I started drinking alcohol since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting alcohol addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Alcohol addiction actually destroyed my life. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

@Ronkaja

6 күн бұрын

Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.

@Paul_Michael

6 күн бұрын

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Belgium. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them

@SusanaGomez-mp8sk

6 күн бұрын

YES sure of Dr.benfungi. Did straight shrooms in few days. Left me like a blank slate after words, no more addictions, pains, ptsd and depression. Shit saved my life, all thanks to Dr.benfungi

@Mcdogmom288

5 күн бұрын

Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.

@ChristopherEric-fr8im

5 күн бұрын

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

My six week sober experiment has turned into six years and I have no regrets. Congrats Mark.

@jonathanknutsen5526

Жыл бұрын

Congrats! Will be three for me in a couple of months.

@fritzbauer5043

Жыл бұрын

Changed hobbies? New hobbies or no hobbies, like mark. Staying home feels better? Until the marriage breaks and you are lonely

@eyeswideopenpod

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Congrats!

@muzakdeep

Жыл бұрын

Day 98 for me, original goal was 90, I’m now thinking I’m not going to start to start again, till I think I need it for fun… fyi I’m having fun without it, oh that fun is because I’m not drinking!

@mikaellindqvist5599

Жыл бұрын

Quitting alcohol is easy as fuck. I know i done it hundreds if not thousands of times. 😂😂

I recently did 2 months and felt amazing. I felt so good I thought, hey why not celebrate with a drink. Over the last 1 week I went back to my 15-20 drinks over the week. That 1 week period was enough for me to realise how much better life is without alcohol. So I am quitting for good also. I want to also try doing things I never thought I'd do, like run a marathon or go on an epic hike. Here's to a new life.

@reddiver7293

Ай бұрын

Bravo, Kenzo! I like the tone of your post showing that you realize you can decide about how your life will be lived.

@imkylahsymone

26 күн бұрын

Man I thought I was alone. I went 2 months and decided hey one beer won’t hurt. One turnted into more & more next thing you know I dabbled into another drug. I’m back day 1 today

@reddiver7293

26 күн бұрын

@@imkylahsymone "Relapse Is Part Of The Process" We all fall off the wagon sometimes.Not everyone has the strength to keep climbing back onto the saddle. So good for you! I repeated the cycle you described, like, a gazillion times.But, like you, I kept trying. And as of a few months ago, I have 25 years. Don't give up! Congratulations on having a sober day today! A fine cornerstone to build on.

@KenzoTenmaM

26 күн бұрын

@@imkylahsymone Just keep quitting until you quit!

@systemofadown945

12 күн бұрын

Try not to freak out and get back to it, trust me , stutter steps are part of learning

Hey Mark: My drinking bio is identical to your drinking bio. After many, many, many attempts, at the age of 41, I finally did it. The first year of not drinking was traumatic but after that shake-down cruise, I realized that I didn't need alcohol to function. My life changed for the good, year after year and I'm now 83 and healthy. Just Do It.

@maxbean8781

3 ай бұрын

I'm 41 and have been drinking very heavily for 20 years. I'm currently three days sober, which sounds like nothing but I've been drinking nearly every day for 20 years. . . . Fingers crossed!!

@classic-superette

2 ай бұрын

alcohol STINKS. how do you down this stuff? smells disgusting

@corbeau-_-

2 ай бұрын

@@classic-superette that's your question here? I'd just say kudos... Alcohol is used to numb and like anything bitter - you get used to it. Like coffee, a lot of vegetables, even medicine. Peer pressure helps too, depending on how insecure you are. And there's plenty of alcohol which tastes like lemonade, but I suppose you wouldn''t know - having been able to avoid getting used to what is often a bad way of dealing with certain emotions.

@fastlife711

2 ай бұрын

🙏❤

@SuperRomanHoliday

Ай бұрын

i take it you wear nike?

As a non-drinker you motivated me to not drink alcohol.

@Popisovac_

Жыл бұрын

As a not drinker I agree with you.

@lachlanB323

Жыл бұрын

Same. I will never drink Alcohol. The longer you wait the less likely you will become addicted.

@carsonmeyer5561

Жыл бұрын

Good keep it up not even that fun

@Azurethewolf168

Жыл бұрын

@@lachlanB323 same here, I wonder what stuff like wine or beer tastes like tho

@lachlanB323

Жыл бұрын

@@Azurethewolf168 I've tasted it. It's disgusting and I spat it out lol. I'm 19 and have never actually drank anything. I don't believe taste tests count considering it is such a small amount that putting your hand on your mouth after using hand sanitizer has more alcohol.

I quit drinking for my kids. When I overheard them imitating me being drunk, it was enough to make me stop. It wasn’t the way I wanted them to remember me. 3.5 years sober, more heathy then ever, and spending so much time with my wife and kids.

@method341

Жыл бұрын

I hated when my Dad would drink every night so when I have children I'll never do that

@Dbb27

Жыл бұрын

Kudos. Good for you.

@Bailey_nw

Жыл бұрын

This is it !

@starringrole

Жыл бұрын

this comment actually made me cry and made me want to quit more than the actual video did. thank you for the insight. all my friends and family definitely see me as a drunk and fuck no. i don't want to be perceived that way anymore. i have to start showing up not only for myself but for my future family too

@TitaniumTurbine

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 3.5 years, that’s really awesome! Truly, I’m glad you found/got the kick you needed.. I’ll say that finding THE reason can be hard sometimes (you might be able to relate to this prior?), especially when you’re only in a self-accountable situation.

I’m 1000+ days sober. I found stopping quite easy but I didn’t expect the loss of a couple of ‘friends’ who didn’t want to socialise with a non drinker. It’s their loss but it was still a shock. Nobody ever seems to mention that bit on these videos but I’m glad this one did.

@bmoney2560

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I found that we associate a lot of our social life around alcohol, when I stop u start to realize that some people in your circle was just there because of the association with alcohol, man it feels so good to wake up with mentally and physical clarity…..

@Dsinkz

4 ай бұрын

They probably feel funny to drink around you now

@ronvalley1973

2 ай бұрын

They are not your true friends!😊

@Dsinkz

2 ай бұрын

Above all stay sober,and live your life without alcohol,,there's so much to do

@MrCiaranm

Ай бұрын

I agree, no one mentions that. I lost friends too. And even though people say they weren't "real friends", they were a big part of my social patterns. It did not make the first year easy, actually makes it really tougher than it should be. Another one people don't talk about is that fact that the problems in your life that you "dulled out" with drinking, are still there. You are just sober and have a heightened realization of those problems.

I'm on Day 39 no alcohol, and I feel so much better. Mark's comment about having more stable emotions totally resonates. My anxiety has totally dropped away and my focus is much stronger.

"In my twenties, I drank alcohol at social events to bury my anxiety. In my thirties, I drank to bury my boredom" Wow, that phrase echoed strongly in my head. He perfectly explained my way of drinking, I had not realized that until now. I am 33 yo and after a year of drinking almost daily, this is my first attempt to stop. So far I have reached one month sober.

@LADYLEO411

9 ай бұрын

🎉❤ Anxiety and boredom 😢so tru...then spend time trying to get over a hangover Such a vicious cycle😢

@blakebunch4485

8 ай бұрын

Get down 💪

@kokucon

8 ай бұрын

33 yo also and almost three months of sobriety :) Everything in this video reflects my own experience

@kevinbellock6825

8 ай бұрын

I just hit a year. I think once you get past the first couple months it becomes really easy because you start replacing your old activities that revolved around drinking with ones that are fun sober. (Those have the added benefit of usually being more active so you get thin from less alcohol and more fit from your new hobbies) Keep it up being sober was the most fun year I've had in a long time.

