I quit alcohol for 100 days. Here’s what I learned…
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2022
- I've quit drinking alcohol for 100 days and I don't know if I'm ever going back. In this video I do my best to recount all of the benefits and drawbacks that come from not drinking. If you want to stop drinking, I made this for you. Hope it helps you on your journey.
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Time Stamps:
1:55 - My personal history with alcohol
3:56 - The best cocktail bar in the world
4:15 - How I felt after drinking alcohol
5:17 - First lesson (emotional clarity)
7:00 - Alcohol being used as a crutch
8:11 - My growth I experienced from not drinking
10:22 - Giving up 2 to 4 days for an hour of drinking
12:44 - Massive sleep and health improvements
15:30 - Summary of what I've learned
16:17 - What am I doing next?
16:57 - Social lubrication?
18:49 - What should you do?
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Every terrible decision I’ve ever made, every fight I’ve ever gotten into, every reckless behavior I’ve ever engaged in had one common denominator: ALCOHOL.
Absolutely..same with me...
Me too…
Same bro. All relationships Ive lost, everything bad that has happened in my life.... alcohol.
True story
@@Munkruskel then quit alcohol wats the problem ?
22 years of no alcohol. Last drink was Dec. 31, 2000. The only New Year's resolution I ever made and kept.
Haha what happened that new years eve?
@@MMAoracle - Actually wasn't any different than any other New Years. I just felt like I had my share of drink and gave it up. 22 years, not even a sip of beer.
Congratulations!
Congrats! It’ll be a year for me next month
@@johnnymfbravo7163 Chad Bravo 😮
Alcohol addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey with Alcohol. 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 Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
Hey! Yes Dr.benfungi
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
I’m on day 1519 without alcohol. Drank like crazy in High School and College. Always had a drink after work when I got out of school. Now 62 and feel a whole lot better than when I was 42.
That sucks... especially for you. Cheers!
Cheers!! Good Job.
@@rukus9585DUMB
That's awesome!!! Congrats on so many days being sober! 💖
5 years or so is a great start!
Sober now since July 4th 1976. No alcohol/ drugs. I am 69 yrs old and intend to live sober the rest of my life. I was a hard core drinker / user. I had to stop, slowing down was not an option. I had tried multiple times to stop nothing worked until I found something in my life more important to me than being "loaded ". For me it was God, for you it may be your kids or something else. I am grateful 🙏to be clean and sober. Best wishes ❤.
Madddd respect!!!!
Did you have any health issues that cleared up once you stopped?
Picked a good date to do so. Bicentennial :)
Very hard to go clean and sober; especially when you're not only drinking everyday but also drugs and bad diet !
Amen all glory to the most high God
I'm so excited to start this journey. As a bartender who's been in the industry for around 6 years now, i've been drinking pretty much every day for the entirety of these years (4-5 beers a day + shots 3-4 days a week). I've even picked up smoking here and there again because of this bad habit. The pressure to drink because of my environment is very strong too. Its not fun anymore, it makes me sick now. I sleep wayy longer than i ever have. When i look in the mirror while i'm drunk, I feel so ugly. I know I'm an alcoholic, and its getting scary because my nerves are suffering. If I go most of the day without drinking, my hands start shaking. I don't even crave drinking anymore, it's a completely thoughtless act at this point. Just a part of every day life for me, and I need to stop. I want to be in the best health I can be, as a 29 year old woman.
Today is day 1.
Hopefully my alcoholic friends will also stop trying to hang out with me because i'm going sober.
If I quit weed and drugs years ago, I can quit alcohol too.
Sparkling water is going to be getting a lot of my money now :)
Wish me luck guys!
Keep going! 🙏🏻 Losing those friends will be the best thing for you. Find new ones or a Dog, 🐶anything that makes you smile ❤
Hey hun, I'm on day 4 and I'm on your side. I grew up in the US, and stayed away from alcohol because my dad struggled with alcohol abuse. Then I took a 6 month trip to Europe and wound up living the last 22 years in Ireland, where the drinking culture is constantly being celebrated. Having a few jars (pints) after work while working in the hospitality business is normal here. But, like yourself, it became a habit. I'm more confident now than ever that I will not drink alcohol again because I finally see it for what it is: well-marketed poison. I realised that I really enjoy the pub, talking to folks, watching live music, but I drink non-alcholic beer now. The taste is almost the same, but I don't have any desire to pollute myself with the alcohol version. Interestingly, many of my mates are pushing alcohol on me, so my response to them is: "I'm just taking a break." I know this is my forever break, and my friends will figure that out eventually, but I am not making a big show of announcing my decision. It's just my time to end this relationship. Alcohol is like a bad ex-boyfriend, and this time, I am not going back. Good luck. Stay strong. All the best now and in your alcohol-free future. You can do this! We both can! Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤️
I agree with you my dear. I've gone thu it too . I don't crave a pint no longer I enjoy a coke or two on a Friday night and don't have to worry about the police going home .I'm sure in a few weeks your feeling fitter and fresher
@Yukita After 11 days - how's it going?
You can do it !
Start juicing - it’s delicious and healthy
I am about 2 years alcohol-free, and I can see myself never drinking again. I love the feeling of being "in the moment". I could go on and on, but basically, life is just so much more delicious!
I'm 53 days sober! Feels good to remind myself. Videos like this are nice validation.
