100 Days Without Alcohol: Here's What Happened | Men's Health UK
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2019
- Forget Dry January. We challenged our writer to go without booze for 100 days.
It wasn't easy. Over the course of three months, he fell off the wagon and found that he was replacing his drinking habits with sugar. He also discovered some startling facts about his health and the changes that were going on inside his body.
This is his journey.
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A quote my mom always told me: “the pain of discipline is always better than the pain of regret.”
Blessings to your Mom and to all that go alcohol free.
love that saying
That’s a classic
That quote has been in my wallet for years and moved to my fridge about 5 years ago. One of my faves..
Wow, I needed to hear that right now 🙏
Last drink I had was November 21, 2001! Looking forward to celebrating 20 years sober next year!
Respect
That is an amazing accomplishment not even 1 percent of today's population would be able to go 5 years alcohol free let alone 20!
Respect 💪
@@KanwarAnand Thank you!
@@nathanhughes9996 Thank you!
Wow great job!
Addiction: Lose everything to get one thing.
Sobriety: Give up one thing to get everything.
Sooooo true!🤗
A like that its basically the lot in a nutshell!!
i think that
Very wise
I've been sober 3 months I feel really great not anxious or hangover my girlfriend said I'm like the nicest guy in the universe lol but I'm getting ot of shit from my former drinkers
Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised.
I know thats right!
I love this comment!
No it actually doesn't
@@coreymongiat9343 yes it does
@@amazinggrace313 It doesn't...trust me.
Been drinking 14 years everyday, started when I was 16 thought it was cool, turned into an addict. But now changing my life! 2 weeks sober now. It’s hard but pushing thru it
Keep going, start exercising. Replace the negative addiction with a positive one.
stay strong brother. i gotta do the same as well. little steps lead to the bigger things
I love it man!
Just stop drinking for a day and you'll find it easier
Change your thoughts, change your ways… keep pushing bro
Two weeks sober, eating healthy and exercising regularly and for someone who drank most days ate crap and was a couch potato I’m proud of myself.
Good for you! Check out: Craig at "Quit Drinking Expert" for reinforcement! He's got some great videos, and some are VERY entertaining and humorous! 😁
Amazing! I sincerely hope you are still sober!
On top of the comment before me, I also recommend reading "The easy way to quit drinking" by Allan Carr.
I pray for u sir 🙏
You should be
How's it going? I quit around the same time you did it looks like.
30yrs of moderate to heavy drinking every single day. Just made 30 days sober without rehab and losing weight and starting to feel fantastic. I'm too scared to go back to my old ways so here's to getting healthy. 💪
How you making out? Any withdrawal issues? Thinking of giving it a go
@@tmcg1907 I did have bad withdrawals which I took Valium to assist in the first two weeks. It's hard, I relapsed after 60days. I'm two weeks in to this attempt, feeling like I can do it this time.
Good luck with your journey.
@@clinteastcoast Hmm, valium makes me hostile and aggressive. Strangely. So I'll have to look for something else for that window. Thanks!
Good luck, sir; you got this.
14 years... on 100 days now
@@christopherboudreau6328 go strong bro. You can do it. 💪
Last drink for me was on October 11th, 1996… 25 years clean and sober. Stopping drinking is the best decision I made in my life. I stopped poisoning my body .. and started living my best life.
4 days after I was born!!! Congrats for making it this far!
Whoa!!!!
2.5 years sober. If this drunk can quit, anyone can .
Michael M McDonald how you getting on ?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE, TRUST ME.💋💋
Kudos for the Video clip! Forgive me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you thought about - Saankramer Life Card System (do a google search)? It is an awesome one off product for learning how to stop drinking without the hard work. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work colleague got amazing results with it.
any improvement with your hair ?
Congratulations on your success. Keep up the good work.
Im over 2 months without it or cigs. Now started bodybuilding and clean eating, never felt better both mentally and physically, let alone all the money I’m saving. Fuck alcohol, life’s better without it
Golden Era Fanatic : thanks man.
I appreciate a good F Bomb where needed. I’m only a week in but you motivated me. Legit.
Fresh Oxygen start exercising mate. I haven’t felt this good in 6 years, and mental stability and clarity is awesome, I’m happy and confident again
Golden Era Fanatic : Thanks man!
Fuck alcohol and cigs.... I'm only 80 days in but I'm feeling great and I never want to go back...Ever!
Golden Era Fanatic happy for you! i’m on the same mission! stay strong pyimp! 💪🏽
Tonight is my first night sober in years. I finally did it. :)
How are u doing?
