I'm not going to give my sob story any longer but I'm writing this comment to show my respect to not only asmon, but to all you young men that need to take this topic seriously... You think that it won't be you or it can't happen to you... I assure you it will and can be.. Stay safe my dudes
Thank you bro. I really needed to hear that
these drugs are being put in western countries on purpose
Shrooms are really bad for you if you end up overusing them... i would say just stick to weed.
I battled a coke addiction from about 22-25. I'm 27 now and finally getting my shit together, but it took me almost losing everything and everyone in my life. I'm not sure how it compares to a heroin addiction because I never needed it so badly that I spent my rent money or bill money on it, but literally every extra dollar I had went to coke and booze. Even though I payed my rent and shit I also sold a lot of shit to feed that addiction. Very very few people can dabble once in a while as a fun thing and keep it under control, but the huge majority cant, and although you might think you have a grip on it, it's a very slippery slope and extremely easy to lose control. Stay safe my friends.
People always make the mistake of thinking they are stronger and ''just once is harmless''. I also think that people that haven't seen the worst of drugs addiciont are usually more inclined to try it for some reason
Fear of addiction and dependence is actually strong wisdom
I'd say a balance is best, its still possible to decide not to become/be addicted and enjoy things for what they are
@@deggersg6581 keep talking to yourself, your words are for you, not for the addicted
self-delusion
@@tru3sk1ll experiencing something isn't addiction
@@deggersg6581I don’t believe there’s a balance with toxic substances🤔
As a father to a 6 yr old that made it through this period of my life unscathed as well I can appreciate the time you take to share this with the younger generation who watch your streams and that look up to you. Nobody is perfect but there are definitely certain land mines that are best to avoid and the scary thing is a lot of teenagers and college students just dont know how much damage each one of them could do to their lives.
Stay away from hard drugs and alchohol, but smoke that weed boi
@viewaskew7741 as a pothead I usve to say I think weed is becoming overly normalized, its definitely mot the devil drug people used to think it was but now on the other hand people are trying to pretend it doesnt hurt you at all....iv been smoking since I was 17 im 23 now and dude I 100% was far more full of energy before becoming a stoner and even my digestive system worked a little better so....yea
One of the extremely few people who can speak non-stop for 16 minutes with NO editing, and still keep me interested.
It's a byproduct of streaming
@@Yoshifire8 CG Kid is another youtuber who offers this kind of content albeit at a better perspective since he actually did the drugs and can speak from substitive experiences.
I could that if it was an interesting topic.
I mean, I could rant on it if I knew enough about it or was something that I cared a lot about
almost every mildly successful streamer can speak for straight hours and not get boring imo
@@Yoshifire8 its an effect of Meth. Look at his eyes. Only methamphetamine does this to your pupils. He is balding. Methamphetamine does that. He has dented teeth. Meth does that. He streams for 10 12 15 hours in a row, then stream again 4 hours after for another 6-8 hours. Thats Meth. He lives the same life as before he was rich - cause he uses Meth. How old are you tell me? If you had any experience with Meth - you'd know its VERY obvious. The way he talks so chill, and drinks a lot of caffeine, its because it's really nice to drink coke on top of Meth. Meth lasts for upwards of 72 hours. So it's not Cocaine. I LOVE Asmongold, and i LOVE drugs, so im not hating. I just find it astonishing that nobody mentions it ever, and I have a big problem with this video of his, because he is LYING to our faces! The "goblin" diet, not showering etc.. It can not be more obvious. How old are you?
Min max into fast food. Viable strat, no prep time on eating, lots of variation in foods throughout playthrough and if born with high metabolism special perk, no weight gain debuff to worry about. If player has appropriate funding, Easily breaks into low A tier.
Yea but the fast food tree just replaces prep time with drive time unless you unlock the Grubhub/Doordash/Ubereats talent but then it transfers drive time into a currency debuff that stacks with the fast food currency debuff.
Sadly once you reach lvl 40 you loose the high metabolism perk, instead you gain balloon belly +10. You also gain bonus latency perk (100ms stacking).
i love this comment xd
I'm sure he has a fast metabolism but I highly doubt that he eats 2,000 calories a day. He is skinny because he doesn't binge eat like us.
your sentence is on drugs
"I've never met a person who's life was made better by HEROIN" That killed me lol.
Yes or alcohol
Dude, I'm so happy that you don't. I have always liked your content but now even more. Keep being you and being a good example that you can be funny, happy, and a bit crazy without having to do any drugs or alcohol. Keep up the good work broseph!
Those $2 steaks probably have enough mind-altering chemicals ;p
I'm 36 years old and this is the best anti-drug speech I've ever heard.
Agree!
What does your age have to do with it ? Have you spent 36 years looking for the best anti-drug speech? If so, that’s some dedication and I admire that a lot
honestly
@@ChefRengar I guess he means it’s hard to find someone preaching for the sake of purely trying to help. These types of “from the heart” videos speak to your heart.