I did a series of challenges, 30 60 90 days but I pretty much knew by 60 days I would be doing a year, nearly 15 months sober later I can honestly say stopping alcohol is the best thing I have ever done, I cant imagine I will ever drink again, I've gained so much knowledge regarding the effects of alcohol, I now see it for what it really is and not the lie that is sold to us, I have absolutely no desire to drink....love it
did a 30 day about 2-3 months ago and wasn't that hard, but sure felt pressure from social gatherings with friends. currently trying to do a 90 day no alcohol + 90 day no porn + 90 day no marijuana + 30 day no caffeine. Caffeine seems to be the hardest at this point (8 days in)
@@aaronbeaver3647 sounds like you're really focused on freeing yourself up , I found once I got the alchole out my thinking and clarity progressed multiple levels allowing for other success, have you tried naked mind alcohol experiment? It's free and amazing.
@@hungariancottageadventure77 That’s exactly what i’m looking to do. Be free and clear -- But, No I haven’t. What exactly is it
@@aaronbeaver3647 check it out online, Annie Grace The alcohol experiment..its a game changer!
@Aaron Beaver good point on the porn thing, I would have got the same feeling of guilt/disgust after watching it as I did after an alcohol binge. Still on coffee though lol
Thanks I’m a chef, , pro chefs drink a lot , I’m on day 3 no alcohol, , was a daily six pack drinker for years, I’m 57 and changing!
You got this. We're pulling for you.
103 days no alcohol for me… I used it to escape my anxiety disorder until i drank to much one night and the next day had the worst panic attack of my life. That was the last time I touched alcohol. Best decision I have ever made.
Wow, this is exactly what happened to me. The recent anxiety attacks where the worst and most frightening experiences ever (have had several in a short time). Am now eight days clean from alcohol and over a month without tobacco.
@@TroyGrey Keep on going Troy! One day at a time!.Remember: "One drink is too many a thousand not enough,” (old adage)!
Happened to me on a trip to Gatlinburg in October 2022. Woke up at 3am and had like 5 panic attacks. Didn't drink for 50 days after that and have only drank 3x since then!
I stopped for 4 years then I thought I could moderate, which I tried for 2 years. But comparing both states I came to the conclusion that living an alcohol free life was best for me. It took me about 6 months trying to get back on an alcohol free path as the pull for alcohol was strong. Now I am on 10 days without booze. Early days but my mindset is now clearly focused on staying dry
I drank alot I was worried for my health my liver. I had just lost 100 lbs and thought I needed a break from alcohol to heal my body and get in shape and decided to stop for 3 years. That was 6 years ago I quit and am not going back I'm much much richer and healthier I'm down now 125 lbs to 175 lbs from 300+ in the best shape of my adult life. Alcohol was killing me. I'm 63
I'm a 50 yo man, fought throat cancer last year due to the HPV virus activating it's cancer side in me (probably started 5 years ago growing a tumor on my left tonsil). I have drank my entire adult life. In 30 years I've taken 1.5 years off drinking. After I went into remission, I started drinking again around last April, not a ton but gradually the daily drinking returned. I had two painful peptic ulcers that wouldn't heal. My gastro gave me a lifetime supply of PPIs to combat the acid, never asking me about serious alcohol consumption. He told me I could eat and drink what I wanted...sigh (what a criminal). I had thrown in the towel 2 weeks ago after Christmas day and said enough is enough. I spoke with a functional medicine doctor who told me about the Huberman Lab podcast on alcohol. That changed my life. In two weeks my sleep was restored, my stomach is almost completely healed, and work, sex life, swimming workouts, relationship with my wife etc have all improved dramatically. My mind was becoming foggy as hell before the abandonment of booze. I'm now climbing out of the fog, everyday is getting sharper. I feel unstoppable now. The second half of my life is going to be the best while I age. Great video as I'm being tempted to do one at 100 days as well. I'm like you, if a great glass of wine shows up at the right time I might have one but I really doubt it. Feeling great is so underrated.
Great job! Alcohol is such a powerful poison. Glad you’re on the right track.
Great video. I’ll be 47 at the end of this month. Been drinking since high school. I pretty much lived a dive bar lifestyle in all of my 30’s and most of my 40’s. Drinking whiskey 7 days a week until blackout. Smoking cigarettes. At the same time eating healthy and working out. In my 20’s until late 30’s working out was ok. After that, the alcohol was affecting my fitness. The end of April 2022 I woke up one morning and my body told me I was done with alcohol. I haven’t had a drop since and I couldn’t be happier. I have zero cravings or desires and I don’t even think about it. My fitness is at a crazy level now and my diet is ultra locked on.
Right on Ricardo. Great job listening to you body.
@@danfounder Thank you sir. You can lie to yourself, but your body won’t lie to you….
@@ricardodiaz6187 I told one of my coworkers that I stopped drinking more than a year ago. He asked me if it was hard (he feels he drinks too much.) I told him I made a promise to myself. I didn't quit drinking for someone else. I did it for me and I'm keeping my promise.
@@rickcole349 awesome!
Great job, great decision! My story, too. Same age, same habits, including diet, workouts, consuming alcohol, free of smoking 7 years now. Keep going, we are not alone!
