Agreeed wholeheartedly, I’m sober for a few reasons and I’ve got anxiety so alcohol and I never really clicked. I’m happy you’re doing this for you, feeling obligated to participate in the culture is tough. Just know there are others doin the same thing!

I love this climb/voice over format🫢

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

men don’t relieve stress the good ol fashion way anymore….jorking it 😔

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

They do it together now :/

@cohenthomas04

Ай бұрын

Jork maxing

He does not drink but he does eat drywall

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Everyone has their vices

i really appreciate your insight into sobriety. also this series is my new favourite thing bc it feels like a healthy way of playing subway surfers (watching you climb) and watching tik toks (listening to you talk)

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Haha I love this perspective! Thanks for watching :)

I recently got into climbing and I’ve found it to be extremely meditative because you can’t think about anything else. When I’m at a regular gym I tend to get discouraged rather quickly because I get self conscious. But while the majority of people that are climbing are better than me, I can watch what they do and ask for advice much easier. I’ve always enjoyed climbing things ever since I was a kid so it partly feels like I’m healing my inner child while also bringing me a time where I can’t worry about anything else. I also chose really early on to be sober because for one alcohol tastes gross but also because my family has a long history of substance abuse. Not having the best mental health, I chose to not let alcohol to be a crutch because I saw what it did to my family, also it’s expensive and I already don’t have money lmao. Thank you for being open about yourself and your experiences!

so good how u talked about this. i'm not sober myself, but i think it's very important to make time and space for friends who are! not every hangout has to be at a bar or a club, enganging in other third spaces is important too, esp if u care about ur friends

You really nailed my experience to a T, I haven’t experienced trauamatic encounters with drugs or alcohol but I wasn’t exposed to it and I simply never got into the culture and my anxiety about addiction and death is what keeps me away

I love your rock climbing content. I got into rock climbing last summer but had to take a longgg break because of school and my mental health but im trying to get back into it and its been super fun to watch content about it.

sobriety was something i struggled with but i hit a point last summer where it was just making me feel so much worse about where i was at and i swore from then on i would never drink again and its still so hard to tell people know when offered even though ive told them do not offer me any drinks and please dont get so drunk around me it makes me uncomfortable

love the climb with me videos. I have been sober for 2 years and related to sm of what you said! Ive also been climbing for longer then i can remember so this video hit the nail on the head for me.

this was so fun, i'd love to see more!! maybe with nicole too

i love how you handled this topic! watching a relatable video abt sobriety was very comforting for me and i hope you continue making content and sharing your thoughts with the world!

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

YAY JAKE POSTED!!

I’m here from the podcast and I’m so glad I subscribed! I love watching you and Nicole joke around but I really enjoyed this video and learning more about you. You joining the podcast for your own selfish reasons and financial gain is really working 😂

@jakethatcher_

26 күн бұрын

LMAOO

I quit weed recently! Best of luck on your journey! thank you for this video!

I grew up with it being normal for adults to drink but with parents that don’t really like to. I don’t drink enough for it to be anything meaningful, everyone knows I don’t like alcohol bc I thinks it’s soooo disgusting. It just tastes nasty & I only do it when I want to so technically I’m only a social drinker but I don’t socialize often 🤠🤠 I get it too, it’s pretty hard when clubs and bars are part of the culture

nice hat! I really like this talking+climbing format

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Thank u :)))

Sober king!!! I am sober too rise up

i could just listen to u talk about ur private mental problems for hours!!! #lovingit

I totally get that, I'm 17 (UK so months away from being legal) and my anxiety will not allow me to be around people who drink and I don't want to do it either. I feel like it's a fear of losing control over my own body and thoughts and whatnot. Also, I have a fear of addiction I think, like I feel like I would become addicted to any substance I took. It's such a culture over here though and everybody just assumes I drink, idk abt the US? But yeah, thanks for expressing how you feel and making me not feel so alone :)

I’ve been loving your content and your climbing chats 💗 great job jake!

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

lessgooooooo was rewatching the podcast and missing new jakub content

@hocuspocus6912

Ай бұрын

i also don't drink for multiple reasons but the main one is that i know i'm the type of person who could develop an addiction easily like i just know it'll happen if i drink, so i don't, thank you for giving your point of view

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

Fair point I am that way with a lot of other things but the drinking is just too scary for me

This is a really nice form of video! It’s like we’re working out with you. Such a good point too.

Kimberly😭😭that’s my mom

btw jake i think you still have the time stamps from the previous video in this one

@jakethatcher_

Ай бұрын

SAVIOR

First

hearing you talk about sobriety genuinely healed something in me i think. i also dont like to drink (only a sip for taste sometimes, but only now that im 20 so 2 years after reaching legal drinking age), mostly because im scared of losing control (its kind of an issue lol) but also being drunk just genuinely doesnt sound fun to me. unfortunately, like you said, drinking is really part of the culture (in general but also specifically queer spaces) and i often feel very alone in not drinking and being uncomfy around drunk ppl bc it almost feels like a right of passage,,, so thank u for making this video i feel less alone now :))