Good
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
@@daniel-km4qx
Great. Proud of u
How long you been drunk bud lol
I'm at 2.5mo sober (Jan 2nd, 2022) and starting to think I can drink again. Reading all these amazing stories has helped me realize I need to not drink. Thanks everyone!
I just hit 45 days. It’s so amazing! I wasn’t expecting such dramatic transformation, but I’m 15 pounds down and have lost over 4 inches on my waistline. I’ve been drinking pretty much every night for the past 14 years. My plan is to take a break for a solid year.
Some people can, some people can't. I know alcoholics that have to go completely dry and some that only drink once or twice a month when there is something to celebrate or just to have fun with some friends.
@@marchfifth1754 Alchoholics cannot drink once or twice a month for fun. Those folks might just be heavy drinkers that decided to moderate.
I'm starting today after 10 years of moderate to heavy consumption. Please wish me luck 😞
Wish you all the luck in the world Mark, you can do it! 👍
@@vamdreco thank you buddy
Me too. We got this. Tomorrow morning is day one. I have a feeling we’re gonna do great.
@@joesmith389 stay strong mate. I almost caved in tonight as family are all having a drink. Its not easy but I keep thinking at least I'll be waking fresh rather than full of guilt etc
@@playthechanges thank you mate
I'm sober 3 years. Lost 50 pounds, saved alot of money and made many other changes too 💪
That's fucking brilliant bro . Big shout out from Townsville Queensland Australia mate . I love hearing that sort of shit .
Well done brah...Bet you don't miss the piss!
@@JT-fn4eu thanks. My bro from Australia 💪😎👍
@@anthonywhite9912 you are definitely right. I traded the piss for the honor role in dental hygiene college 💪😎👍
Well done, keep up the great work
I’m 40 days no drinks ! I don’t know how long I want to do it but I feel great whoever needs to hear this. YOU CAN DO THIS!
@Slavery is Freedom, War is Peace Dude are u a nazi wtf lmao
Good work
I did the 40 day no alcohol. Amazing feeling how the body and mind responds. After that, I totally cut down to almost no alcohol. I only have one craft beer to watch a ballgame every now and again. I have lost my taste for hard liquor, wine and cheap beer. My mindset has completely changed.
What do you do with the time you usually spend on boozing?
“I regret quitting drinking.” -Said no one ever.
Yes, or... "I wish that I got drunk last night!"
Comparable to, "I regret not getting a tattoo." Only more important.
Bruh
i will never quit entirely, i just leave it for special ocassions. Weekend nights out? i can have fun with just water and juice, maybe a soda at most. a friends birthday? that's once a year, i can have some drinks
@@waNErBOY i think that’s a somewhat healthy relationship with alcohol although i’d still try to just go completely sober for at least 6 months or even a year
Alcohol is pure poison....I tell myself this every time I want a drink.
Hang in there everyone, it gets easier day by day.
That is true but its your best friend when the world you live in sucks , you wan't to try living with bell palsy and then you will know true depression
@@forestalmo2417 you r going threw a truly scary situation but bells is self limiting n hopefully u wont have residual effects n go on to a regular healthy life. luck,brother
@@pinhead7960 Very true even without it I'v been my worst enemy at times , churs for reply . Lucky to be kiwi I guess
Yup. Thank you
Truth.
I've been without any weed or alcohol for 83 days. I can't even believe it. One day I said lets see how long I can last, thinking it would be a week.
Club Astro Transcendental Motor That’s amazing. I’ve done 6 weeks without weed and on day 1 abstaining from alcohol 😚
Keep up the good work. Keep on improving yourself.
@@jayortiz5589 I am glad that you feel so much better after not drinking alcohol habitually
@@jayortiz5589 Good for you. Keep it up. I’m on day 469 with nothing. I eventually even stopped coffee. This pandemic has driven me into a journey of self improvement and with no alcohol or weed making my days blend, I have even gone to taking measures that made me lose 34 pounds.
Think about all the money you spent.
I just achieved 33 years sober today, I went cold turkey from day one, no AAInvolvement, no advice from Doctors etc. It can be done.
Been a heavy drinker for 20+ Years. Today is my 6th day without any alcohol. And i woke up this morning feeling energetic and great. It's been a long time since i felt this good. I'm going to try and remember this feeling next time i'm tempted to crack open a beer (Which should be about any time now........ In fact just typing this has made me want one.. But i'm not going to do it).