It feels like people are really starting to wake up. I am making this comitment to stay sobre not only for myself, but for my kids. I don't want my kids growing up thinking it's totally normal to have a drink or two everyday. Yet our social circles say otherwise. I'm here to break the generational curse. Great video.
Good for you Kara. Sober is much better. I believe in you.
@@Jsteelies thank you!
Go Kara! 💪🏾 kids def copy our every move positive or negative ❤
@@sevysev - so true! Still going strong over here.
Good Job!!!
Thank you so much. Day 3 sober. I've done this before over 1 month periods. I'm trying to do this until August this time. Wish me luck guys 🙂
Please give us an update
@@julioolivares7848 Day 10 today 😁 thanks for checking in :)
I can't tell you how much better I'm doing - I'm sleeping so so well! I'm losing weight pretty quickly! I'm really motivated to continue. I've replaced my favourite drinks with other drinks alco-free that I love - cocoa & milk, soda and syrup mint etc
Rehabs for quiters ,stick to your guns ,I quit 2oyrs ago , I found just do some things U normally wouldn't ,just break the rut of drinking with new experiences good luck
Update?
Update?
I’m 23 y/o and I’m on day 83! I honestly never want to drink ever again. It made my relationships with people and myself very difficult. I didn’t like who I was becoming and fell down a pretty dark path. Luckily I was fortunate enough to go to rehab and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. If you decide to get sober, keep going!! 100% will change your life for the better. I know I still have a ton to learn, but I crave learning now that my head is more clear.
I wish I would have stopped at 23
@@tuckerj456 same here!! I wish I would have had that clarity to stop and to look for help.
well done!!!! keep it up you already changed your entire life for the better ! congratulations !!
Must be a blast to be sober.
Keep going bro 💪🏽
I have been off alcohol for 8 days now. Improved sleep is the first thing I noticed.
I started waking up fully rested after 7-8 hours of sleep after 5 days sober.
I look forward to clearer thinking and more progress physically.
Appreciated. I've quit for about a month now. What I noticed the most is the sleep. And the benefit of the weight loss. It just melted. I like it.
I was fully 9mths sober. My mind at 30 days sober was amazing. At 3mths it was better than day 30. At 9mths it was better than at 3mths. It just kept improving and improving. One aspect I loved is I could file multiple things in my mind and come back to them at will. I could store them and then return to them as I chose. Contrast this to being anxious and having to control myself to focus on the one thing, and go back to the most important task as multiple things piled up in my job. Until you experience the level of clarity, the difference between a day or two sober and 9mts sober, you cannot understand. The difference is like night and day in terms of how I could use my mind. That's something that at 24 I had no idea about but at 42+ is gold!
I couldn’t have said it better myself. I’m feeling this comment 100%
Smart post i'm at day 6. Everyday I wake up its like waking up in a new body. Guess I'll Persevere.
It’s liberating when you get the clarity from a year or more sober
@@mr.elastomeric1787 I'm day 8! You’ve got this!!! 2023 better be ready
@@demarcusds95 I'll have to get there. 9mths was amazing. I thought about it a bit and I think the ability to compartmentalize ideas, and file things, and go back to them at will like I described is due to an improved memory. I'll be looking forward to re-experiencing this and interested to see if there's further improvement to be had beyond 9mths.
To others: it is another level of natural mental ability that can be revisited by staying sober.
Nobody deserves anxiety. The hangover anxiety was so brutal to do to myself looking back to my drinking days. Please guys it’s worth it. Get help if you need it. You deserve your best YOU and so does your friends and loved ones.
Dealt with a bad case of “Hangxiety” a few days ago. I can count on one hand how many times I drink in a year and yet, when I do it’s hard to moderate. I get shaky and heart palpitations and feel a lot of shame & anxiety following an outing of social drinking with friends even when I didn’t say or do anything to warrant such harsh self-criticism and shame. I think it’s shame from my past when I did lose control from drinking. Anyways, takes an entire day the next day to recover (I’m 30). Every time I just tell myself it’s not worth it but then I deal with feelings of social anxiety and FOMO.
@@Wonder_Woman21 thanks for sharing. Give your self credit for limiting your drinking substantially, that’s amazing. The relapse of guilt from past mistakes is something I’ve never even have fathomed but was my main reason for stopping. Thankfully it was strong enough to keep my away now for a over and year and rolling. Social anxiety was part of my reason for drinking but now that I’m sober and healthier (food,gym) I feel more like my self and that gives me so much more confidence that’s genuine but maybe not reckless. I’ve now turned 31 today and can confirm I have the energy and motivation of my 22 year old self with a big splash of wisdom. You can do this and if you need any support you can reach me on here! ♥️
@@artyfitness8943 thank you! It helps knowing that I am not alone. 🙏😊
I quit for 9 months, lost 50lbs and felt great 👍🏼
I quit drinking months ago after watching Andrew hubermans podcasts on alcohol too!!!!! I am so thankful for Andrew, for bringing this much awareness to us. Seeing how shitty alcohol is to our organism and brain made it so much easier to put it down! I am excited to live my life better now
I have started my journey no drinking for the next 100 days
Congrats! Keep us posted.
I quit drinking April 26, 2020. I will hit 1000 days in a couple weeks (Jan 23). My advice. Get a little notebook and a sharpie and keep it on your nightstand. Put a number 1 on it if you didn’t drink that day. Pat yourself on the back. Flip the page. The next day put a 2.
