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I’m a musician and I drank a bottle of vodka a day. Weekends two bottles before I’d hit the bar with the boys… I told myself that I’d keep me creative. But guess what. It gave me ideas but these ideas or inspirations stayed write where they had its origin… in my head. When I had a drink I got into the mood of playing guitar and writing songs. About drink 2 or 3 I just fiddled around and called it a day and just drank.. Being sober for 2 and a half years now showed me that I was just BSing myself. My musical career is steadily going up and my band is constantly touring and songwriting became something like second nature to me. Jay helped me a lot on my journey to sobriety. Thank you so much my man

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏 IT'S TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC 🎶

As a writer, I always thought of that romantic image of the drunk writer. Well, drunk I have been unable to write anything coherent. Now that I'm starting to practice my sobriety, I'm writing again and every day I see that I'm back to being that creative author I was years ago.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

A lot of bad examples throughout art history!

@timhemlin9556

5 ай бұрын

I'm also a writer and fell prey to the romanticized Hemingway lifestyle. And Faulkner. And Raymond Chandler. And Dylan Thomas . . . The late poet Donald Hall said something along the line that alcohol doesn't do anything to help the artist. I thought what I'd written drunk was so clever only to discover in the morning it was crap. I'm glad I've shaken that boozy cloak. Good luck with your work!

@BobShay

3 ай бұрын

Kudos 👏 💐 🥳

@BobShay

3 ай бұрын

​Kerouac was my hero for years but his dying at age 46-47 from alcoholism doesn't seem too heroic to(sober) me now...

@RobertoLopezH

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, @@BobShay

53 days🙌 trust me it gets easier with time🙏

@WhoIsModernDoll

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jonmo2694

7 ай бұрын

Good job, 30 here

@40andFlying

7 ай бұрын

Day 2 after failing after 6. Im documenting the whole process. Congratulations!!!

You will become even more creative than ever before because you will, for the first time in your life, be truly YOURSELF, and bring to the world your 100% authentic and genuine spirit without the dulled effects of alcohol or drugs.

When I first quit drinking, my fear was that I'd suddenly "lose my inspiration" for my music. Turns out it was just the opposite. In the nearly 8 months since I've quit, I've entirely scored or contributed music to 3 separate games, designed sound effects for another, and released a 13 track album! All of which wouldn't have been possible if I was focused on drinking like I was before. It gets so much better, friends. Quitting alcohol is worth it.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

Tomorrow is day 30 for me. I’m not creative, but gosh your videos sure do keep me going. It’s about 9pm here and I’m actually in bed, showered, teeth brushed, hot tea had, and watching your sober video before actually going to sleep without having to drink myself into a stupor to get there. Thank you so much for your content. I appreciate it more than words on a screen can convey. God bless you. 🙏

@river4140

7 ай бұрын

Bravo

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work, life really is better without alcohol.

@user-wh5qm1lo9l

7 ай бұрын

@@marilyn3711 LOL - this gave me a chuckle. It absolutely is! Decaf for me. :)

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

🎖️30 days!!! I love it!! keep up the good work, hopefully my videos are soothing enough to put you to sleep lol

@user-wh5qm1lo9l

7 ай бұрын

Going strong! Day 34 today. :)

Funny this is the subject matter today. I had started to drink heavily in my divorce, skipping a ton one day someone said something online and I started a few paragraphs of writing for attention. Keep writing they would say, and it would only be after a few glasses of wine and continually until my head hurt and I felt that anxiousness. I did this through two whole books, to a fatty liver and homelessness over the abuse. After stopping drinking for about a half year I have said screw that book as even if I start to edit get mad go get a six pack. I even wrote myself a letter about five years ago. "Stop killing yourself over this book." Even then I did not know how bad alcohol is, but have found out.

88 days sober! Again, thank you for your channel.

