God bless you it is very hard in the beginning and detoxing is not fun but in a couple of years you will have a whole new life and be so proud of yourself
@@lydiahampton7393 AMEN! It is my belief that nobody can come out the other side of addiction divine intervention I know that this is true for me and for the one friend I had back in the day. We got clean together on July 3rd 1997
Forgot to mention that even though Reece was telling his story, Jess, girl, your facial expressions of pain and empathy for him were so affirming of what you BOTH went through. I could feel your heartbreak without you saying a word. So glad to have found your channel.
This guy needs his own channel. You have experienced life as a soldier, a business owner, a corporate employee, a methamphetamine addict, and back to a successful man without drugs. Thank you so much for your service and for inspiring listeners.
I'm a recovering meth addict. 25 years clean. Still to this day I cringe and my stomach flips when I think of the worst time when I got bent. There are so many emotions that come to mind, embarrassment, greed, confusion, and then gratitude for being able to come out the other side. Thank you for sharing yours. That was me!
Ashley McLean jess has a really interesting video with Reece about that! It might be on they’re shared channel (not sure if she changed the name tho) . He talks about how it wasn’t that much of a shocking revelation, one day he just decided he needed to change.
If you search ‘Jessica Kent reeces story’ there’s a video on his story, and if you scroll down a video called ‘Reece’s rock bottom’ which in talks about his addiction. I’d definitely recommend you to watch, it’s a really good video! :)
No kidding. I had a problem coke period in my life and now that it's been years I look back like it was insane. Every night the same thing and work the next morning, no sleep, hung over and coming down. Smh
I always said "I don't have a problem you do" to the people trying to save me and I believed that. I see in sobriety it was in fact me that had a problem.
I adore how patient she is letting him tell his story and being supportive 100% through. Everyone deserves to find someone that accepts them for who they are and grows with them.
@@mr.anonymous5501 she let's him on HER channel to be vulnerable and tell some of the hardest points in his life. With 24 hours in a day, do you really go out of your way to make time to be rude to people you dont know? Times are tough these days and I hope you take the time given to work on yourself. Learn to be kind.
@@baleigh6773 She 'lets' him provide her with content, so selfless! You're the one congratulating someone on having basic good manners as something special, talking about others lack of kindness. Lol.
@@baleigh6773 Lol, leaves substanceless, disingenuous comments on RUclips, tries to shame someone for responding in disagreement, after you e-stalk them. Hold your head high! Thanks for choosing to speak on me, and showing you have nothing good to say against what I've said. 😂
As an addict in recovery, this story had me soooooooooo anxious, but I COULD NOT stop listening lol. I can literally feel his discription. He's a great story teller. 2 thumbs up! Love you guys
@@matildeantonelli8368 I'm sure not ALL drivers are high but when I'm driving past them with my son in the car, you'd better bet I'm hurrying out of their way! I'm also not saying that what they do isn't important, in these times I see them on the road and have MAD respect and appreciation. BUT that does NOT mean I can't express my knowledge or opinions on things, you're preaching on deaf ears here telling me to not talk, lmao. Hell I don't blame them for being high and watching porn it's got to be boring as hell driving 14 hours a day. You're living in a fantasy world if you think they're just driving along, sober, smiling and whistling to the tune of "On the Road Again."
@@matildeantonelli8368 I know you aren't responding to me but personally I don't "assume every driver is high." However, I do know that *many* drivers are sleep-deprived because of the nature of their job. Many accidents occur each year because of sleep-deprived drivers. So to throw in drugs being extremely common (which Reece himself stated in the video, we're getting info from someone who has been there) then yeah we do have a reason to fear driving next to trucks on the highway. One swerve from them and many of us could end up dead.
Thank you Recce for becoming more comfortable telling your stories. I am a child that was born out of addiction. It always made me mad or feel my parents didn't care. But after finding you Jessica, I've grown so much in understanding and accepting.
I still feel this way. I can't stop it. I'm jealous of addicts because they can go hurt people and actually use being sick as an excuse. I'm jealous because they went through actually viable pain and I'm just overreacting. I'm just faking all my issues. I guess I'm just bitter.
The craziest part of this is that for people with mental illnesses or mental health issues they literally feel very similar things even if they don’t use anything at all. They know what they’re thinking and feeling is not true it doesn’t change how real it feels. There is a parallel between drugs/addiction and mental health and mental illness.
Connor mclean. I don’t think you understand what Kelly meant. They meant that he needs to do commercial audio or talking work since he has a nice voice. Not that he needs to improve his voice.
@@addiemua8844 oh no he understands. He is just a complete ass! He is in another part of the comments telling a lady how she should just let her husband enjoy his meth psychosis and how he is probably only in psychosis because she is annoying him. This Connor guy is a real jerk.
I love this, i wish i could tell my story like he is doing . Im 32 and 9 months clean. I left long island NY 8 years ago and moved to indiana , im trying to better myself giving it my all
Back when nobody really knew about speed, except for those doing it, it was easy to keep it a secret and excel at your job but It will eventually all come crashing down in the end
aww Jess when you are talking about how you kept missing each other before you met, you can really tell how much you love him and how much he means to you! So cute
We are in Albuquerque New Mexico and Breaking Bad is a reality here. My 22 year old daughter started using at 19. I lay awake every night worrying. Streets of New Mexico are no joke! The few tines my daughter got to getting treatment was because of watching Jessicas videos. Its so sad she doesn’t see a way back. Thinks things will never be the same (she was always the good kid growing up) wish I could convince her all I want is my daughter back healthy and see her have a amazing life.
Never turn your back. Stupid people think it's better not to see them then to actually help. Love, as simple as it seems, can boost an addicts mood. Sometimes that can plant a seed of hope.
I want more Reece stories. Like how he dealt with coming home from war, how did he handle PTSD, what were some things people did do help pull you through?
I was sober for years and all of a sudden I relapsed & now I’m starting over with 6 months sober again, June 8th made me 6 months and it’s starting to get better now.
I'm a straightedge dude, but I just binged Breaking Bad during the corona and I really wanted to understand and empathize with what addicts go through. This painted a clear picture. I'm glad you two got sober, and you're doing what you're doing out here on youtube. 💜
you guys are some of the most helpful sweet and understanding people ive seen on this app. addiction is such a hard and insidious thing and yall are just helping so many people like me deal with it. thank you ❤
I've been clean 11 years but I was on opiates and crack..I remember being up so long that I was having full on conversations with people that weren't there..I also remember thinking I was in a completely different house than I wasnin.. people were wanting me to go to the ER and get my head checked. It was baaaad. Thank god those days are over
I would go for 14 days then sleep for a few hours then do two more weeks. That was my life. I developed a real fear of sleeping that i still deal with now 3 years sober. I was so sick in the end that i wanted to be lost and not have control of my mind. My best place was 7 days in when things were getting wierd. Thats where i wanted to be. So fucking sad man. Thank you for your story❤️
Wow that's a perspective I'd never heard before. That area of day 7 always scared me and I'd make myself start trying to sleep because I had kids and was scared of hallucinating and hurting them. Thank god i am close to 5 years clean today.
@@greenspark101 thank you so much ❤️❤️ I do love asmr but when my anxiety is too high i cant stand it. But i have my ways to fall asleep now, its not always that bad. ❤️❤️
@@redvorchannel yeah most of my friends didn't like it either. Glad you still had your kids in mind even when you were sick. I never had kids thank god. That would have been a nightmare!
