My life with and without alcohol pretty much summed up below. Anxiety Sufferer/ No Anxiety High levels of Stress/ very limited stress Weight gain/ Weight Loss Unhealthy eating/ Healthy Eating Low mood/ Happiness Hangovers/ No Hangovers Lazy parent/ Active Parent Negative thinking/ Positive Thinking Inactive/ Active Lethargy/ High Energy Selfish/ Unselfish Brainwashed/ Not Brainwashed Unfit/ Fit Ageing/ Look good for my age. I could go on and on. Kevin changed my mindset and attitude towards this poison and as a result he has changed my life. Thanks Kevin. One certain thing in life is that you will never ever meet anyone who will regret quitting drinking. Get out the bubble and live your life.
Its 2 am in the morning and I'm having a coffee, preparing for work. I'm a truck driver. I'm sober for lil over 3 months now. Everything you say about alcohol in all your videos is 100% true. Listening to you, your every advice helps a lot. Thank you sir
Almost 2 years sober from 34yrs I still dream about drinking, I got used to it but for circa 6mths I'd wake in a panic thinking I'd relapsed..Big relief followed.
Drunk dreams are very common in early sobriety and can be quite unsettling. The frequency diminishes over time and the emotional impact lessens significantly, approaching zero in almost all cases.
Every time I have relapsed, I have deeply regretted it and felt a terrible sense of depression and anger, like I had been conned again. You forget the negative emotions that alcohol produces the day after, meaning you have to carry on drinking to escape, or commit to stopping, there are only these two choices..
2 years sober fully and I don't get cravings but just drinking thoughts. To me it's a big difference between the two. I can drive by a familiar liquor store or bar or even a restaurant and it's just maybe a quick memory of drinking in the establishment. Not getting a craving to drink but just going back in my head to what drinking was like. In my mind I've resigned to the fact that this probably will be the case for the rest of my life. The silver lining is as time goes on the whole sober situation gets easier, better and I'm finally getting some confidence back. I'm 60 and drank heavily for 45 years.
Never before in this lifetime have I fully understood the phrase: *_Perish the thought!_* Yes, after 7 years, taking another drink does pass through my mind every now and again. However, the more I remain clear, the less often I am tempted, but it does occur. Luckily my mind stays on the prize and the reasons I nearly lost every single thing in life. So when the thought crops up, I address it with respect and then perish it. This takes practice but it has served so well. Thanks for all you do, Kevin.
April fools day was 10 years for me sober. Best thing I ever did for myself and family. Addiction runs in my dna my father overdosed at 50 on heroine. Stay strong stay sober and awesome that you help others !
Early days for me only a few weeks. I feel that I am doing well not really bothered about drinking atm…. But that’s today. I am taking it day to day as I know there will be occasions when I feel weak. I have been through hell in my life…. Losing my beautiful son to suicide….. I now want to be the best mother to my daughter that I can be ❤
It occurs to me that the message from advertising about drinking is a form of brainwashing. Once we are fooled into believing that alcohol serves us, we have to work beyond the lies. The truth will set you free! Thank you Kevin!
it is absolutely a manipulation of truth. Portraying all the “good” and none of the negative. The fun couple drinks never starts with the idea that something stupid will inevitably be perpetrated and the horrible sickening hangover is the bill to be paid, always in arrears.
