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I have been to rehabs and I immediately got the cult vibes. The cliques, the your not fully in recovery while taking suboxone short term. The first aa meeting I was brought to I identified as an addict and was immediately harped on about "we say alcoholic here" was jarring and only having 10 days clean and my first rehab it wasn't inviting at all. Now not all meetings are the same. But I honestly think you can get something out of it, but eventually it's just like I wanna live a sober life without identifying as an addict my whole life, and just constantly hearing the war stories just gets old. I did the first 4 steps and that was it. I have relapsed a couple times but I have been sober about 6 years. I don't remember the exact date or even month I got clean just another thing they want you to remember. I think it's fine for some people and does not work for a majority.

As a high-running diabetic, Is rather take my 1oz of rye on an empty stomach than that metformin-glipizide cocktail.

Well said man! 4 years clean from fentanyl and meth without NA.

Fascinating, great video, explains alot, thanks. Makes me want to quit again for longer.

It is my firm opinion that god has led me to your channel. Thank you for this detailed content.

Thank you! I got clean with MAT and therapy. I am mentally ill. I know that first. My sons dad got clean no MAT only traditionally AA, sponsor, group, 12 steps, halfway house etc. As soon as his job wanted him to go to another city for a few weeks he relapsed. I just don’t believe in it myself you get addicted to the meetings instead of actually curing the problem. The “one solution” and “big book” is so cult like I just couldn’t do it that way. I like going to meetings but I don’t need them

It's a cult and nothing more. The very first step tells you that you are “powerless” what scope does that leave for self esteem? the truth being, addiction is a choice. This 12 Step nonsense then goes on to tell you to give yourself up to a “Higher power” what place does that have in modern medicine. Give it a wide birth, you are the Higher power, if any form of bad habit is more trouble than it's worth just stop.

Sounds familiar, allthough I never was much of sugary stuff eater.

Alcoholism/ metabolic syndrome connection might be better stated. The encouragement of sweets as a craving pacifier in AA’s big book makes me mad but in the 30s they didn’t know any better.

Amen!! Hallelujah!! The truth is right here. I am 14 years sober. Initially I was a big AA devotee, thumped my big book on anyone's head who I thought needed it. At 4 years I began to notice that the stuff I was being fed just didn't seem to bear out in real life. I am a semi exilee of AA due to my current viewpoints. I have taken huge issue with the statement " Your best thinking got you here in AA" . That is so profoundly untrue. My worst, sickest, mentally unbalanced poisoned thinking got me to AA. My best thinking allowed me to work my way through UGA with a double major in Economics and Music, while simultaneously walking onto the UGA football team and playing music on the Athens music scene with Widespread Panic and other good bands. That was my best thinking. When I point this out to people I know in recovery they usually twitch for a few seconds and then silently walk away. The learned helplessness and severely limiting mindset portrayed above are two insidious aspects of a program that clings onto an 80 year old faith healing dogma and ignores most all advances in addiction medicine since 1940.

Thank you for this. An inspiration. ❤

I disagree!! Why would I change seats in th🎉 Titanic?

That's very true, all they talk about is there story!! They turned to self love.

Thanks for your content Matt.

Found your information informative

The numbers will always be skewed based on perspective. Focusing on our differences was my biggest hurdle, it was definitely not solution based. What is your experience with AA? I’m drawn to people’s experiences. Get in where you fit in. I’ll never question anything that works for you or others. But, I can share that the 12 steps were the absolute last thing I was willing to try, but they were the first thing that changed my life! 8/2/10

Ummm......

1:15 I dunno anybody who says AA is a "sure fire fix". Mostly, it is the last refuge. Then it may "work", and often does. The desperation of the dying?

Those who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves will not recover.

I drank and worked out to. I'm looking to train my brain and body now in sobriety. Your program looks interesting.😊

Wassup yall screenshot 1:35 🙏🏾

Dude this is wild, I've never heard this before and it makes perfect sense. I am sending this to all my friends that are recovering alcoholics.

Giving a like before watching. Your channel is greatly appreciated. The traditional model of alcohol recovery is so outdated and kind of dismal, imo.

