Sober minds are better . Yes it takes 2. But if you ran a survey how Many Women that were conceived were under the influence?? No disrespect to anyone whatsoever. And yes, sir, the same question to the men. When I met my wife, we were drinking and partying, but she stopped, and I had two beautiful children, But anyone has been drinking for a long time .. Jae knows how the bars worked Jae keep doing what you’re doing my friend👍 trust me, this guy is the real deal He is not a fake. Thank you so much brother..🙏🏻
I don't miss waking up with random cuts and bruises and not remembering how I got them. I don't miss my house being a mess because I'm too hungover to clean up. I don't miss having to deal with so many empty wine bottles. I don't miss lying and hiding what I've really been doing with myself. I don't miss feeling like shit all the time.
That hangover bruh. Before you even open your eyes in the morning your skull is pounding and you are queasy. None of the fun the night before is worth that feeling. Took me 38 years to figure it out. But I am going on 3 months sober!
I stopped drinking at Christmas and I was doing great.. then last night my friend called for dinner and I thought to myself your doing good one glass of wine won’t hurt with dinner.. what a stupid mistake that was.. I ended up drinking two glasses of wine and then I had a gin so three drinks in total.. I then realised this was the wrong thing to be doing and started drinking water went to bed woke up this morning feeling like death!! Ashamed of myself regretful, disappointed, just devastated!! so I took the bottle of gin and poured it down the sink .. and we go again.. please pray for me folks 🙏❤️
The comeback is more important than the stumble. The best you can do is make this a learning experience. You decided to do an experiment and the results were bad. Remember the results were bad the next time you are tempted.
@@gwillis01 thank you so much 😊 I really needed to hear that.. yes I’m going to do that .. I’m on here watching as many of the videos as I can to help me .. and reading peoples own personal stories has been so helpful and motivating!! Even the fact that you took the time out to reply to me that’s helped me.. i’m very grateful thank you so much 🙏❤️
It's a blessing that your conscious simply despises the possibility of you cheating on your future self with your past self! That means that your heart's in the right place.. Now, let's start stringing together a respectable streak that you can be proud of! 🙏🙏🙏
@@GettingSoberAgain thank you so much I’m going good thank god 🙏 And watching all of your post and finding so much important information! you have a beautiful community thank you I’m so glad I found it ❤️ One of your quotes that you said in one of your videos really resonated with me… when we get lost, we don’t stay lost.. thank you ❤️
The hangovers would hit me hard. I’d drink until my heart was content on Friday night, then be USELESS and lay in bed all day Saturday, and sometimes into Sunday and even Monday. I was wasting my life away in bed, hungover. 2-1/2 years sober and now I’m up early on weekends. I feel great in the mornings - have my coffee, open the windows and listen to the birds chirp. Get ready and go out into the world feeling awake and energetic. Quitting alcohol is the BEST gift I’ve ever given myself. It is so worth it.
Keep it going, 7 days is a great start! Posting here every day will help so much, Watching a video too every day, it helps me stay on track when I watch these videos.
This is great! Not just words. A week means you mean it. Now rack up them weeks! It's not easy, but it does not need to be hard. Just focus. Don't worry what people think. Don't worry about making declarations. Just be serious, 100% to yourself. Be open to that inner person that really has your best interests at heart. If that person was not in there, I can guarantee you that you would not have gotten a week under your belt, you would not have watched this video and your comment would not be here for me to support. I wish you success.
I don’t miss being a slave to a substance, I don’t miss hating myself for not being strong enough to resist. I don’t miss completely numbing my emotions and ruining relationships. I don’t miss the bad decisions or the $500 a month (at least). Just to start lol.
I do not miss feeling my time disappear in the blink of an eye. Between the drinking, passing out, sleeping in, and recovering and then rinsing and repeating, there was no time for LIVING. When I am sober, time slows and a weekend off now feels like a week compared to when I was drinking. I do not miss feeling like my life was rapidly passing me by.
When we're born, the clock starts. When we take our final breath the clock ends. But we only get the time that we get and we don't know how much it's going to be. Make the most of today before tomorrow's too late!
When we are in the active alcohol misuse cycle we can’t see how hard we are working just to keep the crazy cycle going. Finally putting down the bottle is like taking a rabid monkey off your back. Then you can actually gain the ability to start addressing your real life issues, not just the big unnecessary ONE. 💪🏻
Once I got so drunk, I was walking home around 3am and somehow I fell asleep on my way home.... inside someone's car that I didn't know. I woke up THANK GOD before sunrise and got myself home before they came out, but somehow I'd just gotten in a totally random neighbor's car and fallen asleep. JFC. 408 days sober so far, and definitely sleeping in my own bed like a big boy.
106 days. I've done this before, but never anything like this length. Keep going. It's crazy how things just keep getting better and better. The brain, the body, the fat. Better and better. Do whatever it takes to not drink.
I really don’t miss waking up and seeing what I left plugged in, what I didn’t remember texting, what I tripped over and broke, or the crap way I felt every single morning, which was only getting worse by the year, month, week and day. I also love being able to read again at night, and getting through more than one page!
I don't miss the knowing looks from the liquor store clerks and having to patronize several so they didn't know the full extent of my addiction. A case from store A this week, a case from store B next week and a case from store C the week after that.......Repeat. Don't miss that at all.
98 days today without AA. Not saying it doesn’t work for some, but it was never for me. This channel and many others have been my replacement AA as well as doing the work! Thank you!!!!
What works works. 98 days is boss! Personally, I go back and forth. I'm in an AA homegroup, but I got sober watching this channel. I return here often, and always come away better than I started. Much as many feel after a meeting. And there is less drama here too, lol. I had a massive cross talk at me earlier this week. I'm about to apprehensively go in there now, and I feel like the situation is childish.