I’m coming up to 9 months now and recently had my first major wobble. I over came it and didn’t drink (although I did end up eating way too much caramel ice cream instead, but I’m not giving myself a hard time about that). Watching your videos helped to remind me why I quit alcohol in the first place, so thank you for that. :) A positive thing I learned from this moment of tempation is it didn’t last as long as my cravings had in the past. Before I would tend to lean into those thoughts, over-identity with them, and let them take over. Whereas this time I was able to see those thoughts for what they were, process them, and let them pass (not try to push them away, just process, then allow them to pass in their own time without inadvertently adding to them). So I’m pleased with the progression made since then. :)
Alcohol can have negative effects on your health, including an increased risk of liver disease, high blood pressure, and certain types of cancer. Quitting alcohol can have a number of physical, mental, and social benefits like, better sleep, increased energy, improved relationships, improved finances. Definitely you don't want to go back. Great video Kevin! Keep up the good work!❤👍
Alcohol is a poison that never enhances life. It takes everything away including logic, health, mental stability, money, and quality relationships. Most people I know that drink are miserable, depressed, even suicidal. Life is so much better without it. Please stay away from the monster! Take care!❤
Sorry if i say,this is not true. Usually,i drink everyday night 2 or 3 quality!beers the last 20 years. I'm 60 years old. I can do it 1500 push up just under one hour. I hiking a lot,walking a lot and absolutely no problem the sleep,and my sex life just perfect.... Oh,i can reach my forehead with my knees. I think,most of the people don't use their legs,eat lot of highly processed food and blaming the others. Btw,the last 15 years i didn't got a single cold,and i never ever use any medicines or vitamins. Cheers.🍻
There are some pretty good zero alcohol alternatives these days. After work sometimes or with company on special occasions i will have one of these and curiously it even makes me feel "relaxed". I never want to go back to the alcohol life, so this fake stuff is good enough to scratch that itch and keep me healthy and living in reality.
I fully understand what you’re saying about how stopping the flow changes you forever. My brain feels like it reset to how I used think before I started drinking in my early 20s. I’ve also become much less selfish and leaps and bounds more compassionate and considerate. I also have the availability to use my brain as it should be used, which is for learning. I’ve been studying French for 3 years now and am becoming closer and closer to realizing my dream of living in France someday. I would have never even imagined that possibility while stuck in the grasps of alcohol. Looking back I see the stupidity state that my brain was in during that constant fog. At 41 I personally stopped the flow a bit over 5 years ago and look forward with great anticipation on where I will be in the next 5. Hopefully even more healthy and happy. Thanks Kevin for your inspirational words. Peace to you
There’s a new sign in my local drug (alcohol) store, right when you walk in, advertising a canned alcoholic drink and a young man laughing that says, “ Let the fun begin”! I just got out my king-sized permanent black marker. I’m going to commit an act of vandalism by crossing out “fun” and writing in “lie”. I’m so angry at our alcoholic culture targeting our vulnerable, unsuspecting youth!
I haven’t drunk in nearly 4 years i sometimes wonder what would happen if I started to drink again but I know I’d end up back to the way I was before I quit this for me is the gatekeeper for my sobriety..
I was sober for about 3 years. Life was good so I decided to go back to social drinking. I drank for about 6 years and as the years went on I slowly crept up more & more drinking. Started treating my wife & kids like crap & then got a dui. I was wrong & people told me I would go back to the way I was before & they were right. I’m 6 months sober now & I’m looking forward to enjoying sobriety 😊good luck don’t let your ego fool you like mine did.
@@jwcautomotiveservice5861 glad you got back on the wagon , I had too many bad experiences to go back drinking I’m a terrible person drunk I know that now it took me 30 years to realise it !!!
I heard a drug addict say he gives props to people who stop drinking because it is EVERYWHERE…. Gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, etc…. He couldn’t imagine going into a store and someone saying the heroin and Percocet are in aisle 5!
For myself,I quit 5 times and thaught I could have just one ,and ended up right back were I was or worse. So no I will never drink again not a sip .I drank for 35+ years that’s more than enough alcohol for one lifetime . I’m a year and half sober and love my new life , abstinence is 👑.
The thought stays But with less desperation However, when things go wrong, that's when it kicks in I'm thinking of the last hangover, or in my case, A&E That alone keeps me safe. 7MONTHS AND COUNTING 😊
3 days short of 4 month’s with out a drop of poison in my body. My intention is 2 never drink ever again. Would like 2 thank you mate for the great advice you stream out to people. I feel the claws of alcohol are not imbedded in my mind anymore. I used alcohol 2 ventilate my so called stress. Now i know i was lying 2 myself. Using that as a cover for alcohol dependence. Thank you brother🙏🏻
Thank you Kevin, you keping us awake. 2 years and counting. … my wife .. 1 year and counting )alcohol damaged so much in our familly on both sides yet we found a power to cut the flow and start rebuilding what was damaged. Just a thought of drink which really doesnot come , first feeling is the sickenning memories the morming after when you want to throw your guts out. So just a look at alcohol I am about to throwup. Take care
Stick to the evidence, love it! Our mind is a battlefield that must be conquered everyday. 40 days strong here, hasn’t been without thoughts of wanting a drink though.
