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funny how u always feel u are missing something if u cant get to the pub for one night but yet can spend years drinking and never once think about what other things in life are passing you by.
My mental health became so poor I didn’t know at times if I could keep myself safe, poor mental health and anxiety were the main reasons I stopped drinking, I frightened myself. Thank you Steven
Thank you mate. I can relate to it all. I had no intention of drinking. God knows I had no intention of becoming what I did. But, I became something better. No idea how I did it, but I did. ❤
It was the psychological rather than the physical fallout, that finally caused me to knock alcohol on the head. The incessant paranoia, anxiety, deep dark depressive episodes of neverending impending doom, along with relentless insomina, really took their toll. What with the DT's endured during a great many withdrawals, I simply couldn't take it anymore. I think I terrified myself into sobriety.
Hi I am a new subscriber. A friend recommended your channel. Everything you said resonated with me so much. It is fantastic that you are putting yourself out there to help others. Thank You so much! xx
Tried to taper off, staggered out of my room, counted the damage, 27 cans of full strength beer, the fear of running out,hide behind my dark sunglasses and drive twenty miles to top up,I live in a country town,kangaroos jumping in front of my car,then pray to God I made it home in one piece, the shame starts, trembling like a leaf,looking at the filth around me,it's a nightmare, mate
Yes the anxiety is a very tough one to deal with when it comes to drink. I think most of us start our drinking lives using booze as a social lubricant and the hangovers when younger are doable if never pleasant. But once we hit our 40’s definitely, then the anxiety often kicks in badly and that’s where the real damage happens. We start with the dangerous habits like hair of the dog or day drinking to deal with anxiety. The problem is that these are quick fixes that at best take away initial nerves, but then that digs us deeper into the more macro hole we’re in. I think the solution is keeping active and staying busy. For me, the really crushing anxiety started when Covid hit. But yeah, staying active is a good way to minimize anxiety I find.
Another great video, thanks Steven. Key for me has been spending time enjoying hobbies that make me feel good: walking, jogging, cycling, gardening. Drink just takes over and crowds all the other stuff out. Being kind to yourself is so important!
Hiya Steven my anxiety disappeared after quitting alcohol, i hated travelling i thought i was going insane, life is a lot calmer, i enjoy your daily videos 👍
Thanks Steven for today's excellent message, much appreciated. There are many terrible things i got from drinking. Right up there at the worst was after a few shots of whisky or tequilla i lost my sense of reason and would make phone calls and say awful things that i would never do sober. And after i sobered up the wash of utter shame and crippling remorse was unbearable. Living sober is a clean peaceful life. You look amazing Steven ❤
I am glad you’re putting out these videos everyday. I can’t tell you how it is helping me. You’re not giving me time for any “”stinking thinking””. Thank you.
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Hi steve, the anxiety once you stop drinking can be unbearable! The palpatations and what feels like panic attacks turning into heart attacks are the worst feeling in the world! Great video as always...👍🏻
I really enjoy listening to this man's stories. Very insightful on the dangers of alcohol and the nonchalant attitude we have to the normalisation of this kind of drug abuse. No doubt vested interests profit (Diageo, Heineken etc). Well done for speaking out.
Love this Steven! Amazing to see how much of a positive change you've made to your life. I suffer with anxiety too and take anxiety medication. When I drink the anxiety is so much more intense and the combination of the drink and the medication makes black outs more likely. I'm currently doing Dry January and stumbled across your channel :) keep up the great work!
Thank you Kieran ..Good to know you’re doing dry January…keep it going.. Anxiety was my main issue I never had Meds as I had no anxiety when sober Please subscribe & keep chatting 🙏
Good morning from Australia. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never been a big drinker because it has always made me too sick. Never been good at sober socialising, or going out. I’m addicted, but not to the grog. Two of my best mates are trying to fight alcohol, but neither of them are doing well. We all three need help really. How do we take the first step? I’m thankful to you and really pleased for you too. Good on ya mate.❤
Hi There…welcome to the channel..please subscribe & keep watching If you e mail me Stevenalcoholfreelifestyle@gmail.com I can go through a few thins with you I have an e book which will help ✴️PLEASE CHECK OUT MY E BOOK, I HAVE COMPILED IT AS A HELPFUL GO-TO GUIDE TO “GET SOBER & STAY SOBER £5.99 (The Price of a Beer) stan.store/stevenalcoholfreelifestyle
I'm an addict to heroin and crack, fortunately I'm not an active addict anymore. I was active for 20 odd years. What are you addicted to Martha, if you don't mind me asking??