Hey brother, I hope everyone listening really listens to me!! It’s going to suck for a few days, but Lord Jesus after a month you’re good to go. I’m almost 3 years sober. I love it.
No complaints here… If I can help just 1 person . Just 1 then im ok. Im a seasoned veteran.. I probably drank your weight in beer.. and yes that’s nothing to brag in on. Anyway, it’s almost 8 o’clock here. I’ve got to get on my 4 Wheeler and check my livestock. Stay safe, my friend, no matter which state you in.🙏🏼
Amen Jae!!! I can honestly say that alcohol took away every opportunity, took away most of the benefits of any hard work in put into life. Most of the terrible decisions I have made were due to alcohol. It made me into a liar trying to cover my sneaking alcohol consumption in the garage! It is a taker and never gives back. When I was in the middle of the addiction I didn’t even notice how my whole day was worked around booze. I so appreciate the honesty of your videos, we have to be able to talk it all without feeling ashamed etc. . I’m not embarrassed, I got sucked into a trap I didn’t see coming. Life is so much more optimistic and simple without alcohol in it. Lots of rambling on 😂. Thanks again Jae. Everyone crush the week and have a great day!
Last Saturday, I attended a Life celebration for a very good friend of mine. One of the best Musicians I had the honor to perform with. As the night went on, I noticed how my other friends began to get drunk. Some got loud, some got sad, some just got Huggy and some just got stupid. When I performed a tribute song, the band was slow on tempo and made a few mistakes. Nobody noticed, but I sure did. It was the first time I performed sober in decades. I didn't say anything, but it made me think of how I must have been in My past. Tomorow will be 150 days Sober, I'm so very Thankful ...
Nice, I am 156 days alcohol-free, I play drums in rock n roll bands and I too am starting to notice how booze changes the way people perform. I am sure I have been the one up there screwing up songs in the past when I was drunk. It feels better to know I am giving my best when I play now.
And Now you have another sobriety milestone accomplished by playing sober! The second time will be easier than the first, and so on and so forth! Be the change that you wish to see in the world 🙏🙏🙏
I'm still here! Day 8, but I've had no alcohol 35 of the last 38 days!! Only one of those times was I drunk. I'm feeling super foggy and unfocused this week. Hope that passes soon.
HEY that's pretty AWESOME!!! I hope the fogginess passes fast but try and relax about it ok? Sobriety is no easy feat right? BTW, I'M 38 days TOO!!! I almost messed up several times, so I TOTALLY GET IT!! Wishing you ALL of the success in your endeavor for a better life. 🔥👍
It will pass for sure. Keep up the Good Work and don't be too hard on yourself. It's not how you have "a slip"- it's how you get back up that matters ! Appreciate your honesty so much. Thank you
Hi Jae, with your help I’ve got Thirteen weeks today and not far away from my longest dry streak of 107 days! I’m determined to push on right through, stay sober and keep running. Feels amazing to be fit again, had a fantastic run in the rain and mud through a forest yesterday. It was pure enjoyment, I’d never do that while drinking. I don’t miss the feelings I get when drinking, the guilt, shame, the hopelessness, the constant planning of days around drinking. Your videos are so helpful to me and I’m sure many many others. Thank you
107 days is a huge accomplishment! Keep that streak going, it is going to start getting easier for you soon, you are doing better than you think. Stick with the exercise, that is a game-changer. Focusing on fitness will really help you remain alcohol-free for the long run!
For me the one thing is appetite and circadian rhythm. After a bender or night of drinking hard you don’t want to eat at all and ur body is just shot from lack of nutrients. It’s also nice to go to bed at the same time and wake up and the same time no matter if it’s Tuesday or Saturday
I don’t miss wasting money. When I finally added it all up and got sick. I’m taking that monthly money now and going into a six month complete mental and physical management program. One weird thing. I never let myself feel guilty over money spent on booze but I’m struggling with feeling guilty about spending money on me in a positive way. 🤔
That's a great thing to allow yourself to observe in order to rewire your mind. Self medicating is on our own terms, and we justify it when it comes in a bottle or a baggie. But then we say we are too broke for a bottle of high quality vitamins, or organic veggies, or therapy, a personal trainer, an LLC, cerification courses, or to become an official member of this channel 😉
Many times it is difficult to crawl out of a well traveled deep rut of self destruction and start a new path of self improvement. Many times the unfamiliar feels strange and uncomfortable. Stick with it until self love and self improvement feels normal.
I’ve done the “Puke out of the moving car” move myself . Sadly it was my mates car, and I had to pay for his car to be washed. Can relate to the hangovers and drunk texts and most of the others as well eeeeeek . Great vid as always, Jae .All the best , mate !
Oh the drunk texts I've sent. I'm cringing and know that Sobriety is so much better without the shame regrets anxiety and depression after I was texting madness at like 3:40 a.m. Group texts at that 🤯 I don't miss it
Same, and also freezing cold. The poor guy who's car it was was not happy. Also puked in my brother in law's lap the first time I met him. Proud moments right there. 🙄
Once you are away from the misery that alcohol brings to your life it gets easier to live without it. Tomorrow I will have 6 months sober. Feeling very proud of myself. It’s been over 40 years since I have been sober this long. I was a daily bing drinker. Not at bars but I drank plenty at home in the evenings, at social gatherings and anytime I needed to reward myself…which was daily. Now that I have some distance from alcohol I can tell it did nothing for me but bring misery and poor health. Hang in there everyone. Sobriety is so worth the struggle. It does get easier.
You are me. Only I'm on day 5 of sober. Thank you so much to share, you help me a lot with just this comment. Congratulations on your sobriety!!!!! Keep going.