I've suspected this connection between sugar and alcohol for years. Dragged myself to AA meetings many times in the hopes of some relief because frankly the medical establishment is clueless about alcoholism and AA is the only game in town. What is the problem and solution in AA? I have a spiritual malady and I'm defective in character so I need to rely on God and becoming a better person to stay sober. I've always suspected that this "treatment" is nonsense for my condition and AA's efficacy rate of around 10% is the proof that they are out to lunch on the subject. I know I'm a pretty straight up honest, self examining guy who feels pain if I accidentally step on an ant or snail when I go for a walk. There is nothing seriously wrong with my character or spiritual condition. But because I don't buy AA's prognosis they tell me that I am "constitutionally incapable of being honest with myself"! (page 58 of the Big Book) My advice to anyone with this problem is to work on getting the blood sugar condition under control with diet, supplements and moderate exercise and stay away from AA's negative brainwashing.

Most alcoholic drinks are full of sugar.. do that enough, of course its gonna throw off blood sugars.. 🙄 hello!

I've had reactive hypoglycemia my entire life. I can't eat refined carbs or drink alcohol on an empty stomach. I can eat one square of dark chocolate after a healthy meal and be completely fine. I've never managed to have just one drink. As they say, one is one too many, and one is never enough. I'm really focused on nutrition and lifting right now, so I don't drink at all.

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Please give this video a like or comment to help this channel grow... so we can help others learn about the hypoglycemia-alcoholism connection. Thanks!

If a person has " a desire to stop drinking" and/or drugging, it is important to have a support network that can help you through some difficult times. If a person wants to use alcohol as way to cope with trauma or some other difficulty, it's their right. AA has given people a choice. People do find support in church groups, and other ways as well. AA may not be the only answer but it certainly the most available answer. It's not just about putting down the drink, that is the beginning, but it also about improving one's life to be fulfilling and joyful.

JOHN 3:3

I really tried with AA but it just started feeling a little creepy. It also didn't keep me sober. Today is day 9 without alcohol after a year long relapse.

I've been sober for 2.5 years now using kratom. Yes, i know i've just traded one thing for another, but I can drive, work, go out, hang out with family and friends etc. so I have all the quality of life a 100% sober person has, while still having something to chill me out at the end of the day

Thank you Matt 😊

I have been in AA for two years without a slip. I go to a meeting every week sometimes two depending. That works for me. Being around a group of people that suffered and didn’t know how to quit. I tried to quit on my own over and over and it never worked. If it was a cult or religious based I would not attend. My life has been forever changed in so many amazing ways. Will I attend the rest of my life? That’s hard to say. Some do, some don’t.

In one of these videos he mentioned dropping 1k mg of L-Glutamate under your tongue when you have a physical craving for alcohol. I've done this twice now and both times were successful. Within a few minutes I almost completely forgot I'd had the craving and when I thought of it again I had absolutely no desire at all to drink. I've been struggling with those physical cravings for many years now and have not been able to get past it but I've been mentally, emotionally and spiritually ready to stop for all those years. I hate alcohol and I hate drinking so I'm very grateful for this tool and will continue to do that. I've also been taking 5k mg in the morning, along with magnesium and many other supplements, as well as making wise food choices and eating 3 times a day. I only started this journey a couple weeks ago but I'm already feeling so much better and I know now I can make it.

The word "cult" is a gotcha word. Anything can be classified a "cult"

Bill W died crying for booze on his deathbed… I’m sure AA didn’t work for him 😂

I became sober and stayed sober inspite of everyone forcing AA on me as an atheist!! It did a lot of mental harm and couldn’t focus on my recovery until I left it for good ❤

Brilliant Video.

I remember a line I heard in an old medical show, maybe Ben Casey. The older doctor told Casey that the success rate with addiction is about 2%. I now wonder how true that statistic is.

Your video on the supplement Mucana was very helpful. So far it really helps with cravings.

Just ordered some- thanks!

I have been in AA years ago then again recently.. I always hear about people killing themselves... I think it has something to do with all the shaming and judging that they do to you.... Hmmmm???? I'm not sure, but I always hear about suicide..

Ok so. Whats the difference between addictions and habits?

My brother wnt through the whole detox and rehab process in Scotland. It appeared that there was little in terms of what happens to or for the patient opnce they go home - and the drinking would start the next day because he had no other coping mechanisms.

Fascinating. I almost never see lithium carbonate prescribed anymore. Blood levels have to be monitored closely. Nice to see that there is another option. I've been sober for a long time, but I might mention this to my son. He retired at 36 (Bitcoin millionaire) and now he just fishes, drinks, and smokes weed all day. I'm worried about him. Excess money and addiction are a terrible combination.

I love this channel and it's content.

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