New sub! I’ve got 10 yes clean off heroin, so glad I found your channel! I love hearing ppl actually try to advocate for addicts, and show that recovery is possible. Appreciate your work! ❤️❤️
Reece's stories take me back into the dealing and using days, almost like they were yesterday. I stopped that life when I found out I was pregnant with my second child. That was 25 years ago and I can remember it like it was just days ago. When hearing his vivid recollections of his life it makes me so happy I got out when I did and makes me happy for both of you as well. Congratulations on both of your sobriety and all of your accomplishments! So proud of both of you. Much love from TN. ❤️❤️❤️
Wow. You're sound like my old schizo roommate when he stopped his antipsych meds and said he was going to have to kill me bc he saw the devil come out of him and go into me, as he had a butcher knife in his hand
I’m cracking up rn bc staying up that long really is a testament to the human spirit! 😂 I ran the NYC marathon in November and the same principles that kept me awake, alive and out of jail during my days on the streets is what made me finish my marathon. Love you guys! Reece needs to be a voiceover artist!
I'm glad this video exists. Because the more I hear you both bounce these stories off one another the more I realize I have an addiction and I've been lying to myself the whole time. The worst part, is like Reece, I can 100% see that I'm going down that path and when I cross that line the same shit happens. "I'll do better.", "I'll just do this a little instead of as much.", "I'll do something that's almost sorta kinda similar but not exactly what it is, that'll be a bit better". It never gets any better. These videos have helped for damn sure.
I feel like "Don't eat rocks in the f*king desert" should be on some merch. Like a coffee mug or some kind of decal or something. Because that was hilarious when Jess said that at the end. 😂
Brittney Zarwel I agree. In fact I’m officially gonna start telling people “don’t eat rocks in the desert” instead of “don’t do drugs.” It is a great metaphor that completely symbolizes how hopeless and fleeting addiction can feel, and how irrational it can make a person. I think Jes and Reece just stared a thing. 👍
I did pretty much the same thing when I was shooting coke. I was convinced the cops were standing on either side of the door and it took me forever to make myself. Of course I kept doing it so it just got harder and scarier every minute. I cant believe I used to put myself through that. There is absolutely no way I will EVER do anything like that again. I've been clean for a long time and I havent had a single sip of alcohol in a year. I wrecked my body and I went into a coma for a week because my liver was bleeding. The doctors told my mom I wasn't going to make it. That was the last straw. I developed osteonecrosis in my hips and knees so I can barely walk now but I'm much happier. I'm super glad to see you guys doing well and I pray it stays that way. Thanks for sharing.
Hi I just wanted to say how much I love and appreciate your comment. Obviously were allin the same boat in so many ways but I really do appreciate you sharing and just that alone give it to you extra uplifting a confident feeling did life is good no matter what. I'm really glad you are where you are and things weren't any worse. Banging that blow was one of the first things I ever did back as a kid now that's some crazy s*** and thanks for helping me make it through. Enjoy your day and ever day😉 I 💚U)
Thank you for the story bud. People often avoid the specifics when describing their drug use, but I think open confessionals like this are much needed. Much appreciated.
I tweaked for 6 months in Las Vegas working and partying back in the 90's, doing apt maintenance and the head maint guy and the other assistant maint guy, the dealer, and me were tweaking night and day, drinking, gambling, and super tweaking the life of riley until one day we all got fired and I told myself "I better get out of this town or I'll be dead in 6 months or less, so off back to Tx I flew and finally sobered up in 2005 and been sober ever since.
ive recently been clean for a few months i rehabed it with some help from family nd ive got a stable job from the looks of it now about to get hired on but with stress from family and the pandemic ive found myself having thoughts of "1 bump wont hurt" after hearing Reece's experience im good. so thank you for sharing this gave me the strength to stay sober. this channel is essential
I have the craziest story & meth is the only thing I can think of as a possible explanation. Me and my fiance were driving home to Michigan from Minnesota. We are in Minnesota or Wisconsin, on the expressway when we end up behind a semi truck driving with its flashers on, for miles, and being a bit erratic. My fiance decides he doesnt want to be behind the guy anymore. We DONT cut him off, he wasnt driving like a jerk. He got in the other lane for a bit and then got back over. So the truck is behind us and suddenly it floors it to catch up to us and gets right on our bumper. My fiance Mike would speed up and the semi would speed up, my fiance would slow down and the semi would too. We would switch lanes and the semi switched. 25 minutes of this and im getting freaked out. My fiance decides to floor it and try to get way ahead of the semi. That seemed to work....for like 10 minutes and then suddenly I look and hes right behind us, he looks high out of his mind and angry. Flashers still on by the way. So im upset, its clear hes doing this on purpose and wont back down. But its also like 2010 or 2011, and our GPS on our phone isn't getting a signal so Mike was reluctant to exit the expressway in the middle of nowhere but the semi truck was acting like it was about to ram into our tiny little volvo 😂 So Mike decides to take the next exit and do so at the very last second so the truck doesnt expect it. The exit was a super tight turn too, so mike speeds up & then turns onto the exit at the very very last second. I look and this giant semi truck TRIES TO TURN ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. Which is unexplainably insane, its this tight curve and his semi literally looked like it was tipping when he went for it. This exit has nothing. Its empty, flat farmland and its nighttime, no street lights, GPS not working, no idea where the hell we are. Im crying, im arguing with mike because i want to call 911 and he doesnt think they will be able to figure out our location because there was no sign on the exit, we didnt know what city we were in, and he also thought he could handle it so he was getting mad that i wanted to call the cops. Anyway, the truck had struggled to cut that tight turn so we had a head start and were the only people on these roads. We keep going straight, waiting for a side street to appear or a town but theres nothing and suddenly the car begins acting weird, its RPM meter is going super high, it sounds like its going to stall (our battery had died while we were in minnesota and we got the wrong battery type for the car) and suddenly the semi truck with his flashers still on, is coming up behind us an revvvving just as our car is acting up. Im convinced we are going to die, mike mentions he has this tiny little knife like that should make me feel better, the thought of this guy getting close enough to utilize this 3-4 inch knife made me sick😂 now the road is empty, and mike just goes "hold on" and whips this insanely tight u-turn in the middle of this road and floors it. I look back and the semi is attempting the u-turn, hes having to go forward, back up, straighten out, go forward and its clear hes going to be doing that for awhile. We get back to the expressway, drive really fast, finally get to civilization, take another exit with a actual town and linger there for awhile, hoping that by the time we eat, get gas and snacks and just calm down, that the semi truck driver will be long gone but i was constantly looking behind us until we were across the Illinois border. It felt like a horror movie and ive got no idea why this man did this or what he wanted. I just remember how wild his eyes looked the few times I got a glimpse. Maybe he was just messing with us, but it was insane
Thats scary, its like the movie joy ride, i would say you should have contacted the highway patrol but you were trying to get away so you probably didnt notice anything distinct about the truck other than the flashers which he probably cutback off and theres so many other semi trucks on the highway, theres no tellin what he was up too. Loved the story
Omg I just read all that and it reminded me of a horror movie but I couldn't pin point the name and that's it joy ride wow I can't believe that really happened you must have been petrified
@@crystallowden3342 the movie you're probably thinking of is called Duel. It's about a man being pursued by an unseen trucker throughout the whole film.