@@ChefRengar shut up
He stop playing wow and become Monk grand master to teach his dear viewers
he didnt stop playing wow, he's just not streaming
@@aboutblank2270 well he should get back into it, even if he's just horsing around, he generally gets to smile more doing so, though the fans need to come up with new joke material.
@Wojak D. Doomer that could be interesting
@@UltimateGamerCC Dudes on vacation, let him have a break.
@@bigcricket4677 a break from what though? playing video games, eating fast food and laughing at stuff that's funny?
i like Asmongold but ma boi has the furthest thing from a stressful job as you can get, i'd kill x amount of people to be in his position ngl.
Proud of you. Most of us with a substance use disorder/addictive personalities didn't think about how expensive drugs were, or how it would affect us 13 years from now. You did. And you're a better person bc of it. You're an intelligent person.
This is one of the most open and honest videos I've ever watched.
Best deterrent to not drinking is hanging around drunk people.
My mom was a terrible alcoholic, I feel this comment. I hate alcohol now and don’t like being around ppl who do it.
I agree, I have never been attracted to drinking because I have no illusion of it being a glamorous past-time thanks to growing up with a violent alcoholic grandfather. I honestly think they should start taking young teens to visit hardcore alcoholics and see and hear about their life... great deterrent in that.
It’s easier to make that change as an adult. When you’re a teen and your best friends go down that path, it can be really hard.
Once when I was a kid around elementary school, I got baited by my friends to smoke cuz they told me that this smoke tastes chocolate, I cough at first like any noob smoker and for that reason I never tried it again coz I was not good at it plus I tasted better chocolate than that one. I think consider myself lucky that it didnt become an addiction or doesnt have nicotine in it that could turn any person to get addicted.
@@brand_thebroken9232 That's the big one. If it is someone close, you almost instinctively avoid anything related to drugs all together.
It all comes down to moderation and understanding that just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean it is best for you.
Just pointing out this was done in one take.
My ADD truly admires that in people who can do that. haha
He's been doing this for a while, he's used to just casually talking to a cam. Not really surprising
@@phugindomas I think there's still something to be said about his ability as an intelligent speaker though, for sure.
Take? You think hes reading from a script? Hes just talking man...
@@Exiauwu c'mon, let the homie pretend he's pointing out some next level shit.
I think you are the most Genuine person i haven't met Love your content keep it up !!!
This is great, most streamers who get in the big leagues, get into drugs immediately, had the feeling Asmon was not one of those, respect.
4.5 years sober now, couldnt be happier. Video games saved my life.
On the other hand, seeing how many people used video games to curb their withdrawal makes me realize how addictive games really are.
@@descai10 yeah but video games aren’t a leading cause of liver damage and preventable death so
@@chandler6348 Back pain and the possibility of online social relationships or liver damage? I'd rather take the double-edged sword with reversible damage than just the edge with permanent damage.
Hit 5 years in october. Glad we're not alone.
@@chandler6348 They're a major contributing factor in childhood obesity.
When people start doing drugs or alcohol the goal always becomes to stop it. So don't start it at all, kids.
words of wisdom! There are much better things in this world other than a short burst of adrenaline, and if some of the people here don't agree then that's okay and I feel bad for you and I just hope they get help and work their way towards a normal lifestyle again :P
I just drink or smoke cigarretes on special ocasions. Since covid started I stayed like a year without consuming any drug without even noticing it. But when people start using them regularly I think it's bad.
The goal is to get high lol. Most people aren’t thinking more about “stopping” as a goal
the truth is most people don't become addicted to alcohol or weed. Some people, yes, but everyone can become addicted to anything. It depends on the person. Me and everyone I know who smokes has stopped before and didn't have a problem with it for when they did.
moderation is the key to most things
Man, I needed to see your video, I was addicted to hard drugs two years ago, i lost a job and had to live on a friend's couch for two months to get clean and find another job to sustain myself, the funny thing is after you get clean, you are always tempted to use them again, I ended up spending my first salary with drugs and since then I started doing therapy to find out why exactly I was doing drugs in the first place, therapy saved my life. Nowadays it's really hard to explain to other people why drugs are not cool because it's so normalized in society and sometimes even reinforced and also because people get really defensive about it.
I will tell you right now asmon just gained a new fan with this video. This is hands down the best take on the subject I’ve ever heard and even more than that I believe everything he said.
"I don't treat my body like a temple, I treat it like a Zoo"
How could you not love this guy?
same reason how you can not love any other person. saying funny shit doesnt make you jesus christ
@@_pitaph_6392 holy shit dude chill you’re thinking about it way too hard
but he is actually smart, you are overthinking it
@@_pitaph_6392 and your an idiot on the internet who thinks you know so much about him and his life. Goes both ways.
