Went to detox for the first time, just got back 2 days ago. Diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis. One doctor said I had a 30 percent chance of dying in 3 months. 6 days sober now. Wish you all luck out there! I'm 31

@johnnyluna7824

Жыл бұрын

how are you doing?

@jujumulligan43

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there. Seek meditation practice and find healing music. Peace and tranquility to you.

@SanicTheRunner

Жыл бұрын

Are you alive bro now it's been 5 months?

@BRIANDER100

Жыл бұрын

how much and how long did you drink ? how's your health now ?

@jujumulligan43

Жыл бұрын

Wow that's some heavy news my friend. I am sending you positive thoughts and energy to carry you forward on your new sober journey. Peace.

I'm going to the hospital tonight for detoxication. I'm absolutely terrified. Wish me luck.

@RobinK

5 жыл бұрын

3rd day

@RobinK

5 жыл бұрын

4th day

@623pieman

5 жыл бұрын

How’s it going?

@RobinK

5 жыл бұрын

It's going surprisingly well (probably because they give me a shitload of drugs) -- I'm sober for 13 days now.

@MN-ud1jn

5 жыл бұрын

Robin congrats stay strong.

I slept sober for the first time in like 9 years and it was the best sleep I've ever had. Dreams are becoming my new drug, you don't have dreams when you sleep drunk.

@7Lace77

5 жыл бұрын

Max Willson I’ve noticed that, I haven’t had a dream for years.

@bristow4784

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not having the same experience, alcohol is giving me ultra hell fueled nightmares .

@kobashikumar3660

4 жыл бұрын

even with weed, uninterupted sleep is soul healing

@daughteroftheking2200

4 жыл бұрын

@@bristow4784 Those dreams are demonic. The enemy, Satan is very angry with you right now because you choose to be sober and on a more healthy path. He wants your soul don't give it to him! Hell is real stay sober.

@daughteroftheking2200

4 жыл бұрын

@djbnapp1963 Your dreams are coming from demonic forces the enemy is angry with you because you chose light Instead of darkness!

I've never heard someone speak about alcoholism so honestly. Beautifully spoken.

@pf100andahalf

Жыл бұрын

Recovering alcoholic here. If you were as bad off as this guy is, the only way you can recover is to be totally honest about your alcoholism.

@Talisman09

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure there are some darker details that he left out...

@stonerbitchak420

8 ай бұрын

I love this.

I once walked 13 miles in the snow because I knew there was alchohol at my friends camp. Luckily I've been sober for the last 15 years. Anyone struggling out there. I share your pain. You can do it.

@Princeton_James

3 ай бұрын

How long was that walk? 5 hours?

Years ago I remember seeing a 29 year old guy in an AA meeting (I'm 5 years sober) who looked like he was in his 80s. He had 5% liver function, his skin was as jaundiced and mustard yellow as a jar of Dijon mustard, he had deep inset wrinkles in his face, he walked with a walker with a slow shuffle and had to drag along a colostomy bag with him, had obvious brain damage and spoke slowly and slurred his words, his eyes were permanently bloodshot and he was on a liver transplant waiting list. After drinking his way through high school he moved down to Florida after high school for college, dropped out and became a bartender and didn't look back. In the last couple years of his drinking he said he needed a pint of straight vodka just to get up in the morning and keep the DTs at bay and estimated he went through close to a gallon of vodka a day. After a year of sobriety and getting close on the liver transplant list he went and drank again. He lived another few years coming in and out of the program before quietly passing away in his sleep. The horror isn't dying. It's living while it just gets worse and worse and worse.

@shelleycarberry775

7 жыл бұрын

zyxwut321 pv b

@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl

7 жыл бұрын

damn thats pretty spooky..

@BSA_est94

7 жыл бұрын

zyxwut321 nigga stfu writing long ass paragraphs an shit

@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl

7 жыл бұрын

^^ drunk right now

@mindfullymila6773

7 жыл бұрын

zyxwut321pqaqqa h

I know it's not alot of time sober but it's been 7 days of no alcohol or xanax I made up my mind there's no turning back now. Lord Jesus Christ give me strength. I love you all!

@johncoll4456

3 жыл бұрын

Great attitude.

@boogiemcsploogie

2 жыл бұрын

7 days is no joke! Congratulations, I hope you're still doing well

@Atm8y

2 жыл бұрын

How’s it going !

@courtneygooden9609

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@deancameron3740

2 жыл бұрын

Well done, can we get an update please?

“Just think about tomorrow” is an expression that has kept me sober. The thought of waking up feeling miserable, asking my self over and over “Why cant i stay sober” helps me. Every day without alcohol has been better than the last.

@gregpeterman1102

2 жыл бұрын

I can't worry about the future or the past, The NA program has taught me how to enjoy living in the eternal here and now.

@Tinasburrito666

7 ай бұрын

What’s interesting is “just don’t think about tomorrow” is also a thing I thought about when I used to drink. It’s amazing what happens when that mindset applies to sobriety. ❤

I'm allergic to alcohol. Every time I drink I always break out in handcuffs.

@alanismorrissette4742

5 жыл бұрын

Good thing to be allergic to

@jkrost33

3 жыл бұрын

I understand that

@tupakkaonhyvaa

2 жыл бұрын

That's the pigs fault.

@johnbenton2371

16 күн бұрын

I don't understand how some people can drink occasionally without any heartbreak. liquor has been a lifelong curse for a lot of good people and their loved ones.

I’m 21 years sober after almost dying from drink. My son died a week shy of his 31st birthday of cirrhosis. It’s a family illness

@kingofthecrows8802

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your lose, Patrick. That's a horrible way for your son to go, it's not something a parent should have to experience. God Bless your family and I hope you're all healthy.

@tiko4621

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about the loss of your son. Hope you’re still livin sober partner

@khiggins7231

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick It’s in our Celtic genes unfortunately

@gregpeterman1102

2 жыл бұрын

21 years here too, this time around, 21 years closer to a relapse. Alcohol is a hard narcotic drug.

@maddyg3208

2 жыл бұрын

@@khiggins7231 That's what my mum always says, her aunt was an alcoholic. Not sure if it's true or not.