Same here. Started the 100 days of no drinking on Jan 1. Looking forward to seeing how my mind and body react.
great video, I've been alcohol-free for 22 years. I like how you talked about how some people use it in social situations. This one took years of practice, it is challenging to be in a social situation without a drink in hand. People, at least back then, looked at me differently and I really didn't know how to talk to people without alcohol in me. But now I can confidently go to a social setting and know what I said to everyone the next day. I am living shame-free and that's a beautiful thing.
Love it Jason. I'm entering the same mode. I find it makes me more comfortable with myself not needing it to be social.
I took my last drink in 2008 and I've never felt better. Everything said in this video is 100% true.
I’m 50 years old and at 45 I was drinking very heavy so I with the support of my wife I got on my knees and asked God to give me the strength and I’ve been totally without drinking for five years now. Yes there were some things that played a part in making me come to that decision too, mainly the shame I felt for drinking since I was in high school and things that happened so it has to be the individual’s decision to stop. AA is a fantastic organization but not for me but it helps many people. I can say the five years without alcohol have been the best in my life and each day without it, it gets easier to where now I don’t think about it because if I do I get physically sick that nauseous feeling. So whoever wants to do it can! I was drinking two fifths a day for the last year and was going to die and I’m not ready to go yet. I told all this not for likes or recognition but in hopes to help people. I hope and pray this will give someone strength to say I’ve had enough and I’m done with drinking. I can promise the man that made this video is right, there’s nothing useful in alcohol that’s good for our bodies, it’s poison!
Eric, you went stone cold sober? No rehab or programs? Any tips? I am 41 and like you heavy drinker since high school. 6+ drinks everyday and I’ve tried stopping multiple times. I also found God this past year and it is helping. Promised myself since Christmas I was gonna kick the habit once and for all for the Lenten season. I made it about 10 days and cracked. On day 1 today. Also have tried AA but not for me. Any tips?
@@jimford2088 I went through that for a long time and it took a lot of things that embarrassed me more than anything ever had in my life. When that happened I just prayed and told myself that’s enough I’m done and I put it down. I wish I could give you more details but without sitting down face to face I can’t put the emotional breakdown into words, if that makes sense, to help you. All I can tell you is when you tell yourself that’s it, I’m done, that’s when you’ll quit!! Nobody but you and God can make you stop. But if I did it I know you can so don’t give up on yourself!! You also need support and I mean a wife or children or someone who understands and has some sobriety under their belt. God bless you man and I pray you find peace.
@@jimford2088 It takes a lot of will-power. For myself, for the periods I have stopped drinking (7 to 14 days) it was only when there was zero alcohol in the house, and I do not attend any parties where alcohol is served. If there is wine or liquor in the house, I can't resist it. It meant that every week when I go grocery shopping, stay away from the alcohol section. I also read a lot about what alcohol does to your liver. I am 62, you are only 41, but if you do heavy drinking for several years, it can do irreparable harm to your liver. Symptoms won't show up until your liver is already half-gone, from what I've read. The good news is that the liver is self-healing, if you stop drinking in time. So, don't allow any alcohol in your house, and when tempted, just think about how grateful your liver is that you are not forcing it to process all that alcohol, which is a toxic poison to your body.
@@randolphstevens6664 you’re right! The doctors, because I had a group of different doctors around me around the clock and they said they found a small amount of cirrhosis on my liver and I was around 38-43 years old and if I quit then I’d be fine and not long afterwards is when I did. So I have been working out since my dad got me started at 12 years old and I also drank primarily water. Now that is how my life’s been, I’ve either been working out and being productive and sober or I’d go the other direction until the last 5+ years now and I hope drinking water and eating healthy will also help my body clean itself out. Again to anyone who wants it, I believe in you and I will pray for you that you find your peace and happiness in life without alcohol, if that’s your goal. For me it’s just a much better life.
Today is day 71 without alcohol. I'm 51 years old and drinking alcohol has been a part of my life since I was 15 years old. Here in germany drinking alcohol is very common. I was simply curious when I spontaneously decided to try to not drink for a while. Surprisingly I don't miss it! I don't struggle and so the next milestone is 100 days of sobriety. May it turns into one year no beer. It's an interesting journey. I'm curious where it's leading me to. Thanks for your video!
Great job Thorsten!
You got this ❤️👍🏼
260 days for me. My only regret is I didn't start sooner. I plan on making this a lifestyle change. Great Video!
You already have made it a lifestyle change in my opinion. 260 days? Congratulations!
Congratulations! I haven't had a drink since November 15, 2021. I'm 55 and these 14 months are the longest I've gone without alcohol since my early 20s. Keep it up.
I like this type of AA meetings on RUclips…I been sober 2 weeks 4 days and I already feel different. I hope to continue this path and the best thing to do is to replace that bad habit with physical activities. It’s working!!
Right on Joe! Great job. Keep it up.
Great vid ! Bro I’m on my 7th day sober , and my millionth time attempting to remain there. Longest I’ve been is 3 months. The way I feel now I’ll never go back ! I’ve overcame opioid addiction in my 20’s after 4 1/2 years of abuse. Cold Turkey. Worst feeling ever but I did it! I’m about to be 40 with a 9 year old and 14 year old. It’s time bro ! Salute !