@@eskaban_edits dude said nothing about Jesus he said how can you not like him, take a whole bottle of chill pills lol
Just the fact you did this video in one take shows the benefits of it. Every time I try to make a video I’m stuttering or have to pause to think of what imma say next. That’s due to 16 years of weed use -_-…I think anyway. On my first week sober and it’s not easy but I only wish to get here. Proud of you bro, good on you.
From a Philly fan you got this. It's one day at a time, sometimes one second at a time.
You could be self consious and have anxiety, weed doesn't help with that. Some of the brightest and quickest ppl i know smoke weed. Its a common trope to blame the weed for your memory problems when its probably something else your not addressing. If your self consious or clinically depressed or anxious, its only going to exacerbate these issues
Ty for making this video, I live alone and have been fighting alcoholism for 15+ years, I'm 40 atm. Alcohol withdrawal is horrible and very deadly. I never drink and drive but the addiction to alcohol is real. It used to make games like wow much more fun and I still relapse and drink while gaming but I just black out faster now and have to restart whatever rpgs or whatever i'm playing because I can't remember the story or any of the gameplay I did.
Never quit alcohol cold turkey, alcohol withdrawal is deadly. Go to an ER or make a DR appointment and drink as normal until you can get in. Benzos are the only way to quit alcohol cold turkey and not seizure to death. Also just makes me sleepy and even more depressed but the addiction side to it keeps having me relapse back to it.
If i have kids i want them to watch asmongold
yikes. i want my kid to live a full life, not literally spend 80% of it in front of a screen collecting pixels. Of all the wonders in life, you actually admire or aspire this streamer? It is meaningless entertainment mate.
@@TheTravesty2012 oi m8 , what is a kid supposed to do ? watch live tv and get bored to death ? go play outside so they get caugh by the next door predator ? I am sorry we don't live in the 80's anymore 😂
@@Dan_Kanerva do you realize the majority of child abductions and abuse occur as a result of online interactions and grooming via social media? ie. on the fkn screens for 8 hrs a day. Rarely are kids being abducted by a pedo in a van at the parks/sporting facilities/ down the main streets.
@@TheTravesty2012 you are thinking of relationships with Discord mods... that's well known but nowhere bear the statistic of ACTUAL abduction irl.
Anyway , point still stands while you mald over a man having tons of money for playing games and being a good dude :)
@@Dan_Kanerva you're misinformed though I can see I can't change your mind. I want my kids to listen to Jordan Peterson, Tony Robbins, the Dalai Llama, and read incredible stories that inspire. but hey you can watch someone else play video games if thats how you choose to spend your time. My point is I'd be cautious about idolising streamers so much.
"Cocaine is expensive" - Asmongold 2021
dude it is and not worth it but weed is good value imo XD
@@cod4Rlp if all drugs were the same costs, I'd say good coke is the best. it's not speedy and no comedown. But since we need to consider price, yeah it's too expensive.
@@cod4Rlp best pvp spec is 5/5 drunken rage
F for Australians that do coke lol
@@tgo007 try MDA buddy.
This is a great video. Thank you for posting this and sharing with the world to help keep kids off that crap!
Thank you for this video. I quit drinking and smoking last year, because I lost my best friend who I was with in rehab for 2 and a half years due to his heroin addiction that lead to him committing suicide. And it’s been a really hard time for me with out him because I was the only one to help him try and get his life together after the program. And it still hurts my soul to this day that he’s gone. He was only 28 years old. And we spent every day together. I know I’m meant to be a mentor in some way shape or form God just hasn’t shown the road I’m supposed to take yet. My best friends dad is an alcoholic and has been our whole lives growing up and he lost everything including his family, his wife, his job, and his car. My ex girlfriends mom is a heroin addict and it’s hard to see that in real time. I told myself I will never go down that road, because I know there’s a bigger purpose in life than to drink and do drugs. Be safe everybody and learn to love who you are and take care of yourself, because it matters to the people around you who love you and it should matter to yourself to want to live better, and be the best version of yourself that you can. God bless you all and take the best care of yourself that you can even when time gets hard don’t give up❤️❤️
stay strong mate our power over peoples decisions is limited. I hope you dont beat yourself up over this unfortunate decision of his
This is the coolest
“Don’t do drugs Kids” message
that I believe would be actually relatable. ❤️👍
Extremely. 👍
Lounging in a pile of stuffed animals too, he knows how to live.
yeah def better than taht DARE bs taht they gave us in middle school
Stop supporting someone who has no experience. He doesn't know and just projects based on his imaginary knowledge from visual experience.
@@user-in1dd1gm6n Going by that stupid logic only addicts or former addicts can ever comment on drug use, only STD ridden people can denounce unprotected sex, and reckless alcoholics can denounce alcohol addiction. No, believe it or not there are plenty of people that have the foresight or common sense to avoid drugs their entire life, you don't have to partake in the "bad thing" to know it is a BAD THING.
" Why I don't drink or do recreational drugs but my room looks like I do "
:P
I know a guy with a neat room that does meth
You can be lazy asf and never touch drugs.