@@rosealexander6630 Zone into that feeling and stick it in your back pocket. Temptations are on the horizon and you need to be able to refamiliarize yourself with know HOW you're going to feel the next day. I can't tell you how many times during my sobriety that I woke up the next day saying to myself " I'm so glad that I didn't go out and drink last night and I'm not waking up hungover! Thanks past me!!!"
had a challenge yesterday but made it through to today without drinking!! Thank you for speaking of the "past you / you/ future you....that is my tug of war.
this past weekend Feb 9th 10th and 11th was my first weekend alcohol free...however I did have a pretend beer,,,does that count...it totally helped with my mental obsession and I also keep very active to help alleviate my mental obsession. I remember one of the videos mentioning 10 and 10 ... I thought seeing that I don't drink daily...my 10 and 10 would be to cut out the alcohol and have a pretend beer....and go from there.
41 days sober, that line about when you are drunk all the time you are constantly lowering your standards hit home, I did a lot of things im ashamed of when I was a drunk, things I wouldn't ever do sober. onwards and upwards.
Stepping down onto the SeCond step- instead of the first - (picture THAT move) and then falling onto my butt & jumping out to see if anyone saw me. No. Thank God. But I still knew Still nursing that boo boo with ice & heat weeks later. No X-ray but surely something cracked. That was the night I said No More drinking. I can see myself ...leg and foot swinging down past the step to the next one. Thankful i walked home right quick ok...but what a tough time getting to bed and up again because I was in pain hurting for certain. You can laugh 😂!!
I don't miss all those empties. Big bags of empty cans and bottles that need to be separated, stored, and then returned for bottle deposits. What a huge annoyance.
Had a bad couple of days and was tempted by a beer when I got home last night, I know i wouldn’t had more than 1 or 2. But I know the things that annoyed me would still be there the next day, and I don’t want to be a slave to any substance. I just had a sparkling water with lemon and lime
Nice work my friend! lookup "organic Monkfruit sweetener dropper" ad 4-8 drop of that to your sparkling water with lemon and lime....BOOM, homemade sprite!
As you keep making good choices like this they are going to build up and make you stronger, then this will all get a lot easier for you. But you have to keep "doing the work" (as they say) and making those positive decisions. You are doing great, that was a big achievement.
I don’t miss things around the house NOT getting done! I’m actually pretty dang handy around the house!! I’ve fixed countless things since I quit drinking. Im motivated in a way I hadn’t been in years!
Woo hoo. Newly minted silver member as of ten minutes ago. One year membership is about the equivalent of 4-5 airport beers. 38 days sober, 102 days nicotine free. It's challenging, but nicotine was harder to quit for me personally. Number 8 is my favorite. Really loving the increased mental capacity and memory. When I was in the Air Force & Guard from 95-05, drinking was a big part of our culture. My squadron, 54th Fighter Squadron, in Alaska would have a quarterly get together/party. Hard to not drink when the beer is free and you take the second keg back to the dorms (Nobody wants to waste free beer). This is where "work hard play hard" mentality came in. Happy to say the service drinking mentality/toxic culure died off as our PT tests became more rigorous.
You're really putting up those numbers, and thank you for taking an extra step to be of support back to us by becoming an official member!! Your story is so interesting being a whole list of things I've never done personally, but that's why we love the comments right?? 😉🤝👊
Only 7 days into sobriety, but the brain fog was a real surprise to me. And, the other shocker was how I could forget things that I experienced sober. Like, a lot of things. It was definitely a factor in me seeking help.
8 days in, trying so damn hard. These videos help, so thank you. I turned 50, my dad dies at 76 because of drinking. I don;t want to die that young and don;t want the last few years of my life to be miserable. I wanna lose weight and not be a slave to booze and drugs. I can do it....
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Recently just got back into the gym and it’s given me more mental clarity and making me realize I need to take a big break from drinking it’s becoming a bad habit. I’ve gotten down to about 5-6 less drinks a week. Still working out the kinks
Great video Jae and as always I can identity with all you said. The moments I don't miss at all........waking up with the foreboding of text messages sent when drunk.........most shameful one, hitting on my wife's friend....fortunately she saw the funny side of it, my wife (now ex-wife didn't) I think there should be an app invented that is you are drunk your phone locks you out, now that is a great idea !! Waking up feeling dreadful and having spent a fortune to get that way. Lying to myself that its ok and I can control what I am doing............of course I couldn't. I am coming up to 900 days sober and thanks for the continuing help and support with these excellent videos, kind regards, Dave
Permanent changes and alcohol don't mix lol... I may have also been on the wrong side of history according to my phone logs. 900 days is HUGE!!!! KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!
I have never been a hopeless drunk but drinking has had a detrimental effect on my life. For instance poor sleep, charecterised by waking, constant thirst, leg cramps and waking up tired. Low mood, short temper, high blood pressure, which eventually lead to a small stroke, becoming over weight, falling, embarrassing myself, arguing with my husband, injudicious spending when boozing, especially online and more. All this left me disappointed at my lack of resolve to try harder/do better and a feeling that I could never get myself under control.
I feel ya. I've argued with a lot of husbands while drunk lol I'm happy to hear your self awareness is turned up. I look forward to hearing more from you soon. 😃
cringeworthy moment (one of many) : i got so blackout drunk i fought one of my friends and then another friend we were with dropped me off when i was supposed to stay the night and i couldn’t function enough to get inside so i fell and slept in the bushes until i called a random guy to help me inside 🙂 4 days sober now though
Day-9, Sunday afternoon, and, not headed to one of my favorite wine bars to work!! My skin looks different today, I spent 40 minutes of reading, and I have energy this afternoon. I am not used to having energy in the afternoon. I would be lying if I said I wasn't aching to get down to the wine bar, but, I will go have dinner with my daughter!