@@GuitarHeroPhenomSux That sounds familiar but the one I'm thinking about is the young guy and his girlfriend messing with a truck driver over a cb i think....acting like a sweet woman that wants to meet him at a hotel and bring her a bottle if pink champagne but they're hiding in the next room waiting for the truck driver to get there and listening through the walls laughing because they know no one is there and then from there on basically the truck driver tries to kill them on the highway and all over the place like a madman
CRAZY story You can totally hear his twang even more when he's telling this story in-depth! Man I've stayed up for 17 days and it was insane you totally loose track of all reality! I thought peeps were out to get me I was in the mountains my mom had a house on 6 acres it was beautiful up there but when yr tweaking your hearing all these noises and I remember thinking I kno the difference between a 4 legged animal and a person with 2 legs by the sound it makes when walking because its so quite up there you can hear a pin drop! I was wearing an infa red mask all kinda tweaked out stuff but yep you take lil "Cat Naps" where yu pass out for a few minutes I remember finally coming down and this was some. 'Walter White' dope too... But I slept for about a week my whole body was sore even my finger tips and I was 23.... I'm clean and sober I have been for 6 years....Crazy Times!
Going on 2 years clean and sober and stories like this take me back to a very dark place in my life. It's super relatable and helpful because it's a reminder of why I got sober and turned my life around.
This reminds me of my first actual bender. I was up for about a week and at the end of this week I went to someone’s house I forgot who they were I thought they were trying to steal me and send me off into the sex slave. There were their kids there and I thought the children were stolen. I started freaking out they basically kicked me out and eventually someone came out and got my phone and called a friend and they picked me up and I slept for a couple days. That’s a very condensed version of my story. In October I’ll have three years clean and sober
@Amanda Galarza They're going to come for you. They're going to take you Get under the bed. Leave the phone on, yell out their description. *"Good luck" 😜
Reece, that was a really powerful story and experiences you shared, man. I'm kinda laughing at the irony of life right now... surviving all the stuff we've been through and now I might get taken off count by an invisible enemy. Lulz. The ultimate cosmic joke. Take care out there.
Oh my God that was so beautiful of you to say in regards to your dad I mean really just beautiful. Yes please please do something anything even if it's phone calls, a card, or a letter anything like.. I'm the dad in this one and doing that to my son was the worst feelings ever. I am fortunate enough to have my son very close and in my life but all those times when he kept reaching out to me more and more we both realized that we're not going to let the devil come between us and we'll just let life be life and keeping it Sublime. I love and appreciate you
I’ve been in the spot of being the one trying to talk someone in a meth psychosis down for hours... just trying to get them to come out of the shed in the backyard in freezing temps. They were convinced that life was over if they opened that door. It was exhausting but luckily they trusted me enough through their paranoia that I was able to figure out how to “talk in code” with them & created this scenario that if they did certain things at certain times it would “ keep them from getting locked up & would all work out”.It was insane the places that drug takes your mind. They didn’t stop using until 2 yrs later & they had done irreversible damage to their brain. The meth now isn’t like it used to be even 10 yrs ago cause of the change in ingredients... literal poisons.It used to be just a good time at first, gets bad then you can stop & get your life back....more often than not it destroys your psyche/actual brain function with no comeback story these days.
Omg! I love this story! Esp the part with you speaking in code! You literally fought hard to help someone so they didn't freeze or get hurt and thats amazing!
If that isn't the damn truth . I used meth in 1999 , 2006 to 2012 and then it all of a sudden changed and i became overly paranoid and ALWAYS thought my bf at the time was an hndercover cop . He was a cook , but I always thought the worst . It got to the point where I was up 9 days and whacked out of my mind. I was convinced that everyone wanted to murder me so I called the cops on myself and they took me to a mental institution because I was so fried. Well they let me stay overnight to get some sleep and I left the next day . Kept doing meth and other drugs until I went to a detox and then flew to Germany right after to live . I was living in SC at the time. I've had a very good friend die from walking down the side of the road without shoes on during a psychosis and then 5 cops having to get him into a police cruiser because he was trying to hit them with their baton. He died hours later in the hospital. To this day I don't know what happened. This happened in Ladson, SC. His name was Mike and he was in his early 30's. R.I.P Michael. After I stoped using in 2014 , I heard voices for up to 6 months after that and I'm very lucky that they went away because I was shooting meth. Sometimes If I drink too much caffeine I get paranoid and anxious and it's triggering.
Leona Lace thankfully you stopped in time before it twisted your brain up too much to not recover.. not a party drug anymore like the 90s.. take care of yourself.
Francesca Bissanti it was the most insane thing trying to use like hand gestures, writing words down since he was showing me he “knew” the place was bugged. I just played along & figured out how to twist up the conversation so he thought I believed him & had some secret insight as too how to get him safe. I knew if I didn’t hang in there long enough to figure out what to say he was going to OD or freeze.. ( took all his clothes off cause he thought they had soaked them in nicotine trying to poison them). He’s never gonna be the same but at least he’s alive...still believes it was real & is thankful I saved his life.. definitely worth the effort. Just wish he would’ve stopped sooner.
I thought 8 days was a lot! And eating rocks 🤢. And they’re after you🥺. Wow it’s an absolute miracle you’re alive but thank God you are! Thank you for sharing🙏
I'm with you brother, I'm over 20 yrs clean. I share my life experiences to help others with addiction. It's a passion I have for others. If I help 1, I've made it 🙏 Big hugs to you and keep changing lives. I'm behind you 100% Lisa ❣️ Myrtle Beach SC 🌴👙😎
Man I love seeing these videos and hearing these stories where people have made it out and beat their addictions. YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOUR ADDICTIONS. It may take sometime, but you can overcome and beat it. As long as your still alive you still have a fighting chance.
the world is so small!! lol im a recovering meth and herion addict with almost 5 years clean...im originally from bakersfield ca, which is the "big city" of kern county, where ridgecrest is located. its crazy how people all over the US can have some kind of connections..its just a trip how small the world really is, anyways just wanted to mention that ive lived the same kind of life as you guys and its beautiful to make it out on the other side. love yall
Up for a 18 days?? Jesus! I was up for 3 days on ecstacy at a friends house. I hallucinated I was in McDonald’s at the counter ordering cheeseburgers, I turned to my mate and asked him what he was having. I told him I’d ordered nuggets and a banana milkshake. I can still see his face now.
Just a thought your daughters will never be able to pull the wool over your eyes. You already know all the signs. That's a really good thing. A lot of parents don't notice til it's too late. That won't be the story with your children. Hey do you guys get in to Ozark on Netflix. We just watched the 3rd season. So good. I grew up going to the Ozarks in Missouri. So if you haven't start watching . You will love it . Just actually went 3 weeks ago right before our shelter in place. Your closer to the city so be careful. Up north here in Lake County things are progressing. In my town were still only at I think it's 35 cases approximately.