How is a room a reflection of your whole life? It's ok to be messy
@@8bitchiptune420 That's because cleaning your room on meth takes about 5 minutes max i'd imagine xD
@@r_e046 that is an absolute fact lmao
I’ve never related to something more in my life. The way Zack articulates his words is amazing to me. I’ve never been addicted drugs or drinking, and it’s for the exact same reasons. This has helped me be able to tell my friends why as I’ve tried but everyone just doesn’t understand my point of view
I’ve tried drinking and it just didn’t appeal to me.
I’ve tried smoking weed and it just wasn’t for me either. I don’t see the point in it
You are a wonderful human being. Thank you for sharing your opinions and beliefs. I think what you are saying is important and life changing. Thank you
I'm a addict. I have been clean from heroin and drinking since 2014. Thank you Asmond for putting this message forward. Awesome.
you are clean but an addict?
@@wtfimcrying clean from the drug but could be on a medicine to help so still addicted
@@mshyqq maybe
@@wtfimcrying usually people in recovery word it as they always identify as an addict, because they are, and that’s why the my can’t casually use substances. It’s helpful to never forget
@@fishblunt i always thought it’d be harmful to always identify as an addict for the rest of your life. Hence why when i quit my vices the thing i used was to immediately stop identifying as an addict from day 1.
Asmon...thank you for this video. In my early days of sobriety, WoW was my escape. Your videos helped me get a lot of achievements, including the one I'm most proud of...9 years sober tomorrow. You've made me laugh when I needed it. Just wanted to express my gratitude.
Look at his eyes. Only methamphetamine does this to your pupils. He is balding. Methamphetamine does that. He has dented teeth. Meth does that. He streams for 10 12 15 hours in a row, then stream again 4 hours after for another 6-8 hours. Thats Meth. He lives the same life as before he was rich - cause he uses Meth. How old are you tell me? If you had any experience with Meth - you'd know its VERY obvious. The way he talks so chill, and drinks a lot of caffeine, its because it's really nice to drink coke on top of Meth. Meth lasts for upwards of 72 hours. So it's not Cocaine. I LOVE Asmongold, and i LOVE drugs, so im not hating. I just find it astonishing that nobody mentions it ever, and I have a big problem with this video of his, because he is LYING to our faces! The "goblin" diet, not showering etc.. It can not be more obvious. How old are you?
Best video ever my brother. I am working on quitting smoking weed and it’s honestly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. People need to realize how important this topic is
Thats the hardest thing? did you go to high school at all?
@@KEKW-lc4xi have some respect for other people, and maybe try not to harass others because you’re uncomfortable and unhappy. Why are you comparing other peoples struggles to your own in the first place? Get some help, please.
@@TheFilmArchivesi can relate man, been smokin since 13 and now turning 26 this year. I quit about 2 weeks ago and it just feels like something is missing in my life. Keep going man :)
Weed isn't a big deal. Stay away from alcohol and pills, powders, tinctures,etc.
drinking and driving while watching this, much love!
ah a fellow drunk driver enjoyer. the beta mom in her minivan with her goblins are oppressing's us
😂😂😂
I've been sober for almost 4 years. The toughest part about it is not giving up on drinking, but is to constantly being judged by others for your choice
Only dead fish flow with the current ;)
fuck that's boring...
“Wait you don’t drink? What’s wrong with you?! You must be a real degenerate!”
That’s a pretty common reaction.
@@youngkingdom8131 yea but like wtf do you do? drink natural juice or some shit like that? that's fucking boring honestly
@@Spectru91 I’m not really following you?
I drink socially, and it’s never really been a problem for me. But I know it can tear some people apart.
10/10 vid, don't do drugs kids, love it Asmon
Coke is the best thing on planet earth
I cant play Wow or other games with out weed you got same problem as me Xar?
hey guys Xaryu here!
@@stepitup23 hello pikachu or pikabu idk how to say it
@@dusostrejc4196 you can do anything without it, strengthen your mind dude, don't be weak. Maybe your saying you prefer it but you definitely don't need it.
I was addicted to heroin from age 13-25, i just got out of prison last year and now ive been sober for 2 and a half years, this is probably the best take on sobriety ive ever seen especially coming from someone who hasnt used or done anything. Thank you
wtf 💀
Zack is such a down to earth human being, feel like people really lack common sense these days, so listening to somebody like Asmon is really refreshing. Much love and respect!
I did a coke binge for 6 months and smoked weed for about 4 years, quit everything a couple months ago and im not turning back, gonna get this life right this time
Proud of you! That takes hella strength 👍
@@qwertyuiopqwertyuiop-bb4mi Thanks man
coke for 6 months and weed for 4 years is pretty normal i feel like, but yeah if you can function in society on weed you definitely shouldn't be doing drugs.