Yep. Just f@#% the booze right off. Day 166, life has moved onwards and upwards. Like the matrix I've craved being unconscious, that disconnect from my awareness. Self awareness can be so energising and so draining at the same time but refuse to give up that gift. It's my power, problems don't stand a chance, I solution the shit out of problems now. Hahahaha I'm having a rant now. At least you fullaz understand. Thankyou Kevin. In the lyric of Led Zep. Ramble On 😂👍
6 years for me and I do think about it. But when my mood is down being sober is a wonderful thing to remind myself of it's a major win for my psychy I can always hang my hat on the fact im sober and healthy
Good on you never ever been a drinker but know many who have definitely destroyed themselves and family . Just want to say you have very good words of wisdom. Stay strong 💪 and enjoy your life . Brian in Tasmania .👍🏻💯
Jill Bolte Taylor who is a neurosugeoin who had a massive stroke (refre to ted talks ) describes the brain in four parts . I often find when i am getting that little voice that says 'how about it lets have a glass of wine ' its the 2 year old part of my brain who likes things as they were cries till it gets what it wants and has difficulty with change. I chose to not isten but also realise what part of me is making the choices and which is creating the anxiety as it were. She is very interesting and offers a way to understand the workings of our brains. But yeah advertising is very cunning it has to be or its no good. Look at how they managed to market alchol to women and get inside our minds. Too easy.
Good talk Kevin, you've helped me throughout my journey and to reinforce my commitment to live a better life and see the upsides to living a/f ! Thank you
I understand this video completely it's how I feel and how it's been for me . I still have fleeting thoughts about drink after 6 years off the booze , but if I compare how things are now to when I was drinking every day I know it's pure bull shit that's running through my mind and I end them thoughts pretty quickly . I contacted you over 6 years ago and you wrote back too me and that was the start of my recovery to proper thinking so I have a great deal to thank you for , I've watched more of you videos than I could say but this one helped me to be great full for everything up to now ,so thanks again ,you are a great speaker and your words will have helped so many problem drinkers and there families and friends , I was an alcoholic but I'm not no more because I won't put that shit in my body again but the mind is a strange thing and life's not aways going to go the way I think it should , like you say thoughts can pop in when things are not going to well or you just want a blowout for some reason but they are only thoughts .the problem only starts if I put alcohol in so I don't beat myself up for a daft thought anymore ,I did for a while and that doesn't make anything better . These days if I think of drink I use that thought to remind myself how I felt before I kicked alcohol into touch and remember how I thought I couldn't stop and how off my thinking was . I'm no philosopher or academic I'm just an Irish builder that didn't finish school but I can trust my self to tell my children better advice than I used to be able to when I was drinking. life is better for the likes of me that couldn't just have one or two drinks , I had to get fucked drunk no matter what hard work I had to do the next day at work , life was far to hard and i couldn't see the end to my behaviour,I thought i was just a cunt and i was too , to myself my family and friends and anyone that might have needed me but now i can be reliable and trust my own decisions and people trust me , that means so much . I now see life is worth living and I wanted the end one time , that's was a selfish thought and it would have been better if did die if I couldn't stop drinking because I would have caused so much more harm . anyway that's my rant 😂 keep up the good work you say the truth about drinking and the alcoholic mind better than anyone I've heard I wish you the best 👍
Just saw on the news today about a fan who got in a fight at a New England Patriots game and died. At American football games drinking is everywhere. The news showed other games with people fighting, even women. They didn't say but i guarantee there was alcohol involved in all them fights. I don't miss drinking and dealing with drunk people. Being sober and seeing how people act when drinking isn't appealing. The guy that knocked out and killed that patriots fan will do prison time if convicted. That could've been avoided and a life could still be here if there was no drinking going on. Assumed drinking, I will follow this story to see if the parties involved were drinking. Keep up the good work Kevin.
Though kind of off subject , as well as we are ex drinkers watching this channel , many like me love the outdoors and hiking . Swopping alcohol for walking isnt a bad idea. Kev would you ever consider starting a sister channel on the subject? Even if it was a monthly upload .