You got this bro!
God shit bro
Let’s get it!
Keep it up..awesome bro
You got this!! Keep leaning on the online sober community and binging videos about why it is horrible and how life is better without it! 👏🏼 I’m on day 42!
KEEP FIGHTING! One day at a time! YOU GOT THIS🦾🦾
"If you're feeling insecure or quiet, good, deal with that shit" 💯💯💯
Since I've quit alcohol completely I've been able to deal with my emotions and understand them way better than I ever have. I had to learn to socialise without alcohol and it made me a better human than I was before. it made me a more confident person having to get over it and just talk to people in social situations without alcohol.
I am one year and three months sober. Not even a sip. Best decision I have ever made. I cannot emphasize on how much better you feel having a clear head
Nice. I've been sober for almost 6 months and also feeling and looking great. What was your time period to feel 100%?
Great episode Dan. I’ve been sober for 5 years and loving it. Yes, i still crave a drink but the consequences aren’t worth it. Life isn’t perfect but at least i can deal with life with clarity and maturity. To put things in perspective: i used my drinking money and invested in the market. I did well and bought my first home out here in California. Blessings are there you gotta give yourself a chance. Thanks again Dan.
Ha aha, listening to your story is like listen to myself 7 years ago ! I stopped drinking when my wife got pregnant to support the no drinking through pregnancy, oh my god I loved it , it was literally like turning into superman , when my beautiful daughter was born I couldn’t imagine getting drunk and missing out on a single day ! I gained more as a person being successful around every single thing that I put my mind too , I gained more in 3 years than the last 15 ! Alcohol really is the worst drug out there . The BEST bit of it all is that all your fake friends stop getting in touch with you because all they were was drinking buddies that don’t actually care about you ! I now spend time with only a handful of friends that are amazing !
Quit alcohol, become Superman …. It’s as simple as that
I can relate to the fake friends part. It's happened with me with multiple 'friend' groups. They notice you changed and that you no longer validate their lifestyle so they no longer reach out. Let them continue that lifestyle. You can try to tell them how destructive it is for them, but chances are they probably won't listen. As for you, move onto greener pastures.
Thanks for sharing! I’m about five weeks in and really starting to see the benefits. First Christmas and New Years without alcohol in thirty years. Realized I missed nothing. More attention towards my wife and kids. No more brain fog. Motivation to get things done is easy now and very rewarding. People ask me why I don’t drink, I ask them, why do you drink? They honestly have no good answers, just like smokers. I have friends quitting now too. My older son has zero interest in alcohol. At some point you need to realize the party is over and you need to grow up. I chose to quit because of the guilt and shame, for neglecting my children and avoiding life’s challenges.
ah I had no alcohol the weekend of the new year also first time in years.
Oh I like that respons to the question “why don’t you drink”, I’m definitely going to use that, thanks!🙏🏻 well done for 5 (hopefully now 6) weeks!❤
2 months for me! I agree with everything you said. I have, however, still found myself out for dinner a few times feeling like ordering a drink. I wrote down 10 reasons I don't want to be a drinker and I make myself think of those reasons if I'm tempted. The urge always passes. Moderation in theory is great, but it's hard to moderate a substance designed to remove your ability to moderate, haha
Thats amazing "Moderation in theory is great, but it's hard to moderate a substance designed to remove your ability to moderate" love it!
As someone who has struggled with alcohol control, I guarantee you none is easier than " just one " you will regret it .
Alcohol has been holding me back and this resonated so strongly with me. I work from home and haven’t felt challenged at work for a while, leading me to drink. This then trickled into the low levels of energy the next day, holding me back from either exercise, chores, doing things with friends. I feel the effects of just three drinks. I recently also watched the Huberman podcast and it was incredible.
Glad this helped Jaxxie
Jaxxie, I can relate. I was missing all the motivation I used to have, and I also had a lot of anxiety. You describe the cycle perfectly. Good luck on your journey. I am 1 week in and never going back.
This is hitting hard man and I think I'm coming to terms that I'm an alcoholic. I'm 32 and have been consistently drinking since 22. I've had maybe two days in the last 3 years that I didn't put at least a pint of bourbon down. I've been working out religiously for 2 years an hour everyday after work. I swear like crazy, drink a bottle of water eat a snack and do my chores but every single night by 7 I'm cracking a new pint open. Its become a problem for sure even with my eating right and breaking an hour long sweat each day because the thought of me forgetting to stop and buy a pint after work or rushing to beat the closing time has me in shambles. I hate this feeling of relief when I walk out of the abc store with a bottle.
It’s never too late to change my friend
It’s the self awareness for me!!!!!! It took me about 20 years to even come to this realization so you’re in a great place to do something about it… Don’t let your life pass you by… It’s never too late to become your best self, whatever that looks like to YOU! Take this as a sign. I don’t know you and you don’t know me but I am rooting for you soooo much! If I can do it, ANYONE can!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Listen we all know when we are making bad choices, the mirror doesn’t lie. I found that you need minimum of two things to stay clean and make better choices. You have to change to decision making process. It’s not just the alcohol or drugs. It’s the habit of making bad life choices. That pattern has to change. You must have a “why” in your life strong enough to give you the strength to persevere and you can’t do it alone. There will come a time when you will have had enough and then ask our creator, God of the Universe to return to you, strengthen you, and,lead the way. It will be hard, but you won’t be alone my friend. It’s a life struggle. This is why it’s so important to give it all to our creator. The holly spirit will take control, just ask. I did, and once I said I can’t do it alone, God please help me, I broke down emotionally and sobbed as if I was letting it all out. From that point, I haven’t looked back and I’m working on my relationship with my creator daily.
