Been watching your videos yesterday, I’m going through the same thing. Cutting alcohol out of my life, I hit my dab pen before I go to sleep because with all the adderall I’m on it helps. Keep fighting brother. If I were I’d just smoke it at night before you sleep
Don’t give in now. You’re close to being totally clean and sober. That will be that you’re part of the 10% of those in recovery who fought addiction. You can do this.
Brother. It is if my brother is talking to me. I resonate with what you say a lot. Sobriety teaches me being consciounteus a LOT. That little voice in my head always tells me, you did great at the gym, as a reward you deserve only one smoke. And then I am on the bandwagon again. However, the sublety in that is more the feelings of guilt which induced the cycle again. I had a coach for a while and he told me to enjoy a cigarette then. The key is to implement it mindful and dont let it control you again. So, my story is that I smoked weed, I binged alcohol (and sometimes with drugs) in weekends partying, I drank daily coffee and spend hours on my phone. I have quit now for more than 2 months, after a relapse. And I am so fcking proud of myself, that I dont even want to go back. This weekend I went out partying again with friends, they offerend me alcohol but I drank water. I did smoke however, because of the nervousness but I am oke with that. I feel tired now, low productivity. And I am really curious how that feels again, from the perspective of the old me and that it serves me no purpose. And I love it from that mindset. I know, I wont do it again, it is not worth it again, because I experienced the other side of the medal. For me, the best strategy in becoming sobre was hitting rock bottom. I lost my lovely girlfriend who was the best woman in the world, I lost my job. This made me realize what for awful person I was. It is bizarre that I was too numbed out all those years that I didnt realize there is so much more to life. I started quitting alcohol and drugs first. This had by far the biggest influence on me. After a month of that I quitted smoking and after a month of that I quit coffee. I made sure I substituted it for something meaningful. So coffee I substituted for Japanese Tea or Gember tea with honey. I wrote every morning how much better I feel, more calm, more collected as to forcefully remind myself that this is THE WAY. I think the increase in self respect I gained for sticking to sobriety as a big impact on me. As for symptoms: I feel no social anxiety, I am one big bubble of energy, I am able to think deepy again, connect with others on a deeper level, I am quick witted again, I am a leader again (which I thought I had lost), I am a good son, brother and friend again. I am just not allowed to let that slip again. I picked up a daily reading habit and I finished in 2 months 5 books!! (i havent finished books or started reading since my childhood), I have gained so much financially already, And it seems the universe or whatever u can call it is rewarding me for my efforts of becoming a good person. Since reading, I realize that life is suffering, you cant simply avoid it. If you choose addictions, you suffer the meaninglessness of existence, if you choose sobriety you choose fulness of experience with all its implications. You feel bored, you feel desperate, you feel sadness, you feel the full spectrum again. You choose human experience again, instead of running away from it which is in my opinion cowardice now. I always have big admiration for people who face lifes difficulties in its fulness. What right do I have to look away from it, especially when I read the accounts of people who have it way worse than me and make the best of life and be a good person. You really have to let that sink in. You have to be kind and compassionate to yourself, but also real, as a strong good father would do. And this is exactly your starting point. Because this is the reason of your addictions. And it meant I had, and have to take full reposnsibility of my life and finally can make a change by accepting this. I hope you will do the same. Eliminating the bad substances and actions I did was by far the best decisions I made in my life!. Remember that every time you resist the temptation, the universe compensates you! This is a law of nature in almost every facet! Kevin
"If you choose addictions, you suffer the meaninglessness of existence, if you choose sobriety you choose fulness of experience with all its implications. You feel bored, you feel desperate, you feel sadness, you feel the full spectrum again. You choose human experience."
Hi all im 45 years old, Im on day 25 no acohol, its been tough, earlier this year i went 26 days no alcohol and got inside my own head and caved, i thought i could be ok just having a drink on that day and man i was dead wrong, then spent the last 6 months back on the poison it was ruff realy ruff and my health has suffered. Next Wednesday will be 4 weeks, Christmas is around the Corner and im torn between having a drink since its christmas ive not told freinds or family I've stopped alcahol.
Don't do it. Imagine how proud you'll be every Christmas from now on, remembering how strong you were this first time. Tell your family and let them support you. I wish you all the best!
Cravings stop after about 20 minutes. If a craving comes, try not to give in and distract yourself. It will be gone after 20 minutes, I promise you. That's the simplest trick that helped me a lot in my early days of sobriety. I will be sober 1 year and 6 months next Friday :)
i get really bad weed withdrawals , no eating n very depressed for 3-5 days but then feel amazing after... until booze slowly comes back and then that becomes bad n switch to weed.... thankfully i dont do weed and i dont care for alcohol i can have a pint and be fine, i never get drunk or go crazy like i use to. maybe i grew out of it, i dont know what changed
I ASSURE you, that the longer you go without these substances the easier your brain adapts to this new lifestyle. The cravings and the way your mind tries to trick you to go back to these things are normal because thats what you're used to. It figures what was comfortable and wants to grasp to that comfort. I'm on month 8 and it's gotten much better since month 5-6.