@abrahamdeloera3213

8 ай бұрын

@@kevinbellock6825 Congratulations on your year sober! I am about to go two months without alcohol. The first 4 weeks were the worst for me because of the physical and psychological symptoms I experienced. After that, little by little the craving for alcohol decreased. Let's keep fighting 💪

My anxiety and depression reduced about 80-90% when I gave up my red wine at night that I was convinced was part of my healthy Mediterranean diet. What a lie. The sober curious movement is growing, and booze is finally having its cigarette moment. Folks are waking up and out of the booze matrix! Great video.

@mannythebaka7522

Жыл бұрын

How much wine at night were you having?

@Dbb27

Жыл бұрын

All those studies are nonsense. One can get flavanoids or whatever is supposed to be in wine can be found elsewhere.

@bm5_5_5

Жыл бұрын

Amen to this 🎉

@Skibbidyboobop

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I've been comparing the no-booze movement with the smoking movement of my youth...So accurate.

@snap4565

Жыл бұрын

Humans have been drinking for thousands of years...

4 days sober after 30 years.

@Beachbabebum

20 күн бұрын

Back with update, still going! But God!

@pdeakin88

12 күн бұрын

Praying for you!

@user-kp2do6rk5n

10 күн бұрын

🙏

@Beachbabebum

10 күн бұрын

Back and still going God is Good!

@Beachbabebum

2 күн бұрын

Still going can’t stop won’t stop! 🛑

I'm 37, the last time I was drunk I was 28. I knew deeply that I was being a moron to myself every time, so I finally lost my patience and stopped. I quickly discovered all the same benefits as you. Especially the one with the friends baffled me. I cut down from 20 to 1 friend. Straightened out my life, got married and now I have 2 kids. But one more thing I discovered: I started doing a lot of meditation, and spiritual work, i'm pretty good at it and learn a lot from the universe. After I started this life change and going in to spirituality, I would still occasionally have 1 or 2 beers with a friend. Not getting drunk but just to be in a nice relaxed mood. This is when I discovered that my spiritual clarity during meditations or group sessions would be clouded for up to 3 weeks! Just 1 or 2 beers.. Then I completely quit. Have'nt had a drop for 6 years, and I never will again. Seen from my new spiritual perspective, drinking alcohol is one of the most self destructive things we can do, and it's deeply damaging for us as a species and civilisation. My best wishes for everyone reading this. Stay sober, friends.

@michaelburman2108

2 ай бұрын

Hey - this is really amazing to read, and it gives me hope that change is possible. I find the idea of going sober quite scary.

This guy's weekly drink count was my daily count. I quit three years ago. Best move ever.

@billylevelsup5634

8 ай бұрын

Yea I was thinking that all those bottles he put on the table at the first... for me it's like a 5th of vodka daily. I'd easily rack up that count in a couple months if not before, but I'm trying to quit. It's taken so much from me in my life.

@trinitymatrix9719

6 ай бұрын

Yea, thats far from heavy drinking at all. Still its not the amount but the urge that tells if you are addicted or not@@billylevelsup5634

@martomk1

4 ай бұрын

Same here. Being Eastern European, what he drank for a year is close to my monthly amount. Guess it's a problem. But how do you cope with stress then? I used to smoke weed before ( I lived in a legal country), but now that I got back, the only solution seemed to be alcohol as all my friends and family were abusing it. Quickly got to a serious amounts.

@frostedsquid

2 ай бұрын

I was the same as you, bottle of vodka 20 drinks a day until i quit less than a month ago. Im in my late 30s and i already literally feel like im 20 again somehow. Like i used a cheat code. You can totally do it if you want to, and things get better so fast. I was worried life would be boring and no fun without it, I had it completely baclwards.

@reginafisher9919

2 ай бұрын

I drink six beers a night,, 42 beers a week, 168 beers a month, my husband and I are 5 days sober!

Tried to stop after drinking daily for 40 years. It took almost 9 years as I was addicted. Kept trying and now have been sober for 4 years. I'm 66 and feel great and am very healthy. So glad I was able to overcome alcohol.

@maaretrahkonen7706

11 ай бұрын

That's amazing! Congratulations!

@Speedkam

11 ай бұрын

Amazing. Glad you are enjoying good health. I worked with some people who suffered alcohol addiction for years and they had long term nerve system damage. It was painful to watch

@Jay_Kayy

11 ай бұрын

Took me 7 years to get to my 1 year sobriety so I know how it is. I'm now 2 years sober 🎉🎉🎉

@philsinfield4665

11 ай бұрын

been drinking daily for 53 yrs I'm 70 so sod it will carry on

@WH2012

11 ай бұрын

@@philsinfield4665 You must be doing something right! 💯

After 2 months sober i’m also so done. I gave it up for 4 months during Covid but for whatever dumb reason started again. This time feels different. Wish me luck!

@moyrawoodward2291

18 күн бұрын

You’ve taken the hardest step - making the decision to stop. Well done you. One step at a time - one day at a time. You will come out tops.

Wow! I’m so over the moon about finding you❣️I’m 3 months sober! I lost my partner in 2023 of stage 4 lung cancer! (heavy smoker) I was his caregiver and had to do everything else! I drank more after he passed! He was only 57 when he died! I also gave up smoking, as did my children! Best thing that came out of his terminal diagnosis! Addictions not only hurt us, but also hurt everyone else left behind! I subscribe to Dr Andrew Hubermann’s channel! He is a brilliant Neuroscientist!! Thank you and God Bless everyone listening❣️🙏❤️🕊️✨

As an alcoholic who has been sober for nearly a year and recently slipped up, I feel like seeing this video was fate. I was indulging in some black and white thinking (“noooo this is just an example of how doomed I am cuz I just can’t quit!”) and now am realizing it’s as simple as getting back on the horse. I’m not 20 anymore; it’s time I stop acting like I am. Thanks Mark

@brushstroke3733

Жыл бұрын

Same situation for me. I quit for 2.5 years, then suddenly started again. I drank 4 of the last 5 nights. It's time to stop again. It was like a spring break, but it didn't feel good at all. Even worse, I think I drank so I could smoke cigarettes again as well. Pretty gross feeling at the end of the night and when I'd wake up.

@TheGreektrojan

Жыл бұрын

Getting back on the horse is arguably the harder/more important skill vs. abstinence. Just like with losing weight, exercising, whatever else.

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

I'm about 4 years dry now, I've had several slip ups, and next day go without. I had extremely bad DTs at my worst when I first detoxed, pink elephants, hallucinations etc, probably should've gone to hospital. The problem at this point is, the fun's gone from it all. There's no point continuing at it at all. Not only is it 'drinking alcohol is borrowing happiness from tomorrow' but putting itching powder in your own clothes then moaning you're itchy! I did it myself with Allen Carrs Easyway. Not recommended if you're at the level I was, I could've died. There was just no way to keep my job and go to proper detox at the time.

@melymel36

Жыл бұрын

So many of us are with you. A slip up isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s like going back to an abusive or crazy ex and waking up in the morning feeling regret and shame….you remember why you didn’t want to be with them and are less likely to fall back again. It’s strength building and if you’re looking for videos like this it means you’re still wanting to head in the right direction. Get out of your “exes bed”, go home and shower and rinse off the shame but keep the lesson with you. Keep looking forward my friend.

@melymel36

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseshoePartyUK wow 4 years?! Good for you! Your story hits home for me. I also started out with Alan Carr, he was a huge reason for my shift in the paradigm. Andrew Huberman was the final factor in my quitting. I’m sorry to hear you had to do it on your own, I’m sure it was hell but obviously you are very strong. God Bless you on your journey.