@thesobrietyplaybook

7 ай бұрын

Amazing 😻 congratulations 🎈

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

You're really doing it! You should be proud of yourself 💪💪💪

@vincewarren1271

7 ай бұрын

7:21 wow. Same thing happened to me. I was an avid guitar player learning tons and tons of music. Starting drinking while playing and it felt twice as good. It didn't take long to wherein I started noticing that I no longer felt like playing as much anymore. I just wanted to drink. Playing guitar started to actually feel like a burden believe it or not. Even the gym did (which I've enjoyed for 20 years). These easy dopamine hits that require no effort except just taking a drug or a drink really steal our lives away from us. And it happens quickly. I've dialed back my drinking immensely and slowly but surely the things I once loved starting becoming interesting again. It's the receptors in our brains. Drugs and alcohol change the way our reward system works. I'm happy that I figured it out for myself but those are a few years I can't get back. I did have a lot of fun so not all is lost. But it feels good to be on the comeback 🙏

I am 78 days alcohol-free today, your videos help me so much. I watch one every day while I am making coffee in the morning, and I will listen in the car on the way to work sometimes too. Just hearing the ideas and tips for staying on track helped me so much. My life is better without booze, I am not getting into stupid arguments with my wife over nothing anymore, I am setting a better example for my son, and I am so grateful to be going in a good direction for a change.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Just imagine how much better off your trajectory will be in just 5 years, surrounded by love and compassion!

Matthew Perry was my wake-up call. Only two years older. So much talent and joy, gone. 😢

There have been many musicians Stephen Tyler for example that commented that they feared getting sober would hamper their creativity and he confessed that it hadn't. As someone who dabbles with creative writing, when reading in sobriety what I wrote under the influence, I wanted to bang my forehead into the wall...WTH did you do??? 😂 So a night of writing would be deleted.

That little boy with crayons is more creative today than ever! Glad you found yourself, this video all of us can relate to, youve reached out to so many people. You're such a blessing to all that will listen. Blessings your way, ❤❤❤

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for all the crayons LOVE YOU 🙏🙏🙏

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for raising your son well.

I have three main problems going on in my head right now. Revovering from an a sychologically abusive relationship, using alchohol as a copung mechanism and using cocaine as a coping mechanism. The latter two i've stopped but the first one isvthe hardest as the relationship left a jumbled mess in my head. 🍒

@tracisawyer7681

7 ай бұрын

I’ve walked in your shoes with an abusive relationship that was both physical and mental. However you can find it get some counseling to help you walk through the pain the shame the guilt all the emotions that go with it. Wishing you all the best in your recovery.

@jonmo2694

7 ай бұрын

If you find a good church and be open to God you will find hope and peace and love and healing.

I am a drummer, and John Bonham (drummer for Led Zeppelin) is my biggest drumming inspiration… he was in your list of talented people who died because of drugs or alcohol abuse.

Still trying to figure this one out as I used to be quite creative. I did writing ,drawing, poetry,photography. But years of alcohol use seem to have dampened that. But I am putting all effort into trying to rediscover that side of me.❤

That's a good point, I guess is like I have fun at party only if I drink. Eventually, becoming sober, we will find our real power!

Alcohol didn't make me better at drawing, it made me quit drawing. How creative! :D

Every "creative person" that has told me drugs and alcohol inspire them isn't creative. They're just too messed up to know that.

Whether you get 1 view or 1000 you're videos are helping people. You've definitely had me thinking about things in a different light

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

💡💡💡🧠🧠🧠 🤓🤓🤓

50 days sober tomorrow 🎉 let's go

I am a photographer and want to learn how to be a fine art painter for my own personal enjoyment. Over the years, I aligned my perfectionistic self with critical people, which mirrored my upbringing at home, in school, and in society at large. During my formative years, I also had learned that drinking alcohol was mature, sophisticated, and the "only way" to relax, celebrate, and socialize. Being the type of person who never wanted to stop at one drink, I decided that not drinking at all was my best option. It's been 18+ months that I've been alcohol free and just recently am feeling ready to try my hand at painting in earnest. I've continued to take photos, because it has always made me happy. What I won't be doing is surrounding myself with critics. I will paint for the joy of learning and look forward to where the journey takes me! Thanks for such a thought-provoking video, Jae, and allowing me to share. This one really hit home!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

We are a small crowd, but it's a community that's hit hard by addiction 🥹

Been a outside Artist. I have noticed my Artwork has got more colourful , sense i've laid off the drink.. Almost dry for 6 Months and painting away.

I’ve actually became more creative and productive overall since getting sober. My creativity is actually at an all time high.

28 strong days, I’m at the gym right now! I’m trying to monetize my art I guess, I play guitar and piano. I have some of it on my channel actually lol! Thanks for your videos I’m forever grateful 😇

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

I just did leg day, HBU??