I recommend the Huberman episode with Dr Anne lembke …. It adresses a lot of your ongoing issues I think. I think most of your problems comes from wanting to escape pain …. And therefor lacking positive experiences with self regulation. plus also just lacking a general serioussness about getting sober, dont Think youve reached that rock bottom yet, hopefully You Can stop before You do.
I recently quit weed and also quit drinking 3 and a half years ago. in the last 6 months of my weed journey I started making extracts and it was the greatest thing I could have done. I was smoking 9 oil laced joints a day for 6 months straight. The anxiety levels I was hitting was off the charts, thanks to that anxiety I was able to quit. I couldn't live like that. Now when I think about smoking a J, i just think about the anxiety it caused me and that in its self helps me not smoke. The fact that you can go a full shift before thinking about smoking, to me suggests you aren't that hooked on it. As long as you've convinced yourself that it's what you want to do, you'll be fine.
Sobriety is a process. You are doing great with no alcohol for 56 days. Whatever you do don't drink alcohol, you are too far into your sobriety. Just work on getting rid of the weed. You can do it!!
If marijuana would help me not want to drink, I would give it a try. But the last time I smoked marijuana was YEARS ago and it made me paranoid. Someone told me to try and edible in the evenings when sitting down at the end of the day to relax but I am scared to try it as I don't want to be paranoid.
Weed...alcohol...same thing...same problem...same excuses im sad to say my friend...even gym can be an addiction....until you ACCEPT THAT....nothing will change...EVER 😢😢😢..
Wow, give the guy a break. He has stopped drinking for 8 weeks and is documenting his journey. Sure he still smokes but he is aware and is working on it. We are all fighting our personal demons. I’m sure you have behaviours that you are not proud of.
@@noneofyourbusiness-c7h He is equating one addiction with another. And as long as someone is substituting one addiction with another, there is no freedom. That's what he's referring to.
Believe it or not man, I’ve been clean from weed for 5 days, I just realized, and it’s not because my heart feels like it’s gonna explode, it’s not because I don’t have any, it’s literally just because decided it was making my intrusive thoughts worse, and I honestly think getting a job, falling in love and being a good working man is more important than sitting around all day smoking weed and playing guitar, I’m still gonna play a lot of guitar but, with all of the drugs I’ve done in the past, weed does nothing but not help, maybe I feel better for the first 20-30 minutes with the initial high, but as that fades it’s just pure intrusive thoughts so I’m just craving more and more, and I guess once that stops working then it leads to alcohol and other drugs. Hell I’m not even taking kratom or ashwaganda anymore. My only true obstacle now is nicotine, that one’s gonna take a while. Good luck though man, I see you relapsing a lot but I once saw me relapsing a lot too, sometimes you just literally have to go through the hell just to have hope for it to get better
I’m currently 6 months off liquor but still smoke , lately I’ve found I’m just doing it to feel normal and don’t even want to get high half the time. Stuck in the constant loop, just like liquor. It really is all the same
Thanks for the video, the key difference for me was zero withdrawal symptoms, physical or mental, not even within the first thirty days, after Steffon Barkload and what he suggested it's been 9 months now it's like it never was a problem, reading that last version goolging what he put up. Felt incredible I didn't need AA or meds either.
Yeah i get that but hes using that as a way to stop alcohol now yes atleast hes off the drink but he's on another drug, i get what your saying but he needs to be off everything tp be sober bro@Ah__ah__ah__ah.
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Stopping weed would be good but I would be more concerned on staying off alcohol for now.
You know your own limitation’s.
Hope you succeed at both.
Been watching your videos yesterday, I’m going through the same thing. Cutting alcohol out of my life, I hit my dab pen before I go to sleep because with all the adderall I’m on it helps. Keep fighting brother. If I were I’d just smoke it at night before you sleep
Don’t give in now. You’re close to being totally clean and sober. That will be that you’re part of the 10% of those in recovery who fought addiction. You can do this.
Brother. It is if my brother is talking to me. I resonate with what you say a lot.
Sobriety teaches me being consciounteus a LOT. That little voice in my head always tells me, you did great at the gym, as a reward you deserve only one smoke. And then I am on the bandwagon again.
However, the sublety in that is more the feelings of guilt which induced the cycle again. I had a coach for a while and he told me to enjoy a cigarette then. The key is to implement it mindful and dont let it control you again.