@@truthmarshal6627 Truly a beautiful testimony. My journey is very similar to the OP. I literally feel controlled by alcohol. It also affects my relationship with God...because i get feelings of guilt. So i often feel whats the point of praying when I'm a borderline alcoholic....but i have never actually asked God to hold my hand in this journey. It's been 4 days since i had my last drink...during this time i plan to read my bible more and feel more connected to God and to ask him to hold my hand and also help me to strengthen my willpower. I want to stop so badly😪...pls keep me in your prayers🙏
@@truthmarshal6627 a month later my phone decides to let me know about this reply. Thank you sir! I am trying. I woke up Saturday afternoon, Jan 28th and realized that I had drank all but maybe 3 shots of a fifth of Evan Williams. It was getting to that point for me on the weekends. I told my wife I was done with it and since then I haven't had a drop. It's honestly mind blowing how easy it's been so far... The following weekend I was a bit stir crazy but as of now I have zero desire for it even when the involuntary thoughts come up. I'm disgusted with myself that I let it get this far but the fact that I'm having no trouble mentally and physically is a huge win in my book coming from a family of habitual addicts. Thank you everyone for the kind words!!!
That was the Andrew Hubberman episode that inspired me give up alcohol for good. I still go through times that I want to have a drink and as I resist the urge I always feel like I dodged a bullet. That sense of relief keeps me sober. I’ve shared that podcast to other people who had expressed their concerns about their own alcohol intake.
638 days sober today. After drinking (pretty heavy) for 39 years, it was time. Life changing. I hope I never pick up again. One day at a time...
I went 7 days without drinking and on the seventh day I felt great and didn’t know why and then I realized I hadn’t drank at all. I typically drink maybe twice a week so yeah not a bad idea if you want to be rested and healthy feel good look good etc alcohol is poison to our bodies. You don’t have to tell yourself that you’re never drinking again but just keep doing what you’re doing to feel good and be healthy.
Today is day 2 for me - Last night I decided I didn't want to drink even though I was at a social engagement with other people who were drinking. I feel like overcoming those events is the hard part of not drinking. In 2022 I went 4 months without alcohol and I felt great. Then the holidays came and I slipped up. Time to get back on the healthy/feeling good train. (At least until my summer camping trip)
I am 23 and have recently decided to go sober for at least 30 days. I started meditating and bringing mindfulness into my life and that allowed me to have so much joy while being sober and to see how negatively alcohol effected me spiritually, mentally, and physically.
Find the huberman video he refers to. It’s been a game changer for me. Kudos on your journey!
I’m 50 and today started my third month of being sober. I wish I would have started at your age . Stay on your journey and know you may lose some people in your life over this, but it will be so worth it . Stay the course .
Appreciate your library and appreciate you 💪🏿
your library in the background is insane😍
Right behind ya - 125 days and never looking back 🤝
Nice! We're on the same timeline.
I appreciate the RUclips community of sobriety so much. It actually helped me get over that initial fear. I am at day 86 and as others had mentioned, I feel like it keeps getting better. I am 47 and drank al.ost every day since I was 18. I have had the, " I wish I had done this sooner" thoughts, but am grateful I made the change when I did. The challenge now is managing my friends as I see how most of them were just drinking buddies. I seem to make them uncomfortable with my sobriety and I wonder where it will go from here. But my social, emotional, spiritual and physical health are in the forefront and I will likely not drink at least for a long time..maybe when I'm 80 I'll start again.
The comments on here (including your own) are amazing. Support for sobriety is huge on YT
Congrats on day 86!!!!
That podcast is an eye opener for sure , I had already quit but that just drive the nail deeper
Thanks for sharing this. I too saw his podcast and it hit home. It changed me.
Day nine after years of binge drinking. After watching Andrew Hubermans video I learned all kinds of things I didn’t know about alcohol. One thing in particular is that after quitting one’s cortisol actually goes up which will interfere with sleep. I am feeling better. Went to a dinner party last night and experienced no desire to drink.
I’m not likely to go back.
I'm so glad I landed on your video somehow. Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm on a better health journey myself and am in my mid 30s but the one thing that has been holding me back from my absolute potential has been alcohol. It's extremely hard because its so accessible and almost at every single social event in your life. Really appreciate your perspective! Subscribed!
very well spoken! thank you for sharing
Dan Go keep the momentum going! Good work so far!
23 days in and also thinking to do the full year as an experiment. Awesome work Dan!
Love this! Thank you for sharing this in-depth review about your experience. I am 28 and this really resonated so much to me and I really do believe in moderation and redefining what moderation with drinking looks like is something I am trying to learn as I take a few months off from drinking
I NEEDED to hear this!!!!!!!! God bless you. He made you his voice, so others can hear. Thank you!!!
Congrats on your success and thanks for sharing story with alcohol and the lessons your learned. Keep it up!
