I haven't had a drink all year!!! I feel so much better and I can't believe the abuse I put my body through. Congrats to the "lucky ones" we get it now
I feel tricked, lied to and it pisses me off. I'm 41 and only just starting to take my life back. I sometimes think I was put through the ringer with alcohol so that I can teach my daughters the true dangers.
You've probably increased not just your life expectancy but your health expectancy too. You may well live into your 80s or 90s and you'll get to see your daughters kids and their grand kids.
Here is the USA during Prohibition the government saw how easy alcohol could be made and immediately saw a huge revenue from taxing this poison, so it became a legal product..and a huge social problem.
@jujumulligan43 Prohibition was a huge failure that didn't keep anyone who wanted to drink from drinking. All it did was make huge profits for organized crime. Also, Prohibition didn't make the government realize that it could tax alcohol. Ever heard of the Whiskey Rebellion??
I drank heavily for 40 years. I had a focal seizure while laying hardwood floors a month ago. I believe it was related to my drinking.Scared the crap out of me , haven't touched alcohol since. I'm done.
@@papaspears5035 I spent two days in the hospital. All tests came back clear. Wake up call for sure, if I don't stop drinking I deserve what comes my way healthwise.
I got bells palsy which is very rare , probably something to do with my drinking . God only knows , the doctor said it was caused by my shingles . But now I'm think drinking half a bottle of scotch for months was the cause .
Got diagnosed with a pituitary tumour (messes your hormones up) and hypertension. Years of drinking a shedload on fri/sat weekly for 25 years didn't help.. and all the stress
Jordan Petersons quote on alcohol has resonated so much with me because it’s true…”If we had to make a bad drug legal, the worst choice was alcohol.” Somewhere down the line I started using excuses that if it’s legal it’s not as bad, boy was I a FOOL! Great video Kevin!
Give it up. Let your brain settle down, then think of your life objectively to find what it is that is really making you feel like you do. Understand yourself, accept youself and love yourself. In the meantime, do everything you can to improve your physical well-being: eat well, get exercise and dress well. Stay focussed, don't let anyone else bring you down, and in six months you'll be a new person. But first of all, you must stop poisoning yourself.
Im 45 and quit cold a week ago after 30 solid years of blackout drinking at least 3-4 times a week every week. I just had enough. You may make that decision as well.
I'm so sick of this question I get for the last 11 years I've quit now. Why don't you drink. I kid you not, the other day a few weeks ago a colleague said it worried him I didn't drink anymore because it's extreme and he associates extreme with far right...I mean, why do I have to put up with this shit. I know his rational is stupid but still. Anyway, done with alcohol, no matter the sacrifices.
Haha... some people listen to the news way too much for their own sanity. There's no sacrifice to not drinking when you think about it. For the most part, it's avoiding people like your man, which is one of the greatest pleasures of life
@@HabitsV2 I see your point. It feels like it took sacrifices sometimes which might be irrational. Avoiding these people who seem dedicated to making you seem like the strange one is part of the process. You wonder what is really going on inside them. Does it make them nervous or insecure? I quit drinking, smoking, bad food everything. Became fit. Some are genuinely impressed, "how can you have a bad week and not drink". Anyway, it's been bugging me lately. Thanks for the channel and your support
Thanks for another video. 5 years on from stopping drinking I still watch your vids. There is a realisation, almost an enlightenment, about our culture when your surrounded by people who see using this drug as acceptable, sociable, cool, sophisticated etc. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. I feel people are fooling themselves and being duped...I suppose we are so much more susceptible to this delusion if we have this substance swimming around our brains. At 60 years old, it's the best decision I made.
The reason people drink is because the social infrastructure in many countries, particularly in the west is revolved around pubs and bars and people go to these places to socialise.Throw in the need to lower social anxieties and stress and you have a recipe for addiction. Alcohol is a poison and the drinker loses about 13 years of life. It's a horrible disease. My heart goes out to those who still suffer! Thanks for the inspiring video Kevin!❤🙏
More or less is also used as a crutch or a scapegoat obviously . Becomes a normality if you drink enough for a long period , it's not normal behavior at all . I live New Zealand , don't even own a tv . But booze is very easy to obtain . The crap is sold like every few blocks more or less around where I live , it's just pure insanity . I find the energy drinks give me a fix , but I want to switch to green tea I think . Sugars just nasty stuff .
@@mehDOGIESRATS2222in a way, sugar is as noxious as ethanol, and also takes wherewithal to resist. FYI I don’t watch TV although I do have a couple in my house.
I was really happy when it dawned on me that alcohol just isn't my friend. I actually never needed it. It stinks that I had to drink so long in order to "socialize" when all that bought me was loss of sleep, loss of exercise, depression and effort that could have gone into bettering myself and helping other people. I can only say that being close to "boring" non-drinkers was a big help in moving on as you can just align your goals with theirs. Better friends and more viable romantic partners. It's just a better life in the end for everyone involved.