22 years sober. Biggest factor - I didn't have problems every time I drank, but every time I had problems, I had drank.

@munkypunt

Жыл бұрын

That’s a really accurate way to look at it…

@BradTeena

Жыл бұрын

Clarity spoken well!

@BishopGSD

Жыл бұрын

brother. i resemble that remark. i always said im a happy drunk.. i dont waste money i dont fight.. i dont drink at work etc.. but EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. i was stressed i went to the drinks. til im like what the fukk am i doing?! i know better.

@ReallyStrongGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@BishopGSD Well. You'll never guess who helped me understand that part... One of our most famous fellow addicts - Robert Downey, Jr. He said that he was told that his emotional maturity stopped at the age he started using,. 9 for him 13 for me. It was right on for me. If my 13 yo maturity couldn't deal with something, I was back on the bottle... So I just started from there. Biggest thing was thinking "How will this decision look in 5 years?" Which helped break that mental pattern, since 13 year olds never think that way. Hope this helps man!

I had my first drink in grade 8 was drinking daily by grade 10 and continued to do so until I was 29-30 been sober over 3 years now and I can’t imagine ever having another drink or doing another line. Just hearing birds chirp and sunshine things that either irritated me or I ignored completely but now I love it.

Wife and I were both drinking more and more. I had drank fairly heavily in my teens and through my adult life (I'm 50 now). I started to worry when my wife began to drink more heavily. I knew we had to make a change and we did. She's at 1 month and I'm just over 3 weeks. It's going to take my body a long time to reset. I do eat keto/whole food diet (have for 5+ years) and will continue to increase exercise. Took a long time to figure out that a real man is sober and in control. I know we're done for good!

@ronvalley1973

2 ай бұрын

check out craig beck the stop drinking expert on youtube. i love his accent and found him 2 years after i quit. 😊

I started at 17, finally called it quits at 51. Two years sober, and counting😊 Saved my marriage, saved my relationship with my children, saved my life. Hardest, yet greatest decision I ever stuck to.

@TheCreedBratton

8 ай бұрын

Good job man! Keep it up!

@8Junio76

8 ай бұрын

I took you a while

@antlerman7644

8 ай бұрын

Proud of you mate. Keep it up 🤙

@operandexpanse

8 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how much detriment it can have to our lives yet we still continue to do it hey. I wonder how much better our societies could be if we all stopped drinking. 1 year sober 32yo here.

@AKHWJ3ST

8 ай бұрын

Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy.

After years of binge drinking on the weekends, I stopped drinking alcohol for 6 months. It was great in the beginning , no more hangovers on the weekends, no stupid risky behaviors but towards the end it got to a point where the rebellion against rigidity started to kick in and my anxiety levels starting rising again. I was very surprised to realize that quitting alcohol was just as meaningless as binge drinking, then something remarkable happened : One evening , over a beautiful Mediterranean sunset , I asked myself why did drinking alcohol have to be either black or white ? Why can't I just find the light-grey zone and stay there ? Then I decided to build a healthy life-style that supports having occasional cocktails without stepping over to the black zone. I started going to the gym six times a week, I started doing intermittent fasting and more importantly I started cultivating a mind that knows when to stop drinking if needed to . Now, once in while , there is nothing better than having that nice IPA on an empty stomach or having that peaty Islay scotch on a cold December day watching the snow fall. After all, alcohol has never been the problem, it was my inability to manage my consumption around alcohol was the problem.

@johnsheetz6639

Жыл бұрын

Bert kreischer is that you?

@Anonymous.android

Жыл бұрын

This is almost exactly me! Minus the gym 😂 it took me quitting for a meaningful amount of time to finally get a grip on alcohol and enjoy the occasion one or two drinks rather than going off the rails

@daviddeka92

Жыл бұрын

Awesome take!

@chrisreale4326

Жыл бұрын

I think living a life busy with productive and healthy activities is the only way to drink in the moderate way you describe.

@chris_sndw

Жыл бұрын

That was 9days ago are you already in an Alcohol induced coma?

Sobriety is the GREATEST GIFT you can give yourself

@reddiver7293

12 күн бұрын

So true!

I've never touched any spirit drink - smoking - drugs but ur video and the comments have encouraged me more to stay away of those shit

I was meant to see this! Someone hit my car and stressed me out and I was thinking about relapsing after almost 3 years of being sober. This was fate. I will continue my sober journey. Thank you ❤

@alishak4061

Жыл бұрын

@Semisweet 💅 I really appreciate your kind words ❤

@eyeswideopenpod

Жыл бұрын

The universe brings us what we need when we need it. I hope you're doing well now. Thanks for sharing this. Sending lots of love and positivity.

@alishak4061

Жыл бұрын

@@eyeswideopenpod I appreciate your kind words! 4/20 marks 2 years and 8 months sober. It's definitely a journey but I got this!!! ❤

@eyeswideopenpod

Жыл бұрын

@@alishak4061 💖💖💖

@baslatz_

Жыл бұрын

stay strong brother.

I'm 29 and it is my 5th year without alcohol. I'm glad that I made this decision so early in my life. 🎉

@martijn2246

11 ай бұрын

Very good, wish I had done that. Now at 29 I am not drinking for a while, maybe for good because I want to be my best self.

@bbbycc11

10 ай бұрын

I just turned 29 on the 6th, and I’ve been sober for one whole day. Fingers crossed I can make it 5 years.

@mariuszszkl3586

10 ай бұрын

@@bbbycc11 Still sober?

@Pingoping

10 ай бұрын

I'm 19 and I haven't drunk any alcohol even though most of my friends do drink. They still offer me sometimes but also respect my decision. I'm not opposed to a single drink here or there but saying yes once makes it easier to say yes multiple times

@Junkitup

10 ай бұрын

You all talk about yourself ,still selfish.

As a non-active alcoholic it’s nice to hear this. Alcoholism makes us to do stuff we regret. Even people without alcoholism can suffer when they drink too much. They could even becomr problamatic drinkers or pure alcoholics. Becoming sober is a whole new life and you gotta look closely to notice the diffrences. We often forget where we came from and see how far we have come. Thank you for bringing this into light!

I stoped about 18 years ago. Was never a alcoholic, but over did it. Now for the last 14 years i pastor a church. God is good.

I quit drinking alcohol two years ago. The best decision of my life. No more anxiety or depressive episodes but more clarity and calmness.

@brushstroke3733

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could say my anxiety and depressive episodes stopped when I stopped drinking. Unfortunately, they didn't, and sometimes they felt worse. But overall, they do seem to occur somewhat less often and somewhat less intense.

@crookedzebrarecords

Жыл бұрын

@@brushstroke3733 Make meditation a daily habit! the anxiety/depression doesn't always go away after we stop, because it was likely part of the reason we got hooked to begin with! It's all about figuring out what is eating at us, what has been helping me recover, is using a "mirror" on my own flaws (as counter-intuitive as it might seem regarding anxiety, we have to our own inner work to do! Look up individuation). Be proud of yourself for quitting one of the hardest addictions imaginable (especially when considering almost all of us are genetically prone to it!), and especially when it's in our face constantly.

@AUSTIN-ss2zd

Жыл бұрын

do u replace it with a pill addiction?

@valerieoconnor4462

Жыл бұрын

Oh your message gives me such hope. In 2 weeks I'm going into rehab for 10 to quit alcohol. I'm hoping so so much I never get depression again.❤

@ThimbleFox350

Жыл бұрын

@@brushstroke3733 How long have you been sober? Give it time.

I'm sober for 13 months and never been happier. Best decision in my life!

@elminero49

Жыл бұрын

I don't even bother counting how many years ago I quit drinking. It might have been 12, 13 or 15 years ago. Keeping track can be a setup for failure. I don't bother with AA meetings either.