Hi. It started with me with a routine blood test 18 months ago. The results stated slight liver damage. I was told (my option ) to cease drinking and have another test in 2 months. I did this, and I had the test, which proved fine. I have continued since then to cease. I have saved a lot of money and feel great. At 63, it's not too late. Best Regards , Mark
Hi steve..I could never just have one or two drinks.the goal was to get as drunk as I possibly could i lost whole wkends to drink and have no idea what happened .All I can do now is look back and say why ?
I had problems with OCD as a teen but it went away with some therapy through nhs. But drinking made it 10x worse and it made me think I was too mentally ill to work as everything became hard. Took a year until I realised it was alcohol and now it's a lot better after being sober for a while. Think it had something to do with my body being unable to process alcohol as well when I got older so it started effecting my mental health a lot more
I totally understand what you're saying i dont know if it happened to you but when i came off the drink i couldn't walk properly because i wouldn't be able to eat for a week or so and i lost the muscle mass in my legs
They finally got me at work, it was a good job, a security guard was onto me,he turned his back and escaped the yard,I was never caught for anything, passed out in my car somewhere, had a few beers on the way home, six months out of work, two week bender then cold turkey, full delirium tremens,I did it alone
I was like a feral animal from drinking over half the week every week. DONT mix antidepressants, autistic and vodka altogether. I was like an extra from the exorcist cast
I suffer anxiety the day after an excessive drink. I used to get hung-over but recently, feelings off anxiety too. I'm come a long way (40 now), and drink must take a back seat, for me. I'm not even married for heaven's sake🥀!
It's a good thing you're aware of the dangers. As Steve was saying in the video, he can't think of one positive that drinking gave him. With me it was lack of knowledge of the dangers but by then I was coughing up blood and had a heart ablation...still carried on stupidly before I managed to educate myself and get an alcohol councillor. There is help out there and constant reminders from RUclipsrs who've been there and bought the tshirt certainly keep you focused.
Hi Steve, how long did the anxiety take to go away once you quit the booze mate? I have a few drinks every night and more at the weekends. The anxiety is destroying my life. I can stop for a week or so but my anxiety gets so bad that I start drinking again
Hi Paul …my anxiety started to disappear a few days after I got sober …we are all different… Have you spoken the Dr about the anxiety? Please subscribe & keep in touch 👍
Thanks mate. I have. They just gave me loads of antidepressants that made me feel much worse. It’s been going on for over 3 years now. Thanks Steve, will do
It’s never just “one” drink though and you are winning in life if you’ve got yourself sober and happy, alcohol takes some people back to a dark place eventually, don’t risk it all just for “one” drink
@@user-lh2fy1fn4w I understand the risk part but who is really in control you or "the guy who just had one drink" ? Why so difficult to limit let say to 1-2-or 3drinks and leave it.
I'm suffering really badly and have not been to work, I'm not sleeping properly I wake up with the shakes and the only way I can stop the shakes is to have a drink, already spoken to someone at work a supervisor to say I need help but not told him it's because of drinks,so going to call Lisa tomorrow one of the directors, and do you think I should tell her the truth that I'm a alcoholic 😢
@clarissa1976 I tried my best not to have a drink today but here I am now on my eleventh can, drank six this morning and then went to bed, then woke up with the shakes badly,I drank two cups of coffee and a couple of yazoo milk shakes, but the only way I could stop the shakes was to have a drink and I'm now on my fifth can and I know I will finish the other three not good I know 😥
@@paulcole4902It’s up to you if you tell your employer, but make an appointment with your GP ASAP and ask them for help.. The NHS have loads of organisations that can safely help you.. Don’t go cold turkey, it’s dangerous.
@@paulcole4902The first thing you need to do, and you need to do it tomorrow morning, is get an appointment with your doctor, please.. I’ve been there mate, you’re on a slippery slope, a dangerous slippery slope.
My OCD with obsessions is terrible when drinking obssesive tidying unusual in that most alcoholics tend to have a house in a mess, my main drink is buckfast high caffeine and stella, and follwing day i think people are looking at me and judging me from their windows
my nerves used to be terrible until i got a few down. It was a vicious circle that must have been similar as you have described thank god i have woke up and am off the booze now thanks for your effort and honesty helps me to stick to it all the best steven .