Day 4 here, many attempts but feel like I’m going to own it this time. Just felt close to myself again starting this morning and I don’t think I have any more rounds left in me, which is fine. Focusing on my sobriety first, hoping for 90 days and then forever
Just turned 43 and only 45 days sober but after 25 years of hard drinking, a few D.U.I.s, several failed relationships, and more embarrassing moments than I count, I guess its a decent start.... I feel better and my mind is less foggy. Hoping I can continue to stay the course and make 2024 as productive as possible. I cant say I'll never drink again but I know I wont today because Im looking forward to being healthier and happier if Im fortunate enough to have another 43 years of life left
43 days alcohol-free is an awesome start! You are doing better than you think. Stick with it, don't worry if "you will ever drink again", just worry about today. Keep it going- we are all cheering for you to keep this going!
Please don't make vague and fuzzy promises about the rest of your life. Please focus on making specific small goals for today and tomorrow. In my opinion, a thousand tiny wins adds up to one huge win.
would you rather be starting at 43, or 53? How about 63? or how about being on a dozen medications and bi-weekly doctor visits at 73? Time is on your side my friend! KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!!!
I have been researching a lot, watching channels like Sober Leon and Jae. Others as well and I know this is a journey I must take for myself and my family.
Cursing my wife out accusing her of cheating cause she didn’t want to sleep with me cause I was too intoxicated and messy texts with my drunks friends well so called friends and then morning time saying sorry for all the drunk spills I created the night before thank god I’ve been 40 days sober today won’t touch alcohol again
Haven’t had any alcohol in over a year man. I got pancreatitis and admitted to the hospital. Had a choice to make when I got out. Go down the beer aisle, or don’t. Keep being sick and tired, every day, or stop. I chose to hang it up and never look back. I feel so full of life now. I really truly never could get out of 2nd gear. For years. Thanks for these videos. Hope they help others.
Hey Jae I’m been wanting to leave a comment for the longest but didn’t know what I wanted to write down. Today I am 38 days sober again but this time for sure I’m gonna stay that way for good .. I had been drinking for the past 18 years off and on but it got bad this year Especially from October to January 4 and I was averaging 16-20 beers a day had threw up blood on New Year’s Day and I believe that was definitely my third and final warning because I already have 2 dwi’s . Went to the doctor that week and thankfully everything was still good meaning like my liver and kidneys are functioning well surprisingly. I’m just dealing with a little anxiety and little depression but not as bad as it was during my first week , but hopefully it will get better soon . Just want to say thanks to your videos because they are helping me and trust me I can write a whole book . lol Thanks again and I believe I have a purpose to help people like you are doing
Belief leads to faith! and having faith will lead you to the promise land that you desire. Keep up the great work, and keep us updated. Comments don't need to be epic, just show up and say whatever is on your mind. There's no judgement, remember? 😉
I don’t miss remember where I was tonight before. I don’t miss someone saying there may be pregnant.. I don’t miss being in a fog. I’m getting back while I miss before…Jae i hope and pray to anyone who says they cannot quit alcohol trust me, you can. I cannot express enough to what I’m talking about 40 years of hard drinking and I will be three years free on 4/20 .. if you’re watching his videos, please stay focused. This guy is not a scam. He is a real deal.. just listen to him that’s all I ask heads up on your channel my friend👌
@@GettingSoberAgain ha ha . You met my approval three years ago. Although I’ve been watching for a long time. Thank you buddy👍. Please anyone that is listening or watching. I know it sounds stupid. Pour your alcohol out tomorrow will be bad. Two days from now. It’s not going to be good a week from now I promise you you will love yourself again… i’m a veteran it will destroy your life financially and emotionally👍.. I am tickled to death to be in a situation. I am now …I planted 33 acres of winter grain. Hopefully I’ll drop soybeans in June or July.. Jae I’ll inbox ya😊
30 days sober, I really hope I can pass through the threshold of 2 months sober as I’ve tried going sober a few times before and I was just able to stay sober for 2 months. Wish me luck this time!
Once you pass a certain amt of time being sober, you will barely think about it anymore. for me it was a year, and I obsessed about it. It's been 13 years for me, and I can tell you I don't think about it, and it doesn't bother me to be around it.
@@GettingSoberAgain Life is so much better without it, It took me a long tim to stop though..But I had had enough, I thought I was going crazy, literally I started drinking alone when I was 21, and drinking at 16. I know, too much info. Life still has it's ups and downs, and tragedies, But it's much better to deal with all over that without the shakiness, depression, throwing up in the AM, not sleeping etc. It was an uphill battle to stop, but well worth it. hang in there XOXO
2 weeks sober today. I’m starting a new job in a week and I’m over the damn moon that I get to enter this place sober. Not a single regretful morning having to call my boss and fake sick because I was up til 2am on a random Tuesday getting blasted. Thank god. Maybe I can actually use my sick days for when I’m sick. What a concept 😅
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On the journey to sobriety & loving the road I'm on. Always remember the wise words 'One is too many, a hundred is not enough.' Many thanks for great video.
Welcome! These videos have really helped me, I am now alcohol-free for 156 days, it feels really good! Stick with it, life is so much better without alcohol!
In 2004 running up the back stairs of the Tampa VA were i worked, I tore my hamstring. I was prescribed Percocet, OxyContin and Valium. At the time i didn't comprehend what was coming. On a true pain scale, I use it the right way, was a constant 7. In 5 months i was addicted, sure in hindsight I swerved left when I should have went right. At least 4 years of living on the streets of St Petersburg FL, dancing with the Devil on Central Ave. A terrible addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. In 2017 September 19th to be exact, I got clean and stopped the cycle of ending up on the Flight Deck(Mental Health Ward) 16 times, 3 ODs and 2 suicide trys, I was F--ing done. I was 57 years old, i weighed 153 pounds at 6'1. I don't blame mom dad or anyone, it all comes down to either living or dying. Today i work volunteering with Veterans that were just like me.