@jonmo2694

7 ай бұрын

I'm with you, 30 days, think about picking up the guitar again, I have been working out for decades, I do 5-6 days a week.Run rebound bike, gym, home weights, yoga.

😂😂😂😂😂 I was LITERALLY sitting in front of a blank canvas SO frustrated when I clicked on this 😅

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Do you have any work online that you'd like to share?

Thanks for this video. The beginning really spoke to me. As a creative person, I have always struggled to fit in or to accept the fact that I never will and maybe that's okay.I am a musician and songwriter. Lately I've been facing some overwhelming emotions ( despair, grief, anger, loneliness, etc. )that relate to pursuing my passion. It's been very difficult but necessary.It's easier to just push it down but then nothing changes. Anyway, I think I have turned a corner and your channel has played a part in that. Thanks 🙏

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰 Do you have any music online you'd like to share??? 🙏🙏🙏

I’m a carpenter, that’s my art form. Sounds funny but I love getting it all figured out and laid out then building it and finishing it clean. I have struggled with alcohol and drugs for three decades. All the stuff you talk about really hits home . Saturday I had a life changing accident, sounds absolutely crazy but I am so thankful for this time to break the cycle and habit. 5 days sober can’t remember the last time I could honestly say that. Thank you for sharing your experiences your videos are so helpful and honest and brave. Thank you again

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Life is better without alcohol, I am glad you found these videos.

@christianhafferty1652

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s amazing, only a couple days without alcohol and my mind is so much clearer. Really appreciate you reaching out! Have a fantastic day

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Carpentry is ABSOLUTELY art!!! People don't realize that art is everywhere and anything can be done in an artful way. Good luck on your recovery, we hope to hear more positive updates soon!

@christianhafferty1652

7 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

I agree that a well made display cabinet is a work of art.

I felt like my personality has changed 67 days sober now

One day or Day one? Today is day one for me! Have had 30 years sober, and fell off Hard! Six months and at bottom emotionally. Thank you , 🙏🏻

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

You are welcome here! We practice no judgment sobriety! Please stick with it, please don't give up on yourself this time, you can do this!!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like you're on your way back to where you belong 🌞

Hey there Jae and all the good people of this community ❤️ So - I am 75 days sober minus a slip that lasted me a week and a half, but back on track and now going on day 15 again without a drop of poison. I am also a creative and have done my share of painting and playing music with a bottle of vodka or shitloads of wine next to me. So, I really connect to the topic of this video.RIght now, I am quite busy in mind and soul with re-finding/re-inventing myself, and sobriety is one of the key focusses there, so I don’t really have the energy to feel the creative inspiration. But it will be back, I know this. Again - thanks a bunch for a great video, Jae!

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Stick with it! Please don't give up on yourself, life is better without booze. Clarity will be wonderful for your creativity and inspiration!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Be patient with yourself while you are healing! What separates professionals from amateurs is the willingness to just get in the studio and do the work regardless of the outcome. everyday can't be your best day, but when the best days do happen, it's important that we honor and show gratitude for the highs when we reach them, and not sulk indefinitely during the long stretches of being less than our best

If you booze , you lose, in whatever endeavor to which you are engaged. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF , NOT IN WHAT YOU THINK A SUBSTANCE IN A BOTTLE PROVIDES.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Amen!

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

AMEN

As alcohol became my escape from everything that I was unhappy about in my life it also took away any creative aspirations i had. I am 76 now and decided I don't want to die from alcohol abuse. I have been drinking since my teens. It started with parties and bars to being mommy's little helper while I cleaned house to being my companion as an old woman living alone. As I was "high functioning" I never lost a job, got a DWI etc. but as the partners I had were also problem drinkers these relationships did not last. Even now I thought what does it matter if I drink but want to sleep better, have less pains and think clearer. Your videos are really motivating. I have stuff for different hobbies I never got to and hope I will now that I quit. Thank you.

@GettingSoberAgain

4 ай бұрын

I look forward to hearing more about your progress. 76 used to be a death sentence, But now, people are still motivating and inspiring with all the time they have left in the tank!