@@jakezywek6852 I guess we'd have to run the numbers on where the actual women are: how many are married, how many are homebodies, how many are at bars that you frequent. So while bars can be sausage-fests, yes, they do provide access to sex/dates at the cost of competition with the other men and participating in an idiot clown show. Which is what I did...
The sad thing is , is that the cards are stacked against the youth in our society from the get go..even when one tries to stop/cutback , you have an army of "friends " and family questioning why you want to be healthier off the poison. There is a singer of a popular rock band recently that died due to alcohol , and all everyone says is how nice of a guy etc , instead of how messed up he got . Hell his last show after heart surgery from his addiction to alcohol was at a wine/beer fest , and he still got belligerent drunk , insulting fans and almost passing out on stage from being hammered! Sooo f-ed up! Good talk Kev!
Besides the drinking culture in society, there is also the pressure of drinking within families when a parent is an alcoholic. My father is an alcoholic and so are two of my brothers. It's a horrendous situation for me because I am treated as an outsider because I don't drink anything like them. It's literally like being an outcast.
I’ve been out a couple of times since I quit about three weeks ago and you’re right. I’ve had “why aren’t you drinking?” as if it’s socially unacceptable not to drink and “you still not drinking, why?” I am disappointed with my partner who doesn’t understand and thinks my stopping is a whim. I feel she could be a more supportive because she’ll drink two bottles of wine a night over a weekend while I’m on soda and lime, which btw is great.
Brilliant video, this is one of my favourites. It's insane how delusional people are about what booze really is. It doesn't help that alcohol adverts on TV show beautiful, glamorous young people having a great time in exotic locations. They should really show people fighting in kebab shops, vomiting in the streets and beating their wives, if they wanted to accurately portray the effects of consuming their foul product!
When I was sober, I stopped saying”I don’t drink” at restaurants. I feel like it’s no one’s business. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but it seems right. I’m getting sober again starting today. I hope it’s not too late
Due to me having stomach issues, I went out tonight and was sober, only drinking water and Cranberry juice. I have so much energy and I had so much more fun hanging with my friends. Plus I saved money too. Definitely considering no longer drinking, I dont need alcohol to have fun.
Alcohol advertising should be banned the same way tobacco is in the U S. People should be free to put whatever poison into their bodies that they want, but trying to convince, cajole, seduce, and mislead them into poisoning themselves should be prohibited.
I"m sorry , I may sound crazy but I have a feeling of deja vu in watching this video. I have been watching many videos, and everything you publish of outmost honesty .Thanks you so much. As a teacher struggling and losing my self esteem every day , Im cloding in a shell of guilt and shame. When I compare myself at age 30 or 40, with 2 children, going to the gym 4 times a week with friends to exercise on weekends and a world I left.
I have many alcoholics in my family and I just reached drinking age. I have tried a couple of bottles but when I noticed I have three on hand I told my self I needed to define my culture, habits and for lack of better terms rules regarding it or everyone else will give them to me. I sought to find the better relationships and uses. It was nice to start that journey with this video. Thank you
Yt algorithm started playing whisky ads for me as soon as i started watching these videos. I just had to laugh. Another automated interaction with a device, inhuman, cold, serving corporate greed. The irony was not lost on me at all. Stay vigilant and aware friends. Onwards and upwards 👍
Live your life and enjoy it. I have developed a bit of a chip on my shoulder. When a drinker judges me in my mind I tell them off. I have learned to take the negative energy and use it for motivational fuel. Now not everyone can do this and that is ok to. The most important thing is personal responsibility. No matter how you learn to deal with the alcohol culture dont let it pull you down. Its a fast way to sucked back into drinking.
Went to 30-day rehab January 2021… best thing I’ve ever done. Tried IOP for few years on and off before that but couldn’t shake it. I’ve found that it just gets easier and easier to say “I don’t drink”. In fact it makes me proud to say that I can hang out and have fun without drinking. The key is to not care what other people think of you. I mean , I didn’t care when I was going to liquor store 9am to get a bunch of airplane bottles to start the day. All the best to everyone out there. 🙏😊
I enjoy following along with your "rambling" videos as you call them. Ha. I wouldnt call them rambling but its more a train of thougt on a subject that needs exploring. It could go on longer and down many paths . Our cultures all over the world are playing along with this big lie. It becomes so obvious when you exit the trap. The booze section at the grocery looks like a toy store to me now. You can see how its targeted as fun and exciting with all the clever names and colors and weird artwork and powerful images of how cool youll be when you slurp down this or that brand of poison. Its bizzarro. Young people have moved out of the toy section straight to the booze. Same coloring same marketing same trap. They put the boring colored beer in a different out of sight area for the seasoned drinkers who are broke. Ha
Great vid. Thanks man. You've helped me realise the futility and ridiculous of alcohol. More than 3 months AF new, I've stopped counting as I don't think about it to much right now. 👌 You're doing good work Paul
Just found your channel and i love it!! Í never drank because i have Crohn's disease and the pain just wasn't worth it but i have had crippling addictions to heroin, fentanyl, benzos and cocaine throughout my life. Thank God I'll be 3 years clean on November 4 and my life is so much better. My good friend has seemingly chosen alcohol over our friendship 2:27 of 10 years. He's already had a liver transplant and it didn't even slow him down. I doubt he'll get another. I asked him if he could not drink while in my apartment and he chose to stop coming over because i put too many "rules" on him. He's drunk every second of every day except when he's recovering from the day before. I know he's going to die soon but I'm out of ideas and i can't risk my own sobriety by being around someone who's constantly in an altered state. I guess i just wanted opinions.. Am i a terrible friend? I'm really at a loss here.