Lisa Jackson That is a brilliant point about them knowing the signs - they seem like such amazing parents already, so to have the knowledge that they do is priceless. ❤️
Jess, thanks so much for this episode, it’s definitely up there as one of my favourites. Reece you are a Legend, thanks so much for sharing your story. The more crazy the more we just have to appreciate you having made it through to tell the tale. I’ve been stuck in a few washrooms over the years, you have to laugh or else you’ll cry. Love you both, stay strong, we got your back 💪🏼🙏🏼 🔥
I'm proud and happy for you guy for fighting like hell against your past addictions. You two seem like good souls, glad to see that's still intact with yall
Idk why RUclips recommended this but this was a wild ride! Thanks for this story. I have never touched drugs and will never but it’s interesting to hear people’s stories.
Jesus. So scary , I’m so glad to see you both are good and sober. Thank God, and stay strong and remember how bad things were and help each other . Be well .
Thanks for your honesty. I never got into drugs honestly but i admire your courage for coming out like this. Thanks for putting yourselves out there for the betterment of others❤️
I was a meth addict too, 7 months sober today. Thank you for sharing your stories!! :-)
good job keep it going
Congratulations! Soon it will be one year, two years and then the rest of your life sober. Keep going!
Keep up the amazing work! You totally got this girl! ❤️❤️
Hope you're still straight maria
Good job!!! Keep it up!!
On my way to rapid detox in michigan listening to this, pls god help me end this nightmare
God bless you it is very hard in the beginning and detoxing is not fun but in a couple of years you will have a whole new life and be so proud of yourself
you’ve got this !! ❤️❤️
You've got this!! Praying for you ❤️
@@lydiahampton7393 AMEN! It is my belief that nobody can come out the other side of addiction divine intervention I know that this is true for me and for the one friend I had back in the day. We got clean together on July 3rd 1997
@@debbypatterson5178 oh wow that's amazing!! Congratulations to you and your friend! I know that must've been very hard..
Forgot to mention that even though Reece was telling his story, Jess, girl, your facial expressions of pain and empathy for him were so affirming of what you BOTH went through. I could feel your heartbreak without you saying a word. So glad to have found your channel.
Totally agree ! All Addicts/recovering addicts can emphasize & relate to others who went through tough situations as well. Much love ❤🤙
I was just thinking the same! You could tell at some points she was reflecting on her own experiences...deep in thought!
First thought I had and this was the top comment ❤️
@@reenasandhu6362 , wow! I just saw that! 😊 Hope all is well for you and that you're safe and healthy. Blessings to you! ~ Jen
Yes!!! It made the story more powerful in a sense
This guy needs his own channel. You have experienced life as a soldier, a business owner, a corporate employee, a methamphetamine addict, and back to a successful man without drugs. Thank you so much for your service and for inspiring listeners.
Definitely. And in addition to all of these fascinating experiences he could share he's a very good speaker with a great voice.
Been through all of the above also myself.. theres alot more of us than you realize honestly... and unfortunately.
Not until he learns to not hurt people with his narcissistic behavior....
Agreed I'd sub 110%
This comment didn’t age well…
Reece has such an amazing voice, like a proper radio or audiobook voice.
😊
I'm a recovering meth addict. 25 years clean. Still to this day I cringe and my stomach flips when I think of the worst time when I got bent. There are so many emotions that come to mind, embarrassment, greed, confusion, and then gratitude for being able to come out the other side. Thank you for sharing yours. That was me!
Congratulations on 25 years that is huge
You’re doing an amazing job!
Great job 25 years!!!
Congrats on 25 yrs!! That is so amazing!! 🥳❤️
Congrats on your sobriety no matter how long. Thats amazing 👏
I want to hear more stories like this, and also how Reece decided to get sober, and what his path to sobriety was.
Ashley McLean jess has a really interesting video with Reece about that! It might be on they’re shared channel (not sure if she changed the name tho) . He talks about how it wasn’t that much of a shocking revelation, one day he just decided he needed to change.
If you search ‘Jessica Kent reeces story’ there’s a video on his story, and if you scroll down a video called ‘Reece’s rock bottom’ which in talks about his addiction. I’d definitely recommend you to watch, it’s a really good video! :)
Jess has already posted a vid about reece and his path to sobriety :))
His grandma inspired him.
Sophie Kelly it’s called the Jess and Reese show
I was a "functioning" addict for years. The biggest lie I ever told myself ever.
No kidding. I had a problem coke period in my life and now that it's been years I look back like it was insane. Every night the same thing and work the next morning, no sleep, hung over and coming down. Smh
Functional is the killer
Lookin back
Was the pride of shame
@@Goblinghoulz yikes. Scary but unfortunately relatable
I always said "I don't have a problem you do" to the people trying to save me and I believed that. I see in sobriety it was in fact me that had a problem.
Functioning enough to continue to get high lol
I'm so glad I'm sober. 27 years of everything. 2 years clean. I feel ya homie
Congratulations on sobriety! You got this keep going!! ❤️ Praying for you
@@lydiahampton7393 appreciate that still clean feelin good
@@aza1479 that's awesome dude!
Nice run
Congratulations
I adore how patient she is letting him tell his story and being supportive 100% through. Everyone deserves to find someone that accepts them for who they are and grows with them.
She let's him talk, without interrupting? Wow. Sky high standards.
@@mr.anonymous5501 she let's him on HER channel to be vulnerable and tell some of the hardest points in his life. With 24 hours in a day, do you really go out of your way to make time to be rude to people you dont know? Times are tough these days and I hope you take the time given to work on yourself. Learn to be kind.
@@baleigh6773 She 'lets' him provide her with content, so selfless! You're the one congratulating someone on having basic good manners as something special, talking about others lack of kindness. Lol.
@@mr.anonymous5501 why argue with a stranger on the internet when you could be working on your guitar skills? Have a nice day.
@@baleigh6773 Lol, leaves substanceless, disingenuous comments on RUclips, tries to shame someone for responding in disagreement, after you e-stalk them. Hold your head high! Thanks for choosing to speak on me, and showing you have nothing good to say against what I've said. 😂
As an addict in recovery, this story had me soooooooooo anxious, but I COULD NOT stop listening lol. I can literally feel his discription. He's a great story teller. 2 thumbs up! Love you guys
Yeah and I'm having some flashbacks to this story ..but its a learning from sharing
Hello tessa
Keep fighting 5 years sober here!
God, SAME. I'm in early recovery too and I felt every word he was saying. But couldn't stop listening, this was great
The stories are almost as addictive as the drugs that created them.
This is why I'm scared of driving next to trucks on the highway
Me too!!
Me too! I assume that every single driver is high and been up for days. I heard that they watch porn while driving too. :(
@@helveeta really? Jesus
@@matildeantonelli8368 I'm sure not ALL drivers are high but when I'm driving past them with my son in the car, you'd better bet I'm hurrying out of their way! I'm also not saying that what they do isn't important, in these times I see them on the road and have MAD respect and appreciation. BUT that does NOT mean I can't express my knowledge or opinions on things, you're preaching on deaf ears here telling me to not talk, lmao. Hell I don't blame them for being high and watching porn it's got to be boring as hell driving 14 hours a day. You're living in a fantasy world if you think they're just driving along, sober, smiling and whistling to the tune of "On the Road Again."
@@matildeantonelli8368 I know you aren't responding to me but personally I don't "assume every driver is high." However, I do know that *many* drivers are sleep-deprived because of the nature of their job. Many accidents occur each year because of sleep-deprived drivers. So to throw in drugs being extremely common (which Reece himself stated in the video, we're getting info from someone who has been there) then yeah we do have a reason to fear driving next to trucks on the highway. One swerve from them and many of us could end up dead.