You did it lol
I am 264 days sober, my last beer was 02 March 2019, I was drinking heavily every day for about 8 years.
simon slattery congrats!
Congratulations. I'm happy for you.
Hi there
How far in did you feel the benefit and do you crave alcohol now.
Cheers
@@bobtodd6163 Hi Bob, I started to feel the benefits of not drinking within the first week, not waking up hung-over has been great, I work as an assistant nurse and last week I held an old womans hand as she passed away, that night I really wanted a beer, it was the first time I wanted a drink since 03/03/2019. I did not give in to the temptation though, good luck.
@@simonslattery1845
Thank you my friend. I work 4 days on and 4 days off its the days off I struggle as when I get to the early evening I feel I need a pint to help me relax in the last 12 months the amount each evening has increased.
I think my husband is finally ready to give up the booze. He’s been a heavy bourbon drinker for years. I’m going to show him this video. Please wish me (and him) luck.
How it went? Did he gave up?
@@joseangelnunezcova8655 He isn’t doing the bing drinking anymore. He would be drunk an average of 15 nights a month. He has only drank a couple times in the past two months and controlled his intake (two drinks) and did not get drunk. He didn’t seem to have a physical addition (no signs of withdrawal when he quit). He said it wasn’t hard to quit. It was an emotional addiction and he needed to pull himself out of that rut. I can’t really explain it because I don’t really understand it. I’m just glad he changed his behavior.
@@lorihuntley836 Please encourage him to get his testosterone levels checked, men are chronically low in testosterone across the globe now thanks to many factors and it's something I believe is the main contributor to despair or any poor lifestyle choices. Best of luck.
Good luck Lori
Hope you both succeed to endure
Is he still okay?
Having now been without alcohol for 11 years , i can confirm , life is far better without it. In nearly every way. Yes one misses that effect a couple of drinks gives you…. But the adrenaline from exercise and contentment from being able to achieve so much more in other areas of life far far outways anything booze gives. And savings are massive. 🤗👍🏻🕸
"contentment from being able to achieve so much more in other areas of life"... that is the million dollar statement! Well said!
Four years without drinking, from a bottle of wine every night, more at the weekends. The best thing i ever did was give up. I went from a 16 stone coach potato to a 12 stone marathon runner and always happy. If you're in any doubt about if you should give up the booze, do it today, you wont look back. Good luck.
2 months into my long term sobriety and I feel free from alcohol and all that goes along with it. Don't want to ever drink again and also gave up smoking.... Feeling great.....
5 months sober now....
18 months, wooo hooo!!!!
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
Amazing!!!!
Great job! Ill be at 90 days tomorrow
Two months without alcohol, a year and a half cigarette free. I’m feeling great, eating great, breathing great!
Fucking hell, i just started thinking about abstaining from alcohol after my girlfriend told me for the 10th time ive been drinking too much, and i've started smoking again fml
What is interesting to me in retrospect, is that it's just so easy to slide right into alcoholic and/or extreme binge drinking tendencies with relatively little realization that it's happening. At least for me. I went from casual social drinking to full blown alcoholic in almost no time flat. 4 years of being drunk non stop. It really takes it's mental and physical toll.
The wonderful folks in these comments aren't lying to you at all......life really is better without the alcohol all the time. 1 month sober and still getting it!
Describes me perfectly, over a 5 year period went from rare drinker to daily binging. Sober now thank goodness.
I've done the 40 day total stop. Was not hard because I was not addicted or a daily drinker. For those who are, the hardest thing would to start and pass the 5 day stop. After that, it's a breeze! Try it!
I quit alcohol at 21, along with two of my friends. We still go to parties, social gatherings, meet girls and enjoy ourselves, just that we don’t over-indulge in cheap alcohol like we used to before. Now we stick to soda water or something of the sort. Some young guys, especially college students need to realize that drinking doesn’t make you any cooler, you make bad decisions most of the time, lose the following day due to hangovers and essentially put shit into your body
I'm alcohol free for more than 2yrs!
Leopoldo De Guzman never go back
I went 2 years in 2016....started again last week...good to have a goal ;)
Me too mate gave up on 24/10/17 one of the best decisions I’ve ever made as I couldn’t have a couple of drinks I had to drink till I passed out or ran out of money and booze. And I would repeat that for a day or two or longer if i didn’t have to do anything.
Leopoldo De Guzman wow
Nine years without next month. It’s way forward. 55 and feeling good. Respect to all
28years alcohol free since becoming a mum. .
@@traceyhateley3925 well played. Am still on the journey and feeling good
Well done x
@Round 1 i did on another thread . .... dont be so quick to let your mouth run. FLUSH THE TOILET!