What an inspiration. That's so great that you're working with Vets and you know what they're going through. Thank you and all of them for your service!
👏what👏a👏turnaround! You know...I may have danced with the devil on Central Ave myself! I was temporarily living in a building that's now a huge gay club. I think maybe it's on the corner of 38th?
@@GettingSoberAgain When I left it was a clothing store and other nefarious goings on. Spent a lot of time down in the hood at the Apartment there was also a pawn shop there. I actually met some people at those apartments that saved my sorry ass. Sometimes you can find good dudes in the craziest of places.
@@GettingSoberAgain I heard that they tore down that hotel and spent many a night at the Turning Point. I can't tell you how many times. No one gave up on me when they should have.
Thanks Jae. Catching up with your vids every couple of days. Day 51 today. The best part so far is bumping in to people l haven't seen since before l stopped. The most common question l get is "what's happened" ? So l tell them...very satisfying. Wonderful to be able to get up in the morning and get things done. Thank you again. 🙏
I'm starting tomorrow. For real! I can't wait to lose depression and have a nice deep sleep. My son just did it cold turkey. It's been over a year. I think I'll give him a call. Btw Jay I'm very proud of you and how you changed your life!
I'm on my sober recovery journey and your videos are helping, I don't feel as alone as I feel I am. I'm even having meetings with a local charity which help people get of alcohol
My blood pressure went way down to normal when i stopped. I always thought it was something genetic with me that I had such high blood pressure, but when I stopped, it magically went down again.
Man, you hit the nail on the head, bro!!! As I got to 19, I highly anticipated 20, but immediately realized that I wasn’t prepared for it. It almost made me cry… I’m gonna need a mission. To fix everything that drunk Cliff messed up all these years. 🙏🏽💯🙌🏽
@@GettingSoberAgain Trying to get home! Took the metro from the LAX to Long Beach. Heck yeah, man. Your channel is helping more people than you probably are aware of. The videos I’ve watched so far have helped me understand so much over these past two weeks. 15 days clean now.
Thanks for the information and encouragement. You are right about everything you said in this video...I imagine because you experienced it. Like my Dad said, "Education costs."
Yep, I agree with literally all 20 points - and I'd add that I definitely don't miss the constant thinking about alcohol - including when I could start drinking, how much I should buy, how much of what I just bought that I should drink in one sitting, how much I was drinking over all etc etc - it's exhausting.
It's like you're under hypnosis isn't it? When those craving start gripping you. it's like you go into a trance. You start to envision yourself grabbing your car keys, getting in the car, going down to the store, knowing exactly what shelf the booze is on, cashing out the whole nine yards. and then you just sit there kind of paralyzed and frozen knowing that you don't want to, but you're just totally gripped by that feeling. That's why we always talk about how important it is to get up and use your body. Go for a walk, go for a run, do a little bit of exercise. Even if it's just jumping rope and you're living room without the rope for five sets of 1 minute. Do some dishes, clean your bedroom, do some laundry, literally do anything else that occupies your mind. your body your hands and gives you a feeling of productivity instead of a feeling of helplessness.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Yesterday was day 100 and a country song played backwards for me all on the same day! Got my job, a miracle of money, a new place to stay of my own, and relationships healing! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm on day 5 now being sober after years of abusive drinking mostly vodka mixed.. I stopped not because of my relationships or work but I stopped because of pain in my stomach irritated bowel movements it made me so scared to have any sort of cancer. now I feel much better not totally but its get better step by step.
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Good morning! Today is a great day and our lucky day, everyone! I don’t miss feeling utterly exhausted. The headaches and definitely the brain fog. I enjoy being clever and sharp, and be able to think on the fly. Plus how much it costs to drink? I’d much rather save that up for some cool stuff! lol love you guys! ❤
I am 14 months sober I feel so good I did rehab it was the best decision I ever made in my life i don't miss going to the liquor store waiting for them to open
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I'm almost 3 weeks sober and I feel amazing. My s*icidal thoughts are super manageable to nearly nonexistent now. My depression is a lot more manageable and I have a more positive outlook on life when not drinking. I feel and look younger and I don't miss hangovers at all.
@GettingSoberAgain absolutely! Insane how rapidly I improved just from cutting out alcohol. So many mental and physical conditions can be entirely prevented by not drinking. I was reluctant to admit I had a problem with alcohol, as I also used it to self-soothe, for my social anxiety and ADHD, etc. Deluded myself into thinking it was helping me when it was just poisoning me and making my mental and physical health so much worse. Sobriety = health and happiness. Happy to have found this community and your channel on my journey, it's a beacon of hope and truth for all of us. Also love that you're so involved with your community. Keep doing what you're doing, you're helping many people!
Amazing video. Amazing. I dodnt tick off all your reasons but i did for at least 5 of them..1 is enough...i keep learning from you and your channel. I am so so so grateful. Day 5, still in the fight.
@@GettingSoberAgain was tough today, Friday night here, summer, not working this weekend...but here i am, day 6, sober, drinking mineral water and looking forward to a sober weekend. I am remaining on guard and not allowing myself to get excited...I don't want to celebrate with a toxic ex. Thank you so much to check in, the tools you have given me already got me thru today. It was tough but I was tougher. You are teaching me to learn how win this fight. I will.
I don’t get hangovers anymore, I wake up and drink until the evening I go to the market once a week and buy everything I’ll need and stay home. I’m 30 and retired. I don’t drive anymore. I also hardly ever vomit.