@@stayhappyzayah1346 Im very sensitive to substances so it affected me pretty badly , some people just arent built for coffee let alone drugs.
@@bigmoose7 very true, i agree !
I work with people that have no sympathy for addicts and I've tried to explain to them that you make a bad decision, sometimes only once, and then your life is changed. You now have an itch - a mental itch - that can only be scratched in one way. Have you ever tried ignoring an itch? It gets unbearable. Every recovering or recovered addict has to ignore an itch for the rest of their lives and I'm glad Asmond recognizes that these people should be supported instead of shunned.
It’s a real shame how some people couldn’t care less about addiction. Sure, it’s not their problem, but I find it hard to believe they would feel the same way if it was a close family member.
Not with most drugs though tbh, the typical alcohol, cigarettes, weed, you're not going to get addicted to them because you did them once. Doesn't mean that it changes much the amount of times, the reason you do something once is the same you do the 2nd time...
it comes down to the fact that not many people seem to have empathy in this world
@@gon9684 Sure, you don't get addicted instantly, but nicotine and alcohol are some of the hardest addictions to kick.
The itch is quite often created by trauma to begin with which makes it even sadder
I can tell you as a recovering alcoholic thats been Sober 4 years now, its one of the hardest things to do besideds stoping nicotine, even though its been 4 years since my last drink, there are times the temptation is still a struggle to over come. And The toll it can take on your family is not worth the few hours of "feeling good" . I am a veteran, so its especially hard at times.BUT, the difference in how i feel now physically and mentally is 1000x better. So Thank you for oyur support in people that struggle with this, those that are sober from what ever your poision is, great job! keep at it, Those struggling to do better, keep up the fight! you will mke it through eventully and be much better for it in the end!
Love you man. Sure, chat can be assholes at times-I never have been personally, always lurked-but I want you to know you also have a lot of supporters and people who appreciate you as the person you are. I also want you to know that with this video, I officially quit my addiction to vapes and substances as a whole. 👊 Thank you for continuing to be a light, especially in this online world that can be so rough on the psyche nowadays. I wish you and your family and friends the best of luck in life, and hope you find the happiness and strength that you deserve throughout it all.
I'm struggling with alcohol addiction. I broke my foot last sunday while being a drunk ass and things are only getting worse for me. Thanks for this video.
Any support in your area? I did a quick google for alchoholism support and i was really surprised the plethora of stuff and services available, for me in the UK. NOt sure how it would be wherever you are, Do you have a lot in your area on google search?
I might sound like a dick now but take that broken foot as an example for why you should quit. Addiction is not something that goes away overnight but you could try lessening slowly. Every day a little.
Also, please drink lots of water.
Hahaha same happened to me, my life has only gotten better since, dont worry friend everyone likes fun people.
hope you get better dude
Start working out man. Keeps me away from drugs/alcohol entirely. There's no nutritional value in alcohol so it's pointless to drink and not exactly good for hydration. If you're dehydrated you're gonna feel, train, and recover like complete shit.
I’m almost 39 and I’ve never been drunk or high, I’ve never done weed either. For me, I grew up in a hellish abusive environment.. my step dad was abusing me while my mom drank till she was black out drunk and ignored what was happening, my aunt was also a raging alcoholic. I saw from a very young age the effects of booze and I decided early on I wanted nothing to do with it. As I got older I started to notice the addictive trait in myself, I became highly addicted to caffeine and even now at almost 40 I’ve never been able to kick it.
I made a conscious decision when I was a teen to never touch drugs, for someone like myself it could only take me down a dark path that I’d probably never make it out of. I think it’s helped me face and heal from my trauma in much healthier ways, the effect of drugs are temporary.. they feel good in the short term but you will never get better self medicating in that way, it’s just an endless loop until you’re either in jail or dead. I didn’t want that for myself.. for me, it was sheer stubbornness of not wanting to let my step father win.. I wanted to live a beautiful life to spite that cunt and I fucking did it. I’ve lived in the midst of addiction and I fully understand how hard it is and anyone dealing with it has my full sympathy and support. ❤️
Stay strong and hopeful, you are amazing!🙏🏽
What do you mean by your Step Dad was abusing you? Abuse covers a wide range of things, and I don't like to assume the worse...
something like shrooms could really help with any passed trauma they are used in therapeutic purposes and are slowly getting legalized for use
I only smoke weed. As a Child i learned alcohol is like heroin when you are addicted. It's way harder to handle of you want to be sober. Alcohol is so normal and Overall. Alcohol and pharmaceutics are the worst and they are legal...
Something tells me that I haven't faced nearly the same level of abuse you have - that sounds vile beyond reckoning - but I did, at least, have the opportunity to see the effects these things can have. My father was an alcoholic in terms of addiction, though he was never violent, but it still caused a strain on my parents' marriage. My mother barely drank until I was in my early teens, then it felt as though Pandora's box opened. She would binge something terrible.