Started drinking towards the end of an abusive relationship from absolute hell, to escape the emotional turmoil and unbearable pain. 2 years of alcoholism, relapsed twice, ended up in hospital with DTs. That was the turning point for me. Never going back to that dark place, again. 💪❤
Wish you all the best for your future!
I just got 4 months sober. My whole life has improved in every way imaginable
Had ta similar experience here. 18 months since I quit. One of the best things I ever did
Me too...best thing l ever did. Quit smoking too.
I have been alcohol free for 3 weeks I am working on quieting for good. So far so good.
Im going to go for only 5 , then 2, cant go cold turkey, i dont hav a car, so wat else am i supposed to do
Are you still off
I'm two and a half weeks, did you go through extreme anxiety and fatigue?
Will drink moderation
hope you quiet right down bud
I lost my job, education prospects and a stable household during the 2020 early pandemic. Although it was a horrible time, it was the wake up call to quit drinking and smoking. It been over a year now. Although I dream about having my old life back, these days I'm definitively healthier and happier.
70 years old and have been drinking since college days. Over the last three years I have 3-5 drinks a night . Not having problems with the drinking but after listening to this video and reading the responses I am giving up drinking for potential health reasons alone. Thanks for posting the video.
I hope you were able to do it!
I’m 10 weeks sober and would love to live this way for my eternity.
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
Just passed 12 month sober for the first time.
@loudawg17_85 Im feeling exactly like you are mate.
I was drinking virtually everyday since the quarantine. Gained 40lbs, grew a beer belly, skin is not clear, dandruff, and worse thing is I my sex drive plummeted. I've had enough and I'm ready for sobriety. This is Day 1. I'll save this video to give updates every once in a while. Wish me luck fellas
How you doing now?
@@RedFlash432 Thanks for asking man. So far so good. Been eating clean and going to the gym almost everyday. Surprisingly it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be
@@CitizenoftheWorld1 Glad to hear that. Keep it up!
@@CitizenoftheWorld1 Well done. I find the first month usually the easiest because it's new. The boredom can creep in on month two and three. Does for me anyway.
Good luck 👍
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
Day 16 for me after 15 years drinking way to much. I feel SO much better in many ways. Energy. Focus. Positive outlook. Good luck to everyone here.
40 Days Sober Yayy Me
Well done,keep it going.
Still sober?
Anthony White lol
Edit: thought Ruben wrote 40 years sober. Keep it up Ruben
Congratulations on resisting temptation. Keep up the good work.
Start drinking moderation after 6 months ..
Gave up the booze 2 years ago, my depression is now under control and I have to work out half as much for the same result best choice I ever made.
Stephen McKenna. I decided to become dry on the Anniversary of my mothers Passing. Depression has been part of my life. I’m hoping for the same results as yours. Good Job!
@@mikebess9583 sounds like you have plenty of 'meaning' behind your decision. I hope your experience of depression becomes more manageable.
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
@@daniel-km4qx amazing. Keep it up.
SO many amazing comments, I am so proud of everyone. I too am quitting alcohol. It's been a few weeks, but have no desire or urge to drink [yet]. Hopefully I can keep this up forever!
9 weeks in, feeling great. 🙂
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
"stopping" is better than "quitting".
@@CoolDaysEnd quit, stop, end...they're all words. What's important is the action that is taken.
@@SF_Native Correct.
A little over 2 weeks ago I had a cardiac episode that was directly related to alcohol. I had been drinking 3-4 litres of wine, or around a litre of brandy a day for years- in other words, enough alcohol each day to kill an inexperienced drinker. I didn't think it was causing me too many problems until I nearly keeled over. In just over 2 weeks I'm sleeping better, losing weight, getting more excercise and interacting more with my missus... and money! I'm easily saving $40 per day, and I'm a lot more likely to be alive to spend it on something other than booze.
Respect 💯 it's my 4 day somber no more Drinking never again Pray for me
you can do it, try to think about the times you felt like shit and how good you feel now waking up and getting good sleep.
@@Twistedmist Thank U so Family
I lost it at about 100 days a little after christmas, no family around(1300 miles away). Got one chick that likes to hang out and make food and smoke weed, but I never really got into weed, she was outa town(never seems to be interested when I want to hang out but calls and calls and calls if I blow her off.) I've gota bunch of drinking buddies that have been hitting me up where are you, are you alright, etc, but they cant understand I dont want to drink and constantly bring it up. I've only got one friend that like "o you dont want to drink anymore, I've cut it down to one day a week(training)." but never bothers me if he wants a beer and I don't. I find it hard that all social activities revolve around some sort of drinking.