Dan thank you for sharing this. I could identify with so much of what you said and I really appreciate your honesty and openness. I won't bother going into detail as much of what I would say would be identical to what you said. It's really nice to know that my experiences aren't all that unusual and it is possible to leave it all behind.
I regularly take 30-60 day breaks from drinking but everytime I return to it, the good habbits I've developed get trashed so it's like digging yourself out of the same hole over and over. Thus time I'm quiting for good and seeing how much I can change my life.
I forwarded this video to my son. He is an alcoholic and hopefully it will help. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up.
Thank you, Dan. This was very helpful.
Day 10 for me and already looking forward to reaching day 100! In just 7 days, I began to experience the mental clarity and insight that you mention and it's truly a wake up call. I don't want to lean on the artifical creativity and false sense of identity that alcohol provides ever again. Subscribed and looking forward to your journey!
Thanks mate. This really motivates me to continue. I am day 10 and ready to go to day 250
Hi good evening thank you for your great video. It’s help me put some things. In to perspective I gave up alcohol and cigarettes and it will be my three year anniversary next month. It has really been an emotional rollercoaster and lately I’ve really been contemplating whether to start drinking again, but listening to your perspective. Makes me believe it’s not such a great idea. You have just reminded me all of the amazing benefits of not drinking and I will definitely have to start journalling again. Just to remind myself of how far I’ve actually came. Thanks again May, the Lord bless you, you and your family always 😊🙏🏽🙏🏽
Way to go man! I am two weeks sober. The best decision I have ever made in my life. Peace, brother.
I used to drink similarly to this fellow. I don’t regret it. It was fun while it lasted. My reasons for “quitting” are unique in that I stopped for negative reasons. After retiring from the special ops after 25 years I have found myself perennially unemployed. I tell myself that “someone who drinks and doesn’t have a job is a bum!” So that negative reinforcement has been my primary motive. In a sense I sometimes feel like I don’t “deserve” to drink. Sometimes I tell myself “I’ll have a beer tomorrow “ but then I look at all the shit I have to get done and find out there just isn’t time for it-or money for that matter.
As a result of this happy accident (irony intended!) I have more energy and don’t feel as much like shit in the morning. So that’s a positive thing. Now I wonder how I used to do it. On top of that on the very rare occasions that I drank (the last of which was July 2019) I noticed that my lower back hurt the next day (read my kidneys!). So maybe I’ve saved myself from a serious medical problem? I may have a drink again though if Biden, Fauci and/or Pelosi go to jail!
Lol
This was the same for me when it came to Marijuana, which later turned to anxiety and depression.
This is the truth. Man, I appreciate this.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m in my 40’s and have a very similar 20’s and 30’s as you do. Partying and drinking was a major part of my last 2 decades. Your message helped me make the decision to take a break from it and see what happens. Thanks again.
Thanks Dan for sharing! Been off alcohol for the last 8 months. Feel great. No more fatigue. Will never go back.
I haven’t had alcohol in two weeks and I can feel the difference in terms of my energy especially at work and my mood too. I like your idea of journaling will definitely start doing that.
Congratulations Dan, even i am doing the same like you, quit drinking since 1st Jan 2023 and feeling great.
Thank you for the video and awesome advice. All the best to everyone.
Good for you! Good video. I'm Three months in ....have lost 25 pounds and my heart isn't racing anymore. I feel more in touch with myself also. I wasn't drinking hard or anything. Just a few beers. But it was this cycle and I needed to stop for awhile. I hardly think about it anymore and I'm feeling better all around. I don't plan on ever going back to that life. Be well!!
Great video! And congratulations! I’ve been alcohol-free for 3 1/2 years. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. Im so proud of myself and my health has improved massively on all levels! Almost as if alcohol was poisoning me…
I'm on day 12. Haven't done more than 3 months sober for a long time. Usually once a year I get a few long breaks in. Longest I ever went was a year. I always see lots of benefits from quitting. Definitely want to go as long as possible this time. Tired of the cycle of going nowhere. Not gonna say forever but I'd like to get to where I just don't care about it or miss it anymore.
Fantastic video sir. I legitimately felt like we were just sitting there talking. To all you caring and supportive people in the comments, it was so awesome to see all of the camaraderie.
Glad I stumbled upon your channel! Great content
This is great reinforcement to stay alcohol free. I also saw the Huberman video but 18 days into my sobriety that began by my own decision on Dec 1st. So now day 42.
I feel so much like my younger self before I drank.
Good luck with the channel Dan 👍. One thing I've learned is that Dopamine levels are linked to motivation. If I spike my level with alcohol ( and weed ) then my levels drop dramatically afterwards and I can barely get out of bed the next few days. This obviously has a major, detrimental impact on striving for success. Quitting alcohol ( for at least 30 days ) is like taking performance enhancing drugs for your brain! It's all yours for the taking and it's right there inside of you. All you have to do is stop killing it with booze!
Nice video man, I quit 6 weeks ago, and even now, everything you say is totally true
Thanks for sharing your informative testimony, you're absolutely correct, you're story will definitely help others better their own health.
I am 67 and been drinking more and more lately and had blood work done. My numbers sucked. My weight was most I have been. So, I also made the decision to quit. I can’t agree with you more. Everything. Sleeping so much better. I’m working out everyday. Better focus and can concentrate on tasks better. Only been about two weeks but finding your video confirms my same experience. Drinking is just a temporary fix. I plan to follow your journey as my goal is to get healthy and no one who drinks is healthy.