I didn't even want to drink..I HAD to drink..almost 4 years sober!!!

You know every recreational drug has the potential to seriously ruin your life, but I genuinely don't understand how alcohol is as accepted as it is.

@alexandrahempsall7610

5 жыл бұрын

The arabic meaning of alcohol is pretty interesting. They say once the body becomes so toxic and your soul leaves for a time a demonic spirit takes over the body and has some fun. Alcohol (Al-Ghoul) the only thing that allows possession

@UsuallyCully

5 жыл бұрын

Not every drug will cause that... Alcohol will:)

@NeyenSquid

5 жыл бұрын

Because it is great in moderation. And there is nothing better than getting wasted with friends once in a while.

@Jp-mk6hj

4 жыл бұрын

Money, everything is money, taliban but in the poppy fields...we invade to take over 90% of those fields. Boom opioid and heroin crisis. Shocker. It's big money.

@connorbaker4159

4 жыл бұрын

John Walk, Inventor of Walking its generally okay. It tastes nice and it’s a good social lubricant. Like anything it can be abused.

I have been sober for 1 year. Not easy.

@Letstalkaddiction1

7 жыл бұрын

Mckinsey Tutors not easy at all, three or four times a year I try, it's a brave move getting sober I love the honesty

@EpicDayTimeActivity

7 жыл бұрын

Mckinsey Tutors 60 days for me. Done.

@platter1000

7 жыл бұрын

NO NAME,,,AWESOME HOW IS IT GOING?

@EpicDayTimeActivity

7 жыл бұрын

dave lastman Ive slipped a few times. Twice actually. Im only human.

@platter1000

7 жыл бұрын

hmmmm, 2 times is a lot in 2 months. are you concerned about it? do you go to aa at all, on any scripts to help, are you bad? i am 4 months sober now

He's an intelligent guy, speaks extremely well and is very easy to listen to...he can do a lot of good in his life and in the lives of others'. I hope he uses his obvious talents and goes to great places.

@knowwhatimsayin8420

6 жыл бұрын

Fucknuts yeah ese I think so too

@XenoX101

2 жыл бұрын

Not smart enough to know that you can't go from drinking heavily every day to drinking absolutely nothing though.

Congrats to all who are sober, and all who are trying. Coming up 7 years.

I love this young man's attitude and I hope he is still sober. God bless.

same thing happened to me. 30 days sober now

@steadyc9277

9 жыл бұрын

Lee Maxwell TV That's awesome!!!

@jimando23

9 жыл бұрын

Lee Maxwell TV Congrats man, hope it's going good!

@Hehawtyragu

7 жыл бұрын

Lee Maxwell TV how you going man? Still sober?

@patrooney2283

7 жыл бұрын

Lee Maxwell TV : 7 days sober👍👍👍

@PresidentialOGkush

7 жыл бұрын

1 hour sober. Yay🎉🎉🎉

My friend drank himself to death , He died last May, So sad, He went from performing in the Royal Ballet to bleeding to death in a Hospice. I miss him the annoying bugger .:-( RIP fella,

@christinagould9807

5 жыл бұрын

This is a little different, but my dad smoked cigarretes till he had a week to live. He quit immediately, and lived about 6 weeks. Lung Cancer took my dad.

@Mickeyyyy999

5 жыл бұрын

😔

@melissamissileonard5047

5 жыл бұрын

Awwww...!!! So, So, So Sorry 😞 for your Loss...!!! 😢 😔 😞 I know that has to Absolutely Heartbreaking...?!?!? 💔💔💔 My Condolences!!! 😒😔😢😥😳😓😯😕😞

@drahcirnevarc9152

5 жыл бұрын

@Dry Hump Not the way to respond to that idiot. You've made yourself worse than he is.

@doctoroctopus2620

5 жыл бұрын

@Bob Boon Blueberry blue

658 days sober today. It is possible to quit. I was active alcoholic for the most part of my adult life with short breaks. Good 20 years...

@sosospacesheep2344

3 жыл бұрын

@@allthewayupthere420 my opinion doesn’t really matter. I had a slip after 3 years of being sober. I could go without a drink for prolonged period of time - but once I started drinking - I was drinking to blackout. Not always of course. It’s not that easy. But sooner or later. And I was functioning too. But suffering a lot. Once you have enough - you know it

This guy laughs when the person being interviewed says he considered relapsing after getting a grade he was unhappy with. The Interviewer clearly doesn't understand how addiction mentally rewires your brain.

@brianm7109

2 жыл бұрын

Just being empathetic for his situation makes ME want a drink

@billweir1745

2 жыл бұрын

There are different types of laughter other than for something you believe to be funny. I laugh when I'm nervous, I laugh when I hear a bad story. The guy was probably laughing from disbelief, which is a normal reaction.

Dude, I am 40 and have been in ICU twice. The last time I was told that if I drink again that I will die. The withdrawal was so intense I will never drink again. Good luck. Life is better sober.

I'm 22 and have almost died from alcoholism. Have been hospitalized over 14 times. In the past 1.5 yrs.... alcohol is DANGEROUS AND NO JOKE!

@kitteekittee4010

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Sagittarius I'm sorry :( I wish you the best

@corinagarcia132

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah have you tried a alcoholics anonymous meeting. Meetings will help you I am a recovering alcoholic I was just like this guy just celebrated 3 years. Your not alone .

@roygiroux8157

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Sagittarius I'm the same age and have the same story...exactly..

@tokas-kb6rb

5 жыл бұрын

I’m a Sagittarius too. I am the same.

@that1guy372

5 жыл бұрын

17 here and almost died from alcohol 4 times...one time i drove off a bridge with my friends in it with a stolen car, we drank a whole crate of jack Daniels (16 bottles) with 10 people.

It's hard when you're alcoholic and you cant stop cause your body won't let you...seizures. sweats . Shakes.. throwing up this was me

@whatwillbem6825

3 жыл бұрын

That’s my son 😔

@DiegoTheRebel

3 жыл бұрын

This *is* me. I had a seizure at an airport between flights and got stranded in Detroit. I fractured my skull during the seizure and can't remember things or play my violin as well as I used to after that and had to relearn things. All because of an alcohol withdrawal. I have a drink in my hand right now because I don't want to have another seizure.