Oddly enough I own a pub/pizzaria but its not hard there Im in charge, if I go in they dont even ask me if I want a beer, but I guess thats cause Im in charge and I told them I don't drink.
King James Mayo how is the couting? :)
One day at a time. You got this Dude!
Haven't had a glass of alcohol since I was 17. I'll be 41 in august. One of the best decisions I ever took!
How did you do it.??I started drinking when i was 25,turned 29 last year as a heavy drinker.
kimani godane I didn’t like the taste of alcohol. And hated how some people did when drunk. So after a few drinks I decided never to drink again!
@@bobdejongh9829 Makes a lot of sense, I hated the taste also at 1st then I started drinking sweet beer then escalated to vodka and coke to self medicate for social anxiety which was the worst mistake of my life.Anyway it has been 8days without liquor let me see if I can turn things around.Cheer's
kimani godane I wish you all the best!
But why? You can drink like 4 drinks a week and suffer no ill effects. Let's not pretend that 4 beers wouldn't be one fun night a week.....
After trying and failing at stone cold quitting for many years of 'am I addicted?' or 'oh no I'm an alcoholic', I finally started just telling my own brain that I could, in fact, not drink if I didn't want to drink, telling myself 'I am not addicted' and mo'fo', it worked. Three years on and I very, very rarely have a drink, and I feel nearly zero compulsion to do so.
Amazing how your social circle changes (and finances improve) once you quit the drink.
20 years of heavy drinking. I’m going to stop drinking when I wake up tomorrow. Something has to change. Not putting a time limit on how long as it’ll put too much pressure on, just gonna take it one day at a time. Looking forward to see how much life will improve 👍
Did you do it xx
@@nicky8385 I did!! Well, I’ve cut down MASSIVELY! No more panic attacks, no more anxiety, no more bloated stomach, wake up fresh in the morning, have a good job, life is great! Thanks for asking xx
Hell yeah Simon!!! Awesome for you, Sir!!! : )
@@mikerenner1867 thanks mate 👍
45 days sober and my life has changed so much positively
I'm here watching this after a very shameful bank holiday weekend and the anxiety has driven me insane today. I've done 100days sober before but realise it is desperately needed to reset my attitude towards drinking again. Time to run my mouth to everyone so 100 days is locked in.
Over eight years without alcohol. Feeling good.
Drank everyday for 49 years. Now 1 week without. Feeling great. Trying to keep clean. I hope it gets easier.
Hope you were able to do it Al...and if you weren't - its never too late to start over and try again!
@@leevancleef358 BIG THANK YOU Lee. Making lots of progress. Not there yet.
66 Days without any alcohol. I was a functioning alcoholic. I only drank after 3pm and after work. I was doing this for well over 20 years. I built up a fantastic constitution. It was specific and calculated. I was sick. I just HAD to stop. I went cold turkey. The first two weeks were interesting, but no cravings really. I drink soda water with real lemon and water and tea now. Well done to all those on the wagon - any help I can be - hit me up. It's been a journey and my aim is 100 days and then 200 and then 300.
I drank everyday for 30 years missing only those days when it was impossible. Now i am quitting because i feel like shit all the time and wish i had done something better with my time/life.
How are you going now KeDD MaNN?
@@katgilbert8507 Up and down now. How are you? Thanks for asking, like, out of the blue.
Today is my 82th day of alcohol abstinence looking forward to 100th day!
As long as you think there's a benefit to drinking, you will return to the alcohol trap.
@AvengeVoltaire there are no benefits to drinking a poison.
@AvengeVoltaire literally zero benefits. It is poison in any amount
I'm a Muslim, so I never drink alcohol even once. I'm starting to have an active lifestyle and tried to cut sugary drinks, it was really2 hard for me..for those who struggle with diet and try to stop smoking and drinking beers, I wish you all the best and don't give up :)
I quit cigarettes and Islam in 2020 ...feeling healthier and more interesting every day
@@PRESSPLAYRADIO what is your religion now?
@@StarxPlayz7 getting rid off conditioning is a very good religion. When you stop seeing muslims, christians and all kind of other labels, and you start seeing humans just like you.
@@PRESSPLAYRADIO ...🤣😂
@@StarxPlayz7 born again Bassman
8 years of continued sobriety for me.