Sir, I have NO idea who you are but you are made for RUclips!!!!! I LOVED your video!!!!!! As a former alcoholic who completely changed her life around after getting sober (9/19/2018) I can vouch for every last thing you said on this video from both ends of the coin. I personally am fully abstinent from drinking alcohol because of my unhealthy, codependent relationship with alcohol but I absolutely encourage those who can to have a healthy relationship with alcohol to dial back and create one IF they can! Your approach was a phenomenal way to test those waters. Keep your insight coming!!!! Love the scientific, Dr. Huberman backed references! New sub!!!!!!!!!
Finally, a real person keeping it real and honest. Great Job
I really enjoyed hearing your experience without alcohol. I am currently taking a dry January and loving it! Feeling the benefits for sure. It has been really helpful for me to hear other peoples stories as a reminder to keep going and enjoy it! Thank you for sharing!
I decided to do "Dry January" this month (2023). I was not a huge drinker, but I can tell you that sleep improved, feeling MUCH more clarity, and feeling great about myself and what I am doing. Nice video!
I struggle soooooooo much with alcohol, but I don't have insurance for rehab and AA was not for me. Love your message on this topic, please keep me in your prayers if it is not too much to ask.
look an a cat scan of an alcoholic it’s scary. Or substitute it with an interesting hobby im learning guitar & leg day everyday at the gym.
Hey I’m 34 an have been drinking since I was 14 I’ve just done my 3rd detox attempt at home using libruim which I did pay for. I’m 4 weeks sober, I am from the uk but I don’t know if you have access to a drug called campral/acamprosate that’s what my doctor prescribed after I had got over withdrawals, it takes cravings away and is power in a pill.
May I ask why AA wasn’t for you? No obligation to answer of course.
@@brettcordes3602 From my own experience Brett, there are two main reasons why people say, "AA was not for me". They walk into a meeting, or attend a few meetings, and expect to be taught how "not to drink". When they discover that there's intense self appraisal required, they're not interested in doing the work. The second reason, is the mention of God. They are more offended by the mention of a "higher power", than they are of being perpetually sick in a physical sense, their family life in perpetual dysfunction, loss of job and income, legal problems, including no license, monetary fines, and even incarceration. The absence of trust, or integrity from extended family, and friends, if they have any, and the list of negative consequences goes on , and on!
If it wasn't a life and death situation, it would be totally laughable! Their lives are an intense dumpster fire, but "Don't ask me to go to those god damn AA meetings"! The LOGIC OF PRACTICING ALCOHOLICS! 💀
@@Vix375 You've put the alcohol away...again. Great, now what are you doing about the "root problem"?
Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated.
Thanks for sharing! I've been sober for around 84 days. Alcohol was quite literally ruining my life and knew it needed to stop. A few months ago I couldn't imagine my life without it, but I'm so much happier sober. I still enjoy a N/A beer when I go to dinner, but not drinking has changed my life for the better. I've been putting off watching the Huberman episode for whatever reason but it's recommended all of the time. Stumbled upon your video today and now I'm going to headnin over there and watch his.
Thanks again Dan!
Good luck!
Subscribed.
My friend and I agreed to have a dry January with no alcohol. She plans to drink in February but after watching this video, I want to keep going. So far, I’m not craving alcohol at all. I actually have a 1.7 L of vodka in my kitchen that doesn’t trigger me at all. I consumed a huge amount of alcohol between 2020 and early 2022 before it tapered off as I gotten more responsibilities at work. It was so much because I had gotten depress about my life and had major financial issues with no job. I gotten a job in late 2021 but I had already formed the habit of drinking everyday. It tool a fulfilling career job and health related tragedies in my personal life that made me wake up to take getting it under control more seriously. I first started by going 1 day without drinking; then 1 week without drinking; 2 weeks; an ultimately a month without drinking in 2022. It did cause me to stop completely but I did drink a lot less and I felt accomplished and empowered after discovering that I can control my drinking. This brings me to Jan 2023. I want to get back to having a drink (or two socially) and or only drink on occasions if I absolutely want to drink. Drinking alone, surprisingly, is when I drink the most. I guess because the social pressure of people watching how many glasses I’m having isn’t there. I’m hopeful that I can achieve this goal.
I’m going through this right now as I’m watching and this video is very encouraging to get sober ASAP
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Hi Dan thank you for this. Im so glad to be finding people like you here! Ive been in the wanting to quit phase for years and Ive finally begun! 12 days in! Heres to 100 like you which is my aim. Im 48 and struggled for the past 20 yrs but no more.
@AR 777 still going!!!
Great video! I love seeing individuals such as yourself share your story! It helps me on my journey! I’m currently 11 days sober! I have no desire on going back to drinking!
Thank you! You got this my dude.
Straight up..
Right on Point!Thank you
Just had your channel suggested to me! Already subscribed before the video was over. You’ve always been a great Twitter follow and I’m happy to see your channel growing. I’m 38 and was definitely on a similar life path as you with alcohol until recently where I’ve been going back and forth with stopping or limiting my alcohol consumption. Hard part was giving up the old fashions. I always said that you can judge a bartender by theirs is.
I’m currently enjoying my clarity though!
Keep up the great work!