25 years old here, restarting my sobriety 3 days ago, I started using at 13 to the point where I would drink about 2 liters of whiskey everyday, I’m ready find purpose in life and not be alone again
remember, the most important relationship that you're ever going to have is the one that you have with yourself! One of the biggest goals in sobriety is to become a person that you actually want to hang out with. work on your own life resume, and the company that you wish to attract and deserve will start to appear!
4 months here. I hated myself ..I was fat and lazy. My living space was a mess. It took about 3 weeks for the redness in my face to clear up. Now, the only time my face gets red like that is when I am lifting weights!
The past me and current me, I really understand that concept. I don't miss drink driving and crashing my car, making my living environment toxic, or forcing myself to vomit up my last meal at 4am just so I can get to sleep. I'm 48 days sober, thank God
I commented here when I started sober October. Well, update I did as planned enjoyed a drink over the Christmas break (which included my birthday) I've drank alcohol on one occasion last month for a friend's 40th birthday. So nearly 4 months of little to no drinking. This is down from drinking at least 3 nights a week usually 4 nights and too excess. Had a complete overhaul of my lifestyle and I can safely say, I'm never going back. Thinks have only gotten better and better.
Stick with it my man, keep examining your relationship with alcohol. Look closely at your beliefs about what it gives you and how it affects your life... If you are enjoying those drinks, maybe you could really think about what alcohol offers you... maybe you don't even want to drink on occasion after a while? Stick with it, you are doing great!
@GettingSoberAgain something else you might find amusing is my previous drinking buddy who you could call a full blown alcoholic was trying to corrupt me back into drinking, not that he managed it. Since found out he's not drank since nye, seems I corrupted him in a good way 😂
I want to get sober, but I’m nervous to. I enjoy making cocktails and I enjoy entertaining friends and family, so I would miss that. I’m in my early 30s and all of my friends drink. I feel like I might be missing out if I quit. I can go for a few weeks without drinking no problem. However, once I do start drinking, it is difficult, or nearly impossible for me to stop, resulting in a lot of money being spent, bad things said to other people, and terrible hangovers. I do think that the positives of quitting outweigh the negatives.
It sounds like you've mastered doing what we all did: DRINKING TOO MUCH Life is a series of lessons, and we are doomed to repeat those lessons until we show the universe that we are ready for what's next. You don't have to get married to sobriety. it's not until Death do you part...unless you decide that's what works best for you. Stop living in fear, try something new, and the best part is, after 30 days you can always back to the easier grade in life if it's just not working out for you. Alcohol will always be there. Btw, there are sober bartenders. You don't have to be intoxicated to be around friends and family. I mean... unless it's so bad that you actually NEED to be drunk to be around them. One would say, if you have to poison yourself to be around others, are those people you need in your life?
@@GettingSoberAgain thanks for the reply. I did Dry January, so I already know that I can go for a whole month. I was craving it towards the end, but I LOVED waking up feeling fresh on the weekends and having a little extra money in the bank account because I wasn’t spending money on drinking and drunk food. The benefits seem to outweigh the negatives, honestly. I’m going to subscribe because I think it’s good for me to see and hear perspectives like yours and the other subscribers. It’s encouraging for me to see how many people have embraced a life of sobriety and say that they never want to go back.
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Sober minds are better . Yes it takes 2. But if you ran a survey how
Many Women that were conceived were under the influence?? No disrespect to anyone whatsoever. And yes, sir, the same question to the men. When I met my wife, we were drinking and partying, but she stopped, and I had two beautiful children, But anyone has been drinking for a long time .. Jae knows how the bars worked Jae keep doing what you’re doing my friend👍 trust me, this guy is the real deal He is not a fake. Thank you so much brother..🙏🏻
@@lucyloose6727 lol I think we did take a poll a long time ago, I'll have to check the archives!
I probably was 😂
I don't miss waking up with random cuts and bruises and not remembering how I got them. I don't miss my house being a mess because I'm too hungover to clean up. I don't miss having to deal with so many empty wine bottles. I don't miss lying and hiding what I've really been doing with myself. I don't miss feeling like shit all the time.
I don't Boo boo knees
Thank God I never lost teeth
Sounds like heavy trash bags to me!
I'd wake up with burns on my temples, I swear the aliens used my drunk ass for 35yrs
SAME HERE✊🏽🫶🏽👏🏽
Hooray for not losing teeth. Dental work can be so hard to deal with. It can be a long hard road. I really know that from past experience.
That hangover bruh. Before you even open your eyes in the morning your skull is pounding and you are queasy. None of the fun the night before is worth that feeling. Took me 38 years to figure it out. But I am going on 3 months sober!
Oh noes the kweezies!! 🤮
Congratulations on your sobriety
I stopped drinking at Christmas and I was doing great.. then last night my friend called for dinner and I thought to myself your doing good one glass of wine won’t hurt with dinner.. what a stupid mistake that was.. I ended up drinking two glasses of wine and then I had a gin so three drinks in total.. I then realised this was the wrong thing to be doing and started drinking water went to bed woke up this morning feeling like death!! Ashamed of myself regretful, disappointed, just devastated!! so I took the bottle of gin and poured it down the sink .. and we go again.. please pray for me folks 🙏❤️
The comeback is more important than the stumble. The best you can do is make this a learning experience. You decided to do an experiment and the results were bad.
Remember the results were bad the next time you are tempted.
@@gwillis01 thank you so much 😊 I really needed to hear that.. yes I’m going to do that .. I’m on here watching as many of the videos as I can to help me .. and reading peoples own personal stories has been so helpful and motivating!! Even the fact that you took the time out to reply to me that’s helped me.. i’m very grateful thank you so much 🙏❤️
@@lisamoore9238 I always enjoy giving a message of encouragement
It's a blessing that your conscious simply despises the possibility of you cheating on your future self with your past self!