Hi Patrick ..apologies for the late response I met a lady I fell in love with & was worried that if I revealed my alcohol problems that would finish the relationship I thought I could have 1 or 2 but was soon hooked again Please subscribe & keep chatting 👍
I had exactly the same up until very recently....the anxiety was through the roof! The paranoia as well, thinking every knows how much i drunk, how sick i have been etc etc. It's awful! Off the booze again now and staying off!
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funny how u always feel u are missing something if u cant get to the pub for one night but yet can spend years drinking and never once think about what other things in life are passing you by.
To true that
@@noahschmartz2354 Spot on ..sums things up well 👍
@@PWe-k6q 100%
My mental health became so poor I didn’t know at times if I could keep myself safe, poor mental health and anxiety were the main reasons I stopped drinking, I frightened myself. Thank you Steven
@@sarahlaver-holland9931 Hi Sarah ..Severe anxiety pushed me to the limit
Im 8 months sober and starting to feel alot more calm i dramk daily for 20 years i was a anxious mess
Hi sorry for the late response, glad you are sober …life gets much better as we are sober
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Amazing well done 👏
Thank you mate. I can relate to it all. I had no intention of drinking. God knows I had no intention of becoming what I did. But, I became something better. No idea how I did it, but I did. ❤
It was the psychological rather than the physical fallout, that finally caused me to knock alcohol on the head. The incessant paranoia, anxiety, deep dark depressive episodes of neverending impending doom, along with relentless insomina, really took their toll. What with the DT's endured during a great many withdrawals, I simply couldn't take it anymore. I think I terrified myself into sobriety.
@@treznik Great message & spot on 👍
Hi I am a new subscriber. A friend recommended your channel. Everything you said resonated with me so much. It is fantastic that you are putting yourself out there to help others. Thank You so much! xx
@@sophie_penny hi Sophie welcome to the channel …. I hope you can benefit from the content..I’m here to help 👍
Hi sophie, hope your well, this a great channel with some lovely folk on here all willing to help...god bless❤
Tried to taper off, staggered out of my room, counted the damage, 27 cans of full strength beer, the fear of running out,hide behind my dark sunglasses and drive twenty miles to top up,I live in a country town,kangaroos jumping in front of my car,then pray to God I made it home in one piece, the shame starts, trembling like a leaf,looking at the filth around me,it's a nightmare, mate
@@micktaylor7641 Torture I called it.
Thanks for your message 👍
Yes the anxiety is a very tough one to deal with when it comes to drink. I think most of us start our drinking lives using booze as a social lubricant and the hangovers when younger are doable if never pleasant. But once we hit our 40’s definitely, then the anxiety often kicks in badly and that’s where the real damage happens. We start with the dangerous habits like hair of the dog or day drinking to deal with anxiety.
The problem is that these are quick fixes that at best take away initial nerves, but then that digs us deeper into the more macro hole we’re in.
I think the solution is keeping active and staying busy. For me, the really crushing anxiety started when Covid hit.
But yeah, staying active is a good way to minimize anxiety I find.
@@quantum5652 Great message ..thank you 👍
Another great video, thanks Steven.
Key for me has been spending time enjoying hobbies that make me feel good: walking, jogging, cycling, gardening. Drink just takes over and crowds all the other stuff out. Being kind to yourself is so important!
Hiya Steven my anxiety disappeared after quitting alcohol, i hated travelling i thought i was going insane, life is a lot calmer, i enjoy your daily videos 👍
@@ianmaddox2314 a much more peaceful life now
@@ianmaddox2314 👍♥️
Thanks Steven for today's excellent message, much appreciated. There are many terrible things i got from drinking. Right up there at the worst was after a few shots of whisky or tequilla i lost my sense of reason and would make phone calls and say awful things that i would never do sober. And after i sobered up the wash of utter shame and crippling remorse was unbearable. Living sober is a clean peaceful life. You look amazing Steven ❤
You got this! It’s so good being sober ..I did the same when I was drinking..not the same person
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I am glad you’re putting out these videos everyday. I can’t tell you how it is helping me. You’re not giving me time for any “”stinking thinking””. Thank you.