Once, she sliced open her arm in a depressive state and I had to bandage it and call the hospital. I'd act as a counsellor and pour my heart out to her only to not have her remember a single word the next morning. Other times she would be like Jekyll and Hyde and become impossible to reason with, going so far as to try and throw me out of the house. Police or ambulance staff were called multiple times, only to end up with her knocking on the door at 3-4 in the morning because she'd escaped from a hospital waiting room.
I tend to drink in small amounts. I dislike the notion of having my state of consciousness altered by anything other than my own volition and I decided that in childhood. The most I will stretch to is meditation, hypnosis or very light drinking. I don't take any other substances. I did try weed once at a LAN, largely due to peer pressure, then again years later when visiting a friend. To be honest, I couldn't really tell much of a difference, and I'd rather not have it on my lungs. If I do have an addiction or a vice, it's more likely to be gaming than anything else. But at least that way I'm not dragging everyone around me into the spiral, and I don't have a physiological dependency.
You sound like a strong person, and I'm glad you were able to succeed in spite of injustices you neither asked for nor could control.
Hey Zach, you are a very smart person even at a young age. Always be observant of others and they will educate you as to how the cool kids all get hooked on hard drugs.
I'm pushing 40, I'm seeing a number of people now paying dearly for their heavy drinking. Severe kidney and liver problems all around now. I know 3 people on transplant list who are probably never going to get what they need.
I think really, seeing adults go through the shit when I was a kid discouraged me a lot.
Lost a friend to a heroin overdose, I’ll never be able to describe the pain it brings to watch someone I met in 3rd grade slowly deteriorate and fall into that cycle… it’s so hard to watch your friend do that to themselves when you try so hard to help them and they choose the drug and it kills them… please stay off that y’all, it isn’t worth it
That's happening to me now
@@JonP1245 if you need to talk im here, ive been thru it too, i hope you arent trolling
@@PsychedelicArchaea No, I’m not the user but I’m witnessing my friend slowly fall into that pit dude, and it’s just upsetting to witness man. Like he was fine not too long ago and now he’s just…not ok is the best way to describe it
Don't spread this victim shaming rhetoric. Noone "chooses" drugs. It's just that their life is not worth living without them. And having an attitude like yours I am not surprised that they didnt have a support network to help them out of it.
Mine passed away in his car 2 years ago and his druggie friends just left him there...
Man he's actually quite a likeable guy when he talks like this, coming from an on and off heavy drinker everything he says is true
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Zack is very good dude and well-educated. People get the wrong idea just cause of his streams but he talks about alot of things like this
Wtf are you saying yes he's likable all the time that's why he has so many followers
@@Xubjekt hes saying you child that his real life psrsona is much better than his fake ass among gold stream persona.
I agree the videos like this make him seem smarter.
@@icrixxus yeah I try to explain this to people, he obviously has a “twitch personality,” which has garnered him more followers than a “normal,” person would get and that’s just smart business sense. It’s like people who hate an actor because of a certain character they played on a TV show
I have so much respect for you, this video means a lot to me
Been sober since 2005 and my life has been better for it! Thanks for your videos!
Can't believe Asmon doesn't use scripts for these videos, he has such a well informed way of speaking and explaining things.
I think he developed some of these skills in college.
When it comes from the heart its easy as shit to talk, even as someone with crippling anxiety I am still able to talk better than most when it comes to things I genuinely understand and enjoy talking about.
It’s the same principles for learning, the smartest in any field is likely to be someone incredibly passionate about their work, someone who is happy when learning or sharing what they love. If you love something you probably find yourself studying it unintentionally, watching videos or reading articles in your free time.
Listening to asmon on any podcast has been incredible, unlike most on the shows he appears on he rarely has anything stupid to say, always adding value without reading off of google or making it about politics. Straight up saying things as they are and giving his genuine thoughts instead of defaulting to media standards.
He does this for a living...
It’s because it’s authentic, he talks to us like he talks to a friend
With this kind of life you have a lot of time for thinking.
What people don't understand about drugs is that once you start a drug, you never forget how good it was when you took it, and you have to live with that, and resist thoughts of using drugs or alcohol for the rest of your life if you ever want to stop using them.
@hunter Yeah, your talking crap. Don't tell me there's anything comparable to the euphoria of an MDMA-trip.
Exactly! Smart comment.
@@Psychorico No there definitely isn't, I was addicted at 16. Having said that mdma is shit after you've done it a million times and there's nothin comparable to the mental instability and comedown depression/anxiety from mdma either
@@mitchelrowe6915 No arguing with that, my friend. Hope you're doing well. I use mdma once or twice a year, so I'm far from millions 🤣
Ignorance truly is a bliss in certain scenarios.
Love this video great video! I’ve been through the ringer on alcohol and Benzos I lost everything several times over and had to start over several times I’m finally clean and have an amazing wife who stayed by my side and we are so happy now and I’ll never go back to that life there’s no good that ever comes from it!