@whatwillbem6825

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiegoTheRebel 😔

@DiegoTheRebel

3 жыл бұрын

@@whatwillbem6825 I spoke with my wife today about it and she supports me in getting off the bottle. I'll go into detox if I can't taper off, I want to be around to raise my family and grow old with my wife. I don't want to do this shit anymore. I'm only 26 and have good reasons to live. Wish me luck

@whatwillbem6825

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiegoTheRebel I read your comment 6:02 in the morning and my stomach tighten and the tears welled up inside...you see I would love if I could hear that from my son...sooooo I wish you ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD...plus I applaud you for even saying these words out loud!!! Prayers to you you and your family 🙏🏻

Would be cool to get an update on Chris see where life has taken him. Wish him well.

Dude was Speaking some REAL shit.

He is so me! I quit 16 months ago after 30 years of heavy drinking. I'll never go back.

@Onlyhiphopbrendan

8 жыл бұрын

+Susan Cunningham stay strong, good job and good luck!

@tourzrap

8 жыл бұрын

heavy HEAVY drinking? I think i drink heavy...but i dont wanna be wrong...like..

@Nautilus1972

8 жыл бұрын

Good for you. I'm 8 years sober in september. Best thing I ever did.

@rubyred2087

8 жыл бұрын

well done!

@lnaumann91

8 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏🏼

Everything this man went through I went through this year. I'm a week almost 2 weeks sober. Back to working out and my gosh it feels good to feel good. "It was never one drink, I was always drunk" so so me. One day at a time and I don't want to keep failing and fuiling this addiction.

@macylouwho

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your sobriety!! Wishing you a lifetime of health and happiness! 💚

@xavieramador9134

2 жыл бұрын

When I was working out and seeing like a difference it kept me away from alcohol, I had a little fall off and I’m back to everyday or at least half of the day drinking SOMETHING. I’ve seen my best self and I know what could be. It’s semi difficult

I've been sober for 3 weeks and moving forward

@Beers-and-Babes

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations mate

@kirnpu

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you're doing well Joel.

@kirnpu

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you're doing well Joel.

@daveprimrose2745

4 жыл бұрын

Are you still sober?

@Leandatastic

4 жыл бұрын

Joel Loaiza good luck hope your going strong 💪

I want everyone here to know I was a heavy alcoholic until I quit in 2003. By the time I quit I was putting away a 5th of whiskey a day, occasionally more. I have not had a drop to drink since. Once I was done with it, I was really done. I hang out with friends while they drink, I go to bars, and it's not a problem at all for me. I've been into weight training this whole time and I don't want anything in my body that impairs my performance or makes me feel gross. Since quitting, I have gone through the roughest, most devastating things in my life: loss of a long term girlfriend, unexpected death of close friend, layoff, homelessness, and many other traumatic events. Yet, through it all I never once wanted to return to alcohol. I'm here to tell you that you can beat this disease, even if you slip up and have a relapse, you are still on your way to being healed as long as you press forward. You all are strong and you all can make it the way I have.

@cameronmcpherson6364

5 жыл бұрын

Abu Antar it’s not a disease. Just a shitty lifestyle choice.

@willhiro6148

5 жыл бұрын

@@cameronmcpherson6364 Depends dude, before the first sip its a choice, but after the first drink its just impossible to control yourself if you're an alcoholic. But i don't think its a disease, you can choose to have that first drink or not.

@cameronmcpherson6364

5 жыл бұрын

WillHiro You’re saying it depends and you’re also saying it’s not a disease. Which is it? Just so we can clarify.

@willhiro6148

5 жыл бұрын

@@cameronmcpherson6364 an alcoholic have the chance to decide if he Will have that first drink or not, but after the first drink there is no choice or self control, its complicated. AA is right in saying that one drink is too much and two isnt enough. I think its a personality thing its all or nothing i was like that since i was a kid, or i do something 100% or i dont do it at all

@cameronmcpherson6364

5 жыл бұрын

WillHiro Ok. What you’re describing is addiction. Not disease. People call it a disease to take the burden of self control off the table. It’s just inaccurate and it’s a cop out.

I was an opioid addict, and you can't describe the horror of withdrawal. Every fiber of your being is screaming for a fix. I was deathly afraid of detoxing.

10 years without a single Drop

@grungecrunge

5 жыл бұрын

Of cum?

@johncoll4456

3 жыл бұрын

You da man!

I drank heavily when I was young. I had my first withdrawal fit when I was 21. I eventually stopped drinking in my early thirties. I am now 58 and haven't touched alcohol for over 25 years. Wouldn't touch booze with a barge pole now.

Just poured out my vodka handle and have to deal with the withdrawals but I can't live like this anymore. This guy sums it up.

@chimkinNuggz

9 жыл бұрын

Good luck bro. Take it one day at a time

@loveadumb

9 жыл бұрын

RuggedALAN thank you.

@loveadumb

9 жыл бұрын

Sydney Rumley still struggling but getting outpatient help. one day at a time.

@loveadumb

9 жыл бұрын

Sydney Rumley you have no idea how much your kindness means to me. thank you :]

@steadyc9277

9 жыл бұрын

Adam Santaniello If nothing else, be EXTREMELY proud of yourself for realizing and actually saying out loud "yes - I have a problem, and I think I need some help." It takes serious balls to do that!!! Many, many people just can't, and will never be able to bring themselves to do it because it's just too hard. It's terrifying, humbling, embarrassing...and the thought of potentially bringing shame upon your family is almost too much to bear. But in actuality it's one of the most amazingly brave, courageous things you will ever do in your life, so own that. You may slip and fall a few times, but DO NOT get down on yourself and dwell on it if you do. It is NOT a big deal and DO NOT BE ASHAMED. Just get back up, do not look back, and keep right on going. I fell flat on my face MANY times, but it didn't click for me until I stopped counting every single fail and the number of days between them. Once I stopped beating myself up and getting in line for white chip after white chip, my outlook and my life did a complete 180 almost immediately. It DOES get better, I promise you. Yes, some days will SUCK, but crappy days happen to sober people too. You're not perfect - NO ONE IS - but you're a good person and you deserve to be happy just like everyone else. You can do this. God Bless, my brother.