That means that your heart's in the right place..
Now, let's start stringing together a respectable streak that you can be proud of! 🙏🙏🙏
@@GettingSoberAgain thank you so much I’m going good thank god 🙏 And watching all of your post and finding so much important information! you have a beautiful community thank you I’m so glad I found it ❤️ One of your quotes that you said in one of your videos really resonated with me… when we get lost, we don’t stay lost.. thank you ❤️
The hangovers would hit me hard. I’d drink until my heart was content on Friday night, then be USELESS and lay in bed all day Saturday, and sometimes into Sunday and even Monday. I was wasting my life away in bed, hungover. 2-1/2 years sober and now I’m up early on weekends. I feel great in the mornings - have my coffee, open the windows and listen to the birds chirp. Get ready and go out into the world feeling awake and energetic. Quitting alcohol is the BEST gift I’ve ever given myself. It is so worth it.
Im not drinking today its day 7. Commenting everyday until i feel comfortable.
Keep it going, 7 days is a great start! Posting here every day will help so much, Watching a video too every day, it helps me stay on track when I watch these videos.
Congratulations on embracing sobriety. Keep the positive momentum going.
This is great! Not just words. A week means you mean it. Now rack up them weeks! It's not easy, but it does not need to be hard. Just focus. Don't worry what people think. Don't worry about making declarations. Just be serious, 100% to yourself. Be open to that inner person that really has your best interests at heart. If that person was not in there, I can guarantee you that you would not have gotten a week under your belt, you would not have watched this video and your comment would not be here for me to support. I wish you success.
Try not to count the days. It's easier said than done. Eventually you will hit a point where you won't care
I'm loving reading your comments! Sticking to your word (it's ok if you miss a day or two lol) STAY BUSY!
390 days sober Praise the Most High 🙌🏿 🙏🏿 thank you Jesus!!
Congrats on your long sober streak Keep up the positive momentum
@@gwillis01 Thank you!!
Amen! He is stronger than any chemicals or substances.
🙏🙏🙏 Most HIGH
Jesus is Lord.
110 days sober after 15 years of heavy drinking. I agree with every single thing you stated
110 is a pretty good looking number imo!
Good Work !!!
Best wishes on your journey!
Congrats on one hundred and ten days of sobriety. Keep up the good work.
Bravo!!!! That is amazing. Keep up the great job 👏🏻
You can do this!
I don’t miss being a slave to a substance, I don’t miss hating myself for not being strong enough to resist.
I don’t miss completely numbing my emotions and ruining relationships.
I don’t miss the bad decisions or the $500 a month (at least).
Just to start lol.
Keep up the good work. Keep striving to improve yourself.
It's good to not miss what you used to cling onto. Now you can embrace your best self and brighter future 🫂
Think of all the pleasant things or vacation trips you could buy with the money you used to spend on alcoholic drinks. @@jenniferwagner7257
Slave to time and tax well done x
I do not miss feeling my time disappear in the blink of an eye. Between the drinking, passing out, sleeping in, and recovering and then rinsing and repeating, there was no time for LIVING. When I am sober, time slows and a weekend off now feels like a week compared to when I was drinking. I do not miss feeling like my life was rapidly passing me by.
When we're born, the clock starts. When we take our final breath the clock ends. But we only get the time that we get and we don't know how much it's going to be.
Make the most of today before tomorrow's too late!
When we are in the active alcohol misuse cycle we can’t see how hard we are working just to keep the crazy cycle going. Finally putting down the bottle is like taking a rabid monkey off your back. Then you can actually gain the ability to start addressing your real life issues, not just the big unnecessary ONE. 💪🏻
Yessss It's so much WORK being intoxicated so much. Life is so much easier than that when we stop eh?
Exactly!!!
EXACTLY❤️✌🏽
No truer words have been spoken.
I hate monkeys they see the evil, they speak evil about every thing you do and willing to hear the evil you do....women ehhh!!!
Once I got so drunk, I was walking home around 3am and somehow I fell asleep on my way home.... inside someone's car that I didn't know. I woke up THANK GOD before sunrise and got myself home before they came out, but somehow I'd just gotten in a totally random neighbor's car and fallen asleep. JFC.
408 days sober so far, and definitely sleeping in my own bed like a big boy.
I like that story! One time (multiple times) I ate so many mushrooms I hid in my own trunk so nobody would see me being weird thru the windows 😂
hahaha that would make a hilarious animation @@GettingSoberAgain
😮😮😮
37 days alcohol free and I feel fantastic although I do still think about drinking now and again.
Think about the end of the drinking episode as well as the beginning. Think about how you will feel in twelve hours. Do you want to feel that bad?
Having thoughts is pretty natural
106 days. I've done this before, but never anything like this length. Keep going. It's crazy how things just keep getting better and better. The brain, the body, the fat. Better and better. Do whatever it takes to not drink.
@@RinoSchiavoCampo Early in his sobriety, Jae decided it was better to nap than to get drunk. Sometimes he took two naps a day.
@@RinoSchiavoCampo Congrats on 106 days of sobriety. I am glad that you are happy about your situation. Keep up the good work.
I really don’t miss waking up and seeing what I left plugged in, what I didn’t remember texting, what I tripped over and broke, or the crap way I felt every single morning, which was only getting worse by the year, month, week and day. I also love being able to read again at night, and getting through more than one page!
Sounds like positive changes to me! 👊
I don't miss the knowing looks from the liquor store clerks and having to patronize several so they didn't know the full extent of my addiction. A case from store A this week, a case from store B next week and a case from store C the week after that.......Repeat. Don't miss that at all.