👌🏻
In 2 hrs ill be 8 days sober. Just left my gym i felt like drinking so i worked out instead.
4208jason I wouldn’t be sober without regular AA meetings. It’s the only thing that has worked for me personally, the gym certainly helps but It’s not enough as I’m still irritable, restless & discontent. Meetings relieve me of those uncomfortable feelings I drank on and give me identification & support to realise I’m not on my own. Maybe give it a try if it works for me it can work for you. Good luck. 👍🏻
I stopped drinking just over 3 years ago, not really with the intention of it being permanent but it is working out that way. I put a lot of time and effort into keeping fit so it made no sense to then sabotage my own training with alcohol, which while it wasn’t a huge problem, I could clearly see that it had a negative impact on my sleep. The start of the pandemic arrived, I had been sober for just over a year at this point, and where others were using alcohol as a means of coping with lockdowns, I decided it would be a really poor reason to resume drinking so I’ve stuck with it and have no plans to turn back. Just like in the video I do get sugar cravings but I think this is simply a sign that I’m not consuming enough calories to cover the exercise that I do and it’s a cue to eat more, albeit some proper food rather than sweets or junk food. It’s great to read all of the stories in the comments from people who have quit or are looking to quit, be strong folks, you can do it, it is worth it. I’d urge people who don’t think alcohol is a problem in their lives to try 100 days without it to see the impact it has on mood, energy levels, sleep quality, your waistline, your wallet etc. If you want the taste of a beer there’s so many good non-alcoholic beers available now, way more than 3 years ago, just try them with an open mind
I looked up this video because I want to stop. I am not an alcoholic, My drinking would likely be described as "moderate" by the society standarts. But I just feel that I am drinking more than I should. I feel that I am drinking because I do not feel happy, and I create this short illusion of happiness by drinking alcohol, which costs quite some money, only to feel like shit the next morning and feel even worse for the next two days. I have noticed that it has become a reality escape tool for me, rather than something occasional to have fun with, which means it's a huge red flag to stop.
What does alcohol do anyway? It creates an illusion of fun, gives you a temporary happiness, for which you have to pay with several days of feeling down and depressed unless you drink up again. Most people do not realise that they work from Monday to Friday and the biggest thing they anticipated is the alcohol they will have on Friday to "celebrate the end of the work week". I caught myself doing that, and I asked myself a question: "are you working so you earn money and can rest on the weekend, or are you working so you can drink on the weekend?". This was what really hit me.
I will try to stop drinking and nicotine completely. I think that trully happy people don't need any of these to be happy. And I want to MAKE myself happy. Not to create a temporary illusion of happy.
Think you hit the nail on the head there regards paying for temporary relief.
You're so right.
💯💯💯 this is exactly how i feel about my own drinking situation too. I’ve had way too many red flags throughout my years of drinking yet I still haven’t built up the courage to finally put down the drink up until recently, I only stopped two days ago but I wanna turn those into months and years and so on. Truthfully I feel I have mixed emotions when I think of my future without alcohol and my mind doesn’t even know what to think at that point but I’m sure after time of not drinking the end results will make it worth stopping. I’m gonna try to stay strong through this one. 🙏🏻
Wellbutrin can really help with quitting smoking and can help with any desire to drink. This was my experience.
This is so well said!! I am sober now and the reason is private. I now enjoy much 💦 hydration, time, and money 💰!!!
This should actually be called 55 days without alcohol, 1 day with alcohol and then another 44 days without alcohol
Catchy title for sure
At least he didn't hide it
You're right Pat
What would be quite the title lol
Yeah it's fucking stupid imo
Great effort man. It’s brilliant to read all the positive comments and reading about people who have given up. I’m almost three years sober but not really counting just forward focused. Drink is something none of us need and by not drinking it will save you a few quid aswell.
Currently on day 3 trying to dive into every supportive video I can find. Have quit for 3 months and 7 months in the past and while it was scary, it was a great feeling. The trouble now is I'm with a girl I love who loves drinking and going out. I'm honestly terrified that sobriety will make her want to leave, but I'll lose a lot more if I keep drinking like I am. Appreciate all of the supportive comments y'all have provided, if you have helpful videos please let me know!
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
Do you want to be with a girl who considers you a lesser person because you don’t drink. I think the word you’re looking for is “no”.
Even if you don't quit, doing the occasional 30 day, or 2 week, or whatever it may be, break is beneficial. And if you're in the middle of a 30 day cleanse/break, and someone offers you, just say your liver is on vacation.
