Trevor's death happened a week before my worst times started. I made dumb decisions and was drinking myself to death. Haven't had a drink for 265 days now, rebuilding my life. I'm glad I got to this point at 33. You all can do it.
Thank you! I'm a weekend drinker and the past couple years I've seen how much destruction it's brought to me individually and my friend group as a whole. Really appreciate this
knowing Zach was able to make it out but Trevor wasn't (and ultimately died from it) is so bittersweet. I can't imagine how painful it must've been for him to learn that Trevor's death was alcohol-related as a recovered addict. I hope he's doing ok. I wanna give him the biggest hug, shit's rough.
Sam's story about running the marathon is so great. I totally get why he regrets not waiting the 8 seconds, but it's thematically potent that he abandoned weed for a better finish time
yeah its so sad seeing him here knowing his addiction won in the end, I can't imagine how painful it must be to overcome an addiction only to lose your best friend to the same addiction you both fought so hard to get out of, I hope Zach uses the pain as motivation to keep going and not give up. RIP Trevor
Zach or Trevor had a great wisdom somewhere (that I'm struggling to find again) where he talks about how anti-depressants work. It was something like this: if your daily emotion (on a 1-10 scale) are between a 2-5, the drugs are gonna slide that up to around a 4-7, The downside is that you won't be able to reach a higher height than that 7. The upside is you also won't be able to slide further down that 4. and that's a good thing for certain times in life, usually not for a whole lifetime. because without the drugs, and on a particularly Low day, you might slide lower than that 2 down to a 0, and then it's gameover for you.
That's not correct and it's dangerous to spread when people are looking for help. Some drugs may dull you but the whole point is to find what works, that's why there are a million different drugs with different mechanisms
If anyone is considering AA but turned off by the religious aspect, that is handled in the AA book. There’s a whole chapter called “for the agnostic.” And this was written in like the 50’s which is pretty cool
I knew a guy while I was homeless that went through a 6month+ Christian training thing. Hes a atheist and now doing very well for himself. A higher power can be anything
Sam is totally right, you can be addicted to anything. Everything we're good at has had someone who's been addicted to it. I understand what Zach is trying to say. People who can control their addictions, like myself, don't need AA, our rock can be ourselves, we have our priorities straight regarding vices. But for the people who can't/don't, AA at the very least is place to go where you can hear people having the same problem as you and hearing what they're doing right and wrong. It gives you something to compare yourself against constructively. Zach gave himself to the program, and that is a wonderful way to commit yourself without being preachy. What Zach was trying to tell Sam is that the "higher power" is a representation of something you can dedicate yourself to, because "you" are not a good enough reason to better yourself, else ways you wouldn't be there. In general, arguing semantics on one persons personal project is actually undermining and enables people to continue their addictions because they're going to feel belittled when they're vulnerable, it's easily a jab at their pride. For people who are already bad at communicating their feelings, this can anchor them in their destructive habits. Recovering addicts need positive reinforcement when they enter programs for betterment.
exactly, yeah. for people struggling with addiction who can’t overcome it themselves. failing over and over only increases the stress they feel, pushing them to the addiction to relieve the stress. it’s so common in neurodivergent folk that they’re more susceptible to addictions (drugs, alcohol, habits) that have no way to deal with it in themselves and their brain just prohibits getting help
marathon finish at 4:20, now thats what i call a hard earned joint. nice sam. zach however ew idk drunks telling sob stories to make me feel better about myself ew never understood aa, i understand aaa!
Definitely not. It may not be as damaging to your health as an alcohol addiction, but it turns you into an idiot with memory loss. You can’t know how bad it can be until you’re deep in a weed addiction and then get sober
The only thing they've said they have an issue with is the super popular WKUK channel that has higher views and gets ad revenue because they're actively trying to raise money at the moment.