I quit the mugs game nearly 4 years ago now, you could not PAY me to drink the sh*te anymore pubs are closing at around 50 a month great news there. But you should see the SPAR shop garage a few miles down the road from me there KEV , Shelves load of spirits behind the counter & a long row of boxes of beer and cider in front of it and a separate room load of bottles of wine there.
At the beginning of next month it will be seven years ago that I smoked my last cigarette and drank my last glass of beer. Since then my life has become so uncredibly much better, just normal. It has been proven that drinking alcohol is more dangerous than using cocain or heroin. It is allowed to promote the usage of alcohol on television. Why, on earth, why???????? Alcohol damages your body, and to do this one glass is enough. I am a living example that stop drinking alcohol is a "must".
There was dry countys when I was a kid not sure if there are any left now when I moved here there was liquor stores but probably 3 times as many as when I moved here
Ha. Wanker ryhmes with banker. Like when meditating , the chatter of the mind comes in and you just usher it through with no resistance. Let it lead to the next , accept it untill the mind quiets. Its a skill for sure. But the thoughts of drinking again have so many counter thoughts that crush it flat that to me....theres no going back. I could go on but...one of my favorite beer legends that used to stay tucked into my excuse pocket was.......back in the day, the water was so filthy that the only thing safe for the people to drink was fermented alcohol beverages and they all survived and worked hard!" Ha....i dont know where or what era thatn' came from but i didnt feel the need for detail , id just use it and crack another brew to my health. Haaaa. Weird.
One other thing is parasites I did black walnut tincture and passed a liver fluke also bad for liver been to 40 countries in Navy also get tested for Hep c
Love your content! Love your dogs! Which mountain range are you at? I've been off of satins breast milk for 7 years now. Best decision I ever made after being a daily drinker for over 30 years.
How do these european countries such as france , Italy and spain all of them in fact , seem to have such a healthy relationship with alcohol ? Even from a young age it seems alcohol is just a part of life , why is it just in the Uk and Ireland we have a different abusive outlook towards booze ? serious question .
They don't. Alcoholism affects them too. France has crazy high levels of liver cancer. They just drink in a different way. I've seen people drinking a brandy at 7am on the way to work in France. Every time of the day has an associated drink. Wine with lunch. Beer or pastis at apertif time. Wine with dinner. Whisky on an evening out.
I hear what you say though I think the Spanish Portuguese and Italians are the only three that may start their drinking with a mid day meal and a siesta.Most of the rest of Europe swills it down,some countries do have a bit of a reputation for leading the gallons per year per person.It’s so ingrained and excepted in to our culture,we are gullible.It’s universal in many many countries.
My life with and without alcohol pretty much summed up below.
Anxiety Sufferer/ No Anxiety
High levels of Stress/ very limited stress
Weight gain/ Weight Loss
Unhealthy eating/ Healthy Eating
Low mood/ Happiness
Hangovers/ No Hangovers
Lazy parent/ Active Parent
Negative thinking/ Positive Thinking
Inactive/ Active
Lethargy/ High Energy
Selfish/ Unselfish
Brainwashed/ Not Brainwashed
Unfit/ Fit
Ageing/ Look good for my age.
I could go on and on. Kevin changed my mindset and attitude towards this poison and as a result he has changed my life. Thanks Kevin.
One certain thing in life is that you will never ever meet anyone who will regret quitting drinking. Get out the bubble and live your life.
Great post!
@@kevins2875 Thanks man
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Its 2 am in the morning and I'm having a coffee, preparing for work. I'm a truck driver. I'm sober for lil over 3 months now. Everything you say about alcohol in all your videos is 100% true. Listening to you, your every advice helps a lot. Thank you sir
Congratulations bro. You've broken through the bs 👍
Q: “Are we really better off without a single drink, even on a special occasion?”
A: YES.
Almost 2 years sober from 34yrs I still dream about drinking, I got used to it but for circa 6mths I'd wake in a panic thinking I'd relapsed..Big relief followed.
A massive well done to you can you share any of your journey that helped you, that could help me.
Drunk dreams are very common in early sobriety and can be quite unsettling. The frequency diminishes over time and the emotional impact lessens significantly, approaching zero in almost all cases.