Thank you Recce for becoming more comfortable telling your stories.
I am a child that was born out of addiction. It always made me mad or feel my parents didn't care. But after finding you Jessica, I've grown so much in understanding and accepting.
Karls 85 ❤️
❤❤❤❤
So proud of you!! Much love hun!
I still feel this way. I can't stop it. I'm jealous of addicts because they can go hurt people and actually use being sick as an excuse. I'm jealous because they went through actually viable pain and I'm just overreacting. I'm just faking all my issues. I guess I'm just bitter.
@@Beechepisode You're not bitter. You have every right to feel that way. Stay strong.
The craziest part of this is that for people with mental illnesses or mental health issues they literally feel very similar things even if they don’t use anything at all. They know what they’re thinking and feeling is not true it doesn’t change how real it feels. There is a parallel between drugs/addiction and mental health and mental illness.
“Dont eat rocks in the f***ing desert.” Beautiful... Ur doing a great service for humanity, thanks for bein u!
Indeed
"you just thought you could outsmart addiction" wise words...
Indeed
He needs to do voice work, he’s got a good voice.
Connor mclean you need to get off the internet with that attitude
@Connor mclean crawl back into your mother
Connor mclean. I don’t think you understand what Kelly meant. They meant that he needs to do commercial audio or talking work since he has a nice voice. Not that he needs to improve his voice.
@@addiemua8844 you can actually make pretty good money reading audio books. Over a thousand dollars per project if you're good at it.
@@addiemua8844 oh no he understands. He is just a complete ass! He is in another part of the comments telling a lady how she should just let her husband enjoy his meth psychosis and how he is probably only in psychosis because she is annoying him. This Connor guy is a real jerk.
Reece seems like such a kind soul- I’m really glad both of you have found peace and happiness in your lives. You deserve it ❤️
I love this, i wish i could tell my story like he is doing . Im 32 and 9 months clean. I left long island NY 8 years ago and moved to indiana , im trying to better myself giving it my all
I’m from Long Island. I have about 1.5 years clean. God bless and stay safe.
U moved to Indiana and got clean?? I live here and its sooo hard to stop
i don’t know u but i’m so proud of you ❤️❤️ keep going, you’ve got this
Wow I’ve relapsed a few times since I wrote this.
Back when nobody really knew about speed, except for those doing it, it was easy to keep it a secret and excel at your job but It will eventually all come crashing down in the end
You ever notice how when youre reminicing and talking about how high you were your heart starts racing you start feeling it to an extent
You feel like you need to take an urgent deuce! Lol
Suck, I know but it was always psycho semantic for me. Just sayin
I still have dreams about it and I've been clean for A LONG time.
I can for sure relate to his story.. makes me so ashamed of ever doing that shit.
Yup. That's why i very rarely talk about it
I do when I start telling my stories, and reminiscing
aww Jess when you are talking about how you kept missing each other before you met, you can really tell how much you love him and how much he means to you! So cute
Addicts love and destroy each other
@@ostapbendervan7874 that's just a mean response in a video like this man...
my sobriety turns six this year!
Congratulations! I reported the first response to your comment☺️
@@Octupus46 thank you! today is my birthday and that was the first thing i saw when i woke up.
@@Heiress89 wow I’m so sorry people are so ignorant. I hope you still had a good birthday!
Congratulations!!! So proud of you and I'm glad you're doing better
Congratulations!!! I’m on year 5
When he mentioned the nod off and things like that I know he's 100% legit
What about when you start dropping the same thing over and over again
@@fishingwithdj2844 are you talking about repeated motion syndrome? Haha
I did the same thing all through my addiction I couldn’t quit BC I had to be awake and function. Proud to say I have 1 year and 8 months clean
Reece voice is soo calming I could listen to it for hours, thanks for sharing your story’s and helping many people!😊
I appreciate this. My dad, also a truck driver, also in Arkansas, has been in and out of rehab, jail, etc. hearing your side helped me understand him.
@Justin Ward not great. He was arrested again. My brother is a cop and refuses to even acknowledge him. Thank you for asking, for real.
@@leslelu4021 does he still have his cdl?
@@caesarguzman5831 no but he isn’t near clean enough to even want to try to get them back unfortunately
We are in Albuquerque New Mexico and Breaking Bad is a reality here. My 22 year old daughter started using at 19. I lay awake every night worrying. Streets of New Mexico are no joke! The few tines my daughter got to getting treatment was because of watching Jessicas videos. Its so sad she doesn’t see a way back. Thinks things will never be the same (she was always the good kid growing up) wish I could convince her all I want is my daughter back healthy and see her have a amazing life.
Goodluck to you and your family.
know it might not mean much, but good luck to her n u
Never turn your back. Stupid people think it's better not to see them then to actually help. Love, as simple as it seems, can boost an addicts mood. Sometimes that can plant a seed of hope.
god bless you and her 🌸 stay strong
J& K to a point you want to keep trying but the person has to want to stop themselves when they’re ready sometimes you have to take a step back
Being able to hide it is both the gift and the curse.
...or so I’ve been told.
It's a gift to those who care for you, a curse you bear alone
@@joeshmo2577 are you okay?
Ain't that the truth
omg, this guy is really good at telling this story... my god i can't even imagine surviving this out in the desert.
I love your story times, both of you. I’ve never done Meth a day in my life, but the details are so vivid. Glad you both made it out of that.
I want more Reece stories. Like how he dealt with coming home from war, how did he handle PTSD, what were some things people did do help pull you through?
I just found ur vids last week and ur vids have helped me get through this social distancing; I absolutely love ur personality!!!!
🙏🖤
I was sober for years and all of a sudden I relapsed & now I’m starting over with 6 months sober again, June 8th made me 6 months and it’s starting to get better now.
I hope you still sober...😀
It’s happened to me many times.
He is such a great and passionate story teller and does definitely need a channel for his stories and victories of recovery.
Hope you’re all staying safe and staying in. Sending my love to your whole family ❤️❤️❤️! Also Reece is getting better and better on camera! Go Reece!
Thank you for being honest. My daughter almost lost her life to drugs, but shes clean now thank God.
Omg while he was telling this story and the part in the bathroom at the gas station it literally gave me anxiety because I've felt that way before.
I'm a straightedge dude, but I just binged Breaking Bad during the corona and I really wanted to understand and empathize with what addicts go through. This painted a clear picture. I'm glad you two got sober, and you're doing what you're doing out here on youtube. 💜
you guys are some of the most helpful sweet and understanding people ive seen on this app. addiction is such a hard and insidious thing and yall are just helping so many people like me deal with it. thank you ❤
I've been clean 11 years but I was on opiates and crack..I remember being up so long that I was having full on conversations with people that weren't there..I also remember thinking I was in a completely different house than I wasnin.. people were wanting me to go to the ER and get my head checked. It was baaaad. Thank god those days are over
My brother is going through this experience right now. It’s bad!!
@@seadragon1456 Sorry to hear about your brother. Lay on the love and support. And never stop.
@@seadragon1456 Keep your head up bro. Better days are coming.