It’s like the man on the sinking ship said “every man for himself”. If you feel bad about a buddy you’re leaving behind ask yourself this, would it be better if I propped him up so he could suck in a few more drinks? The answer is a resounding no, because it’s quite possible that you would be sucked in too. Keep on keeping on everyone and just like your dad told you steer clear of bad company. 😁😁😁😊
We used to drink beer in the woods that was a lot of fun hooting with our friends. I always thought drinking in bars was a kin to death. Who wants to go drink and some dark dismal room? Like quit drinking years ago exactly because I realized it was just another load of garbage in America had to offer. Had no problem whatsoever.
I’ve noticed loads of things related to normalising alcohol since I’ve stopped drinking The beer or wine o’clock signs and glasses etc etc, it’s 15 days for me I was a music festival at the weekend and was determined not to drink. I had completed the beginners course and was really motivated and thought it would be easier considering my frame of mind, what an idiot nope I had to keep remind myself why I gave up and telling myself as Kevin says it’s your responsibility. The second day was much easier thankfully and got through my first real test so onwards and upwards 👆
Recipe for stopping drinking. 1, Wait until end of October (UK) 2, Find some suitable fields 3, Gather as many Liberty Cap mushrooms as you can. 4, Dry them completely. 5, Weigh out 5 gram. 6, Consume them on an empty stomach with the sole intent of quitting alcohol. 7, In the following weeks and months keep empathising to yourself how much you hate alcohol. Repeat steps 5-7 if needed.
Day 4 for me after many attempts to quit … it’s been a journey of learning and seeing the same result every time I go back to the booze .. onwards and upwards we March
Ive been sober for 2 months now and am shooting atleast until new years. My goal is to let my body heal then attempt to drink moderatly. Its a slippery slope but this time Im gonna really focus on moderate and only drink with friends. If I start buying bottles all over again Im gonna have to nip it in the bud right away.
I will be moving in with my partner of 28 years. Sh will monitor and oversee my gradual reduction of alcohol by two units a week till zero. I will sign on to one of your programs when I am clean. Thanks for your inspiration ☮️
There's an agenda being pushed in cinema & TV. TV soaps are allways showing characters drinking & depict it in a wholly inaccurate way. In the Chris Nolan Batman films Bruce Wayne would actually pretend to be drunk but would be seen to be throwing away glasses of champagne... roll on a few years however & they have Ben Affleck pouring scotch out of a crystal decanter (this trope is such a cliche in cinema, I have never worked anywhere that has someone keep a decanter of scoth in their office...it's just a cliche used in cinema to normalise alcohol consumption when you're tired & stressed). Don't even get me started on Bond...
From the very epicenter of America's (and perhaps the world's) alcohol culture, "Drink Wisconsibly" is the favorite slogan for half the state's population. What "Drink Wisconsinbly" really means is, "Drink as much as possible, as fast as possible as often as possible".
Not an alcoholic at all, but not happy with some habits Ive had. Not a drop for 7 days and I feel great for it. Not planning to be a teetotaler but, who knows. Time for a reset for my habits and health. Good sleep. Feel better about myself already.
I have figured out that when it comes to getting your money, industry, especially in consumer goods, takes it to scientific and ruthless ends to do it. This product buys houses and puts kids through school for the executives that sell it, but at an amazingly high societal cost. I work in the defense industry, I suppose this industry that creates more precise and potent weaponry rides the fine moral line. I guess we can say the threat of state against state violence has a moderating effect, but as I get older I know this stuff ends up under the control of psychopaths.
I never really drank in bars i quit for probably 4 years got colitis and started drinking again it kinda helped my pain but im trying to quit drinking again i can go few weeks or months but my colitis acts up and it hurts like hell haven't found anything that really helps ive even been on pain killers and they don't do much if it hurts really bad nothing helps in pain now wanting to drink but im trying not too
why is it i can drink one beer a month in the winter i dont drink at all i dont smoke i dont take drugs? I just care about my health and i like to be in control i dont want to drink and drive i dont want to go to jail does it mean more than half the world has no control of what they do? if so that is scary
I been sober for a while now I'm 52 get fed up of hangovers and binging at weekends and recovering in the week plus other recreational drugs etc...But when yo7r younger it's all part of the fun tbh...Youngsters should drink, party , take drugs have sex enjoy themselves etc...I don't regret my younger days I'm proud of if just at a certain point u should grow out of it.