25 days and counting... I find the interest/motivation ebbs and flows like most things in recovery. Don't underestimate how long it takes, be gentle with yourself, small steps. Off topic: perhaps do a video on Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. My understanding is there can be peaks and troughs of withdrawal symptoms for a year, sometimes two. If other drugs involved or used (including nicotine) or mental health issues things can be exacerbated. PAWS can trigger relapse in an attempt to remove the withdrawal symptoms!

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Stick with it, it gets easier as you go.

What a great video to be sober to while up at the devil's hour heheh decorating a cake for my first born. I've sat in home studios eager to create music having to remind myself don't smoke with the producer my voice will change and we'll just do that bs depression we're friends now let's smoke some more instead of what we say we like doing. Becoming sober is helping me be more productive, thoughtful and creative. Everyday has been more encouraging and for once i know I can get shit done. I'm the worst type of creative with too many hats I like to mix music on cds and record, play guitar, edit video write and perform reggae songs, draw , play the keyboard, kalimba, drums, cook, bake, listen to music, write poems, stories, pseudo philosophical thoughts on the observations of life and all that live die and are part of a bigger inexplicable celestial mechanism. While being so stressed over being unable to do any of them well enough and creating questionably delicious alcoholic beverages . At least i did but more and more I'm now returning to the thoughtful and driven young mind I used to be but unshackled from the failings, inexperience, and fear of actually being myself more like ourselves...people who found things they like then found out one or two of those things that has taken over our identity and health so much that we're now remembering there's much more and breaking our addictions to them. Although I'm not a commercial success at any of my creative drives just doing them is better instead of being drunk and foggy. They give a better high in multiple ways

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

So much creativity!!! I bet we would fun conversations. Happy birthday firstborn! 🎂

@kurtsimon7530

7 ай бұрын

​​@@GettingSoberAgainThank you very much. I'd bet money on it myself and I only bet when i know I'm gonna win... except in poker 😏

I love doing art drunk and I ONLY do art drunk...but I WANT and NEED to sober up! I cast concrete, resin, and glue things together. I want to do more watercolor. SO, here I am. THANKS! Also, all of those dead artists....didn't they ALL do drugs as well as drinking? even Hank Williams. ???? No childhood memories were all that fun, no SOBER memories were EVER as good as my drunk memories. Alas, I keep working on sobering up so I can live a little longer and eventually, feel a little better.

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

Sober fun is a different, calmer type of fun. Please reset your expectations.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Alcohol IS a drug.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Life is better sober, the "drinking life" is not sustainable, it's a losing battle. You have amazing creativity inside of you, give yourself a chance to be more than you are when you're mind is dulled by substances. I hope you decide to go for it. life is so much better without booze.

The thumbnail for this vid may be your greatest. 🤣

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

I was pretty proud of it myself. I decided to start putting more effort into my thumbnails over the past month. invested more time and money in materials that I needed to do the job

Hi, guys! I'm a brazilian poet and twenty two months sober.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

Day 2 here. Caved a couple of days ago for one night. But I’m trying to be positive and learn from it. I definitely could have done without. It makes me more motivated to stay sober. I feel so much better without alcohol.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

The most important thing is that you are back and trying again! As long as you don't give up on yourself you will get where you want to be eventually! PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION!

I used to write poetry, crochet, do mod-podge, draw. I want to get back to that part of me.

These videos help me get thru the days. During my paws stage I started to get panic attacks. Watching them help ground me. My rebirth day is Dec 11th.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Keep it going, life is better without alcohol!

My favorite hobby has always been playing video games. As I got older I only played video games while drinking. Now that I am sober I can't bring myself to play anything right now it is very frustrating. I hope I can find joy in video games again without having a drink.

I wouldn't consider myself a "creative" in the sense you're speaking, Jae. But I feel like my role as a mother and homemaker takes quite a bit of creative effort. I enjoy creating cozy and comfortable spaces in our home. When our home is loved on and carefully curated it creates a sense of peace that's hard to recreate outside of the home. Unfortunately I don't get paid for it 😂, but when I'm intentional I do a pretty good job. I was surprised when you mentioned the music bit because I've also (subconsciously, at first) stopped listening to music with lyrics. It's part of my "cortisol management plan." Lots of piano and classical in the background, tho. Another great video! I had to listen twice. 😊❤ Oh, and 35 days sober! Had to add that. 😁

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Happy 35 days!!!! Being a stay at home mom is art!! There is an art to curating your space, the mood, the tone, the menu, the activities, safety, education, love and understanding. Keep doing an amazing job. The future needs more great kids today to lead us tomorrow!