Every time I have relapsed, I have deeply regretted it and felt a terrible sense of depression and anger, like I had been conned again.
You forget the negative emotions that alcohol produces the day after, meaning you have to carry on drinking to escape, or commit to stopping, there are only these two choices..
Smoking did that same thing to me until I quit it again. The freedom from these poisons are a life changer😁
one day at a time.
2 years sober fully and I don't get cravings but just drinking thoughts. To me it's a big difference between the two. I can drive by a familiar liquor store or bar or even a restaurant and it's just maybe a quick memory of drinking in the establishment. Not getting a craving to drink but just going back in my head to what drinking was like. In my mind I've resigned to the fact that this probably will be the case for the rest of my life. The silver lining is as time goes on the whole sober situation gets easier, better and I'm finally getting some confidence back. I'm 60 and drank heavily for 45 years.
Never before in this lifetime have I fully understood the phrase: *_Perish the thought!_* Yes, after 7 years, taking another drink does pass through my mind every now and again. However, the more I remain clear, the less often I am tempted, but it does occur. Luckily my mind stays on the prize and the reasons I nearly lost every single thing in life. So when the thought crops up, I address it with respect and then perish it. This takes practice but it has served so well. Thanks for all you do, Kevin.
April fools day was 10 years for me sober. Best thing I ever did for myself and family. Addiction runs in my dna my father overdosed at 50 on heroine. Stay strong stay sober and awesome that you help others !
Early days for me only a few weeks. I feel that I am doing well not really bothered about drinking atm…. But that’s today. I am taking it day to day as I know there will be occasions when I feel weak. I have been through hell in my life…. Losing my beautiful son to suicide….. I now want to be the best mother to my daughter that I can be ❤
Im so sorry about your son….😢
A few weeks is great, keep it up, it’s worth it!!!!
It occurs to me that the message from advertising about drinking is a form of brainwashing. Once we are fooled into believing that alcohol serves us, we have to work beyond the lies. The truth will set you free! Thank you Kevin!
it is absolutely a manipulation of truth. Portraying all the “good” and none of the negative. The fun couple drinks never starts with the idea that something stupid will inevitably be perpetrated and the horrible sickening hangover is the bill to be paid, always in arrears.
I think elites like to encourage us to drink. An anxious and inebriated population is easier to control.
I’m coming up to 9 months now and recently had my first major wobble. I over came it and didn’t drink (although I did end up eating way too much caramel ice cream instead, but I’m not giving myself a hard time about that). Watching your videos helped to remind me why I quit alcohol in the first place, so thank you for that. :)
A positive thing I learned from this moment of tempation is it didn’t last as long as my cravings had in the past. Before I would tend to lean into those thoughts, over-identity with them, and let them take over. Whereas this time I was able to see those thoughts for what they were, process them, and let them pass (not try to push them away, just process, then allow them to pass in their own time without inadvertently adding to them). So I’m pleased with the progression made since then. :)
I’m 16 days sober and it’s been hard…. Fighting urges and old habits
20 days in myself mate and it’s hard isn’t I’m at the jealous stage when I see others drink aha it’ll soon pass
Nearing eight and a half years sober, thanks for all the videos!🙂
The singer from Smashmouth just died from "end stage hepatic failure", and had Wernicke's encephalopathy, and cardiomyopathy.
im 61 been sober over a year longest since age 15, look at alcohol not only a poison but a life draining force.
Good for you! Keep it up. @@setha360
Alcohol can have negative effects on your health, including an increased risk of liver disease, high blood pressure, and certain types of cancer. Quitting alcohol can have a number of physical, mental, and social benefits like, better sleep, increased energy, improved relationships, improved finances. Definitely you don't want to go back. Great video Kevin! Keep up the good work!❤👍
Alcohol is a poison that never enhances life. It takes everything away including logic, health, mental stability, money, and quality relationships. Most people I know that drink are miserable, depressed, even suicidal. Life is so much better without it. Please stay away from the monster! Take care!❤
Sorry if i say,this is not true.
Usually,i drink everyday night 2 or 3 quality!beers the last 20 years.
I'm 60 years old.
I can do it 1500 push up just under one hour.
I hiking a lot,walking a lot and absolutely no problem the sleep,and my sex life just perfect....
Oh,i can reach my forehead with my knees.