@@benwright9238 Indeed
FREAKAZOID time, oh I've those same things happen and alot more
I would go for 14 days then sleep for a few hours then do two more weeks. That was my life. I developed a real fear of sleeping that i still deal with now 3 years sober. I was so sick in the end that i wanted to be lost and not have control of my mind. My best place was 7 days in when things were getting wierd. Thats where i wanted to be. So fucking sad man. Thank you for your story❤️
Angelica Uppfeldt ❤️
Wow that's a perspective I'd never heard before. That area of day 7 always scared me and I'd make myself start trying to sleep because I had kids and was scared of hallucinating and hurting them. Thank god i am close to 5 years clean today.
I’m glad you’d rather be here than 7 days now. Thanks for your story too and good luck sleeping, I finally made peace with ASMR even tho it’s weird.
@@greenspark101 thank you so much ❤️❤️ I do love asmr but when my anxiety is too high i cant stand it. But i have my ways to fall asleep now, its not always that bad. ❤️❤️
@@redvorchannel yeah most of my friends didn't like it either. Glad you still had your kids in mind even when you were sick. I never had kids thank god. That would have been a nightmare!
New sub! I’ve got 10 yes clean off heroin, so glad I found your channel! I love hearing ppl actually try to advocate for addicts, and show that recovery is possible. Appreciate your work! ❤️❤️
17 months clean here, kratom helps me a lot with my anxiety and other mental issues.
Me too!! 9 yrs clean and Kratom helps me so much!
Kratom is amazing.
Too bad I’m completely addicted to Kratom now. It’s more expensive than drugs.😂
I love Reese... his stories feel like they’re coming from an old friend. I appreciate you buddy!
Reece's stories take me back into the dealing and using days, almost like they were yesterday. I stopped that life when I found out I was pregnant with my second child. That was 25 years ago and I can remember it like it was just days ago. When hearing his vivid recollections of his life it makes me so happy I got out when I did and makes me happy for both of you as well. Congratulations on both of your sobriety and all of your accomplishments! So proud of both of you. Much love from TN. ❤️❤️❤️
The scariest thing I’ve witnessed is my husband fully psychotic. No drugs involved, just from lack of his mental health medications, it was horrifying
Poor guy. I'm so sorry for you too
I had both, from drugs one time and mental health... the mental was worse and scary
Wow. You're sound like my old schizo roommate when he stopped his antipsych meds and said he was going to have to kill me bc he saw the devil come out of him and go into me, as he had a butcher knife in his hand
Mental is definitely worse, it’s scary for us too! I’m so sorry you’re going thru this!
@Many Names ummmmmmmmm ok 🙄
I’m cracking up rn bc staying up that long really is a testament to the human spirit! 😂 I ran the NYC marathon in November and the same principles that kept me awake, alive and out of jail during my days on the streets is what made me finish my marathon. Love you guys! Reece needs to be a voiceover artist!
I'm glad this video exists. Because the more I hear you both bounce these stories off one another the more I realize I have an addiction and I've been lying to myself the whole time. The worst part, is like Reece, I can 100% see that I'm going down that path and when I cross that line the same shit happens.
"I'll do better.", "I'll just do this a little instead of as much.", "I'll do something that's almost sorta kinda similar but not exactly what it is, that'll be a bit better". It never gets any better. These videos have helped for damn sure.
I hope you're doing well now, I've been there.. but you can get out of it, I promise you 💜💜💜
April 24, 2013... Praise God!!! I still think about it at least once a day.
Stay strong brother
Yea bro man YOU ARE NOT MISSING ANYTHING!!!! STILL SUCKS MAN
That's my birthday. No the year but the day
I hope you are doing better now, praying for you ❤️
Smoke some Brian. One time won't hurt. Just stop after that
I feel like "Don't eat rocks in the f*king desert" should be on some merch. Like a coffee mug or some kind of decal or something. Because that was hilarious when Jess said that at the end. 😂
Brittney Zarwel I agree. In fact I’m officially gonna start telling people “don’t eat rocks in the desert” instead of “don’t do drugs.” It is a great metaphor that completely symbolizes how hopeless and fleeting addiction can feel, and how irrational it can make a person. I think Jes and Reece just stared a thing. 👍
YES
But cactus juice is the quenchiest!
Aww I love how you call him beautiful. So sweet ❤️
So glad you got through that Reece, you guys need a movie written about your lives.
Check out the movie "Rush", pretty real (too real)
My psychosis moment was hiding inside a log in the woods. Convinced there were helicopters flying over me. Glad y'all got better.
...and that’s why I hide in the bushes with a steak knife
I usually lock myself in the bathroom and stand staring at the door.😊
I did pretty much the same thing when I was shooting coke. I was convinced the cops were standing on either side of the door and it took me forever to make myself. Of course I kept doing it so it just got harder and scarier every minute. I cant believe I used to put myself through that. There is absolutely no way I will EVER do anything like that again. I've been clean for a long time and I havent had a single sip of alcohol in a year. I wrecked my body and I went into a coma for a week because my liver was bleeding. The doctors told my mom I wasn't going to make it. That was the last straw. I developed osteonecrosis in my hips and knees so I can barely walk now but I'm much happier. I'm super glad to see you guys doing well and I pray it stays that way. Thanks for sharing.
Hi I just wanted to say how much I love and appreciate your comment. Obviously were allin the same boat in so many ways but I really do appreciate you sharing and just that alone give it to you extra uplifting a confident feeling did life is good no matter what. I'm really glad you are where you are and things weren't any worse. Banging that blow was one of the first things I ever did back as a kid now that's some crazy s*** and thanks for helping me make it through. Enjoy your day and ever day😉
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Thank you for the story bud. People often avoid the specifics when describing their drug use, but I think open confessionals like this are much needed. Much appreciated.
I'm 2years sober now and this is still triggering 😅 Thank you for sharing Reece if it even deters one person it's a story well shared ❤️
Keep fighting it's worth the fight to be sober ex addict here! 5 years clean! Praise the lord!
Reece is so much more comfortable. I’m sad he experienced this but I’m so glad he’s good now. We love Reece!!
I tweaked for 6 months in Las Vegas working and partying back in the 90's, doing apt maintenance and the head maint guy and the other assistant maint guy, the dealer, and me were tweaking night and day, drinking, gambling, and super tweaking the life of riley until one day we all got fired and I told myself "I better get out of this town or I'll be dead in 6 months or less, so off back to Tx I flew and finally sobered up in 2005 and been sober ever since.