Hey Brother, I am a visual artist. As I'm still pulling pretty hard out of another active alcoholism and some drug usage I have began to realise I must put my sobriety first. Although I'm sure I'm doing my best work. Really am, I'm not blind. I really need the support and advice and ultimately the encouragement to keep going. It's been rough!!! Thankyou 🙏

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Life is so much better without drugs or alcohol.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Anything that we persist at gets easier. give yourself the space and the fluidity to know some days will be harder than others. It's like investing in our own stock. It doesn't always go up, but in the long-term, the GAINS are huge!! 💹

I got sober from alcohol+harder substances 2 years ago, and I gave up weed 1 week ago. First thing I'm noticing is that I have 0 creative drive. It's gone. Music sounds awful. I have no ideas. No vision. Nothing. When I play my instruments or try to paint it feels like im forcing it and that hurts. Life's not worth living without art and music. I had no idea that quitting would suck every ounce of creative joy right out of my system. I don't think it's worth it.

@GettingSoberAgain

4 күн бұрын

Watch "WILL I LOSE MY CREATIVITY AFTER GETTINGS SOBER?" kzread.info/dash/bejne/i56Hrq9qeLi1irw.html

I'm a freelance photographer and i can tell you that when I'm totally in the moment with a sober head (taking photos) it's magic🎉😊

@GettingSoberAgain

3 ай бұрын

Oh wow me too! You can see more of my work at www.jaeandres.com

@BobShay

3 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain....nice site! What online tools did you use to create it?

Im @ timecode 3:29 into this video. I'm in tears. Can I relate to any of the people or things mention? EVERY DAMN ONE. EVERY DAMN THING. In a weird way, I never fully succeeded with making a living artistically. In that same weird way, it probably why I'm alive. Thank you. On day 2 of my 10/10. Last night was rough, but I made it. I moved from the U.S. to Thailand and here alcohol sells are only from 11:am -2:pm & 5:pm- Midnight. Thank God. Thank Buddha. Thank you for the help.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Keep trying buddy, there is a plan for your life and it is not to be an alcoholic. Please don't give up on yourself.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

What inspired you to move to Thailand?? I always fantasized about doing the same

I'm an actor, director, writer, I also play guitar, and paint. Yeah, it's different being a sober artist. 😮

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Many hats 🎩👒⛑️🎓🧢

I make stained glass windows. Now 11 days sober! I loved loved loved to drink when I do glass work. Was worried I wasn’t going to be able to enjoy it but it’s actually just fine

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

It's actually just fine. You heard it here first folks! 🤠

@BobShay

3 ай бұрын

Excellent ❤😊

Haven’t been a long time subscriber to your channel, but I had an unfortunate reset today on my sobriety calendar. But this isn’t to feel sorry for myself. Before this channel, I’d have never even considered publicly announcing this. But (…) those ellipses are there for a reason. Your videos make a difference, even when there are setbacks!

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

No judgment, everyone's path has some twists & turns. As long as you keep trying you will reach your alcohol-free goal!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS!!!

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

Getting back up is more important than falling down. The recovery is more important than the fall.

17 glorious days🙌

@anonymoususer480

7 ай бұрын

Keep it up

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

17 days is pretty awesome!!!!

I'm a musician (god it still feels weird to say that, even after 20+ years). You're right, the amount of inspiration I've been experiencing since becoming sober is unreal. It took me all last year to put 2 songs out. (Yes, I was still learning as I went, but it still took a year for 2 songs). This year, though, my goal is 3 songs. I picked up my bass in December, after drying up for a couple weeks, and fell in love with it. I bought it many years ago when I was trying out for a band, and never really picked it up. It stayed in its case for closet to 10 years, honestly. I've always liked the feel of a bass, but I've felt like I needed to stick with my "main" instrument, guitar, because that's what I've always wanted to play. I'm learning, through being sober, society doesn't give a fuck about what instrument I play. So, I switched my main to bass. I love playing it, and it feels much more natural to me. I think it's because the strings are larger, more space in between them and I don't have the clutter in my brain of 6 strings to deal with. I still play guitar, but if I'm gonna noodle around it's gonna be on bass. I didn't realize how dampening to my creativity drinking and smoking was. Sure, I feel more when I'm high, but I also can't focus for long on what I'm doing. Those times are better spent watching movies or doing something else that doesn't require my brain to function. When I was heavy into WoW, I've spent upwards of 16 hours straight playing. I do that, now, with writing music. I'll go into my "studio" (home, self built, no fancy stuf), pull up my drum program and just start writing, making small adjustments as I go and being completely immersed in the project. Something I've never been able to do, because of my old lifestyle. Now, instead of passing out on my keyboard because I've played 16 hours straight and pretty much drank the whole time, I'm passing out on my keyboard after a marathon of creativity lol. It's a much better feeling.