Not born but made. But also...more to be pitied than condemned Kev. But you know that. Thank you for your outstanding videos. Don’t stop please. Keep the big NO -ALCOHOL stuff going. (It’s very dark there no? Get out with the doggies again!).
5 years without a drop in June for me, lost many friends to the drink though. Alcohol does more harm and kills more than all the illegal drugs combined. The only thing that comes close is pharmaceuticals, also legal.
So many TV shows & Movies have & are still "normalizing" alcolol use, & being hung over is almost a badge of honor. Having a drink or two with a friend. Partying till you puke. Having a couple glasses of wine or some kind of whiskey on the rocks when a character gets stressed out, & getting a bit too drunk is usually funny, watching or dealing with their friend being drunk & dumb. It is everywhere, & buying your 1st drink when you turn of age is another badge if honor. Being dumb drunk teenagers is always cool for movies. IDK - it often gets "normalized" & "glorified". Plus the fact you can get it ANYWHERE - it makes it seem like the normal thing to do, & when you say "no thank you, I don't drink" you get stared at like they are waiting for You to say "NOT!! -LOL!! SURE, give me a drink!!". Then People ask "never?" Or "Are you not feeling well?". When you finally say "I DON'T DRINK - I never do!" They ask "why" & if I say anything other than "I just don't - it's just not for me" they will assume that you have an alcohol problem that you are dealing with. It can be frustrating, but that's the only way I have seen people question how much THEY drink. Otherwise they think "oh - that person is an alcoholic, & I'm not, so I don't care about whatever they say.". It's weird because if when they finally understand you don't drink because you don't enjoy it, they will say things like "yeh, I only drink a bit of wine on the weekends" or something like that because they don't want for YOU to think that THEY drink TOO much - at least". I find it kinda funny when that happens. IDK - everything in moderation right!? That's fine with me - If someone else drinks, that is fine, but if they are always drunk & dumb, I haven't the time.
Young peopkd shpuld drink , taje drugs and have a laugh , part of nding young , i dont regret my younger party days atall , its i got older my mindset changed massivly..Stopped being fun..
Well'l a survey says one in four 18 to 24 years olds don't touch alcohol there is the good news, my generation i am 69 now to your generation you were the odd one out if you did not drink at all there Kev.
What's worrying is that this video only has about 5k views and the channel only has 60k subs. This is the most common sense 13 minutes anyone is likely to listen to but 99.99% of people just aren't interested. They'd rather watch a cat playing the piano getting 30 million views or something else just as puerile and pointless.
Good talk...I never had the great time drinking that the commercials show on TV. You know, Beautiful people all walking around, smiling, great music, that Hot babe giving you that look loving Look...Mine would end up with me puking behind the Rose's, hating the day.
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I haven't had a drink all year!!! I feel so much better and I can't believe the abuse I put my body through. Congrats to the "lucky ones" we get it now
Well done 👍
I feel tricked, lied to and it pisses me off. I'm 41 and only just starting to take my life back. I sometimes think I was put through the ringer with alcohol so that I can teach my daughters the true dangers.
hey, at 41 you figured it out much sooner than many, congrats! Don’t look back.
You've probably increased not just your life expectancy but your health expectancy too. You may well live into your 80s or 90s and you'll get to see your daughters kids and their grand kids.
The culture and acceptance of this drug being available is unreal. Thank you.
Here is the USA during Prohibition the government saw how easy alcohol could be made and immediately saw a huge revenue from taxing this poison, so it became a legal product..and a huge social problem.
@jujumulligan43 Prohibition was a huge failure that didn't keep anyone who wanted to drink from drinking.
All it did was make huge profits for organized crime.
Also, Prohibition didn't make the government realize that it could tax alcohol. Ever heard of the Whiskey Rebellion??
I drank heavily for 40 years. I had a focal seizure while laying hardwood floors a month ago. I believe it was related to my drinking.Scared the crap out of me , haven't touched alcohol since. I'm done.
Keep it away. Hospitalisation looms. Stay strong 💪
@@papaspears5035 I spent two days in the hospital. All tests came back clear. Wake up call for sure, if I don't stop drinking I deserve what comes my way healthwise.
I got bells palsy which is very rare , probably something to do with my drinking . God only knows , the doctor said it was caused by my shingles . But now I'm think drinking half a bottle of scotch for months was the cause .
no doubt 40 years of hard drinking will affect your nervous system. Welcome to the sunshine 🌞
Got diagnosed with a pituitary tumour (messes your hormones up) and hypertension. Years of drinking a shedload on fri/sat weekly for 25 years didn't help.. and all the stress
There's definitely a perception that you aren't an alcoholic until you're REALLY down and out.
Jordan Petersons quote on alcohol has resonated so much with me because it’s true…”If we had to make a bad drug legal, the worst choice was alcohol.” Somewhere down the line I started using excuses that if it’s legal it’s not as bad, boy was I a FOOL! Great video Kevin!