I started drinking when I was late 17. It's been nearly 3 years and I'm still drinking. Sometimes heavy, sometimes not so much at all. The reason people start drinking like this, is a mental issue. PTSD, major (chronic) depression, major anxiety, and the list goes on. Consuming alcohol to the point of being drunk, takes the edge off, creates a false sense of feeling good, feeling happy or trying to drink to forget about something. Then the years go by and you realize that the alcohol is not helping at all. Even for me, I already knew better before I began, but I did it anyway. The years go by, then you realize that you have had your happy drunks, your sad drunks, and the worst of them all; your dangerous anger drunks. But you're already so deep into it, you just can't quit. It's a very difficult thing, especially for some people that can't tell themselves "no". Everything I do is balls to the walls. When I used to smoke, 1 or 2 cigarettes a day, doesn't cut it. I still chew, and 1 or 2 pinches a day does not cut it. And sadly drinking 1 or 2 drinks, isn't going to cut it. I can say I think I am getting better. I no longer drink hard liquor. When I did, I did not drink shots or mixed drinks. (Because it wasn't going to cut it) Straight whiskey on the rocks. I also do not buy "pounders" or 16 oz beers. I still consume over 36 12 oz beers every weekend. Quitting cold turkey is not an option, kind of like what this guy was dealing with, it's one of those things just like tobacco, you have to "wean" yourself off of it. If you don't, you have a risk of having severe health complications. Take my advice: Never EVER start it. None of it. Stay away from it. Please just do it, no matter what type of mental complication you are going through. It's NOT the answer.

@Cognitoman

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing ?

@gregpeterman1102

2 жыл бұрын

Alcohol is a depressant, a narcotic, if you use it you will get depressed, it is in no way a cure for depression because it causes depression.

Wow. I couldn't have said it better myself. For ages I ran around blaming my parents for having unrealistic expectations of me, using it as an excuse to drink. I sobered up and discovered that the one with the unrealistic expectations was me. I was a perfectionist, very OCD, and a full blown alcoholic at age 20. I also had my first seizure at 20 too, and would do ANYTHING to avoid withdrawals. They tried to scare me straight in the hospital, and it didnt work for a number of detoxes. Until the last one. My last hospital detox sounds a lot like your last one, even the smuggling of vodka into the hospital. Your story is mine my friend. All the way down to the school stuff. I got sober, went to treatment (10th time) and then I went to nursing school. I HAD to get all A's. I did for the first year, and then I got a B. Haha... I didn't drink though, thank God. I'll have 15 years sober next Febuary. God bless and thank you so much for sharing your (my 😜) story. It means a lot to hear that I'm not alone, even after all this time sober. 👍

What he said about never going halfway with anything, and that being a common trait in addicts from his personal experience, hit me really hard. I'm not an alcoholic, but I'm addicted to weed. My addiction is not at all like this guy's, though, and that's probably mostly due to the substance, but I won't go into too much detail on that. I've always either put my focus and effort into something untill it's almost obsessive, or not done it all. Before smoking weed, I used to work out religiously. I worked out for hours every single day, and my work out and diet took up pretty much my whole life for a pretty long period. But I had periods within this period, where I didn't work out, and I'd let myself go completely. If I were in a situation where I couldn't work out 6-7 days a week and eat exactly the right things at all times, there just wasn't even any point in bothering. I'd rather have the worst possible diet and never work out, than work out 3 days a week and have a moderately good diet. It's insane, but that's how my brain has worked as long as I can remember. This mentality is partly what drags me into addiction. When I let myself go a little, I just let myself go completely, to the point where I just become an unrecognisable slob. I just don't see the point and/or can't handle doing something in moderation. If I'm going to smoke weed, I'm doing it all day, every single day. Because I already feel like shit if I smoke occasionally, as I don't get to put my 100% focus and effort into something else. Right now I've been literally lying in my bed for 3 months smoking weed all day, just putting everything in my life on hold. I am going to start working out religiously again, because that is an "addiction" much preferable to this. I'd love to be that guy who can have some weed and just smoke occasionally, but I simply can't do it. I've tried, but as soon as I buy a bag of weed I'm smoking like a chimney on speed.

@sh0werp0wer

5 жыл бұрын

And I don't drink unless I have to for social occasions, simply because I don't like alcohol, and holy shit how thankful I am for that.

I'm an alcoholic at 23, and Idk how to even start stopping. I get shakes during hangovers. Its scary wstching this video. I hate alcohol, I either go sober or full throttle

@xxTheCatsMeow

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Campbell I'm in the same place at 24, if I don't stop I'm convinced it's going to end up killing me, if not my health, then by doing something stupid when I'm drinking.

@Nimvar

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 24 years old friend that drinks a lot because he's depressed....I feel bad for him...

@poojockmcplop1038

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you made it to AA

@indo3052

5 жыл бұрын

Im 30. Been drinking everyday sense 17. With the exceptions of about 1 year total off inbetween that time. But thats just because i dont drink when i do coke or meth or extacy. And its drunk drinking not a beer or two

@mrterrbl8184

5 жыл бұрын

Weed.

I used to HATE my stepfather. He was an alcoholic, and very violent. I didnt drink untill i was 20, because of him. Im bipolar 2 , and everything i do. Is in excess. So i drink way more than i should. Im not violent like him, but at 24 i understand him. I do not forgive him, but i understand.

@shafikraisi9262

5 жыл бұрын

deathlist94 me the same

@daughteroftheking2200

4 жыл бұрын

Forgiveness will set you free in your mind and Spirit. I understand your pain but forgiveness causes bitterness which causes heartbreak and mental issues do yourself a favor and let the past be in the past forgiving him will be such a blessing to You. You deserve to be free!