Cheers Chris
Glad I can help
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Hi steve, the anxiety once you stop drinking can be unbearable! The palpatations and what feels like panic attacks turning into heart attacks are the worst feeling in the world! Great video as always...👍🏻
@@JamesBeckwith-x6q Thank you ..anxiety is horrendous
I really enjoy listening to this man's stories. Very insightful on the dangers of alcohol and the nonchalant attitude we have to the normalisation of this kind of drug abuse. No doubt vested interests profit (Diageo, Heineken etc). Well done for speaking out.
Love this Steven! Amazing to see how much of a positive change you've made to your life. I suffer with anxiety too and take anxiety medication. When I drink the anxiety is so much more intense and the combination of the drink and the medication makes black outs more likely. I'm currently doing Dry January and stumbled across your channel :) keep up the great work!
Thank you Kieran ..Good to know you’re doing dry January…keep it going..
Anxiety was my main issue I never had Meds as I had no anxiety when sober
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Revenge is awakened when I’m drunk however when I’m sober I don’t give revenge a moments thought ….
@@LBow-j8s Well said 👍
All I can add Steven is walking in the countryside is great for mental health. Great video as always lad.
Thank you ..definitely nature walks so good 👍
Another excellent video Stephen keep them coming mate
Yes, I am hard to reason with and feel on the brink of coming unhinged. Lately, craving has waned, fortunately, and clarity of mind is delightful.
It's a wonderful thing u r doin ! Banish the taboos , I'm not a big fan of ' aa ' but hearing people's stories really helps , ' shares ' . X ❤
Good morning from Australia. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never been a big drinker because it has always made me too sick. Never been good at sober socialising, or going out. I’m addicted, but not to the grog.
Two of my best mates are trying to fight alcohol, but neither of them are doing well. We all three need help really.
How do we take the first step? I’m thankful to you and really pleased for you too. Good on ya mate.❤
Hi There…welcome to the channel..please subscribe & keep watching
If you e mail me
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I can go through a few thins with you
I have an e book which will help
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stan.store/stevenalcoholfreelifestyle
I'm an addict to heroin and crack, fortunately I'm not an active addict anymore. I was active for 20 odd years. What are you addicted to Martha, if you don't mind me asking??
Hi. It started with me with a routine blood test 18 months ago. The results stated slight liver damage. I was told (my option ) to cease drinking and have another test in 2 months. I did this, and I had the test, which proved fine. I have continued since then to cease. I have saved a lot of money and feel great. At 63, it's not too late. Best Regards , Mark
@@MarkSmith-uq2ei Good news Mark ..well done
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When ur lying in bed with a hangover and your wife can hear your heart beating loudly because of the anxiety.
Hi steve..I could never just have one or two drinks.the goal was to get as drunk as I possibly could i lost whole wkends to drink and have no idea what happened .All I can do now is look back and say why ?
Same.
For me, anxiety and paranoia was off the charts. Im also an over thinker.
Keep fighting rick..god bless❤
Thank goodness for close-caption !
Cheers … hope you are well
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I’m from London and I can understand him perfectly well.
@@Zagreus_07same here.
I had problems with OCD as a teen but it went away with some therapy through nhs. But drinking made it 10x worse and it made me think I was too mentally ill to work as everything became hard. Took a year until I realised it was alcohol and now it's a lot better after being sober for a while. Think it had something to do with my body being unable to process alcohol as well when I got older so it started effecting my mental health a lot more
I totally understand what you're saying i dont know if it happened to you but when i came off the drink i couldn't walk properly because i wouldn't be able to eat for a week or so and i lost the muscle mass in my legs
Terrible disease
They finally got me at work, it was a good job, a security guard was onto me,he turned his back and escaped the yard,I was never caught for anything, passed out in my car somewhere, had a few beers on the way home, six months out of work, two week bender then cold turkey, full delirium tremens,I did it alone
I would also highly recommend ‘Alcohol lied to me’ by Craig Beck.
Excellent truth spoken in the fact that alcohol is ‘attractively packaged poison’.
I've read this book I quit after reading it , Craig beck has done other books as well on the subject 👍
No doubt booze as a detrimental effect on mental health steve. Keep spreading the word pal...God bless you sir❤
@@garyfaulkner1480 Thank you Gary 👍
I was like a feral animal from drinking over half the week every week. DONT mix antidepressants, autistic and vodka altogether. I was like an extra from the exorcist cast
How lol
I suffer anxiety the day after an excessive drink. I used to get hung-over but recently, feelings off anxiety too. I'm come a long way (40 now), and drink must take a back seat, for me. I'm not even married for heaven's sake🥀!