I’m 43 and am drinking more than I ever have and I’m probably the the saddest , loneliest , unfocused , moody I have ever been . It’s truly a poison .
Never too late to stop!
Give it up. Let your brain settle down, then think of your life objectively to find what it is that is really making you feel like you do. Understand yourself, accept youself and love yourself. In the meantime, do everything you can to improve your physical well-being: eat well, get exercise and dress well. Stay focussed, don't let anyone else bring you down, and in six months you'll be a new person. But first of all, you must stop poisoning yourself.
Too right does that to me too. Temper quick to rise I find. After some time off all calm
Im 45 and quit cold a week ago after 30 solid years of blackout drinking at least 3-4 times a week every week. I just had enough. You may make that decision as well.
around that age is the time to break bad habits picked up in our youth
The hardest part for me right now is the regret from wasting so much time and money on poison.
I'm so sick of this question I get for the last 11 years I've quit now. Why don't you drink. I kid you not, the other day a few weeks ago a colleague said it worried him I didn't drink anymore because it's extreme and he associates extreme with far right...I mean, why do I have to put up with this shit. I know his rational is stupid but still. Anyway, done with alcohol, no matter the sacrifices.
Haha... some people listen to the news way too much for their own sanity. There's no sacrifice to not drinking when you think about it. For the most part, it's avoiding people like your man, which is one of the greatest pleasures of life
@@HabitsV2 I see your point. It feels like it took sacrifices sometimes which might be irrational. Avoiding these people who seem dedicated to making you seem like the strange one is part of the process. You wonder what is really going on inside them. Does it make them nervous or insecure? I quit drinking, smoking, bad food everything. Became fit. Some are genuinely impressed, "how can you have a bad week and not drink". Anyway, it's been bugging me lately. Thanks for the channel and your support
not drinking is the new "alt-right" :D -
@@futureofmoney3527I guess so, our extreme approach to being healthy is destroying democracy. Let's all drink again ;)
Thanks for another video. 5 years on from stopping drinking I still watch your vids.
There is a realisation, almost an enlightenment, about our culture when your surrounded by people who see using this drug as acceptable, sociable, cool, sophisticated etc.
I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
I feel people are fooling themselves and being duped...I suppose we are so much more susceptible to this delusion if we have this substance swimming around our brains.
At 60 years old, it's the best decision I made.
Part of it is the crowd you're hanging around. AA groups watch sports, without the alcohol, have a good time, and alcohol consumption is DISCOURAGED.
@@deded1057the world Cup in dubai was or less alcohol free.
Turning 60 in January. I want to consider Alcohol as something in my past. 15 days going strong! I couldn't do it without Kevin's videos ❤
The reason people drink is because the social infrastructure in many countries, particularly in the west is revolved around pubs and bars and people go to these places to socialise.Throw in the need to lower social anxieties and stress and you have a recipe for addiction. Alcohol is a poison and the drinker loses about 13 years of life. It's a horrible disease. My heart goes out to those who still suffer! Thanks for the inspiring video Kevin!❤🙏
More or less is also used as a crutch or a scapegoat obviously . Becomes a normality if you drink enough for a long period , it's not normal behavior at all . I live New Zealand , don't even own a tv . But booze is very easy to obtain . The crap is sold like every few blocks more or less around where I live , it's just pure insanity . I find the energy drinks give me a fix , but I want to switch to green tea I think . Sugars just nasty stuff .
@@mehDOGIESRATS2222in a way, sugar is as noxious as ethanol, and also takes wherewithal to resist. FYI I don’t watch TV although I do have a couple in my house.
@@mehDOGIESRATS2222 Agree. Well said!👋
@@JIMKATSANIDIS Thanks
@@mehDOGIESRATS2222You're welcome. Have a great day!❤
I was really happy when it dawned on me that alcohol just isn't my friend. I actually never needed it. It stinks that I had to drink so long in order to "socialize" when all that bought me was loss of sleep, loss of exercise, depression and effort that could have gone into bettering myself and helping other people.
I can only say that being close to "boring" non-drinkers was a big help in moving on as you can just align your goals with theirs. Better friends and more viable romantic partners. It's just a better life in the end for everyone involved.
True apart from the Romantic Partners thing. Men who quit alcohol may as well become monks. They will not get laid or date.
@@jakezywek6852 I guess we'd have to run the numbers on where the actual women are: how many are married, how many are homebodies, how many are at bars that you frequent. So while bars can be sausage-fests, yes, they do provide access to sex/dates at the cost of competition with the other men and participating in an idiot clown show. Which is what I did...
The sad thing is , is that the cards are stacked against the youth in our society from the get go..even when one tries to stop/cutback , you have an army of "friends " and family questioning why you want to be healthier off the poison. There is a singer of a popular rock band recently that died due to alcohol , and all everyone says is how nice of a guy etc , instead of how messed up he got . Hell his last show after heart surgery from his addiction to alcohol was at a wine/beer fest , and he still got belligerent drunk , insulting fans and almost passing out on stage from being hammered! Sooo f-ed up! Good talk Kev!