@loveinthematrix

Жыл бұрын

@@elminero49 That’s good, but that doesn’t work for everyone

@elminero49

Жыл бұрын

@@loveinthematrix Do what works for you. I don't recommend joining an organization that tells you quitting is hard, you will most certainly relapse, you can not quit without us and alcoholism is an allergy...ect. Quitting is a 3 step process: 1st you decide to quit. 2nd step you don't drink again. 3rd step is self-realization that you are better without it.

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

@@5eant_ It's called Alcoholics Anonymous and they backfire more than they help by attaching religion to it when their core demographic is people so crushed by life, they have no reason to believe, then going about it in ways that help many, but not for all. Then those who fail get told they're wrong stupid didn't follow the method, gods plan, didn't try hard enough, didn't believe in their Higher Power; and so give up and go back to drink. Truly unless someone is going to need a medical detox due to maximum addiction, the Allen Carr Easyway is the best method. It even worked for me and I was close to dying from the attempt. NOT recommended if anyone is at that level.

@elminero49

Жыл бұрын

@@5eant_ AA. The only time I felt like I needed a drink was trying to get through a boring AA meeting.

I drank all my life. Big time. Now in my 70s Yes its taken me 70 years to know how bad it really is. I gave it away to live life. To live what time I have left on this world. Now it's been over 12 months and I have never slept so well. Food is so better tasting. And I are learning to be a better person. Yes I am still learning and life is good. So glad I gave up the booze. Life is good again

I've been clean and sober for 28 years. Definitely worth it!!!

As a non-drinker who didn't understand why everyone loves sobriety so much, (I mean, I'm always sober and life's not that great) thank you for explaining it.

@360.Tapestry

Жыл бұрын

lol it could be worse...

@eh1702

Жыл бұрын

That you are sober is also much greater for the people around you!🙂

@bingus454

Жыл бұрын

It’s because you haven’t been close to rock bottom. Contrast is what makes the good really actually good.

@ShannonJacobs0

Жыл бұрын

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@brushstroke3733

Жыл бұрын

Get drunk a few thousand times. It will make more sense to you then.

Have not had a drink in 33 years. No regrets for quitting. Keep it up Mark!!!

@fugguhber4699

Жыл бұрын

33 years for me also - Jan 19 1990. 67 and fit..... and weigh what I did in high school. Also ------- KETO diet for 3 years !

@Sean-xr1xj

Жыл бұрын

That’s good to hear you have no regrets! I’m 25 and am highly considering quitting, I don’t have a problem it just doesn’t seem worth it to me anymore, drinking most weekends since I was 18. A bit worried I’ll miss out on a lot of fun, but you’ve got no regrets?

@kirnpu

Жыл бұрын

@@Sean-xr1xj See that's the sly alcohol whispering in your brain that drinking=fun. Believe me you'll have more fun, better fun with a clear head.

@davidsummerville351

Жыл бұрын

Me too. So proud of myself.

@AUSTIN-ss2zd

Жыл бұрын

do u replace it with a pill addiction?

I gave up ten years ago. I told myself I’d stop for two weeks, but I liked sobriety so much I never went back. Try it sometime. You might just surprise yourself 😊❤

Did a year off just as covid lockdown started in the UK. Add in the fact I lost my wife to pancreatic cancer in the February. I managed 13 months. It certainly meant a reset and lower consumption, many days off each week. Getting back into ceroc/jive has meant dancing three times a week and if I dance I don't drink, and looking at videos like this it will not be much of a leap to quit fully again. no booze in my home. Giunness zero and others help too but stepping away completely is the way forward for me.

When he described 10-15 drinks a week as really bad, it made me really surprised. I quit drinking like 5 days ago and i was consistently drinking 4 to 10 beers at work and going home to usually a 6 pack each day for a couple months which is well over 100, not to mention the 3 years of buildup to that, and im not even 22 yet. I quit cold turkey last week and had that alcohol psychosis shit. Demons were talking to me through my bedroom door and i couldnt move or anything. Everyone at work just thought i had mental disabilities cause i turned my brain into oatmeal. I dont think im ever going to drink again.

@justinskaggs9751

Жыл бұрын

I bet he drank way more than that, everyone seems to grossly underestimate their drinking, which I suspect screws up all the drinking statistics too.

@larsolesen9882

Жыл бұрын

This cannot be true, people don't get delirium from drinking that amount of beer you drank, as a matter of fact there's extremely few cases where people who only drink beer, in much higher quantities than you get a delirium. I've drank way more than you, only beer and never got to that state. There's a lot of studies about this. And, you cannot quit cold turkey on alcohol, ever. You need to drink less and less for a couple of days to get out of the danger of getting delirium, but on beer, no way.

@skrog907

Жыл бұрын

@@larsolesen9882 yeah I thought you had to drink more than that for a lot longer too. Idk what was going on but I know everything i said happened did happen, and made me decide to not drink anymore. And as far as cold turkey, I did have 1 day where I drank a beer and a couple shots so technically not cold Turkey? Idk man.

@bodhimartina6985

Жыл бұрын

One day at a time. Keep on keeping on!

@BishopGSD

Жыл бұрын

first off dude in the video drank 5x what he says. i drank 4 light beers and 3 whiskeys every evening for yrs. you'll be fine. it just keeps getting better. once you get far enough out u see it for the poison it is and it has no power over u.

I am starting to love my life sober. No drink since Jan 1st. This guy spitting truth.

@asherspira

Жыл бұрын

Completely cut it out same time you did. Can't believe how much better life is! Well done!

@mikegleed5842

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Jan 1st. 2023 is our year 👌🏆

@92fonz

Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work

I did the "dry January" thing with my wife this year. I felt good and was losing weight, so I extended it to "dry February". By the end of February, I had lost about 10 pounds without really even trying (food-wise), so all of those extra calories were from the alcohol consumption. My doctor then put me on Ozempic for my diabetes and I continued to lose weight... but I discovered that Ozempic actually made me hate alcohol and I couldn't drink even when I tried. I took myself off Ozempic about 5 months later (late July) and continued to lose weight (and continued no alcohol). It's almost October, so 10 months after I stopped drinking, and I'm now at 180 pounds (I started the year at 220 pounds)... I went from size 38 jeans to size 32, and from XL polo shirts to medium. Wow! I do drink on special occasions now, but we're talking about a glass or two of red wine with dinner when I'm out with my wife (about once per month)... but no more drinking at home. As a bonus, for the first time ever my triglycerides are in the normal range... turns out that alcohol causes that too (and fatty liver disease). I'm thankful that my wife asked me to start this journey, I had no idea how bad alcohol could be on my body.

@growsinhouseherbiculturali1100

21 күн бұрын

Did not drinking help your blood sugar?

wow you explained everything about me .. i been sober for 1 years 4 months .. i feel good !!

I stopped in February 2023. - my mental health has improved greatly - my physical health has improved and I suddenly have the time to excercise -I feel great due to zero hangovers -30 lbs down -my self esteem has improved due to tye commitment I've made to myself - long term, I know this will break a generational curse that will benefit my daughter

@jungleman1012

Жыл бұрын

Good for you! Yes, really.

@JessicaMiller-pc4dj

9 ай бұрын

I love this so much and I'm looking forward to feeling like this - well done 💕.

@talulatree5297

8 ай бұрын

Wow! That is some great change! I'm on day 3. I'm curious, did you ask Jesus? I'm aware of generational curses. I'm a baby Christian. I've been praying to be delivered, or not tempted. The only reason I have 3 days, is because I'm sick in bed with a cold. I'm going to use this time to jumpstart though. Anyway, I'm really proud of you, and I pray I follow and reap the same blessings. ❤️

@saintxofalltime584

2 ай бұрын

@@talulatree5297I’m thinking of and praying for you!! I just quit 67 days ago, and it was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done, but with the help of the Lord, He has completely delivered me.