@GettingSoberAgain

6 ай бұрын

Heck yeah!! Do you have any music online anywhere?

@musickf

6 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain I do! On this profile's channel and on bandcamp. Both are the same recordings, just different formats. If you do decide to check them out, it should be the two newest videos. I'm also currently writing a new one. Got the bridge almost written and working on an idea to add an extreme emotional journey for about 8 bars. Emotions through music is a big goal of mine. I've cried during multiple songs by various artists, and I want to have the knowledge to reach my audience in the same way.

I like to draw Murals.

I was a drummer until my car accident. My right arm and leg are not usable, well only for simple things like walking or eating. I can't play anymore. I was also a snowboarder. I can't hold myself up on the board anymore. That (accident) was do to alcohol and drug use). I didn't kill anyone, but it fucked me up.I sold my drums, but I still have my snowboard with the hopes that I can ride again.

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

Please read the story of Rick Allen, drummer for Def Lepard. He was in a horrible car accident that ripped off his left arm. He succeeded in relearning to play the drums in a year just because he was so determined to play on stage with the band once again. He played onstage professionally with the band for five years before retiring. The man started out as a stubborn, shocked twenty one year old in the hospital and graduated to playing drums onstage with the band again.

@PunchPressQueen75

7 ай бұрын

@@gwillis01 I know about Rick Allen. Def Lepard is one of my favorite bands (I'm an 80's girl). I was born in the 70's but grew up in the 80's. Anyhow, I can't afford all the electronics that he had to relearn how to play with his feet. My right leg can be strengthened, but my right arm is very weak and the doctor took a large portion of my bone out (the accident shattered it ). I have a plate on the other side barely holding the other bone together.

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

@@PunchPressQueen75 The main thing is to count your abilities and your blessings. Don't focus on what you can no longer do. Focus on the skills and abilities that you can still use. You can have success in life. You just have to do some of the things that you want to do in a different way.

Lucy Willis is back in business; your online KZread friend.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

What's the business? Can we invest? 💹💰💸

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain I just mean that my internet service was briefly interrupted. I'm back to being able to watch my favorite YT videos again.

I love making music and playing, but I used to enjoy it alot with alcohol

I’m heading into Day 4 and hoping the absence of alcohol will allow me to be more creative. I paint and do wire sculpting and always thought I needed something to drink to relax and let loose. Ultimately, I realized the opposite was happening I was not putting out my best. Cheers to sobriety…today, my Day 3 was difficult, but I’m about to turn off the light and wake up to Day 4. Thanks for these videos. I am grateful for them.

Hello Jae. It's time to get rid of the ancient image of the anxious, tortured artist. A person can be unsure of how to finish a story or a painting. Excellence takes time. On the other hand, art is supposed to be fun instead of a struggle.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Great idea!

Thank you for these videos. I am a visual artist and musician and have been scared to give up my weed. Alcohol and pot are my go tos and I stopped both at 12 am this morning. I found your videos and am grateful to find so much inspiration and information to help me stay sober. I’ve always thought that weed helps my creativity but I think I have been lying to myself. I now want to prove to myself that I am more creative and have more inspiration without it. “Sick and tired of being sick and tired “ With loving gratitude. ❤️🙏

@GettingSoberAgain

6 ай бұрын

Welcome fellow creative!! Do you have any work online that you're comfortable sharing? feel free to play a link here, and or email me! you can email me at GettingSoberAgain@gmail.con

Nothing really to do with creativity, but I feel like crowing a bit. 30 days sober!!! And it seems like a weird thing to be excited about, but MY POOP IS BROWN AGAIN!!!! LOL Love the content. Keep it coming!!!!