@Godisinkontrol

4 жыл бұрын

Go forgive him even if he doesnt accept it and your life improve a lot

@violetmushroom6

4 жыл бұрын

My dad is functioning alcoholic. So strange that when I hear about alcoholics they are always violent. My dad is the sweetest person both sober and drunk, it doesn't change him. But I'm worried about his health

@breanad587

2 жыл бұрын

This is going to sound very forward, but just worry about forgiving yourself, everything else will follow

Thank you for sharing and being an inspiration to others! I too, am in recovery from drug addiction, and the best help comes when we can help others!

Seems like a really nice and well spoken guy, i hope he's doing well.

@SeekTheLordJesusChrist7

5 жыл бұрын

Dank Dank. Lol, I knew I’d see this comment

@connorbaker4159

4 жыл бұрын

Dank Dank LMAO STFU

@sepumomas

3 жыл бұрын

dan marr did he really die?

@Fucknuts4u

2 жыл бұрын

@@sepumomas RIP Yes RIP

@mrplummerjones407

2 жыл бұрын

He died. Was on intervention episode.

Much love for this man. I hope today is still his best day ever

This guy is lucky to be alive..I watched my best friend go through the same motions and eventually wound up in a coma and his heart stopped. He was only 33 and left a son he loved very much behind. He wanted so much to quit, I tried to help him when we realized the severity of the situation but it happened so fast..never take sobriety for granted

@BRIANDER100

Жыл бұрын

how much and how long did he drink ?

its 2022. I am 20 years old and a dying functional drunk. I have had alcohol poisoning over 3 times. Love watching shows like this

"a glass" Oh well that's not that bad "Not shots, glasses of vodka" Oh Jesus Christ

@lionofjudahlambofgod9132

2 жыл бұрын

You shouldnt use His name in vain like that. God bless you.

I am a recovering alcoholic with 10 years sober and I would rather die, nevermind a seizure, than drink again.

@marthatheembalmervw4087

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Yeager i have a completely fucked body/ brain after alcohol abuse. Now sober over two years, i agree with one statement this guy made for sure. Detox, quite honestly id rather have FLU than ever go through it again!

@manny_freah5148

6 жыл бұрын

Marthatheembalmer VW how long was your detox symptoms and how much we're you drinking ??

@kitteekittee4010

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Yeager god bless you

This needs way more views. And where the fuck is part 2

@brendar9363

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Really enjoy listening to Chris talk. Want to hear the rest of his story.

"You can learn balance". Very powerful and inspirational. At least for me. Thanks, Chris.

I had pancreatitis from binge drinking two days in a row. Had to stay in the hospital for four days. I was only 21 lol. Now I hardly ever drink and NEVER binge drink. Pancreatitis was the worst pain of my life. Funny enough, the reason I drank was because of my anxiety disorder and when I went to the doctor and got on meds I no longer feel urges to drink to calm myself down. I've always had an addictive personality unfortunately. Doing much better at 23! :)

@mordyjacklen7019

2 жыл бұрын

How’s 25 going for ya man?

@tendies9248

2 жыл бұрын

You dont get pancreatitis for binge drinking for 2 days and unlikely at 21 you need years of it

@thechief8754

2 жыл бұрын

@@tendies9248 he probably been drinking since his early teens

@nativetranquility245

Жыл бұрын

Bro that's literally me rn

@edie4321

Жыл бұрын

Prescriptions for anxiety can be just as deadly. Please try twelve steps and nature instead.

What a genuinely lovely man. So pleased to hear that he is in recovery now. Wish him all the best.

It seems vodka is the drink of choice amongst alcoholics.

@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God

7 жыл бұрын

larryfine88 it's cheap and smooth you can get a 1.75 for less than $20

@emptRx

6 жыл бұрын

larryfine88 less sugars and additives means a less intense hangover, it's much easier on the stomach

@gentboy515

6 жыл бұрын

It is. U can mix it with almost everything and it is rather tasteless and smells less than Wiskey etc.

@nickbonneau7330

6 жыл бұрын

I drank a 750ml bottle of whisky every night for over 2 years straight. Until I couldn't hold the booze down anymore. I couldn't eat without throwing up. Went to detox for 5 days and I was miserable. Stayed sober for almost 7 months and then relapsed when I got fired from my job. I've been drinking a lot since then, for the past 5 months or so. but I'm not back to drinking every night like I used to. Alcohol addiction is evil and its so fucking hard to get a grip on. My dad has cirrhosis of the liver and he still has a lot of trouble staying sober. Maybe one day I'll be okay.

@praytherosaryeveryday2709

6 жыл бұрын

The clearer the alcohol the less of a hangover plus doesn't give off a bad smell as other drink

3 years for me in December 2020 🙏✊

It's a relief to hear he's doing better. Would be a real waste if he went out like that at his age.

@abraxasjinx5207

2 жыл бұрын

Is he doing better? It said this was part 1, is there a part 2?

this reminds me of me, i never want to go back to that deep dark place

@sharkunit

10 жыл бұрын

Reminds me too, welcome to the FINLAND..

@rippspeck

7 жыл бұрын

3 years later but still: did you watch this to torment yourself or to reinforce your willpower?

I was at around 1 liter a night for around 5 years. Thanks for this interview. 2 months and I feel like a new person. Social aspect is huge.

remember a drunk on his knees is still a man, how he got there is the question,peace n love

lad's intelligent, articulate, honest. A valuable video.

Thank goodness this young man came out the other side . It is hard to imagine how deep addiction goes . Being the best human you can be is one of the biggest challenges we ever face .

All seriousness, I've abused alcohol for many years. it started at 18 for me, fresh into the Army. This was 1986. Prior to that, I had lost my middle brother to a bad roll over car accident, a good friend to suicide, and shortly after basic training my mom died of a brain aneurysm, all within 9 months. But that wasn't all, the hits kept on coming. So, booze became a coping mechanism for me. I'm Not PROUD of that, but it's honest. I slowly started to fall apart, and didn't even realize it was happening. I hate that Doctors ALWAYS want to discount everything to drugs or alcohol. There's just so much more involved. yes, alcohol and drugs are a factor, but they are NOT ALWAYS THE CAUSE!!!!!