So, my story is that I smoked weed, I binged alcohol (and sometimes with drugs) in weekends partying, I drank daily coffee and spend hours on my phone.
I have quit now for more than 2 months, after a relapse. And I am so fcking proud of myself, that I dont even want to go back. This weekend I went out partying again with friends, they offerend me alcohol but I drank water. I did smoke however, because of the nervousness but I am oke with that. I feel tired now, low productivity. And I am really curious how that feels again, from the perspective of the old me and that it serves me no purpose. And I love it from that mindset. I know, I wont do it again, it is not worth it again, because I experienced the other side of the medal.
For me, the best strategy in becoming sobre was hitting rock bottom. I lost my lovely girlfriend who was the best woman in the world, I lost my job. This made me realize what for awful person I was. It is bizarre that I was too numbed out all those years that I didnt realize there is so much more to life.
I started quitting alcohol and drugs first. This had by far the biggest influence on me. After a month of that I quitted smoking and after a month of that I quit coffee. I made sure I substituted it for something meaningful. So coffee I substituted for Japanese Tea or Gember tea with honey. I wrote every morning how much better I feel, more calm, more collected as to forcefully remind myself that this is THE WAY. I think the increase in self respect I gained for sticking to sobriety as a big impact on me.
As for symptoms: I feel no social anxiety, I am one big bubble of energy, I am able to think deepy again, connect with others on a deeper level, I am quick witted again, I am a leader again (which I thought I had lost), I am a good son, brother and friend again. I am just not allowed to let that slip again. I picked up a daily reading habit and I finished in 2 months 5 books!! (i havent finished books or started reading since my childhood), I have gained so much financially already, And it seems the universe or whatever u can call it is rewarding me for my efforts of becoming a good person.
Since reading, I realize that life is suffering, you cant simply avoid it. If you choose addictions, you suffer the meaninglessness of existence, if you choose sobriety you choose fulness of experience with all its implications. You feel bored, you feel desperate, you feel sadness, you feel the full spectrum again. You choose human experience again, instead of running away from it which is in my opinion cowardice now. I always have big admiration for people who face lifes difficulties in its fulness. What right do I have to look away from it, especially when I read the accounts of people who have it way worse than me and make the best of life and be a good person. You really have to let that sink in. You have to be kind and compassionate to yourself, but also real, as a strong good father would do.
And this is exactly your starting point. Because this is the reason of your addictions. And it meant I had, and have to take full reposnsibility of my life and finally can make a change by accepting this.
I hope you will do the same. Eliminating the bad substances and actions I did was by far the best decisions I made in my life!. Remember that every time you resist the temptation, the universe compensates you! This is a law of nature in almost every facet!
Kevin
Thank you for your comment
"If you choose addictions, you suffer the meaninglessness of existence, if you choose sobriety you choose fulness of experience with all its implications. You feel bored, you feel desperate, you feel sadness, you feel the full spectrum again. You choose human experience."
Hi all im 45 years old, Im on day 25 no acohol, its been tough, earlier this year i went 26 days no alcohol and got inside my own head and caved, i thought i could be ok just having a drink on that day and man i was dead wrong, then spent the last 6 months back on the poison it was ruff realy ruff and my health has suffered. Next Wednesday will be 4 weeks, Christmas is around the Corner and im torn between having a drink since its christmas ive not told freinds or family I've stopped alcahol.
Don't do it mate not worth the suffering.
💯% Don't do it.
Don't do it. Imagine how proud you'll be every Christmas from now on, remembering how strong you were this first time. Tell your family and let them support you. I wish you all the best!
Cravings stop after about 20 minutes. If a craving comes, try not to give in and distract yourself. It will be gone after 20 minutes, I promise you. That's the simplest trick that helped me a lot in my early days of sobriety. I will be sober 1 year and 6 months next Friday :)
i get really bad weed withdrawals , no eating n very depressed for 3-5 days but then feel amazing after... until booze slowly comes back and then that becomes bad n switch to weed.... thankfully i dont do weed and i dont care for alcohol i can have a pint and be fine, i never get drunk or go crazy like i use to. maybe i grew out of it, i dont know what changed
I ASSURE you, that the longer you go without these substances the easier your brain adapts to this new lifestyle. The cravings and the way your mind tries to trick you to go back to these things are normal because thats what you're used to. It figures what was comfortable and wants to grasp to that comfort. I'm on month 8 and it's gotten much better since month 5-6.
I recommend the Huberman episode with Dr Anne lembke …. It adresses a lot of your ongoing issues I think.