I think,most of the people don't use their legs,eat lot of highly processed food and blaming the others.
Btw,the last 15 years i didn't got a single cold,and i never ever use any medicines or vitamins.
Cheers.🍻
There are some pretty good zero alcohol alternatives these days. After work sometimes or with company on special occasions i will have one of these and curiously it even makes me feel "relaxed". I never want to go back to the alcohol life, so this fake stuff is good enough to scratch that itch and keep me healthy and living in reality.
One of your best videos Kev. 🙌🏼🤝
I fully understand what you’re saying about how stopping the flow changes you forever. My brain feels like it reset to how I used think before I started drinking in my early 20s. I’ve also become much less selfish and leaps and bounds more compassionate and considerate. I also have the availability to use my brain as it should be used, which is for learning. I’ve been studying French for 3 years now and am becoming closer and closer to realizing my dream of living in France someday. I would have never even imagined that possibility while stuck in the grasps of alcohol. Looking back I see the stupidity state that my brain was in during that constant fog. At 41 I personally stopped the flow a bit over 5 years ago and look forward with great anticipation on where I will be in the next 5. Hopefully even more healthy and happy. Thanks Kevin for your inspirational words. Peace to you
Wow. Good for you bro. Your story just gave me an awesome dopamine hit! Better than a drink any day 👍
Day 52. Still can not find an excuse to justify drinking again. I guess I truly just know better now.
👍❤️
Hope you get past the 100 days.. that's where I really woke up xxx
you’ll know what time it is when the notion is brushed away like the crumb that it is.
There’s a new sign in my local drug (alcohol) store, right when you walk in, advertising a canned alcoholic drink and a young man laughing that says, “ Let the fun begin”! I just got out my king-sized permanent black marker. I’m going to commit an act of vandalism by crossing out “fun” and writing in “lie”. I’m so angry at our alcoholic culture targeting our vulnerable, unsuspecting youth!
I haven’t drunk in nearly 4 years i sometimes wonder what would happen if I started to drink again but I know I’d end up back to the way I was before I quit this for me is the gatekeeper for my sobriety..
I was sober for about 3 years. Life was good so I decided to go back to social drinking. I drank for about 6 years and as the years went on I slowly crept up more & more drinking. Started treating my wife & kids like crap & then got a dui. I was wrong & people told me I would go back to the way I was before & they were right. I’m 6 months sober now & I’m looking forward to enjoying sobriety 😊good luck don’t let your ego fool you like mine did.
@@jwcautomotiveservice5861 glad you got back on the wagon , I had too many bad experiences to go back drinking I’m a terrible person drunk I know that now it took me 30 years to realise it !!!
I thought I could drink after 4 years it hasn't worked out very well
I heard a drug addict say he gives props to people who stop drinking because it is EVERYWHERE…. Gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, etc…. He couldn’t imagine going into a store and someone saying the heroin and Percocet are in aisle 5!
For myself,I quit 5 times and thaught I could have just one ,and ended up right back were I was or worse. So no I will never drink again not a sip .I drank for 35+ years that’s more than enough alcohol for one lifetime . I’m a year and half sober and love my new life , abstinence is 👑.
The thought stays
But with less desperation
However, when things go wrong, that's when it kicks in
I'm thinking of the last hangover, or in my case, A&E
That alone keeps me safe. 7MONTHS AND COUNTING 😊
Well Done - stay strong !!!
Authentic champion! Good job! 💫
Great message.
3 days short of 4 month’s with out a drop of poison in my body.
My intention is 2 never drink ever again.
Would like 2 thank you mate for the great advice you stream out to people.
I feel the claws of alcohol are not imbedded in my mind anymore. I used alcohol 2 ventilate my so called stress.
Now i know i was lying 2 myself. Using that as a cover for alcohol dependence.
Thank you brother🙏🏻
"The evidence doesn't change. It's you." My mood/bad day....
Thank you Kevin, you keping us awake. 2 years and counting. … my wife .. 1 year and counting )alcohol damaged so much in our familly on both sides yet we found a power to cut the flow and start rebuilding what was damaged. Just a thought of drink which really doesnot come , first feeling is the sickenning memories the morming after when you want to throw your guts out. So just a look at alcohol I am about to throwup. Take care
Great stuff as always Kevin! Thanks!