@londongirl2603

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Lloyd i could not agree with u more. It pisses me off so much that doctors often see alcohol and then become blind. I can count the amount of times i kept on saying that i was suffering from bipolar and during the depressive modes it was my coping mechanism. That and coping with a horrible childhood. I begged to be seen by psychiatric doctors. But never relevant.

@kitteekittee4010

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Lloyd I'm so sorry to hear that...i know what you mean :(

I was sober for over 20 years.... Then i turned 21

@burymedeep-be7dm

5 жыл бұрын

Lololol. Good job on the 20!

@deeperthengrafftv640

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@brandond5209

5 жыл бұрын

HA LOL

@deadmeme5017

5 жыл бұрын

@Aurora Borealis you're an alcoholic

@shaanpatel9999

5 жыл бұрын

@Aurora Borealis someone's in denial, get help before it gets worse

I sure hope this young man stayed the course. With his honesty and self-knowledge he's a very good candidate for lifelong sobriety. And he's so young. I'm happy for him.

I'm glad to hear an alcoholic say that he went into rehab thinking: "I'm just going to pretend to rehabilitate and as soon as I'm out, I'm going to get drunk again." That's exactly what I thought then. It took me another 2 years to get fully sober after rehab. I don't feel I learned a lot there, because it was never my intention to quit. It did however help me discover that a sober life is at least possible and that a sober life has its benefits.

@marianomelendez666

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, ditto that. Rehab was like a snapshot of sobriety for me so that when I finally got sober, I knew it was possible

@GanG914

8 жыл бұрын

Let`s drink to that!

@superhacker35

8 жыл бұрын

Same here, alcohol and heroin. You need to want to get sober. 100 days sober myself

@GanG914

8 жыл бұрын

***** Let`s drink to that!

@Septfoil

8 жыл бұрын

...and when one is sober, then what? Alcohol is the only way by which my heart can communicate with my brain. Some say it's a fake state of mind to be in, but they have not seen the levels of life that one can reach in an intoxicated state of mind. Without alcohol I may be physically alive, but emotionally I am dead. And I crave life.

"That's the beauty of being human, you can learn balance."

@barbellbender15

7 жыл бұрын

Clinton Leonard Not everyone can moderate their use of alcohol or other drugs. Some must either abstain or risk losing everything.

@that1guy372

5 жыл бұрын

i shoot up heroin atleast 3 or 4 times a week and im just fine, i have my son and wife still. actully they dont even know because i keep it clean

Great convo very insightful. Thanks for sharing.

I went to detox 1/10/21. Did 45 days in treatment in New Hampshire. I feel better than I can ever remember, 52 days sober. My crack cravings are still there but I got my wife and kid back and work a decent job. I have my joy back. My life back. Get help....it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but totally worth it. God bless.

This guys story is an inspiration, I know the feeling.

I have chronic pancreaititus because I'm an alcoholic I nearly died through it I still drank and took no notice and took I'll nearly every week now I'm clean and back in the gym and I'm never drinking again if I can help it take it a day at a time respect to you man

@SoutheastHVAC

6 жыл бұрын

loweyboy uk same thing with my dad. He had pancreatitis a couple years ago. Quit for 2 weeks. And started drinking at least 12 natural lights every night. Wish he'd slow down.

@D40Oz1

6 жыл бұрын

How do you test for pancreaitius? ? I take blood test and all and they come back all good except my liver enzymes are high, I drink 15-20 strong beers a day but when I eat I throw up always , I don't know what to do , I always had felt like somethings wrong with my pancreas but whst he says I this video is the same thing going for me to

@djc4509

6 жыл бұрын

Go to the hospital mate. Detox will be hell but for every month of cold turkey will add years to your life. Life is too short as it is. When your off alcohol you can replace whatever it gave you. Good luck

@drew555

6 жыл бұрын

Ashton Lanier Thats excellent. I was a heavy drinker mostly beer though but i have slowed down alot. Maybe a 6 pack a week. Used tondrink almost 16 a day

I tried to control the drink until the drink controlled me! Grateful to be sober today ! We do recover ODAAT!

This is some of the realest talk about addiction I’ve heard. It’s definitely not just related to only drugs or alcohol it really is an addictive mindset about anything, good or bad. Nice to see people actually talking about this and de-stigmatized the topic because it’s going to help so many people, young and old.

I was discharged from my local emergency Veteran's Association Togus on October 17th and have been sober 22 day's as of today. I drank minimum 25 beers and 10 shots of Fireball whiskey nips for over 6 years. Blessed isn't strong enough of a word for how I feel. Anyone watching living in fear , living in fear day after day Drink after drink Sober is possible if you want it. God bless

@joeygold8451

3 жыл бұрын

For anyone who might my last comment I hit 2 months a few days ago.. Anyone out there struggling you can do it. If you are really ready.

@jnolette1030

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeygold8451 not bad!

@lisette1976

Жыл бұрын

Hope you are still on your sobriety journey!!

@BRIANDER100

Жыл бұрын

how's your health now ?

I saw this video around when it posted 10 years ago. I was a very severe alcoholic at the time. Today I am basically a dry drunk that is always teetering on the precipice of fully blown alcoholism. My rut was (and easily can be). Start drinking (always hard liquor) alone in my room on say a Friday night to full blackout. Wake up Saturday still buzzing, see the half empty bottle and justify taking a few more shots. Drunk again at night. No food just liquor and stale chaser. Sunday morning I should accept the pain, but there are no brakes on the addict train. Full steam ahead into blackout again. What follows are that is a series of waking up, shaking, crawling to my desk for more booze, shot shot shot, back to bed. Days on end. Only the glow of the computer as my light source in a dark room… if I prepared properly I would have multiple bottles of liquor to keep me drugged up for a week. If not, I somehow have to find the strength to get to the store and stock back up. Always ends up the same afterwards. Nearly a week gone and then BAM the insanity of withdrawal. I will never forget the endless amounts of times I’ve had to withdraw. The shakes, the endless shakes, the sweats, the nausea, the insane vomiting, the dizziness, the nonstop insomnia, the hallucinations, no food, total dehydration, sudden panic and dread, full paranoia, cannot get out of bed, shaking shaking shaking, married to a bed and a vomit bucket, can’t slow the thoughts down. You just have to suffer. Not even enough energy to kill yourself to end the nightmare. Since I live in America, calling for help is out of the questions. Been there done that. Hospitals charge up to $13,000 for an ambulance ride, sick bed with some fluids and barely enough Ativan to stabilise you. It’s a fucking joke and it leaves you in even more panic knowing you have a GIGANTIC hospital bill heading your way. I’ve lost jobs, girlfriends, my freedom and my sanity to booze. Yet I always come back because the love of being drunk alone away from this miserable world is that alluring. I am stunned my body is holding out. I’m 36 now but the damage I have done, I haven’t a clue how I haven’t collapsed. I can feel permanent damage for sure. I think my mental health is in a forever state of depression, fear and dread. My body is overweight and sluggish, always tired but always cannot sleep. I have no idea how I haven’t died when drunk, given the amount of suicidal thoughts I’ve had. Nor I have no idea how I haven’t finished the job sober.