I'm happy for you, Mark. I freed myself from alcohol a number of years ago and have never regretted it. My entire life improved just by the stability that resulted from not drinking. I wish you all the best.

@AUSTIN-ss2zd

Жыл бұрын

do u replace it with a pill addiction?

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

@@AUSTIN-ss2zd You're here to troll but thing is I EAT trolls. Problem is you're not funny enough to be worth anyone's time. Learn from great stand up comics if you want to learn how to do it better. Ryan Long is a good place for someone like you I think. When Wokes and Racists Totally Agree is one of the funniest things I ever saw in my life 😂

@weruqiophuicbxv

Жыл бұрын

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@weruqiophuicbxv

Жыл бұрын

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Andrew Huberman is the guy who made me quit alcohol .I accidentally came across the alcohol episode while drinking and after that episode I completely stopped drinking and it’s been 9 months

30 years old, abused alcohol for about 8-9 years off and on. Got into trouble because of it several times. Quit cold turkey this past March and so glad I did. Best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve noticed I’m much more joyful, less angry, I sleep better, my anxiety is more tamed, I’m more optimistic than I ever have been. Just overall feel better in every aspect.

@rickwilliams108

8 ай бұрын

I quit cold turkey at 27 and am 60 now. Best thing I ever did.

I used to enjoy drinking a lot at parties and events because I thought I couldn't have fun without alcohol. Then I tried it without alcohol and realized that I didn't actually enjoy parties, etc., as much as I thought I did. Now I stay sober and spend a lot of my free time at home, where I appreciate the peace and quiet that I actually prefer over gatherings and parties.

@saintxofalltime584

2 ай бұрын

I quit 67 days ago and I feel the exact same way! I’ve been thinking that it’s so strange.

@reddiver7293

26 күн бұрын

It's called isolating. And you perfectly described everything about my relationship with alcohol. And people. I have a very nice residence and never feel bored or lonely. Not drinking is wonderful but I am never in the mood to go to gatherings. And I bet you were like me: Have 2 or 3 beers somewhere social and hanging with friends and hitting on the ladies is how we rolled! It was fun for years but drinking got sad and we knew we had to quit. That flawed person that we are emerged. And we both have accepted it. Life without alcohol is worth the other details!

I stopped drinking this year and agree with everything you said. I am 56. You get away with abusing your body when you are young but you see and feel the consequences in middle age. I feel 10 years younger since I stopped drinking. I used to love drinking beer but I love feeling like the best version of my self far more.

@suestephan3255

8 ай бұрын

Can’t abuse your body forever

I started drinking when i was 17 now i,m 23 and going to quit alcohol for good 🎉🎉

I was having probably 30-50 drinks per week, and could usually wake up without a hangover. I did have chronic fatigue and brain fog, and could not lose weight. In Wisconsin, i was not considered a heavy drinker. Coming up on a month sober, i am repulsed by going back, and have enjoyed many, many benefits. This is one of the best choices i have ever made. I really like your point about the social stuff. Most of the people at the bar arent your friends, they just happen to drink the same place you do

as a non drinker you motivated me to become alcoholic so i can quit it

@orsonwelles4254

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@GoodGuadExplainer

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! you definitely need to give a shot😅🥲🥲

@AUSTIN-ss2zd

Жыл бұрын

do u replace it with a pill addiction?

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

@@GoodGuadExplainer I C wot u dun dere lolz

@xmateinc

Жыл бұрын

You wont regret it!

I'm phasing alcohol out of my life. I have been dealing with my childhood issues and depression anxiety for a lifetime. I used alcohol to self-medicate thinking wrongly that I felt better. I also overreacted to a friend letting me down, saying terrible things and thereby destroyed a friendship for good. Drink is not good for most of us. Amazing how long it took me to deal with life. The past is gone. Only today and tomorrow are worth bothering with. Good luck to everyone trying to kick alcohol to the curb. 👊✨👍🙏

@MrPistolpete1234

6 күн бұрын

Wish you well. Are you still on track with your goals?

My second week and I feel amazing😃

He's really right about creating a life you don't need to escape from. This man has been an inspiration to me over the years. I'm now sober.

Twenty- four days sober. Last time I drank, a whole bottle of vodka disappeared in an evening before a work day. Then my Grandma passed away that evening. If she could see me she'd probably want me to stop. So I have. Gets easier after the first weekend when you know how to fill the void. Good luck to anyone else who's trying. There's many things better than drink.

@GeorgeEdwardGiunca180books

Жыл бұрын

"There's many things better than drink." Yes, like learning to manage your demons, instead of denying them. It takes MUCH more willpower, but from observing my successful friends, those that chose to eliminate (stop) drinking instead of managing it just moved the problem of lack of willpower to a new arena.

Nearly 4 years sober.. after 35 years of drinking alcohol. I discovered I only did so to suppress childhood trauma and abuse. So glad to see attitudes are changing in relation to “the poison” it is the best decision I’ve made in my life. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇺🇸

@alwayssearching1882

9 ай бұрын

That childhood trauma stuff is a real bitch.

@LADYLEO411

9 ай бұрын

AMEN...THE SUPPRESSED TRAMA DEFINITELY RESURFACE OVER TIME...

@gboates

8 ай бұрын

excuses excuses - you really need to have excuses?

@alwayssearching1882

8 ай бұрын

you are despicable@@gboates

His book Models changed my life. Grateful.

I'm 42, and did not drink for 3 weeks..I was feeling great..doing sports,sleeping great..positive...yesterday I drank and I get pretty drunk...wish I didn't do..I'll stop ..hope for good now. This video motivate me ,thank you.

7 months without it, feeling better than ever

@TheTury67

Жыл бұрын

You rock !

@spol

Жыл бұрын

You beat me by a few months! Yeah sober life is real life!

@travisbakeriii3053

Жыл бұрын

Right on fellas! Glad to hear it!

@crystalbagby3263

Жыл бұрын

10 months as of yesterday! You do struggle with moments of boredom and find yourself turning down invitations to socialize, but you feel greater peace, find more authentic friendships, and your lows are much less low sober.

@madmartigan9720

Жыл бұрын

Just 2 months but feeling great. Keep up !

I quit drinking coffee once ... then I decided I didn't want to be the kind of person who couldn't enjoy a good coffee. I feel the same about alcohol. I don't think absolutes work well for my rebel self, but definitely appreciate the line between something being part of your identity vs something you occasionally enjoy. I do intentionally work to keep it "occasional" because I live in New Orleans and if you think NYC is bad ... laissez les bon temp rouler!

@user-vj5xg8yc5f

Жыл бұрын

The big easy 🍺🐊🎺

@nrs_207

Жыл бұрын

That’s how I am. I enjoy the flavor and experience of a good drink. I’ll never drink something mediocre just to get a buzz, but a drink here and there is probably not going to do any harm. I never have noticed the negatives he’s talking about in the video other than hangovers, which I don’t really get at my current level of light drinking thankfully.

@grsmonkey116

Жыл бұрын

I think reality is very few people ride the edge of I have a couple drinks on the weekend. The amount he was drinking weekly would take me 2 months to consume. Other than a cruise or Vegas trip kind of thing.