2 months Alcohol Free. I feel great and no going back!❤
Wow Kevin, you are SPOT ON with this message. Thank you so much. Best wishes to you!!!
Besides the drinking culture in society, there is also the pressure of drinking within families when a parent is an alcoholic. My father is an alcoholic and so are two of my brothers. It's a horrendous situation for me because I am treated as an outsider because I don't drink anything like them. It's literally like being an outcast.
I’ve been out a couple of times since I quit about three weeks ago and you’re right. I’ve had “why aren’t you drinking?” as if it’s socially unacceptable not to drink and “you still not drinking, why?” I am disappointed with my partner who doesn’t understand and thinks my stopping is a whim. I feel she could be a more supportive because she’ll drink two bottles of wine a night over a weekend while I’m on soda and lime, which btw is great.
Keep it up. Things will start to fall into place and you'll find out the type of people you don't care to have in your life anymore
Club soda with lime. It ain’t bad actually. And I don’t get drowsy! Then a cappuccino later.
Are you still alcohol free, and did you keep the same friendship group?
Brilliant video, this is one of my favourites. It's insane how delusional people are about what booze really is. It doesn't help that alcohol adverts on TV show beautiful, glamorous young people having a great time in exotic locations. They should really show people fighting in kebab shops, vomiting in the streets and beating their wives, if they wanted to accurately portray the effects of consuming their foul product!
I actually had the attitude that the people I was hanging out with at the bar had an alcohol problem, but I was fine. Reallity finally hit me..
You helped me stop drinking after 40 years..
When I was sober, I stopped saying”I don’t drink” at restaurants. I feel like it’s no one’s business. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but it seems right. I’m getting sober again starting today. I hope it’s not too late
MAD RESPECT to all those who say no. The whole world celebrated the destructive poison while you're setting the better example.
Not a Ramble at all Good Sir, I listened to this video like an E-Book of sorts. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you sir
Due to me having stomach issues, I went out tonight and was sober, only drinking water and Cranberry juice. I have so much energy and I had so much more fun hanging with my friends. Plus I saved money too. Definitely considering no longer drinking, I dont need alcohol to have fun.
Oh man I got the 'poor you' comment too from someone I thought was intelligent. That cemented it for me to know I am doing the right thing .
I will not drink tonight....that’s a start
Yes, always the best place to start, at the beginning. Best of luck to you.
Alcohol advertising should be banned the same way tobacco is in the U S.
People should be free to put whatever poison into their bodies that they want, but trying to convince, cajole, seduce, and mislead them into poisoning themselves should be prohibited.
The guy from Smashmouth just died. "Hepatic insufficiency".
I"m sorry , I may sound crazy but I have a feeling of deja vu in watching this video. I have been watching many videos, and everything you publish of outmost honesty .Thanks you so much. As a teacher struggling and losing my self esteem every day , Im cloding in a shell of guilt and shame. When I compare myself at age 30 or 40, with 2 children, going to the gym 4 times a week with friends to exercise on weekends and a world I left.
guilt and shame is a product of cultural relativism, but putting down what is causing you to feel it is just good sense. You can live without it!
I have many alcoholics in my family and I just reached drinking age. I have tried a couple of bottles but when I noticed I have three on hand I told my self I needed to define my culture, habits and for lack of better terms rules regarding it or everyone else will give them to me.
I sought to find the better relationships and uses. It was nice to start that journey with this video. Thank you
Yt algorithm started playing whisky ads for me as soon as i started watching these videos. I just had to laugh. Another automated interaction with a device, inhuman, cold, serving corporate greed. The irony was not lost on me at all. Stay vigilant and aware friends. Onwards and upwards 👍
Live your life and enjoy it. I have developed a bit of a chip on my shoulder. When a drinker judges me in my mind I tell them off. I have learned to take the negative energy and use it for motivational fuel. Now not everyone can do this and that is ok to. The most important thing is personal responsibility. No matter how you learn to deal with the alcohol culture dont let it pull you down. Its a fast way to sucked back into drinking.
Went to 30-day rehab January 2021… best thing I’ve ever done. Tried IOP for few years on and off before that but couldn’t shake it. I’ve found that it just gets easier and easier to say “I don’t drink”. In fact it makes me proud to say that I can hang out and have fun without drinking. The key is to not care what other people think of you. I mean , I didn’t care when I was going to liquor store 9am to get a bunch of airplane bottles to start the day. All the best to everyone out there. 🙏😊
Absolutely agree ,I have been sober for almost 7 years and love my sobriety .❤thankyou
I enjoy following along with your "rambling" videos as you call them. Ha. I wouldnt call them rambling but its more a train of thougt on a subject that needs exploring. It could go on longer and down many paths . Our cultures all over the world are playing along with this big lie. It becomes so obvious when you exit the trap. The booze section at the grocery looks like a toy store to me now. You can see how its targeted as fun and exciting with all the clever names and colors and weird artwork and powerful images of how cool youll be when you slurp down this or that brand of poison. Its bizzarro. Young people have moved out of the toy section straight to the booze. Same coloring same marketing same trap.