@RandyOrlok

Жыл бұрын

Crazy

@pipthecat2389

7 ай бұрын

Honestly you’re not alone. Keep sharing. If you can be honest with even one person in your life you are in with a chance and it’s worth it.

great person to learn from... you should post the rest of this video! thanks!

Took me almost 50 years of drinking; but, I can certainly relate to your story. Been alcohol free for just about 2 yrs now.

@robmontier639

2 жыл бұрын

10 months for me since a drink.

@rosebascom9180

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats sir. Hope it’s 5 years now

I once had a dear friend named Deserie. She had her 1st drink at 8yrs old. She sneaked it from a cocktail party her parents had. I cannot begin to imagine my child being drunk at that age. By the time she was 27yrs old she also pounded away every 24hrs a gallon & half of vodka, slept 2-3hrs a day, ate very little and aged WAY before her time. She was a beautiful young woman then her face and body showed the scars of her abuse. Her seizures began after falling so many times from one matter or another and hitting her head many times so hard. Then one day while driving the freeway alone she had a seizure. The car careened off the road and flipped end-over-end 6 times. The crash had completely severed her spinal cord. Thank God no one else was hurt. So while in the hospital on life support, her family disconnected it and that was the end of Des. She was 32yrs old. Such a sad life she led and ultimately thats what killed her. We all have choices in this, our only one life that we have been given. Along with our choices may come consequences. Ultimately, no matter how your loved ones may 'try' to help, the choice for your own life and well being is up to you. Peace-Out.

@kitteekittee4010

6 жыл бұрын

1 For The People wow so sad :( thank you for sharing.

@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335

5 жыл бұрын

Thank god really she suffered at. Years old and ur thanking god more people should have been hurt humans are utter pieces of elephant shit

@Umamaahoe

5 жыл бұрын

@@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 K bud.

@HexPLAYSPlus

5 жыл бұрын

A woman could not survive even one gallon of liqour a day no matter what they had

@ReasonAboveEverything

5 жыл бұрын

Dingus E. Dow liver and kidney deceases are big problem in the mediterranean countries. Wine is not some home brewed 2 percent alcohol beer. It is a strong beverage. Alcohol is poison produced by nature (yest) to keep other organism from growing. You are not supposed to drink it on every meal like they do in southern Europe. They may not get drunk like we do up here north but they do get health problems.

I remember detoxing in the hospital and hearing people talking to me through the ceiling air conditioning vent. Saying mean things and threatening me. Terrible hallucinations that made me rip out my IV and run out of my room. Crazy stuff man...

I watched your video twice man thanks for sharing

What an insightful young man. I really hope he continued to stay sober and healthy.

I drink on the weekends. Haven't really thought about this before but I just realized I 've been drinking every weekend for the past few years.... I feel guilty now. I was going to drink tonight with a few ppl but I changed my mind. I think I'll lay off for awhile.

@DuckGoddies

7 жыл бұрын

Adapt & Overcome ENT I drink every other day ...you're fine just keep it spread out like that

@bri5598

6 жыл бұрын

You felt guilty? Try going into work drunk in the middle of the week and walking into a stop sign on the way there. Lol I was a mess and watching this just motivates me to stay sober.

@kitteekittee4010

6 жыл бұрын

Adapt & Overcome ENT god bless you.good job

@jacovanheerden9233

5 жыл бұрын

@@bri5598 hows that going? I am at day 5

@bri5598

5 жыл бұрын

Jaco Van Heerden fell back even harder than before with drugs and alcohol but I’m slowly getting better again. Trying to stick to only weekends for now.

I remember taking care of a 26 y/o kid in the ICU who just bled out from drinking. The vein in his esophagus blew out. Not a pretty site. He knew he was dying and couldn't stop. Very sad endings indeed.

@willshealy5963

5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit.

@littlezit2

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed. My old next door neighbour had a vein blow out, he threw up PINTS of gloppy black blood and some of his actual gullet came up from where it blew out. He just about clung on, he now looks pregnant with Ascites , yellow and another blow out could happen anytime. Even if he stays sober, its still going to progress and these complications will get worse as he has Cirrhosis.

@Trainy2

5 жыл бұрын

@@littlezit2 That's just amazing to me that people could do that to their bodies all because they wanna get drunk.

@bertgoat8183

5 жыл бұрын

Increased harm reduction measures are needed to help prevent more these cases.

@dementedpuppy

2 жыл бұрын

He died?

Well spoken kid. Sucks he fell to this addiction like so many have. Hope he has sobered up and found a new life for himself.

So so proud of this young man what a great 👍 guy

This guy preachs the truth About drinking damn alcohol

I understand this mans struggle. From experience.

I went through the same thing as this gentleman. I ended up having to go to detox and rehab. It was the best thing to ever happen to my life

Yo bro my story is almost identical. Took me 8 years before the major withdrawals kicked in. Im 8 years sober now and life is so much better. Im so glad to see you successful and having good thoughts. I feel this video.

im happy for him. hope his change was early enough to have a long happy life

Withdrawal is a big part of my story too. It's no fucking joke. Close calls, lots of hospital visits. Now, happily recovering since 7/6/18!!!