Currently going on 13 days and I feel like absolute shit, but it's for my own mental health, and family. Watching these type of videos to keep me pushing 😅
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
1:10 great point that gets overlooked, quitting alchohol AND sugar, at the same time, is much tougher.
Yes!
Sugar is a secondary issue. And at some point you have your fill and sugar craving naturally goes back to normal. At least in my experience. I think that toughest way to quit anything is when you are not motivated to do so.
I quit drinking and smoking around the same time 3 years ago. I'm 50 and have never felt better in my life!
After abusing booze and my girlfriend and kid leaving I’ve finally stopped the booze for the better. It’s been since November 29th of this year that I haven’t had a drop of booze
I prey I can get my life the way it was. Because the booze wasn’t worth losing my family at all and to anyone dealing with this. Trust me pick your family over the poison.
Kudos to you, all the best for the future.
@Billy Mack, Texas Detective Ja since November 29th, 2021. Sorry for being confusing my friend.
It just sucks when you don't have a family
@@ineedhoez but you have friends and most importantly you have yourself. You need to show yourself that you have self-respect to stop doing something that doesn’t bring happiness to you. Replace your addiction with a positive reaffirming activity that’ll make you feel as good as taking a shot of booze.
Alcoho and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm really happy for you that your friend decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
One week since my last drink. These kind of videos help keep me motivated so far.
Why not just keep going? 100 days is a cakewalk once you’re in the swing. I’m at almost a year and will never look back.
Maybe he doesn’t want to?
@@globalgears5175 Mindblowing that someone gives themselves the gift of sobriety then throws it away. Humans truly are irrational creatures.
Diogenes' Lantern Let me ask you... Do you drink coffee or soda? And do you take medicine when you get a headache?
@@globalgears5175 Ah, okay let's hear what little ill-conceived analogy you have for me. Out with it then...
Diogenes' Lantern that’s not an answer to my question lol. Answer my question and I will elaborate.
There is nothing more attractive than an intelligent, sober man. Keep up the awesome work and inspire others.
5 years and counting without a drink. one of the best gifts i ever gave myself
4 months sober. Woke up one morning and taught to myself anything that ever went wrong in my life was to do with alcohol. I'm 42 and will never drink again..
You can never blame alcohol again...isn't that a beautiful thing!
I quit for a year and a half but relapsed and was worse than ever for about 2.5 years. I’m trying again now. I just need to keep remembering just what it’s like to be trapped by alcohol. The secrecy, the ill health that you have to try to hide from people around you, the anxiety, depression, never getting a good night’s sleep. I miss drink like crazy but it was ruining my life and was only going to get worse.
Sober 12 weeks today! Was consumed by alcohol. Every day, every week, I feel better, no anxiety or panic episodes. I continue to have sugar cravings, yet have lost 20 lbs, cannot say I am overweight or underweight. Mental clarity and focus, I believe took some time, yet has improved significantly. Sleeping has improved, no more nightmares, etc., and no hangovers! What to do when you no longer drink or recover from drinking......I challenged with, and make a to do list, don't always complete it, yet there is tomorrow. I wish everyone great health and recovery from such a toxic poison, God Bless everyone! Oh yes, I must mention, everyday I Thank God for my Sobriety!!
For those just starting sobriety... it gets easier with time! Keep busy with good things and relate with supportive people who "get" the importance of sobriety.
I've been addicted to alcohol as a teen and it devastated my junior colleague years and fucked all my relations n career. But 5 years from then, I've been totally dry and it is just amazing. Havent even touched it.
3 weeks sober so far. From daily drinking of a bottle of wine or more, in the region of 100 units a week I was a "functioning" alcoholic. The array of alcohol free options now available help quite a bit, but they're still loaded with calories. I find myself making alcohol free shandies or just having a cold diet drink quite often instead. I find I'm a little more irritable, times like those it's good to excuse myself and head to the gym.
I just hit my 50 day mark! I feel SO MUCH happier and healthier. I am building out my van this year to travel and work in film. I am so psyched!
Hey how old are you now? And how many times a week did you use to drink?
I'm into Day 12 booze free.Seems to be getting easier but a long way to go.Thanks for video.Its been great help.
Im on 40 days today! Ive been drinking since I was underage. Many years spent being hungover not doing the things i wanted to do nor completing goals i wanted to complete. Im ready though, I told everyone it was only for a month but really in my mind its for the year, but if i said that people would be shocked and probably not have believed me so im just running with well another month cause it feels good.
Awesome! great to hear. I think many people here can relate with your story. We were all "swindled" into thinking alcohol was beneficial by money hungry liquor companies. I fell into the trap.