I think most of your problems comes from wanting to escape pain …. And therefor lacking positive experiences with self regulation.
plus also just lacking a general serioussness about getting sober, dont Think youve reached that rock bottom yet, hopefully You Can stop before You do.
What do you do for work?
Just use more caffeine in sobriety. Pre workout gets me to the gym with excitement
In the past tense?? So you are going to find that golden excuse! 🎉
I recently quit weed and also quit drinking 3 and a half years ago. in the last 6 months of my weed journey I started making extracts and it was the greatest thing I could have done. I was smoking 9 oil laced joints a day for 6 months straight. The anxiety levels I was hitting was off the charts, thanks to that anxiety I was able to quit. I couldn't live like that. Now when I think about smoking a J, i just think about the anxiety it caused me and that in its self helps me not smoke. The fact that you can go a full shift before thinking about smoking, to me suggests you aren't that hooked on it. As long as you've convinced yourself that it's what you want to do, you'll be fine.
Congratulations on Eight Weeks Alcohol Free!🎈 I have no doubt that you can quit the weed too. Just keep on keeping on!!
Sobriety is a process. You are doing great with no alcohol for 56 days. Whatever you do don't drink alcohol, you are too far into your sobriety. Just work on getting rid of the weed. You can do it!!
If marijuana would help me not want to drink, I would give it a try. But the last time I smoked marijuana was YEARS ago and it made me paranoid. Someone told me to try and edible in the evenings when sitting down at the end of the day to relax but I am scared to try it as I don't want to be paranoid.
Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out.❤
Nothing new to say ; same old cycle repeating. Managed about seven minutes of this.
Weed...alcohol...same thing...same problem...same excuses im sad to say my friend...even gym can be an addiction....until you ACCEPT THAT....nothing will change...EVER 😢😢😢..
Wow, give the guy a break. He has stopped drinking for 8 weeks and is documenting his journey. Sure he still smokes but he is aware and is working on it. We are all fighting our personal demons. I’m sure you have behaviours that you are not proud of.
@@noneofyourbusiness-c7h He is equating one addiction with another. And as long as someone is substituting one addiction with another, there is no freedom. That's what he's referring to.
Being addicted to the gym is a thousand times better than being addicted to a deadly neurotoxin.
@@Nick_Feger My answer was deleted. But basically, being not addicted is the best situation. Period.
Absolutely not true
Glad you’re quitting the weed, while you still have one addiction you will never be free of the addiction to alcohol. 🙏🏻☺️✨
5% successed 90 days and continue! Are you in the 5%
Believe it or not man, I’ve been clean from weed for 5 days, I just realized, and it’s not because my heart feels like it’s gonna explode, it’s not because I don’t have any, it’s literally just because decided it was making my intrusive thoughts worse, and I honestly think getting a job, falling in love and being a good working man is more important than sitting around all day smoking weed and playing guitar, I’m still gonna play a lot of guitar but, with all of the drugs I’ve done in the past, weed does nothing but not help, maybe I feel better for the first 20-30 minutes with the initial high, but as that fades it’s just pure intrusive thoughts so I’m just craving more and more, and I guess once that stops working then it leads to alcohol and other drugs. Hell I’m not even taking kratom or ashwaganda anymore. My only true obstacle now is nicotine, that one’s gonna take a while. Good luck though man, I see you relapsing a lot but I once saw me relapsing a lot too, sometimes you just literally have to go through the hell just to have hope for it to get better
Excellent comment, I agree with everything
I’m currently 6 months off liquor but still smoke , lately I’ve found I’m just doing it to feel normal and don’t even want to get high half the time. Stuck in the constant loop, just like liquor. It really is all the same
You just have to gut it out.
Thanks for the video, the key difference for me was zero withdrawal symptoms, physical or mental, not even within the first thirty days, after Steffon Barkload and what he suggested it's been 9 months now it's like it never was a problem, reading that last version goolging what he put up. Felt incredible I didn't need AA or meds either.
any addiction is never "the problem"
We’re all different. 51 now could never get into weed, alcohol is my vice unfortunately. Yr Going total scorched Earth, nice!!
Mañana
You have not successfully quit have you, weed is not an excuse bro it needs to all stop man
Uhhh weeds literally so awesome compared to alcohol you can have a good life smoking weed a lot you can’t drinking
Yeah i get that but hes using that as a way to stop alcohol now yes atleast hes off the drink but he's on another drug, i get what your saying but he needs to be off everything tp be sober bro@Ah__ah__ah__ah.
OK Dad
@@Ah__ah__ah__ah. They're both evil. Alcohol is way worse but weed is no angel either.
i'll tell you what you need and that's a boot up the arse..there's nothing wrong with you compared to folk who really struggle
Here here 😂
Only Jesus Christ can fully change your life
Not really.