@iDOESitMyself

Жыл бұрын

I had to scroll wayyyy too long to finally find a comment that wasn’t so black and white. Maybe I’m unknowingly an alcoholic and this is my alcoholic brain trying to rationalize, but I have like 3-4 drinks a couple times a week and I don’t feel it affects me at all negatively unless I go further than that. I’ve also quit for 6+ months before and as someone with intense anxiety/depression, there’s really not that much of a difference in mental health. In fact, I found when I was sober I had much less activities to look forward to. I also think there are plenty of things that are really fun sober that are just even better when drinking responsibly. I would like to learn more about these negative long term effects but I feel like the science on this kind of stuff changes every few years. 2030 alcohol will be healthy in moderation again.

@grsmonkey116

Жыл бұрын

@@iDOESitMyself I think for many the moderation is a hard balance. My thought/research suggest what you describe won’t really change your health. However a lot of people watching this either never drank or used to measure it in how many handles they used to drink. However, I do think there is truth in what is in the video.

I lived in the same place for 9 years, 8.5 of them as a practicing alcoholic. I'd always try to save some of the booze for the morning, but usually in the morning, I'd forget all about it in the fog of brutal hangovers and getting it together for work. So when I moved in packing and cleaning, bottles with a drink or two left in them started turning up everywhere! It was something out of a movie about it. Seemed like hundreds of them! In every conceivable hiding place. Even in the garage and the yard. It was totally surreal.

I drank heavily for 25 years. Had 2 episodes of pancreatitis in 6 months. The second one required 5 days in hospital (I’m Australian so it didn’t cost me a cent)Doctors told me I will get cancer and possibly die if I kept drinking. Been more than 2 months since my last drink and I can’t believe how good it is. Everything in this video is true. I can’t see myself ever drinking again. I wish I had done it sooner but it’s also never too late. Good luck to you all in your quitting drinking journey’s!

@martin.ballard

8 ай бұрын

Love on ya, mate! I wound up in the hospital 15 times. Sober 11 years now. Keep the faith.

@AKHWJ3ST

8 ай бұрын

To my knowledge, nobody survives pancreatic cancer. My mother, brother, niece all died from pancreatic cancer. I pray to God that I never get it, but chances for me are not good.

@solorollo9756

8 ай бұрын

Didn’t cost you a cent Just 10% of your income for your entire life Meanwhile in America: 80% of Americans have some sort of health coverage and the healthcare they enjoy is actually much, much better. My employer pays for my entire plan. Best thing is, there’s no lines :). Not like I really use it though. Because I’m young and healthy. Maybe I’ve been to the doctors twice in my life. Thank god I don’t have to pay for something I don’t use. That would be silly.

@mikeymacman

8 ай бұрын

@@solorollo9756 good one mate keep telling yourself that. In the meantime time my wife had 2 babies in hospital, I went to hospital twice for pancreatitis 10 days total, 5 years ago I also had an umbilical hernia surgery. I went the the doctor and less than 14 days later had the surgery. My father has had a hip replacement and many other surgeries on his back, knees and shoulder. All of this cost nothing. I don’t pay for health insurance. I don’t run the risk of going bankrupt due to health care costs. Which is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the USA. Australia ranks 31 out of 38 OECD countries as far a tax paid by their citizens. To be clear, for your tiny American brain we are the 7th LEAST taxed country in the OECD. We have better health outcomes compared to the USA across a whole range of metrics like infant mortality and life expectancy. Oh and by the way 100% of Australians have access to healthcare. Unlike in the USA where you treat your citizens with a callousness unlike any other first world country. America is not the greatest country in the world. Never was, even though you love to keep telling yourselves that. Oh and one last thing. I happily pay taxes knowing that I’ll be cared for when I need it. Good luck surviving old age in your shit hole country. 🖕

@AndrewSmith-cd5zf

8 ай бұрын

100% of Australians are covered, maximum levy is 1.5% of income zero if you earn less than 92k. If you believe the US system is better - it just means you don’t live in Australia and you plan to never be old and in the 20% who can’t afford health cover. @@solorollo9756

I am 63 and almost two years sober. I agree with everything Mark has said. I don't like to think about the hundreds of days of my life that were totally wasted by being hungover. I would never have believed that being sober would make me a happier person,but it is so true.

@viniciusvasconcelos6912

Жыл бұрын

I am glad to read this. Everybody knows that it’s very difficult to get rid of abusive drugs use. And you reached it! Besides, you really don’t have to think about the wasted days, cause you did what you could back then. And finally you were able to get sober… the longest the period of abuse, the harder it is to overcome addiction. And yet you made it! Wish you many many years of life so you would enjoy it as you really deserves: happy and sober. Take care! I got motivated by you to struggle and keep fighting my addicition. Thanks.

@viniciusvasconcelos6912

Жыл бұрын

And sorry if i couldn’t manage to express myself clearly in english, it’s not my main language ;D

@danielwelker1286

Жыл бұрын

65 Now gave up drinking 15 years ago. Don't miss it 😅

@spvillano

Жыл бұрын

I'm 61, I'm the guy that pisses a lot of folks off with one question. What's a hangover? I'm capable of drinking lordly amounts of booze, my preferred weapon being liquor. I also hydrate heavily when drinking and don't do blackout drunk. And when it starts to get boring, I put the bottles in the back of the closest and just forget about them for months on end. Moderation is the watchword, assuming one doesn't already have an addiction, in the latter case, only abstinence works. I also am known, when I can get a good deal on them, to suspend vanilla from beans in vodka, making my own vanilla extract in bulk. It's literally the original method of extracting vanilla. The booze boils off while cooking, which is good, as I loathe booze in my food, but have cooked with various alcohol products, from wine to liquors.

@spvillano

Жыл бұрын

@@viniciusvasconcelos6912 that's OK, there are days that English as a first language doesn't work out well for for me. ;) It's a truly maddening language. Weird order to place things in, every rule has an exception including the exception rule, it's as if the language is a psychological torture device.

180 days sober! started when I was 16. I'm 35. over the past couple of years, it got so bad that I was drinking 4-8 7% cans of tequila seltzers a night. I quit because I could literally feel myself slowly dying. it's tough to get (and stay) sober, but material like this helps a lot - thanks!

@trevorfine9313

Жыл бұрын

Dude, same. Started at 18 and binge drank until now (36). Crazy to think half my life has been spent dealing with the ups and downs of drinking. Never thought of it that way until just now. I'm 2 weeks sober. Like you, I just started to feel my body breaking down. Hard to describe, I never went to a doctor, but I knew it was the alcohol. Congrats on the 180 days. I can't imagine what 180 days sober would do for me.

@StephenWestSyd

Жыл бұрын

I gave up 2 years ago. I went to a party and someone passed me vodka. I thought it was water and had a sip. I should have asked first. She kept apologising to me for it.

Great video, I recently gave up cigarettes and marijuana and I feel like alcohol is the next thing I need to forget about as well. Life is too short to be worried about where the next buzz is coming from.

Incredible! I finally found this Mark dude who curses like me. Way to go Mark.

It's great to hear that more and more people see the value of not drinking. I stopped a couple years ago when I finished university. I just couldn't get myself to drink, because there was no point to it. Unexpected effect: I basically stopped aging. Back then people always thought I was older than I actually was. Now no one believes I'm 31 years old.

@mantizshrimp

Жыл бұрын

The pointless drinking in my 20ies was so.. Useless. I don't even really know how it started in the first place, it just happened. It was kinda hard to stop because of not knowing I might have a problem. But I feel way better now, all good ^^

@BaiMengLing

Жыл бұрын

I've never partied in my youth and only drank a couple of glass of champagne per year most of my adult life, people usually assume I am 5 to 10 years younger than my real age. And I believe not drinking is a big part of my relative youth (not smoking is also contributing)

As an alcoholic who has been sober for many years when I hear you saying that you had 20 drinks a week that just reminded me that I had 20+ drinks per day! Sobriety Rocks!👍🏻🙏🏻💃😉😀🤗! Px

Good for you, Mark!