Your very eloquent, very intelligent and i believe you have so much to offer others. Your story is mesmerizing. Goodluck

Alcoholic for nearly 40 years. Normal drinker now. (I can have ONE drink without fear of relapse.) I lived in despair because I couldn't escape and I was destroying my family. After sobering up, I hated myself. I called myself worthless and stupid. What finally worked was a combination of studying the psychology of addiction (triggers, rewards, etc.) and putting a deliberate effort into loving and encouraging myself instead of hating myself. First, I just forgave myself. When I relapsed, I started to tell myself that it was okay because at least I was still trying. Then I started just laughing at myself when I did something stupid instead of agreeing with what so many people already thought of me. Things got rough for a bit but looking back now, it wasn't that bad. Once I was free of the alcohol, I applied the same attitude to my lifelong over-eating. During the last few years I went from about 350 lbs. down to 213 lbs. and still dropping. I was diabetic for 20 years but that's gone away. You are important and lovable! F*ck what everybody says (including yourself right now). Maybe this worked because it addresses the real root of the problem. I believe that addiction is the symptom, not the dis-ease.

Smart dude that conquered one of the most difficult drugs mankind has ever known. I have nothing but the utmost respect for him because this illness, disease, whatever problem plagues my family for generations. I Was sober for 7 months and that's the longest I went in the decade of misery I inflicted on myself and others. God help me and anyone who needs to be sober. You do not understand it until you live it and I am not proud to even say that.

Bless you Chris. I hope you have your addiction in check.

Thanks for sharing your story

So true .never anything by half measures it's all or nothing. Great interview. Best of luck to you.

I got drunk for the first time when I was 4 years old, YES, 4. I am now 57 and can still remember that wonderful, wonderful feeling. My grandfather got me drunk on Christmas eve on Mogan David wine. You see my mother drank like a fish while pregnant with me so getting drunk was like being in the womb again, I guess. I consider myself a high functioning alcoholic. I don't drink a lot anymore, a couple beers or a few shots a day and I can go without if need be. I have quite drinking a few times for 4 or 5 years at a time. And I've been able to control my addiction, when I feel it getting out of control I bring it back in control.

@burymedeep-be7dm

5 жыл бұрын

Because you quit for 5 years a few times it let your liver repair. So its healthy

I'm about 12, now 13 days clean (since it's midnight). I am 21 years old and used to drink constantly for the past 4ish years, up until now, can't say it'll be easy in the beginning, but it will always get better in due time. My mother just passed away December 11th 2018 and I have to say it is incredibly easy to spiral out of control because of it, but being numb isn't always the best solution to one's problems, doesn't make them go away, either, at the end of the day they will be there awaiting you to sober up, causing you to feel like crap even more. I hope you all stay strong and remember what is the most important through your journey of sobriety.

@chadhiggins9944

Жыл бұрын

Hey, how are you doing? You wrote this 3 years ago. I'm interested to hear an update and what's been going on.

I learned a lot! Thanks for the video

10 months sober today after my stroke still craving withdrawals are the worst. Feel you bro.

took me eight rehabs but i finally got sober from alcohol after fifteen years of drinking nearly every night (minus the stints in rehab). i'm 32 and have had three seizures from alcohol withdrawal. the last two days before i got sober i was having this vivid neightmare/panic attack where i was convulsing and having seizures in my dream as i was attempting to call my mom for help and tell her i loved her. never wanted to feel like i did those last few weeks ever again. it was like my mind, body, and soul was telling me that i would be dead if i didn't quit then. i wanted a chance to get back to detox and treatment so that i didn't die or in jail having killed someone driving drunk or with permanent liver damage thinking 'if only... if only i had listened and had stopped..."

@BRIANDER100

Жыл бұрын

how much and how long did you drink ? how's your health now ?

Before I quit drinking, I'd stay awake for 3-4 days straight. Start out when the bar opened at 1:15 P.M. Stay until last call. Would spend at least 100$ on myself. That was on dollar beer night along with shots. I'd have a 30 pack at home, unopened. The 30 pack would be gone by the time stores would be selling at 5:30 A.M. Rinse and repeat, pretty much. This was a Thursday-Sunday routine, sometimes dragging into a Monday afternoon. By Wednesday, I'd be fully recovered. I'd go out and make money, enough to where I knew I could drink like that on a regular basis. This went on for 2 years, roughly. Had gone through quite a bit of mental and physical disturbances after I had quit on Feb. 4th 2016. It's now July 31st. 2018 and been sober. Quit smoking and drinking cold turkey. No support groups, medication or any type of inpatient care. All alone.

@mgal6234

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Falk Do you crave?

@jefffalk8484

5 жыл бұрын

Not at all. Use to at the beginning.

@mgal6234

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Falk Awesome. I need to stop drinking and every time I have tried a meeting I get hit on. I am not joking...and I don’t feel like I am all that hot. I feel uncomfortable because of it and it’s fucking depressing. I have to stop...I have to find some other way.

@jefffalk8484

5 жыл бұрын

I found that standing your ground against an outside stressor will make you stronger. Social groups aren't for everyone though. Find something you enjoy doing, without being stressed out. Focus on that. Go for walks, a drive, listen to your favorite music, soak in the bathtub with oils and dimmed lights. Stay busy and focus on what makes you truly happy and keep your comfort level up front as well. It isn't easy but it can be done. It also takes time. And patience.

@dand33911

5 жыл бұрын

I spent five years, 30 rack every two days and going to the bar. I'm now three years sober. Tried to quit cold turkey, had seizures, foaming at the mouth. I did a week of Inpatient Detox, then hundred percent on my own. I just completely separated myself from alcohol and anybody who drank. I don't have cravings I don't have triggers, I'll sit at a bar with old friends and drink a Coke. If there's anything I've learned not a single good thing comes from alcohol. And pot helps.

I’ll have five years sober next March. I am so grateful to be sober.

He is very insightful for a young man. Battling addiction will reveal things about oneself and the world that would otherwise stay in the back burner, as unwillingly as it may be. He's got a good chance of getting by.