This is actually a beautiful video with wholesome content. 💕
I did a lot of drugs when I was a teenager but I avoided highly addictive drugs. I started meditating and left all of it behind. Best decision I ever made.
Ever since I started treating my body like a temple, I found this innate sense of joy.
Feeling the resistance everyday of waking up early, going to the gym, cold showers, meditation, eating clean etc and overcoming those things, makes one feel a state of peace that lasts throughout the day.
Now, I'm not going to lie here, eating a cake once in a while and having soda when hanging out with your buddies isn't going to kill you just like you going to the gym twice in a row isn't going to make you jacked. So you can indulge yourself, enjoy life. Theres a big difference between indulging yourself in pills, cocaine, heroin and anything along those lines though.
This is a great follow up video on top of "Why I Live A Simple Life", good shit dawg.
Cold shower meme
State of mind is everything.
Gotta balance those cold shock proteins with heat shock proteins.
i got diabetes recently and immediately started lifting weights (mostly for fun) starting to grow muscles now and its really neat, i feel healthier than i have in a couple of years im 22
@@ericleavitt9281 Cold showers increase cortisol and drop testosterone, I'm surprised it's still a thing.
Ayo, coming from someone who is currently dealing with alcoholism to a fair extent I agree fully with the message of this video. Be strong if you need help and avoid drugs and alcohol of you havnt done them or are dabbling
I never drink or do drugs, but i DO spend my entire day, everyday, touching myself and playing video games.. So, I'm a good person..
A long time ago I dismissed you along with streamers in general but this past few months I have been watching pretty much everything you upload. You're a legit good dude and this video impacted me a lot, especially with how much i previously struggled with my opiate addiction. Thank you.
Kinda the same. I use to not really like this guy but I definitely respect him more today. Not because of this video just the way hes been over the last year.
Im going to get off methadone completely in a few days after almost 5 years. Literally take my last dose tomorrow. Wish me luck! I'm glad you're doing good too btw!
@@DJ-sn2wn Congrats and good luck! Sounds like you've got this by the balls my friend.
True.I used to think all big streamers are just high on themselves, but Asmon is super relatable for me.
Stopped smoking about a month ago, off of alcohol since my early 20s, hope y'all doing well.
I’m struggling with oxycodone addiction rn and it sucksssss. I’ve been clean before longest clean time I’ve had was 7 months. I’m getting a rapid detox done next month and I can’t wait! I want to get off this shit so bad Naltrexone is the only thing that has worked for me in the past can’t wait to get back on it
I like the lack of hypocrisy on his side, he seems very transparent and self-aware. Bravo!
What sort of hipocrisy?
@@pyktukasplays4945 I mean playing video games 10 hours a day is tricking your brain into releasing dopamine... just like drugs do.
Crazy to say i was not watching you because the games you played on stream was not interesting to me and yet end up watching you because of your personnality, your way of speaking and the way you think.
As a person who english is not the mother tongue i understand every word of every setence very clearly and i always find your insight relevant.
Great gamer, great personnality, great way of thinking and overall you just seems to be a great human being that inspire people just by being yourself.
I hope i can achieve this level of wisdom someday and inspire people as much as you inspire me.
Thank you for that
Having been born to parents who did meth and other drugs, it wasn’t surprising to see in my DNA test result that I am extremely sensitive to those substances and there were caution to use a way lower dose if it ever had to be administered to me at the hospital. So mad respect for you observing that if you were to step down that route, it would lead to extreme consequences. I’d say the same for me.
I dont know if you care but thats not how it works your tolorence to substances would be irrelivent to how high of a chance your drug use would lead to extreme conceqences
@@owencallaghan6774 For me, once I begin drinking, I can’t stop, if I smoked weed, I’d need even more as tolerance builds (to a 1g cartridge or 1/8oz every couple of days.)
That’s what I meant by extreme consequences from tolerance buildup. Needing more and more, burning that hole in your wallet, unable to focus except to smoke more weed. I had to quit cold-turkey and now, I feel good without any weed or alcohol. Altho still addicted to sugar and salt in foods.
This is why I watch this dude, down to earth and straight up honest. Much love dude keep on keeping on.
“i always grew up thinking i’d be addicted to drugs but then i learned they were a lot of money”
good to see Zack has been the same guy since inception
Kinda a weird mentality for a kid to have and it obv shaped Asmon in the right way to avoid at all costs
@@Jabarri74 its not that weird for kids to grow up with that mentality if they grew up poor I have the same mentality and grew up poor
I come from a long line of drinkers (in fact my namesake for my middle name died of cirrhosis) and I recently quit drinking because I was starting to go down that road. Anybody else struggling stay strong and stay up. You can do this.