Today is day 10 of sobriety after 40 years of heavy drinking. Stumbled on this upload and am fueled even more to keep that shit out of my system. I already am experiencing some of the benefits described here and it is wonderful. Now to lose 100 freaking pounds.

@carriesilvinaespinozavilla5177

8 ай бұрын

Go keto for a few months then carnivore. See Dr. Berry. No calorie counting. You WILL LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT TRYING. I'm 5' 4" and the inflammation caused by ultraprocessed faux foods caused hell in my body. I was STARVED for nutrition and on multiple prescriptions. Dropped all prescriptions and ate as much steak as I consume, became so satiated that I automatically eat in a small window of time ( 11am to 5pm). My LIFETIME MISERABLE ALLERGIES are gone. Breast cancer GONE. Horrific psoriatic arthritis GONE. Pooping blood ( ulceritis colitis) is GONE. The pain relief alone is so worth it!

@davidanderson8469

8 ай бұрын

One day at a time brother. If you go back it'll be harder to quit. Keep busy,drink plenty of water and get out and walk with some sounds from your phone and some Bluetooth earbuds. Walking with the distraction of music will keep your mind from wandering. Don't walk without the music.

@davidanderson8469

8 ай бұрын

One day at a time.

@redriders7149

8 ай бұрын

Do this and live again. LIVE AGAIN.........

@arpandas7161

8 ай бұрын

@@davidanderson8469 sometimes within the shit that is the internet you meet some random strangers who care enough to comment twice and reinforce their positive message and you're left with a smile on your face.

I also quit completely last year in June. One of the best decisions I ever made. Hardest thing to do now is convincing friends who still drink that you’re ok, and you really don’t need to drink, no matter how much they insist or look weirdly at you.

@OfftoShambala

Жыл бұрын

Wow, people are horrible idiots.

I've been sober for 21 difficult years. Whenever someone asks about it, I respond with utter sincerity that every year is harder than the last. That's not self-pitiful melodrama, it's simply the hard truth. However, my life has been better for so many of the reasons you mention, especially improved physical and mental health and not spending tons of hard-earned money killing myself slowly. Excellent offering, my good man. I know your highly relatable story will help a lot of people who struggle to quit and embrace sobriety because you've already helped me. I wish you well in your continuing recovery.

26 months in recovery. Great content.

After 3 years off the booze, I definitely agree with everything you said Mark. One idea always sticks out to me from Allan Carr - "If you think drinking makes things go better, sit in a room with no books, no tv, no internet, and drink a large amount of your favorite booze, and see for yourself if it makes it better." I hope you inspire more people to get clarity.

@Carmen-ly3po

Жыл бұрын

This way of thinking that you mentioned has worked tremendously for me regarding binge eating. I thought I really liked eating, yet when I removed the distractions while eating, I realized that I am more relaxed and non-chalant about food. I think of the next important or fun activity I am looking forward to after my meal. It's so normal. Thank you for sharing.

@Steveoaudioandstuff

Жыл бұрын

@@Carmen-ly3po that's a great idea 💡

@fxg9707

Жыл бұрын

@@Carmen-ly3po I think I need to give this a go, so you mean not using phone or watching anything whilst eating?

@grega.2755

Жыл бұрын

Definitely does not work for weed though

@Carmen-ly3po

Жыл бұрын

@@fxg9707 Yes. No phone, no tv, no socializing...There are times where my poor mentality kicks in when stressed and have an urge to binge. However, when eating "just to eat", it's not that fun unless you're actually hungry. I started to realize that society has really hyped up the mundane 5-15 minute task of eating. Lastly, I would not set this as a "rule", yet I think you do this, the less drawn you could be to the hyper-exaggerated act of eating. This is just an insightful experiment. Best of luck to you.

i’ve been sober for 4 years, it initially wasn’t my idea, went to rehab and all that jazz. anyway, it’s been cool to see “normal” people want to stop drinking as well. a friend told me she was doing “dry january” which made me laugh given every month is like that for me. she’s still going with it. it’s sweet! i remember feeling devastated because that was the only social thing i knew how to do. couldn’t picture going anywhere(parties, weddings, dinners, etc.) without having a drink. now i’ve been seeing it, instead of people asking me “why don’t you drink” i’ve more so been hearing “huh thats a good idea maybe i’ll stop too”. it makes me happy. it is rewarding and nice to wake up and not be hungover and actually live life and remember the memories i’m making. good luck this year!

@GavinPotter

Жыл бұрын

Well done!!

@ragebait988

Жыл бұрын

Every addict wants to stop one day and they are all at different stages of their addiction.

@AUSTIN-ss2zd

Жыл бұрын

do u replace it with a pill addiction?

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

I see it as a counter-reaction to just how heavily, that reliance on booze numbs and distorts people. It's often common for first time detoxers to have a brief period of manic-like euphoria which itself can cause extremely backfiring problems. CBD may be useful for such emotional arousal. Watch for Drug-Drug interactions though it's not literally harmless no matter what any say.

WONDERFUL to hear your story. I was a quart of Bombay Saphire A day..... I have 21 years. I would be dead if I hadnt stopped. Remember one can always Find "like friends" in a meeting... Very first number in the Phone book under "A". Peace and Love, courage.

“Drunk Mark” Never would have come up with that Brilliant Ending!! Thanks for the pep talk!

After I stopped drinking I realized that the people that I used to hang out with were pretty darn boring. I guess alcohol was the only ingredient making them feel tolerable. "If you need to drink to enjoy a person or thing, you don't actually enjoy that person or thing" is 100% true. Thanks for making this video. It just reinforces the idea that drinking is bad for you and quitting, the best decision ever. Also, it is ok to stop hanging out with friends who think it is impossible to do things without alcohol, with no regrets..

@georgen5882

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a similar experience. After stopping drinking last year I began to realize how many peoples lives revolve around alcohol as the “thing” that they organize events around. I don’t hang out with friends nearly as much as I did, and I attribute it to that. People know my issues and we seem to have lost touch a bit. Life gets in the way, and I get it, but overall it seems like there is a rift now. I’m fine with it to be honest, but at the same time it’s weird to me. I’m not going to be sorry I made changes to my life for the better.

Everytime I’d drink I feel off for up to a week after, low energy and emotions all over the place…it’s insane. Drinking is especially bad for me because it heightens my anxiety and depression. This video definitely came at the right time for me, and is only convincing me more to drink less.

@charliehobson33

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the same for me. Total abstinence is the most beneficial. After 3 months you will feel like a different person. Give it a go.

@eh1702

Жыл бұрын

Yes - alcohol is clinically a depressant. Knowing that helped me to make some good decisions early in my life.

@loveinthematrix

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@hannesRSA

Жыл бұрын

Didn't work for me. In fact I think drinking in moderation, then tapering off with 1 drink a day if needed, then taking a few weeks break to make sure no Ill effects on your body has the best outcome. Maybe I'm trolling or maybe I can make a video with as much evidence for this approach being superior to abstinence.

@hannesRSA

Жыл бұрын

​@@eh1702 espresso martini?

Glad to see that more and more people getting sober. I’m sober for 4 years and it’s the best time of my life 😊

It’s been about 4 months since I quit. So nice not having to worry about doing/saying stuff you regret while drunk. No hangovers so that’s amazing. It’s easier than you think to quit if you really wanna do it and set your mind to it.

Followed this same trajectory. If I drank one I drank 20. Quit drinking at 44. Best decision I’ve ever made. Feeling great at 8 months sober…from alcohol.