@@minmatenx it is all available on RUclips on their channel and the reason why it sucks to take out clips and stuff is because people won't go searching for him and it steals revenue from them just because it's easier and just because something's easier doesn't make it okay to steal from somebody the people that are okay with doing this are people who never create anything of their own and don't understand what a leech they're being it's s***** people behavior
@@vertelli66 it's exactly like stealing sketches it doesn't matter how much effort they put into the intellectual content it's still their creation and making it easier to find a clip doesn't make a justification for leeching any better you're taking something that is what you consider the highlight of a stream and removing the reason to go and search it out and taking people away from their channel it's lazy and it's the activity of people who do not create things who do not understand why this is such s***** leech behavior
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Trevor's death happened a week before my worst times started. I made dumb decisions and was drinking myself to death. Haven't had a drink for 265 days now, rebuilding my life. I'm glad I got to this point at 33. You all can do it.
good shit man. hope you stay the path
Man I love listening to Zach speak his mind. He's wise. He reminds me of the big bro I never had.
Barbarian was some of the most fun I've ever had in a movie theater. Excellent movie from Zach
Bro I can't begin to thank you for talking about this stuff.
Thank you! I'm a weekend drinker and the past couple years I've seen how much destruction it's brought to me individually and my friend group as a whole. Really appreciate this
Thanks so much for putting this together!
Thanks to whoever compiled this! Great stuff
knowing Zach was able to make it out but Trevor wasn't (and ultimately died from it) is so bittersweet. I can't imagine how painful it must've been for him to learn that Trevor's death was alcohol-related as a recovered addict. I hope he's doing ok. I wanna give him the biggest hug, shit's rough.
I've thought about that too. Fuckin hurts to imagine, just as a fan, but I cant imagine where Zach is coming from.
My best friend had this exact situation. His bad addiction won.
I feel your pain. You can’t help those who won’t help themselves, my friend.
sending love man hope he’s getting the rest he deserves, i’ve lost some people too and it’s never easy
Sam's story about running the marathon is so great. I totally get why he regrets not waiting the 8 seconds, but it's thematically potent that he abandoned weed for a better finish time
Thanks man, theres so many good stories and clips of WKUK that need to be put out there
Sam’s story at the end was amazing
Great compilation.
This is honestly some of the better advice I've heard from streamers/podcasters
thank you for putting this together!
This video has been extremely helpful. Zach speaking on this has been really eye opening, more so than anyone I've heard talk about it.
Thanks for putting this together
So crazy seeing Trevor especially the topic
yeah its so sad seeing him here knowing his addiction won in the end, I can't imagine how painful it must be to overcome an addiction only to lose your best friend to the same addiction you both fought so hard to get out of, I hope Zach uses the pain as motivation to keep going and not give up. RIP Trevor
Thank you so much. Fuckin needed this.
these guys , sticking with me even through adulthood.
Zach or Trevor had a great wisdom somewhere (that I'm struggling to find again) where he talks about how anti-depressants work.
It was something like this:
if your daily emotion (on a 1-10 scale) are between a 2-5, the drugs are gonna slide that up to around a 4-7,
The downside is that you won't be able to reach a higher height than that 7.
The upside is you also won't be able to slide further down that 4.
and that's a good thing for certain times in life, usually not for a whole lifetime.
because without the drugs, and on a particularly Low day, you might slide lower than that 2 down to a 0, and then it's gameover for you.
That's interesting. I took anti-depressants for a while and never noticed a "mood cap" if you will, so your mileage may vary
the higher the dose the less you feel. . . ?
That's not correct and it's dangerous to spread when people are looking for help. Some drugs may dull you but the whole point is to find what works, that's why there are a million different drugs with different mechanisms
Great work putting this together, loved chilling on Zach's streams. Must have taken ages to get all the recordings and edit them!
I love this man...
i fucking love them all so much
Okay, okay... Zach claims to disclose his "bottom" here, but we all know it was when he went full method with General Grant in The Civil War on Drugs.
What's the context?