@gwillis01

7 ай бұрын

Congrats on 30 days sober. Keep up the good work Hugh

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Stick with it, you are off to great start my friend!

Thank you so much for this

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! If you're interested in seeing more of our content along your journey (we have hundreds more), click here to watch our NEWEST videos on sobriety! kzread.info/head/PLddHUddS-QQjIYyRNl-E3bkOiEWWIZtEt

Thank you . I'm ready for change

Love your videos. Especially helpful tips like thinking from your future self before you decide to do something. ❤

@GettingSoberAgain

6 ай бұрын

don't forget to take notes 😉

Hi Jae, I’m getting stuck into extra shifts at work. Also doing bits at home which have needed doing for ages. I’m not a creative type but I’m definitely more productive being dry. Thanks again. Three weeks tomorrow 👍👍👍

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏 3 Weeks let's gooooooooo!!!!

So happy I found your channel Jae. As a drummer and professional video colorist, this hits home. Thanks again for your work.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Hello fellow creative 🤓

Yes...we are a different breed Jae 😊❤

@GettingSoberAgain

3 ай бұрын

🐢

I’ve been on my journey to getting healthier all around and right now I’m 5 weeks sober! I’m proud of myself for getting this far considering i work and can drink at a place where everyone is drinking. Thanks to this channel it has been keeping me on track and I’ve been binge watching all of your videos 😅 even videos from two years ago! They help so much, thank you!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Yay you like me (the content) 🥰🥰🥰

God bless you Jae!!

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Amen brother

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

🥰🥰BACK AT YA!!🙏🙏🙏

I never seem to wanna play guitar after ive had a few beers. Maybe thats why I havent touched my guitar in a couple years 😢 lol

Yes absolutely

Quitting again for the forth time since I started watching you...just wanted to say you are the best resource on all of youtube. Also RIP Alexi Laiho, the biggest loss to the metal community in years all thanks to alcohol

@GettingSoberAgain

5 ай бұрын

RIP Alexi 😔 I appreciate You're honesty and transparency! Thomas Edison said that "I didn't fail at inventing the light bulb 1,000 times, I just found a thousand ways it didn't work" Keep putting in the work my friend!

I have always been the creative type. All my idols were big drinkers. So for a while I bought into that myth. I was born with spina bifida. And wasn’t very popular with the ladies. And I couldn’t play sports. I made friends when I started going to the bar. It was a way to relate to people and ignore the body I was born in. I have always tried to act like those around me. I turned 40 in June and came to the realization that drinking makes me inauthentic. I have tried and failed a couple of times. But I want to quit in the worst way. Because I don’t think grown all that much since my 20’s. I talk about being a poet more than actually writing poetry. But i have discovered that I write more now when I am not drinking

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏📝

I am an alcoholic and have been in the hospital in the past couple weeks for pancreatitis and my liver and kidneys trying to shut down. Now I know that I have to quit drinking or by this time next year I will be like the names you just called out.

@GettingSoberAgain

6 ай бұрын

Will you quit?

Thanksgiving was my last day of alcohol. Right now I have no desire to drink. I believe there's half a six pack in the back of my truck and just don't feel like drinking it man. That s*** is poison and I'm so done with it

Love this topic! I used to always believe this myth and believe you can be a totally creative powerhouse without Alcohol!!

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

What other myths have we been allowing to dictate our life's direction? Find out now, with sobriety lol

@40andFlying

7 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain biggest is your the problem, not alcohol! Im only on day 2 but documenting whole journey check it out. Continued success!!!

Wow, starting at 7:08 to about 8:40 so accurate.

@GettingSoberAgain

4 ай бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

Musician and language learner here. Even though drinking beers daily didn't really impair my abilities to memorize songs, structures and stuff, I feel waaay better now without alcohol. As I used to feel back in my late teens-early twenties when I would drink on extremely rare occasions. Maybe it's about self-perception but also a huge amount of practice I've started to do about half a year ago just as I used to in my early days in music. These efforts pay off now with each performance and I can't be happier! Rock'n'roll is not an excuse for being sloppy. As for the language learning, maybe I memorize things better now and also the capability of recognizing patterns is more clear. It's really entertaining.