They put the boring colored beer in a different out of sight area for the seasoned drinkers who are broke. Ha
Thank you for a detailed, informative video. Contrary to what some believe, alcohol is not a harmless bit of fun.
That's it. If you want a harmless bit of fun, go to a fun park. You don't have to poison your body into the bargain.
I lean into it. I tell people "Oh I don't drink" without hesitation (IF they ask, if they don't ask, no need to talk about it). End of.
Great vid. Thanks man.
You've helped me realise the futility and ridiculous of alcohol.
More than 3 months AF new, I've stopped counting as I don't think about it to much right now.
👌 You're doing good work
Paul
Just found your channel and i love it!! Í never drank because i have Crohn's disease and the pain just wasn't worth it but i have had crippling addictions to heroin, fentanyl, benzos and cocaine throughout my life. Thank God I'll be 3 years clean on November 4 and my life is so much better.
My good friend has seemingly chosen alcohol over our friendship 2:27 of 10 years. He's already had a liver transplant and it didn't even slow him down. I doubt he'll get another. I asked him if he could not drink while in my apartment and he chose to stop coming over because i put too many "rules" on him. He's drunk every second of every day except when he's recovering from the day before. I know he's going to die soon but I'm out of ideas and i can't risk my own sobriety by being around someone who's constantly in an altered state. I guess i just wanted opinions.. Am i a terrible friend? I'm really at a loss here.
It’s like the man on the sinking ship said “every man for himself”. If you feel bad about a buddy you’re leaving behind ask yourself this, would it be better if I propped him up so he could suck in a few more drinks? The answer is a resounding no, because it’s quite possible that you would be sucked in too. Keep on keeping on everyone and just like your dad told you steer clear of bad company. 😁😁😁😊
We used to drink beer in the woods that was a lot of fun hooting with our friends. I always thought drinking in bars was a kin to death. Who wants to go drink and some dark dismal room? Like quit drinking years ago exactly because I realized it was just another load of garbage in America had to offer. Had no problem whatsoever.
The sad truth is Big Alcohol doesn't care about people's health. Their concern is making lots of money!
fact
Of course
I’ve noticed loads of things related to normalising alcohol since I’ve stopped drinking The beer or wine o’clock signs and glasses etc etc, it’s 15 days for me I was a music festival at the weekend and was determined not to drink. I had completed the beginners course and was really motivated and thought it would be easier considering my frame of mind, what an idiot nope I had to keep remind myself why I gave up and telling myself as Kevin says it’s your responsibility. The second day was much easier thankfully and got through my first real test so onwards and upwards 👆
Recipe for stopping drinking.
1, Wait until end of October (UK)
2, Find some suitable fields
3, Gather as many Liberty Cap mushrooms as you can.
4, Dry them completely.
5, Weigh out 5 gram.
6, Consume them on an empty stomach with the sole intent of quitting alcohol.
7, In the following weeks and months keep empathising to yourself how much you hate alcohol.
Repeat steps 5-7 if needed.
Don't replace one drug with another. Just be clean.
Good communication skills, Good truthful message.
I hate alcohol. Quit when I was 40. I have real contempt for it. Drinkers bore me.
Thank you for being you and helping us all see through the bullshit.
drank heavily for many wasted years i might have a few pints when on holiday but thats it life is so much better now
Day 4 for me after many attempts to quit … it’s been a journey of learning and seeing the same result every time I go back to the booze .. onwards and upwards we March
Well said Kev spot on.
Ive been sober for 2 months now and am shooting atleast until new years. My goal is to let my body heal then attempt to drink moderatly. Its a slippery slope but this time Im gonna really focus on moderate and only drink with friends. If I start buying bottles all over again Im gonna have to nip it in the bud right away.
I will be moving in with my partner of 28 years. Sh will monitor and oversee my gradual reduction of alcohol by two units a week till zero. I will sign on to one of your programs when I am clean. Thanks for your inspiration ☮️
There's an agenda being pushed in cinema & TV.
TV soaps are allways showing characters drinking & depict it in a wholly inaccurate way. In the Chris Nolan Batman films Bruce Wayne would actually pretend to be drunk but would be seen to be throwing away glasses of champagne... roll on a few years however & they have Ben Affleck pouring scotch out of a crystal decanter (this trope is such a cliche in cinema, I have never worked anywhere that has someone keep a decanter of scoth in their office...it's just a cliche used in cinema to normalise alcohol consumption when you're tired & stressed). Don't even get me started on Bond...
From the very epicenter of America's (and perhaps the world's) alcohol culture, "Drink Wisconsibly" is the favorite slogan for half the state's population. What "Drink Wisconsinbly" really means is, "Drink as much as possible, as fast as possible as often as possible".