Here for it
Stick to the evidence, love it! Our mind is a battlefield that must be conquered everyday. 40 days strong here, hasn’t been without thoughts of wanting a drink though.
Congrats on 40 days, that’s great! Keep going!
Great content. Beautiful country.👍👍👍👍
Yep. Just f@#% the booze right off. Day 166, life has moved onwards and upwards. Like the matrix I've craved being unconscious, that disconnect from my awareness. Self awareness can be so energising and so draining at the same time but refuse to give up that gift. It's my power, problems don't stand a chance, I solution the shit out of problems now. Hahahaha I'm having a rant now. At least you fullaz understand. Thankyou Kevin. In the lyric of Led Zep. Ramble On 😂👍
Thank you for your work!
6 years for me and I do think about it. But when my mood is down being sober is a wonderful thing to remind myself of it's a major win for my psychy I can always hang my hat on the fact im sober and healthy
Thank you sir
Good on you never ever been a drinker but know many who have definitely destroyed themselves and family . Just want to say you have very good words of wisdom. Stay strong 💪 and enjoy your life . Brian in Tasmania .👍🏻💯
Your so much stronger then those WOKE people . From a true country boy here . Pitty more people don’t follow your dream . 👍🏻💯.
G'day Tassie. Up in Nsw here. Kevin is as authentic as it gets. 👍
Great content keep it up.
Great video, and come on…..that dog is so adorable 😊
Great word's
Thank you!
Jill Bolte Taylor who is a neurosugeoin who had a massive stroke (refre to ted talks ) describes the brain in four parts . I often find when i am getting that little voice that says 'how about it lets have a glass of wine ' its the 2 year old part of my brain who likes things as they were cries till it gets what it wants and has difficulty with change. I chose to not isten but also realise what part of me is making the choices and which is creating the anxiety as it were. She is very interesting and offers a way to understand the workings of our brains. But yeah advertising is very cunning it has to be or its no good. Look at how they managed to market alchol to women and get inside our minds. Too easy.
Good talk Kevin, you've helped me throughout my journey and to reinforce my commitment to live a better life and see the upsides to living a/f ! Thank you
I understand this video completely it's how I feel and how it's been for me . I still have fleeting thoughts about drink after 6 years off the booze , but if I compare how things are now to when I was drinking every day I know it's pure bull shit that's running through my mind and I end them thoughts pretty quickly . I contacted you over 6 years ago and you wrote back too me and that was the start of my recovery to proper thinking so I have a great deal to thank you for , I've watched more of you videos than I could say but this one helped me to be great full for everything up to now ,so thanks again ,you are a great speaker and your words will have helped so many problem drinkers and there families and friends , I was an alcoholic but I'm not no more because I won't put that shit in my body again but the mind is a strange thing and life's not aways going to go the way I think it should , like you say thoughts can pop in when things are not going to well or you just want a blowout for some reason but they are only thoughts .the problem only starts if I put alcohol in so I don't beat myself up for a daft thought anymore ,I did for a while and that doesn't make anything better . These days if I think of drink I use that thought to remind myself how I felt before I kicked alcohol into touch and remember how I thought I couldn't stop and how off my thinking was . I'm no philosopher or academic I'm just an Irish builder that didn't finish school but I can trust my self to tell my children better advice than I used to be able to when I was drinking. life is better for the likes of me that couldn't just have one or two drinks , I had to get fucked drunk no matter what hard work I had to do the next day at work , life was far to hard and i couldn't see the end to my behaviour,I thought i was just a cunt and i was too , to myself my family and friends and anyone that might have needed me but now i can be reliable and trust my own decisions and people trust me , that means so much . I now see life is worth living and I wanted the end one time , that's was a selfish thought and it would have been better if did die if I couldn't stop drinking because I would have caused so much more harm . anyway that's my rant 😂 keep up the good work you say the truth about drinking and the alcoholic mind better than anyone I've heard I wish you the best 👍
Stopped 9 months ago. Have been "tricked" into 1 glass a month in average. Happy to say I did not really enjoyed it ...
I have also been urged. "Surely one will be OK" etc. No, one is not OK, not for me, so I am not going to have one ever again, it is no loss.