@GettingSoberAgain

5 ай бұрын

All these improvements for the low low price of $0!!! 💰💰💰

@GettingSoberAgain

5 ай бұрын

DAY 50 LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

@Robostomp

5 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain Exactly! Saving $ actually

@Robostomp

5 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain and why day 50? Must be my 124th of sobriety.🥳

Bad boy par example hit the dust 2 days ago, Shane MacGowan...... never liked him, the ultimate 'suffer for your art' posterboy, I suppose..... Fairytale in New York will be the Xmas hit this year, so! ...... Anyway, I'm back! I had to take a break, reevaluate a bit. So many crazy things happened this year, even only the last 3 months! I'm an over the top creative person, too many crafts and skills and interests, and in fact all can be pretty damning to my muscles due to repetitive strain! For me to find the actual sweet point of not overdoing it, no matter how much inspiration I have for any subject, is not easy! I'll get there, eventually! My best chance will be a nice reading spell, because that's not too straining! I don't create for any Xmas markets anymore, the world is full enough with stuff nobody actually needs, so I can literally just do things 'for the fun of it', but like said, I'm like a Duracel bunny, I just keep ticking over, until my body literally seizes up! Thank goodness we don't do traditional Xmas! Looking forward to just the holiday, time with the man, and end of the year a trip to the Netherlands to celebrate my sister's 55th at New Year's Eve and visit some newborn babies and the sister-in-law whose husband (my man's brother) died in October last.... Bring on 2024! We've got this!

In January 1 it will be one year sober for me

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

That is awesome, 1 year!!!

@latinadancerd

6 ай бұрын

@@jeffreyjohnmann thanks

Hey 👋🏻 could you please tell me which one of your videos speaks about the situations that 'make' people drink, you know, 'the when, the Who, the why...' Thanks a lot😊

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

😉 "5 Enemies to your sobriety" kzread.info/dash/bejne/p52msMRxfbHFf6g.htmlsi=ju0n3qkJHca8h_LC Here's the playlist to our most recent episodes! kzread.info/head/PLddHUddS-QQjIYyRNl-E3bkOiEWWIZtEt

40 days of sobriety today hmm sounds like a Christmas jingle!😅Can we see some of your artwork Jay? Im the manager of a t-shirt print shop here in Maui.🤙🏼🤙🏼

I am inspired by this video. As I had recently commented on another video of your, I draw and I do sketbooking. I do that just for me.

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

I remember, you wanted to get your head out of the sand for the holidays! Thanks for reaching back out! How's the sobriety practice coming along?

@groth1m

7 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain it’s been coma along well. I have my cravings but I reach for green iced tea as a substitute. Thanks for asking.

@jeffreyjohnmann

7 ай бұрын

Stick with it my friend!

Have you ever listened to an instrumental by Spyro Gyra ? That's good music without words. My favorite selection is called. "Morning Dance".

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

listening now 😁

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

love the steel drums and sax!

Jack Kerouac...Neal Cassady...so on and so forth...

Eventually people will come around to praising you when the quality of your artistic talent cannot be denied any more. Embrace your wild pink flamingo energy instead of trying to turn yourself into just another grey and white mediocre pigeon.

Made it…day 90 🎉

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

🥳🥳YOU DESERVE TO FEEL YOUR BEST🥳🥳

I’m insanely more creative when I haven’t been drinking…Does that sentence make sense? 🤔

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

Let me see your portfolio 🎨👩‍🎨🖼️

😂 I am 7 days in

Hemingway and Kerouac drank themselves into oblivion and their writing turned to garbage

There are two types of different. You can be better than average as well as worse than average. Don't force yourself to dress like a grey and white pigeon when you were born to be a vivid, bright pink flamingo. Embrace the pink energy!! Enjoy your weirdness!! It's ok to be different than all the mediocre pigeons surrounding you.

Learning music production ableton

Why can't I make it past 40 days?

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

You tell me. Why is it such a a mystery? Self awareness is part of the sobriety starter kit. 😉

It's either the lighting or you're skin is yellow.....hmmmm

@anonymoususer480

7 ай бұрын

Stop dropping your nuggets of negativity

@GettingSoberAgain

7 ай бұрын

BWAAAAHAHAHA. Not sure if it's in the best taste to call an Asian dude yellow 😂😂😂

@redstarrmedia746

7 ай бұрын

@@GettingSoberAgain oh snap LMAO 🤣🤣