Day 7 clean today. I drove 1800 km from Cape Town to Swakopmund,Namibia under the influence from the moment I crossed the border. 120km from home I went through a manned speed trap clocked at 165km/h . By some miracle they didn’t smell my breath and let me off the fine. The next morning I said no more. God is good .
Well done, mate. I’ve now done 2 years, 4 months without booze. I don’t miss it at all.
Keep it up. 22 years on 1/1/22 here. Worth every minute.
I currently have 36 years sober. I realized after the first 6 months sober that I no longer had suspicious dents in my car and I didn't have money withdrawn from the bank but I couldn't account for. People at work started to talk to me in a Kinder way and best of all I no longer had total strangers walking up to me and saying that was really great the other night!
I hear you! Especially when “strangers” you were talking to the whole night before start speaking to you the next day/week. It’s so embarrassing and very worrying as you’ve no idea who they are or what you’ve said.
Well done great effort - I’m starting the same journey now. Day 14 today 😯
Yes!! Love this!! It was so epic to watch. I did 100 days earlier this year and it literally has changed my life, relationship with myself, and relationship with alcohol FOREVER. Thank you so much for sharing, I hope it inspires others to embrace some changes too!
Someone once told me alcohol gives you wings but it takes away the sky,I'm 4 months sober I've been into social events to and it dosent bother me in the slightest.Nothing has a hold of me anymore,I'm in control of my life,I beat it and it feels great.
30 days here. Its been one of the hardest months ever. Mood swings, depression, fatigue...realizing how low ive actually sunk in my life...broke, barely a place to stay....this reality is brutal. I can barely hold a job. I feel like i need more time to mentally recover so i can join society again. My first 2 weeks i tried to put my life together and nearly burned my mind out. Passed yp a good job opportunity because i just wasnt mentally ready to take on that kind of responsibility. Man, this is tough. Im going to see a doctor in a few days so hopefully that helps.
24 years of being a heavy binge drinker has caught up to me. And also.ive changed where ive lived so often i became attached to no one...i have alot to deal with....
I thought i was just traveling and having fun....yes and and.no....I was also running...from.myself...my pain...So yeah we all drink for different reasons...
Honest post. One of the best ive read here. How you doing brother?
Honesty takes courage. Lots of respect for you
Congratulations 👏🎉 It'll be 2 years for me on September 5th
Congrats on your sobriety and keep going. I'm 4 years on 10.1 and I can promise that life just gets better and better.
I decided to stop drinking last week after I blacked out for the first time and barely made it home in one piece. This experience scared me straight and made me want to never experience something like this again. I want to live the healthiest life I can live from now on. Thank you for sharing this video.
Lol I remember my first time
I'm 32 years old, been drinking since I was 20. now I'm 3 weeks sober and counting , I HOPE I can maintain it. . energy is uprising and mentally healthy. . .
Same here. I just celebrated 6 months. It gets easier with time but you need to resist the cravings. They can come fast and anything can trigger them. Fight the temptation and you will succeed. Good luck to you.
10 days and trying to be strong.
Im on day 7. How you been doing?
I'm day 66, after the first couple of weekends came and went it was easy then it becomes a lifestyle choice for me anyway. If u see it as a constant battle its gonna be a long 100 days. Personally I'm enjoying it.
Your life is worth the sacrifice
Great story. Congrats to everyone who has overcome their demons and are now living the healthy lifestyle we were all meant to live
98 days sober here, lost 9kg and back / leg pains gone .. its amazing how much booze can screw you up
Alcohol is the only universally accepted drug and yet it's so incredibly destructive.
Its strange to me how drinking too much is 'normal' or reality (as said at the end), i dont drink at all (but still go out with people that do etc) hence its interesting to see how important it seems to be to everyone else.
Well done ... 150 days alcohol free for me today .. Good luck to everyone !!!
BRAVO My way to stay sober is through personal development including planning the day, every day I write down in a notebook my list of things to do, great notebooks with quotes for recovering alcoholics are on amazon, search: "hungry man notebooks". I haven't drunk for 555 days and I'm happy
I have heard Joe Walsh many times talk about alcohol addiction which nearly ended his life. He said that once it has a hold of one, they start to believe that they cannot live without it.
So Alcohol was literally killing him and the first thing he did after the 100 days was have a drink? And he can say he isn't addicted? I've been sober for 7 months and loving it! So much more energy! Wake up each day feeling fresh and ready to hit the day!!! Won't go back now!