I'm almost 40 years old and I stopped drinking a few years ago for about 6 months straight. I noticed that I slept better, and didn't waste my weekends hungover. Once I did break my drinking fast I instantly regretted it. It just wasn't worth it. My sleep quality was terrible; waking up every few hours, feeling too hungover sick to play with my kids. It just wasn't working, so I stopped entirely. The first two weeks of quitting drinking is the most difficult, after that all my cravings went away. This young gentlemen is absolutely correct in his assessment.
I love that Zack says "I don't know if that's a good thing" in reference to being sober. It just shows humility and make a guy like me who smokes too much weed able to maybe think about being sober too cause he phrases it a way that isn't I AM RIGHT YOU ARE WRONG!- ty asmon you help me a lot
i think its all down to moderation. go ahead and smoke a joint or two, just don't burn through hundreds of dollars weekly if you can't afford it
Some people can stop at one or two, other people can’t- so it’s important to know which type you are, a moderator or an abstainer. Not out of choice, but which way you work.
For me I’m not good at moderation at all; so I have to abstain to keep myself healthy; I just have an addictive personality and I know this
@@happiness7808 Same, I've been burning through my stashes way too fast lately so think I'm going to start doing 3-4 days smoking then 3-4 days not smoking/ only smoking cbd. For me the hard part isn't not having being high, it's not having the smoke lol. Something about the action of smoking literally anything, is incredibly calming and my mind likes it.
You are such a genuine person, Zack. Keep it up dude.
thanks for promoting a sober lifestyle! Very rare to see in todays world.
I was the same in middle & high school. All my friends we're doing really hard drugs, offer it to me, and I'd always would say no. They would say "I was so cool because I didn't do drugs". I remember thinking, hey you could be cool too. I was their DD and just general sober friend. Why? Because they were my friends. Amazing creative people who were also hilarious and we just generally had amazing times. It's sad now as I've lost most of them, attending their funerals. It sucks and I know it's not easy to quit. I hope those having difficulties know they are not alone and know time is the greatest healer
Hey Man, Sense of identity and self worth are extremely important. I feel like in western culture ego gets mixed with self worth and sense of identity but knowing the difference and being a whole person is extremely important for an individual to discover.
Well said.
100%
I didn't finish the video the first time, and I just wanted to say genuinely from the bottom of my heat as a former Heroin addict who's been trying to be clean off and on since February 2018 and has a continuous year clean on May 8th. This video touches me in a special spot. I appreciate this. Every kid in highschool needs to hear this speech from whatever influencer or internet personality is relevant to them.
Hey man congrats on staying clean! Keep it up!
@@theogknight2292 Thanks bud. Getting back into wow saved my life. I had already been on this run of clean time for a few months when I picked it back up but it's kept me from being bored. I'm addicted to trying to get Rival now. I know I couldn't do my rotation high so the idea of getting high is insane to me.
@@NuclearSad hey man, if it works its is great. Its kinda refreshing to hear how videogames can be a good thing for once lol
Grats on your year. Now lets make it 2...then 3...etc. Stay Strong.
Well done, I'm proud of you and I don't even know you.
I was a heroin addict and I've been clean now since 2015. Sobriety is a blessing and a road one must want to travel alone.
Watching people in your life go through horrific experiences with drugs or alcohol, is a powerful dissuasion.
I had a grandfather, before the lung-cancer got him, from all the cigarettes. He never told anyone, my dad, his son, had to find out his father had cancer from the autopsy report. Never touched a cigarette in my entire life, never will.
i’m 22 and going through a severe alcohol addiction. stay away from drugs kids it’s not worth it. i’ve lost most my family and i recently lost my girlfriend to this. much love guys stay safe!
Jeez. Take care of yourself dude, moderation is key in all things
keep your head up king, your crown is falling 👑 in all seriousness, you're gonna make it man i believe in you and i'm just a stranger on the internet but with proper help i know you'll be able to get past this bump on the road. I'm 21 and have been struggling with my own substance abuse addiction as well so I can relate. i sincerely wish you good luck and health. stay safe man
The first step is being able to type that to strangers. Trust and believe the fight to end the alcohol consumption gets easier the more people you talk to about it. Talk to your guild, talk to your friends, talk to your family, talk to a stranger on the street. Go talk to a homeless person about your addiction then give him a 50 dollar bill for their time. You will gain VALUABLE insight and it will bring awareness to your trouble. Both to yourself and those who love you.
If all that fails, cut your drivers license in half, tape it back together with a gap inbetween it. If that doesnt work, go buy a quarter of weed, tell yourself you will not drink alcohol but instead will smoke weed. Weed is a much easier drug habit to kick than alcoholism and I will tell you, for a fact, weed got me through quitting alcohol. I have 3 DUI's and ruined my early life, I havnt drank alcohol in about a year and 2 months. (though, I do smoke weed still from time to time so you MUST KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES and the future problems this will cause and how to plan around them.)
Fishing for sympathy.
Hey man I had a drinking and drug problem too. You will make it. We are here for You. Remember You are ok even if substances have a grip on You, they aren't You. Best of luck.