@user-qo3yy9nv1u

8 ай бұрын

Yep. Hate a light buzz. If I drank i was gonna get smashed out

@BeachJedi101

8 ай бұрын

🍄😎

@tinycatmakfat

8 ай бұрын

drugs

@Smashingblouse

8 ай бұрын

Sooooooo. What ya taking…? 🤔

@Cheese_crackers

3 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I'm starting to think... Man why even drink ONE. that ain't Gunna do it for me, what do I have some interview to go to or something? Everytime I have a drink, I am thinking about the next one as I'm drinking the first until I forget to count. I'm 31 and I want to quit. I'm tired. I'm a binge drinker. After I went through this last withdrawal, I realized the thought of oh man it good just don't overdue it. And today my response was one ain't Gunna do anything so why bother. Came home and made breakfast for the next two days for work and layed down and watched this video

I’m on day 2. That’s the first time I am trying to quit, and I am so motivated ! Never tried any dry January or stuff like that, I always thought I was doing fine, and that I would get wiser with alcohol when I get older. But I am 33 now, and I just figured that drinking with moderation is just not for me, and that it will never be. Thanks for the video, wish me luck !

@its_just_me1378

8 ай бұрын

Good luck - you got this!!

@adamgraham1802

2 ай бұрын

say out loud alcohol does not do anyone any favours

Hey Mark, thanks for making this video, it inspired me to get through the first 2 months and I'm now at 120 days. I followed exactly the same path, extreme consumption in 20s and then in my 30s it started to be less fun. Now I want to be more productive, healthier and have genuine relationships. Anyone who's in those first couple of months, keep it going because the benefits are worth it!

I read your book 4 times when I was stuck in a Chinese airport for 3 days lol 😂

I empathize with the emotional stability that comes with quitting. I can never explain to my friends how drastic the difference is over the long term, and how alcohol effects you even when you're sober (not actively drinking). I'm far more centered than I used to be, and that alone is the only motivation I need. Alcohol is a poison, and it's never too late to stop drinking.

@drewopal9283

11 ай бұрын

It's wild actually becoming yourself instead of whatever alcohol distorts you into

@labab1048

11 ай бұрын

It becomes very empowering, and brings a new level of maturity…61, going on 3 years🙏❣️

@davidlightfoot4720

8 ай бұрын

That is what I am waiting for at 5 months sober. It's been great (and easier than I anticipated), but I've had encouragement from my doctors that things will get even better.

I quit alcohol and cigarettes over 35 years ago and after a year of sobriety I noticed that my thinking process was much clearer, I wasnt as argumentative and if I had $20 in my pocket on Monday I had the same $20 on Friday. Dont miss it and cannot ever see a situation where I would ever go back to it.

Thanks for this really honest and balanced video about giving up alcohol. I'm not giving up, but I hardly drink anyway. However, all the benefits you describe are absolutely real.

@garyinternet5436

8 ай бұрын

I was like you, undergone from a decade of drinking a bit too much to a decade of hardly drinking at all. But it was the fact that I'd hardly ever drink the push me over the line to not drinking at all. Pick up to the point where it would only take one or two drinks on one day of a month to make me feel terrible the following day. It was at that point that I thought " I'm so close to being teeotal, why don't I actually just be teetotal? It's probably the single best decision, whatever made for my health. Do not underestimate the difference between where you are now and being completely alcohol-free. It's actually far bigger than you think. I say that not having had any alcohol in just over 4 years at the age of 40. The heavy drinking was from the age of 17 to 27. It's a very infrequent drinking was 27 to 36.

That's like a month ya gimp love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Not drinking alcohol, not even a single drop, is my only 100% rule. I’m on year 7 of following this rule. Amazing. In addition to positively influencing myself I found it positively influenced those around me. One example is: them seeing me refuse to drink during meetings and social gatherings gave them the courage to say no to peer pressure.

@sixteenstringjack

Жыл бұрын

7 years is great - and inspiring. I've been trying for years to kick alcohol out for good

@pete531

Жыл бұрын

@@sixteenstringjack i stopped in 2020 when lockdowns started, so far so good

@sixteenstringjack

Жыл бұрын

@@pete531 That's great ! 🙂

@FordHoard

11 ай бұрын

I'm 25 and have only ever drank alcohol once on accident when I was 12. I was eating spicy pork rinds at my Uncles house, and needed to cool my mouth down, so I grabbed some lemonade which turned our it was lemonade mixed with Jim Beam. It was so nasty, and I thought it was just some shitty brand of lemonade at the time.

@sixteenstringjack

11 ай бұрын

@@FordHoard good for you. you don't need it 🙂

7 years alcohol free here! 3 years fully sober 😊feeling so much better. The biggest thing is the changing of friends and activities

2:29 Hey! That's the Daily Stoic guy :D

4 months sober after around 17 years of using alcohol, at least 10 of them very much abusing it. I will NEVER go back.

The part about managing emotions is so true. I quit because alcohol was just amplifying the depression and anxiety that I thought it was helping me deal with. I can get past small/daily/occupational issues with much more ease and efficiency now, and save my mental energy for big, actual problems. Feeling a lot less overwhelmed without alcohol.

@jamieweigold5234

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Hangover days are miserable roller-coaster rides of emotion.

@stevemarshall3986

Жыл бұрын

So true.

I quit drinking at age of 19, now I am 21 and I do not regret it! I drank excessively 15-19 and that was a nice time but I am proud to have quit at 19 so now I have a clear mind and body :) I recommend it!

@snu3877

Жыл бұрын

You have done a great kindness to yourself. Seriously. What a blessing to quit so young.

After a lifetime, since age 11, (yes eleven), of alcohol dependency, I finally quit in my 70s. If I had known it was this easy I would have quit decades ago. Now, I'm pissed with myself that I DIDN'T !!! Easy? Easy-peasy, I just turned my back on it, cold turkey and haven't touched a drop since. Bloody miracle !!!

@ronvalley1973

2 ай бұрын

amazing you made to 70 starting that early, kudos to ya!!!!😊

Thanks for sharing your story, Mark. I’m here to gather some courage to talk to a family member about their drinking.

I have realized recently that when I had a " bad day" I will go out for drinks to help myself get over it.. The realization that I was starting to look for the bad days, or even making the days bad, just so I could tell myself that I could go out and drink, made me question why I drink.

I started drinking when I was 15 years old. I didn’t drink every day but when I did drink I drank to excess. I knew for a long time that I had to quit. Finally in ‘89 I decided it was time. I had been married for 5 years, we had two children. I was also 5 years into my teaching career. I went through a month long inpatient treatment program. I did attend AA meetings for a couple years. I now have 34 years of sobriety, at the age of 64. I will always be regretful for those first years of my marriage. It couldn’t have been easy on my wife. But in a few weeks we will celebrate our 39 year anniversary. I accept no credit for my sobriety all credit goes to God. Life is good, my children are successful. We have two beautiful grandchildren. And finally I am more in love with my wife than I ever been. Praise the Lord.

@user-kf6my1ql3s

2 ай бұрын

Amen ❤

I’m 52 and I drank a lot more than this guy in my life! But he’s definitely onto something here! I cut back on my drinking a year ago when I had to have knee surgery and when I healed up I started drinking again and it totally made me realize that it was a problem! Pretty much everything this guy is saying I noticed! If you’re watching this and you’re a drinker pay attention!

Thanks 👍👍👍❤

My older sister dealt within alcoholism her entire adult life. She could be the kindest soul when she wasn't on the sauce, but a belligerent monster when she was. Last year, her body decided that it had enough and she developed necrotizing pancreatitis. She passed away at the age of 65. She was why I decided not to take the drinking route into adulthood. That's a humbling way to accept that you made a wise decision. 😔

@TheHorseshoePartyUK

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear :(

@kirnpu

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that.