Just saw on the news today about a fan who got in a fight at a New England Patriots game and died. At American football games drinking is everywhere. The news showed other games with people fighting, even women. They didn't say but i guarantee there was alcohol involved in all them fights.
I don't miss drinking and dealing with drunk people. Being sober and seeing how people act when drinking isn't appealing. The guy that knocked out and killed that patriots fan will do prison time if convicted. That could've been avoided and a life could still be here if there was no drinking going on. Assumed drinking, I will follow this story to see if the parties involved were drinking.
Keep up the good work Kevin.
To be fair you'd need to be drunk to endure that rubbish 😄
I'm at almost a year and would be devastated if I slipped now . Devastated. I've come so far .
Though kind of off subject , as well as we are ex drinkers watching this channel , many like me love the outdoors and hiking .
Swopping alcohol for walking isnt a bad idea.
Kev would you ever consider starting a sister channel on the subject?
Even if it was a monthly upload .
I quit the mugs game nearly 4 years ago now, you could not PAY me to drink the sh*te anymore pubs are closing at around 50 a month great news there. But you should see the SPAR shop garage a few miles down the road from me there KEV , Shelves load of spirits behind the counter & a long row of boxes of beer and cider in front of it and a separate room load of bottles of wine there.
50 pubs a month closing where?
Love this ❤
I always struggle to keep it straight at 7 months.start to drink and regrets it afterwords.you video's help alot to get me to my senses
Thanks I am trying to get there 😅 living with out
15 months sober. I only associate pain with drinking alcohol. No pleasure whatsoever! So, not even tempted.
Love all you videos, Kev :) Whare are the mountains in Spain?
At the beginning of next month it will be seven years ago that I smoked my last cigarette and drank my last glass of beer. Since then my life has become so uncredibly much better, just normal. It has been proven that drinking alcohol is more dangerous than using cocain or heroin. It is allowed to promote the usage of alcohol on television. Why, on earth, why???????? Alcohol damages your body, and to do this one glass is enough. I am a living example that stop drinking alcohol is a "must".
Stress and Response
There was dry countys when I was a kid not sure if there are any left now when I moved here there was liquor stores but probably 3 times as many as when I moved here
Ha. Wanker ryhmes with banker.
Like when meditating , the chatter of the mind comes in and you just usher it through with no resistance. Let it lead to the next , accept it untill the mind quiets. Its a skill for sure. But the thoughts of drinking again have so many counter thoughts that crush it flat that to me....theres no going back. I could go on but...one of my favorite beer legends that used to stay tucked into my excuse pocket was.......back in the day, the water was so filthy that the only thing safe for the people to drink was fermented alcohol beverages and they all survived and worked hard!"
Ha....i dont know where or what era thatn' came from but i didnt feel the need for detail , id just use it and crack another brew to my health. Haaaa. Weird.
One other thing is parasites I did black walnut tincture and passed a liver fluke also bad for liver been to 40 countries in Navy also get tested for Hep c
Love your content! Love your dogs! Which mountain range are you at? I've been off of satins breast milk for 7 years now. Best decision I ever made after being a daily drinker for over 30 years.
Hi 👋 Kevin
Every Saturday I drink a bottle of prosecco with my partner. So 2 glasses a week. No hangovers,no anxiety. It works for me 😊
How do these european countries such as france , Italy and spain all of them in fact , seem to have such a healthy relationship with alcohol ? Even from a young age it seems alcohol is just a part of life , why is it just in the Uk and Ireland we have a different abusive outlook towards booze ? serious question .
They don't. Alcoholism affects them too. France has crazy high levels of liver cancer. They just drink in a different way. I've seen people drinking a brandy at 7am on the way to work in France. Every time of the day has an associated drink. Wine with lunch. Beer or pastis at apertif time. Wine with dinner. Whisky on an evening out.
I hear what you say though I think the Spanish Portuguese and Italians are the only three that may start their drinking with a mid day meal and a siesta.Most of the rest of Europe swills it down,some countries do have a bit of a reputation for leading the gallons per year per person.It’s so ingrained and excepted in to our culture,we are gullible.It’s universal in many many countries.
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Can I ask where that is?
do you have cirrohsis?
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