It's a good thing you're aware of the dangers. As Steve was saying in the video, he can't think of one positive that drinking gave him.
With me it was lack of knowledge of the dangers but by then I was coughing up blood and had a heart ablation...still carried on stupidly before I managed to educate myself and get an alcohol councillor.
There is help out there and constant reminders from RUclipsrs who've been there and bought the tshirt certainly keep you focused.
@@papaspears5035 thanks for sparing the thought. My dad's the influence... .
It's definitely a long hard road rich', but the benefits are tremendous...and I'm single at 62 mate👍😁
Hi Steve, how long did the anxiety take to go away once you quit the booze mate? I have a few drinks every night and more at the weekends. The anxiety is destroying my life. I can stop for a week or so but my anxiety gets so bad that I start drinking again
Hi Paul …my anxiety started to disappear a few days after I got sober …we are all different…
Have you spoken the Dr about the anxiety?
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Thanks mate. I have. They just gave me loads of antidepressants that made me feel much worse. It’s been going on for over 3 years now.
Thanks Steve, will do
As much as alcohol when in addiction is awful, in the beginning it is a wonderful drug and very enjoyable, i think as alcoholics we forget that.
Good point …we wouldn’t have drank if we hadn’t enjoyed it ..👍
When you feel like having just one drink remember it’s at that point other people have failed, keep winning keep sober 👊🤙
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that is debatable. One drink should not control you. Is it really winning if one cannot hold off the next drink?
It’s never just “one” drink though and you are winning in life if you’ve got yourself sober and happy, alcohol takes some people back to a dark place eventually, don’t risk it all just for “one” drink
@@user-lh2fy1fn4w I understand the risk part but who is really in control you or "the guy who just had one drink" ? Why so difficult to limit let say to 1-2-or 3drinks and leave it.
Agreed....no surrender to the demon..!
I'm suffering really badly and have not been to work, I'm not sleeping properly I wake up with the shakes and the only way I can stop the shakes is to have a drink, already spoken to someone at work a supervisor to say I need help but not told him it's because of drinks,so going to call Lisa tomorrow one of the directors, and do you think I should tell her the truth that I'm a alcoholic 😢
Have you tried reducing your intake. Tapering off
@clarissa1976 I tried my best not to have a drink today but here I am now on my eleventh can, drank six this morning and then went to bed, then woke up with the shakes badly,I drank two cups of coffee and a couple of yazoo milk shakes, but the only way I could stop the shakes was to have a drink and I'm now on my fifth can and I know I will finish the other three not good I know 😥
@@paulcole4902It’s up to you if you tell your employer, but make an appointment with your GP ASAP and ask them for help.. The NHS have loads of organisations that can safely help you.. Don’t go cold turkey, it’s dangerous.
@@paulcole4902The first thing you need to do, and you need to do it tomorrow morning, is get an appointment with your doctor, please.. I’ve been there mate, you’re on a slippery slope, a dangerous slippery slope.
@@paulcole4902Make an appointment with your doctor tomorrow morning.
My OCD with obsessions is terrible when drinking obssesive tidying unusual in that most alcoholics tend to have a house in a mess, my main drink is buckfast high caffeine and stella, and follwing day i think people are looking at me and judging me from their windows
my nerves used to be terrible until i got a few down. It was a vicious circle that must have been similar as you have described thank god i have woke up and am off the booze now thanks for your effort and honesty helps me to stick to it all the best steven .
Thanks for sharing! I’m so pleased I can help 👍
What made u drink after 8 year off it
Hi Patrick ..apologies for the late response
I met a lady I fell in love with & was worried that if I revealed my alcohol problems that would finish the relationship
I thought I could have 1 or 2 but was soon hooked again
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Please help me
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Take care sonia, weve all been there snd help is at hand..god bless❤
I drank my dad's homebrew
Strong isn’t it
Don't get addicted to cameras my man. I've been to AA and nothing worse than someone boring on. It did sort me out, but in a personal way.
Thank you for your advice
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how do u mean addicted to cameras?
I had exactly the same up until very recently....the anxiety was through the roof! The paranoia as well, thinking every knows how much i drunk, how sick i have been etc etc. It's awful! Off the booze again now and staying off!
Steven may I please ask is anxiety withdrawal? You mention heightened sensitivity to light, sounds.