I'm from Vegas and your comment there sounds like every apartment maintenance guy I've ever met over there. Glad you're doing better now
ive recently been clean for a few months i rehabed it with some help from family nd ive got a stable job from the looks of it now about to get hired on but with stress from family and the pandemic ive found myself having thoughts of "1 bump wont hurt" after hearing Reece's experience im good. so thank you for sharing this gave me the strength to stay sober. this channel is essential
I have the craziest story & meth is the only thing I can think of as a possible explanation. Me and my fiance were driving home to Michigan from Minnesota. We are in Minnesota or Wisconsin, on the expressway when we end up behind a semi truck driving with its flashers on, for miles, and being a bit erratic. My fiance decides he doesnt want to be behind the guy anymore. We DONT cut him off, he wasnt driving like a jerk. He got in the other lane for a bit and then got back over. So the truck is behind us and suddenly it floors it to catch up to us and gets right on our bumper. My fiance Mike would speed up and the semi would speed up, my fiance would slow down and the semi would too. We would switch lanes and the semi switched. 25 minutes of this and im getting freaked out. My fiance decides to floor it and try to get way ahead of the semi. That seemed to work....for like 10 minutes and then suddenly I look and hes right behind us, he looks high out of his mind and angry. Flashers still on by the way. So im upset, its clear hes doing this on purpose and wont back down. But its also like 2010 or 2011, and our GPS on our phone isn't getting a signal so Mike was reluctant to exit the expressway in the middle of nowhere but the semi truck was acting like it was about to ram into our tiny little volvo 😂
So Mike decides to take the next exit and do so at the very last second so the truck doesnt expect it. The exit was a super tight turn too, so mike speeds up & then turns onto the exit at the very very last second. I look and this giant semi truck TRIES TO TURN ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. Which is unexplainably insane, its this tight curve and his semi literally looked like it was tipping when he went for it. This exit has nothing. Its empty, flat farmland and its nighttime, no street lights, GPS not working, no idea where the hell we are. Im crying, im arguing with mike because i want to call 911 and he doesnt think they will be able to figure out our location because there was no sign on the exit, we didnt know what city we were in, and he also thought he could handle it so he was getting mad that i wanted to call the cops. Anyway, the truck had struggled to cut that tight turn so we had a head start and were the only people on these roads. We keep going straight, waiting for a side street to appear or a town but theres nothing and suddenly the car begins acting weird, its RPM meter is going super high, it sounds like its going to stall (our battery had died while we were in minnesota and we got the wrong battery type for the car) and suddenly the semi truck with his flashers still on, is coming up behind us an revvvving just as our car is acting up. Im convinced we are going to die, mike mentions he has this tiny little knife like that should make me feel better, the thought of this guy getting close enough to utilize this 3-4 inch knife made me sick😂 now the road is empty, and mike just goes "hold on" and whips this insanely tight u-turn in the middle of this road and floors it. I look back and the semi is attempting the u-turn, hes having to go forward, back up, straighten out, go forward and its clear hes going to be doing that for awhile. We get back to the expressway, drive really fast, finally get to civilization, take another exit with a actual town and linger there for awhile, hoping that by the time we eat, get gas and snacks and just calm down, that the semi truck driver will be long gone but i was constantly looking behind us until we were across the Illinois border. It felt like a horror movie and ive got no idea why this man did this or what he wanted. I just remember how wild his eyes looked the few times I got a glimpse. Maybe he was just messing with us, but it was insane
Thats scary, its like the movie joy ride, i would say you should have contacted the highway patrol but you were trying to get away so you probably didnt notice anything distinct about the truck other than the flashers which he probably cutback off and theres so many other semi trucks on the highway, theres no tellin what he was up too. Loved the story
Trucker on jib too
Both playing bumper tag
To enhance the tweak
Omg I just read all that and it reminded me of a horror movie but I couldn't pin point the name and that's it joy ride wow I can't believe that really happened you must have been petrified
@@crystallowden3342 the movie you're probably thinking of is called Duel. It's about a man being pursued by an unseen trucker throughout the whole film.
@@GuitarHeroPhenomSux That sounds familiar but the one I'm thinking about is the young guy and his girlfriend messing with a truck driver over a cb i think....acting like a sweet woman that wants to meet him at a hotel and bring her a bottle if pink champagne but they're hiding in the next room waiting for the truck driver to get there and listening through the walls laughing because they know no one is there and then from there on basically the truck driver tries to kill them on the highway and all over the place like a madman
I love his plan to outsmart addiction at the end😂😂😂 Been there. Glad you both found sobriety!!
CRAZY story You can totally hear his twang even more when he's telling this story in-depth! Man I've stayed up for 17 days and it was insane you totally loose track of all reality! I thought peeps were out to get me I was in the mountains my mom had a house on 6 acres it was beautiful up there but when yr tweaking your hearing all these noises and I remember thinking I kno the difference between a 4 legged animal and a person with 2 legs by the sound it makes when walking because its so quite up there you can hear a pin drop! I was wearing an infa red mask all kinda tweaked out stuff but yep you take lil "Cat Naps" where yu pass out for a few minutes I remember finally coming down and this was some. 'Walter White' dope too... But I slept for about a week my whole body was sore even my finger tips and I was 23.... I'm clean and sober I have been for 6 years....Crazy Times!
Natalia Cannavino I felt this 😂
Wow ! Im so proud of you for being clean man
Stay powerful
I bet you were quite a sight with all your garb on tweaking lol.
Going on 2 years clean and sober and stories like this take me back to a very dark place in my life. It's super relatable and helpful because it's a reminder of why I got sober and turned my life around.
Thank you Reece and Jessica for sharing some of your life with us. It’s very eye opening.
Stay happy, healthy, and sober 💜
Reece is so good at telling a story! More stories with Reece :)
Ashley Rodriguez ❤️
My bfriend was so paranoid he rigged our house with little cameras so he could spy on me when he went out.....and I thought that was normal!! Lol x
Thank you for sharing! I know it’s not easy, but thank you for doing it to bring light to it for us!
This reminds me of my first actual bender. I was up for about a week and at the end of this week I went to someone’s house I forgot who they were I thought they were trying to steal me and send me off into the sex slave. There were their kids there and I thought the children were stolen. I started freaking out they basically kicked me out and eventually someone came out and got my phone and called a friend and they picked me up and I slept for a couple days. That’s a very condensed version of my story. In October I’ll have three years clean and sober
Congrats on 3 years, friend
@@HooDRidEWhiteY thank you so so so much!! All of this support feels so good. 😀
@@amandagalarza3392 good fuckin shit
Congrats on three years! So proud
@Amanda Galarza
They're going to come for you. They're going to take you Get under the bed. Leave the phone on, yell out their description.
*"Good luck" 😜
My god this story was a great reminder as to why I don’t ever want to go back down that road.
Reece, that was a really powerful story and experiences you shared, man. I'm kinda laughing at the irony of life right now... surviving all the stuff we've been through and now I might get taken off count by an invisible enemy. Lulz. The ultimate cosmic joke. Take care out there.
it's awesome what y'all doing, the devil's dandruff rode with me 40 year's. I changed cause I died 3 times God gave me a chance never knew why
God is real!
Something better in store for you Allupin. You are precious in his eyes. Keep strong.
I'm so happy that I can see your videos when they just arrive online 🖤
Love your stories and Reece's stories 😁😁😁😁
I love that you can tell how much Jess loves Reece just by how she looks at him❤️❤️
This didn’t age well:
This video made me understand my dads addiction.. I only talk to him once or twice a year but I think I am going to change that. Thank you guys
Oh my God that was so beautiful of you to say in regards to your dad I mean really just beautiful. Yes please please do something anything even if it's phone calls, a card, or a letter anything like.. I'm the dad in this one and doing that to my son was the worst feelings ever. I am fortunate enough to have my son very close and in my life but all those times when he kept reaching out to me more and more we both realized that we're not going to let the devil come between us and we'll just let life be life and keeping it Sublime. I love and appreciate you
"you always think people don't know, they know" & "you probably looked like a drug dealer" lol. Damn girl, love your videos! :-)
Yay! Love hearing Reece's stories! And by the way tell him thank you for his service! Much appreciated! 💞
I want an 'Addiction does not discriminate' tshirt.