Not an alcoholic at all, but not happy with some habits Ive had. Not a drop for 7 days and I feel great for it. Not planning to be a teetotaler but, who knows. Time for a reset for my habits and health. Good sleep. Feel better about myself already.
Our culture is not in harmony with our nervous system.
Thanks!
I appreciate it. Thank you!
I have figured out that when it comes to getting your money, industry, especially in consumer goods, takes it to scientific and ruthless ends to do it. This product buys houses and puts kids through school for the executives that sell it, but at an amazingly high societal cost. I work in the defense industry, I suppose this industry that creates more precise and potent weaponry rides the fine moral line. I guess we can say the threat of state against state violence has a moderating effect, but as I get older I know this stuff ends up under the control of psychopaths.
I never really drank in bars i quit for probably 4 years got colitis and started drinking again it kinda helped my pain but im trying to quit drinking again i can go few weeks or months but my colitis acts up and it hurts like hell haven't found anything that really helps ive even been on pain killers and they don't do much if it hurts really bad nothing helps in pain now wanting to drink but im trying not too
why is it i can drink one beer a month in the winter i dont drink at all i dont smoke i dont take drugs? I just care about my health and i like to be in control i dont want to drink and drive i dont want to go to jail does it mean more than half the world has no control of what they do? if so that is scary
I been sober for a while now I'm 52 get fed up of hangovers and binging at weekends and recovering in the week plus other recreational drugs etc...But when yo7r younger it's all part of the fun tbh...Youngsters should drink, party , take drugs have sex enjoy themselves etc...I don't regret my younger days I'm proud of if just at a certain point u should grow out of it.
It’s funny this happened at an Indian restaurant since that culture generally restricts meat consumption and alcohol.
I dont like the way it makes me feel.They will have no answer to that
Not born but made. But also...more to be pitied than condemned Kev. But you know that. Thank you for your outstanding videos. Don’t stop please. Keep the big NO -ALCOHOL stuff going. (It’s very dark there no? Get out with the doggies again!).
Out every day with the dogs. Sometimes they're just for walking and thinking. No filming 😀
Thank you!! so so true!
5 years without a drop in June for me, lost many friends to the drink though.
Alcohol does more harm and kills more than all the illegal drugs combined.
The only thing that comes close is pharmaceuticals, also legal.
So many TV shows & Movies have & are still "normalizing" alcolol use, & being hung over is almost a badge of honor. Having a drink or two with a friend. Partying till you puke. Having a couple glasses of wine or some kind of whiskey on the rocks when a character gets stressed out, & getting a bit too drunk is usually funny, watching or dealing with their friend being drunk & dumb. It is everywhere, & buying your 1st drink when you turn of age is another badge if honor. Being dumb drunk teenagers is always cool for movies. IDK - it often gets "normalized" & "glorified". Plus the fact you can get it ANYWHERE - it makes it seem like the normal thing to do, & when you say "no thank you, I don't drink" you get stared at like they are waiting for You to say "NOT!! -LOL!! SURE, give me a drink!!". Then People ask "never?" Or "Are you not feeling well?". When you finally say "I DON'T DRINK - I never do!" They ask "why" & if I say anything other than "I just don't - it's just not for me" they will assume that you have an alcohol problem that you are dealing with. It can be frustrating, but that's the only way I have seen people question how much THEY drink. Otherwise they think "oh - that person is an alcoholic, & I'm not, so I don't care about whatever they say.". It's weird because if when they finally understand you don't drink because you don't enjoy it, they will say things like "yeh, I only drink a bit of wine on the weekends" or something like that because they don't want for YOU to think that THEY drink TOO much - at least". I find it kinda funny when that happens. IDK - everything in moderation right!? That's fine with me - If someone else drinks, that is fine, but if they are always drunk & dumb, I haven't the time.
58 days Alcohol Free .
Is it 100 days 6 months or a year before you never think about drinking ever again
I guess you've reached the 6 month mark! How are you getting on?
Young peopkd shpuld drink , taje drugs and have a laugh , part of nding young , i dont regret my younger party days atall , its i got older my mindset changed massivly..Stopped being fun..
Well'l a survey says one in four 18 to 24 years olds don't touch alcohol there is the good news, my generation i am 69 now to your generation you were the odd one out if you did not drink at all there Kev.
What's worrying is that this video only has about 5k views and the channel only has 60k subs. This is the most common sense 13 minutes anyone is likely to listen to but 99.99% of people just aren't interested. They'd rather watch a cat playing the piano getting 30 million views or something else just as puerile and pointless.
I think it’s safe to say that Islam is correct about alcohol…
xanax frozen alcohol.
Good talk...I never had the great time drinking that the commercials show on TV. You know, Beautiful people all walking around, smiling, great music,
that Hot babe giving you that look loving
Look...Mine would end up with me puking behind the Rose's, hating the day.
Alcoholics cope all the time ...they dont want to accept reality how much alcohol sucks !