@@CeeLoGreen666 have you seen the last season of WKYK?
@@megaforse I've only ever viewed WKUK thru clips and IFC reruns and their lives
@@CeeLoGreen666 ruclips.net/video/x3zYPVmzyfc/видео.htmlsi=vswkA5tfSrcI41WU
Starts about 3 minutes in.
If anyone is considering AA but turned off by the religious aspect, that is handled in the AA book. There’s a whole chapter called “for the agnostic.” And this was written in like the 50’s which is pretty cool
I knew a guy while I was homeless that went through a 6month+ Christian training thing. Hes a atheist and now doing very well for himself.
A higher power can be anything
This is awesome! The guy plays Elden Ring and still has enough time to pop out a banger movie.
Been struggling with vicodin for years. Can't bring myself to finally give it up. I do want to but it's so complicated.
god this dude is preachy as hell
17:00
Sam is totally right, you can be addicted to anything. Everything we're good at has had someone who's been addicted to it.
I understand what Zach is trying to say. People who can control their addictions, like myself, don't need AA, our rock can be ourselves, we have our priorities straight regarding vices. But for the people who can't/don't, AA at the very least is place to go where you can hear people having the same problem as you and hearing what they're doing right and wrong. It gives you something to compare yourself against constructively.
Zach gave himself to the program, and that is a wonderful way to commit yourself without being preachy. What Zach was trying to tell Sam is that the "higher power" is a representation of something you can dedicate yourself to, because "you" are not a good enough reason to better yourself, else ways you wouldn't be there. In general, arguing semantics on one persons personal project is actually undermining and enables people to continue their addictions because they're going to feel belittled when they're vulnerable, it's easily a jab at their pride. For people who are already bad at communicating their feelings, this can anchor them in their destructive habits.
Recovering addicts need positive reinforcement when they enter programs for betterment.
exactly, yeah. for people struggling with addiction who can’t overcome it themselves. failing over and over only increases the stress they feel, pushing them to the addiction to relieve the stress. it’s so common in neurodivergent folk that they’re more susceptible to addictions (drugs, alcohol, habits) that have no way to deal with it in themselves and their brain just prohibits getting help
is that Trevor he's playing Bloodborne with?
was Trevor in the League? did Trevor have a moonlight GS build??
Ill be damned if Zach didnt make some good points here.
based
Damn, I’m gay
marathon finish at 4:20, now thats what i call a hard earned joint. nice sam. zach however ew idk drunks telling sob stories to make me feel better about myself ew never understood aa, i understand aaa!
If you see it that way it probably isn't for you. It's for those speaking as much as those listening.
I’d say a weed addiction is perfectly fineeeeee 👌🏻
Definitely not. It may not be as damaging to your health as an alcohol addiction, but it turns you into an idiot with memory loss. You can’t know how bad it can be until you’re deep in a weed addiction and then get sober
Speak for yourself
Stop stealing and reuploading content from creators, any WKUK fan should flag this upload.
Why? These clips would take hours to find on Twitch. This compilation makes them more accessible. It's not like anyone is stealing sketches.
The only thing they've said they have an issue with is the super popular WKUK channel that has higher views and gets ad revenue because they're actively trying to raise money at the moment.
I'm just glad it's in RUclips and available.
@@minmatenx it is all available on RUclips on their channel and the reason why it sucks to take out clips and stuff is because people won't go searching for him and it steals revenue from them just because it's easier and just because something's easier doesn't make it okay to steal from somebody the people that are okay with doing this are people who never create anything of their own and don't understand what a leech they're being it's s***** people behavior
@@vertelli66 it's exactly like stealing sketches it doesn't matter how much effort they put into the intellectual content it's still their creation and making it easier to find a clip doesn't make a justification for leeching any better you're taking something that is what you consider the highlight of a stream and removing the reason to go and search it out and taking people away from their channel it's lazy and it's the activity of people who do not create things who do not understand why this is such s***** leech behavior