Yaassssss!!
and it's an equal opportunity destroyer...
Yass!! Same here!!
Make one
I feel like out of context, that might sound wrong.
You guys are amazing. 5 years sober myself. All the best guys, love from new zealand
Am the only one coming back to watch this after knowing what we know now about him!?
What do we know about him? I just found this channel.
he's so handsome 🤭 you are gorgeous the both of you speak so naturally from a place of true resilience 🙏🏼 power couple
I’ve been in the spot of being the one trying to talk someone in a meth psychosis down for hours... just trying to get them to come out of the shed in the backyard in freezing temps. They were convinced that life was over if they opened that door. It was exhausting but luckily they trusted me enough through their paranoia that I was able to figure out how to “talk in code” with them & created this scenario that if they did certain things at certain times it would “ keep them from getting locked up & would all work out”.It was insane the places that drug takes your mind. They didn’t stop using until 2 yrs later & they had done irreversible damage to their brain. The meth now isn’t like it used to be even 10 yrs ago cause of the change in ingredients... literal poisons.It used to be just a good time at first, gets bad then you can stop & get your life back....more often than not it destroys your psyche/actual brain function with no comeback story these days.
Omg! I love this story! Esp the part with you speaking in code! You literally fought hard to help someone so they didn't freeze or get hurt and thats amazing!
If that isn't the damn truth . I used meth in 1999 , 2006 to 2012 and then it all of a sudden changed and i became overly paranoid and ALWAYS thought my bf at the time was an hndercover cop . He was a cook , but I always thought the worst . It got to the point where I was up 9 days and whacked out of my mind. I was convinced that everyone wanted to murder me so I called the cops on myself and they took me to a mental institution because I was so fried. Well they let me stay overnight to get some sleep and I left the next day . Kept doing meth and other drugs until I went to a detox and then flew to Germany right after to live . I was living in SC at the time. I've had a very good friend die from walking down the side of the road without shoes on during a psychosis and then 5 cops having to get him into a police cruiser because he was trying to hit them with their baton. He died hours later in the hospital. To this day I don't know what happened. This happened in Ladson, SC. His name was Mike and he was in his early 30's. R.I.P Michael. After I stoped using in 2014 , I heard voices for up to 6 months after that and I'm very lucky that they went away because I was shooting meth. Sometimes If I drink too much caffeine I get paranoid and anxious and it's triggering.
Leona Lace thankfully you stopped in time before it twisted your brain up too much to not recover.. not a party drug anymore like the 90s.. take care of yourself.
Francesca Bissanti it was the most insane thing trying to use like hand gestures, writing words down since he was showing me he “knew” the place was bugged. I just played along & figured out how to twist up the conversation so he thought I believed him & had some secret insight as too how to get him safe. I knew if I didn’t hang in there long enough to figure out what to say he was going to OD or freeze.. ( took all his clothes off cause he thought they had soaked them in nicotine trying to poison them). He’s never gonna be the same but at least he’s alive...still believes it was real & is thankful I saved his life.. definitely worth the effort. Just wish he would’ve stopped sooner.
@@gingerbrew517 I would've looked into his death. That sounds too fishy!!
I thought 8 days was a lot! And eating rocks 🤢. And they’re after you🥺. Wow it’s an absolute miracle you’re alive but thank God you are! Thank you for sharing🙏
I'm with you brother, I'm over 20 yrs clean. I share my life experiences to help others with addiction. It's a passion I have for others. If I help 1, I've made it 🙏
Big hugs to you and keep changing lives. I'm behind you 100%
Lisa ❣️
Myrtle Beach SC 🌴👙😎
Man I love seeing these videos and hearing these stories where people have made it out and beat their addictions. YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOUR ADDICTIONS. It may take sometime, but you can overcome and beat it. As long as your still alive you still have a fighting chance.
the world is so small!! lol im a recovering meth and herion addict with almost 5 years clean...im originally from bakersfield ca, which is the "big city" of kern county, where ridgecrest is located. its crazy how people all over the US can have some kind of connections..its just a trip how small the world really is, anyways just wanted to mention that ive lived the same kind of life as you guys and its beautiful to make it out on the other side. love yall
Up for a 18 days?? Jesus! I was up for 3 days on ecstacy at a friends house. I hallucinated I was in McDonald’s at the counter ordering cheeseburgers, I turned to my mate and asked him what he was having. I told him I’d ordered nuggets and a banana milkshake. I can still see his face now.
😂😂😂
Banana milkshake Jesus man you must’ve been geeked
This comment was better than the video!
Ecstasy is wayyy different
LMAO that's frikken hilarious
Just a thought your daughters will never be able to pull the wool over your eyes. You already know all the signs. That's a really good thing. A lot of parents don't notice til it's too late. That won't be the story with your children. Hey do you guys get in to Ozark on Netflix. We just watched the 3rd season. So good. I grew up going to the Ozarks in Missouri. So if you haven't start watching . You will love it . Just actually went 3 weeks ago right before our shelter in place. Your closer to the city so be careful. Up north here in Lake County things are progressing. In my town were still only at I think it's 35 cases approximately.
Lisa Jackson she already did a video about the show! She loves it she said 💗
@@Mimi-vy5yn thanks for letting me know must have missed it I guess. Have a great day.
Lisa Jackson no problem love! I hope I didn’t sound rude in my comment, I didn’t mean to! 💗
Lisa Jackson That is a brilliant point about them knowing the signs - they seem like such amazing parents already, so to have the knowledge that they do is priceless. ❤️
Is the ozark area similar to how it is in the show? I loveee the show lol
I was on mth for 4 years and have been clean for 2 1/2 years now by the grace of god!!!👍👍👍🕎🕊
As a recovering addict this story is super relatable and is giving me massive anxiety lol more please
14:05 "they were after me" lol. man im glad im done feeling that forever
Jess, thanks so much for this episode, it’s definitely up there as one of my favourites. Reece you are a Legend, thanks so much for sharing your story. The more crazy the more we just have to appreciate you having made it through to tell the tale. I’ve been stuck in a few washrooms over the years, you have to laugh or else you’ll cry. Love you both, stay strong, we got your back 💪🏼🙏🏼 🔥
Hearing about how long you were awake really just makes me want to go take a nap
You are a strong fella, Im glad you are clean an happy. I hope I can get control over opioids in my life.
I'm proud and happy for you guy for fighting like hell against your past addictions. You two seem like good souls, glad to see that's still intact with yall
I found it scary that some things Reece described is how I felt when I was prescribed Adderall, Ritalin as a kid / young adult.
Idk why RUclips recommended this but this was a wild ride! Thanks for this story. I have never touched drugs and will never but it’s interesting to hear people’s stories.
Same. I am a huge rule follower and don’t break the law but it is like educational for me and interesting.
My dad had a good, steady job, was emotionally stable, and treated me nicely. Can't imagine having a dad on drugs. No stories to tell.
Jesus. So scary , I’m so glad to see you both are good and sober. Thank God, and stay strong and remember how bad things were and help each other . Be well .
Thanks for your honesty. I never got into drugs honestly but i admire your courage for coming out like this. Thanks for putting yourselves out there for the betterment of others❤️