98 days today without AA. Not saying it doesn’t work for some, but it was never for me. This channel and many others have been my replacement AA as well as doing the work! Thank you!!!!
Stick with it, we are all on our own journey, as long as you keep making progress you are doing it right!
However you get sober is the right way for you! Congrats on almost being at the big 100!!!
Congrats on your long sober streak. Keep up the good work.
What works works. 98 days is boss! Personally, I go back and forth. I'm in an AA homegroup, but I got sober watching this channel. I return here often, and always come away better than I started. Much as many feel after a meeting. And there is less drama here too, lol. I had a massive cross talk at me earlier this week. I'm about to apprehensively go in there now, and I feel like the situation is childish.
Hey brother, I hope everyone listening really listens to me!! It’s going to suck for a few days, but Lord Jesus after a month you’re good to go. I’m almost 3 years sober. I love it.
You heard the man!! Ain't nothin to it but to do it! Amen!
No complaints here… If I can help just 1 person . Just 1 then im ok. Im a seasoned veteran.. I probably drank your weight in beer.. and yes that’s nothing to brag in on. Anyway, it’s almost 8 o’clock here. I’ve got to get on my 4 Wheeler and check my livestock. Stay safe, my friend, no matter which state you in.🙏🏼
Amen Jae!!! I can honestly say that alcohol took away every opportunity, took away most of the benefits of any hard work in put into life. Most of the terrible decisions I have made were due to alcohol. It made me into a liar trying to cover my sneaking alcohol consumption in the garage! It is a taker and never gives back. When I was in the middle of the addiction I didn’t even notice how my whole day was worked around booze. I so appreciate the honesty of your videos, we have to be able to talk it all without feeling ashamed etc. . I’m not embarrassed, I got sucked into a trap I didn’t see coming. Life is so much more optimistic and simple without alcohol in it. Lots of rambling on 😂. Thanks again Jae. Everyone crush the week and have a great day!
It feels good to be voluntarily awake and in control of the wheel eh?
Yes it does and I’m honestly scared to death to go back. Thanks again Jae. Have a good evening.
I dont miss waking up and puking or gagging, this happened on day one. Im 6 days into it and loving it.
Last Saturday, I attended a Life celebration for a very good friend of mine. One of the best Musicians I had the honor to perform with. As the night went on, I noticed how my other friends began to get drunk. Some got loud, some got sad, some just got Huggy and some just got stupid. When I performed a tribute song, the band was slow on tempo and made a few mistakes. Nobody noticed, but I sure did. It was the first time I performed sober in decades. I didn't say anything, but it made me think of how I must have been in My past. Tomorow will be 150 days Sober, I'm so very Thankful ...
Nice, I am 156 days alcohol-free, I play drums in rock n roll bands and I too am starting to notice how booze changes the way people perform. I am sure I have been the one up there screwing up songs in the past when I was drunk. It feels better to know I am giving my best when I play now.
And Now you have another sobriety milestone accomplished by playing sober! The second time will be easier than the first, and so on and so forth!
Be the change that you wish to see in the world 🙏🙏🙏
These videos really take the edge off. You are appreciated.
Right?! I love Jae and his videos.
YUP! feel the same way!
YUSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! We are making waves my friend 🌊
Might be ripples...BUT SOMEDAY WAVES!!!!!
I'm still here! Day 8, but I've had no alcohol 35 of the last 38 days!! Only one of those times was I drunk. I'm feeling super foggy and unfocused this week. Hope that passes soon.
HEY that's pretty AWESOME!!! I hope the fogginess passes fast but try and relax about it ok? Sobriety is no easy feat right? BTW, I'M 38 days TOO!!! I almost messed up several times, so I TOTALLY GET IT!! Wishing you ALL of the success in your endeavor for a better life. 🔥👍
It will pass for sure.
Keep up the Good Work and don't be too hard on yourself.
It's not how you have "a slip"- it's how you get back up that matters !
Appreciate your honesty so much.
Thank you
Things will get better day by day. Be patient while your body rebuilds itself.
You already know what I'm about to say: PRACTICES PROGRESS!
If you're not where you want to be in your sobriety journey then do what?...KEEP GOING!!!
Hi Jae, with your help I’ve got Thirteen weeks today and not far away from my longest dry streak of 107 days!
I’m determined to push on right through, stay sober and keep running.
Feels amazing to be fit again, had a fantastic run in the rain and mud through a forest yesterday. It was pure enjoyment, I’d never do that while drinking.
I don’t miss the feelings I get when drinking, the guilt, shame, the hopelessness, the constant planning of days around drinking.
Your videos are so helpful to me and I’m sure many many others.
Thank you
107 days is a huge accomplishment! Keep that streak going, it is going to start getting easier for you soon, you are doing better than you think. Stick with the exercise, that is a game-changer. Focusing on fitness will really help you remain alcohol-free for the long run!
Keep up the good work. Keep striving to improve yourself
What a turnaround! You went from surviving to thriving! You are a living breathing miracle my friend 🙏🙏🙏
For me the one thing is appetite and circadian rhythm. After a bender or night of drinking hard you don’t want to eat at all and ur body is just shot from lack of nutrients. It’s also nice to go to bed at the same time and wake up and the same time no matter if it’s Tuesday or Saturday
it's great to be able to count on yourself!!!
I don’t miss wasting money. When I finally added it all up and got sick. I’m taking that monthly money now and going into a six month complete mental and physical management program. One weird thing. I never let myself feel guilty over money spent on booze but I’m struggling with feeling guilty about spending money on me in a positive way. 🤔
That's a great thing to allow yourself to observe in order to rewire your mind.
Self medicating is on our own terms, and we justify it when it comes in a bottle or a baggie.
But then we say we are too broke for a bottle of high quality vitamins, or organic veggies, or therapy, a personal trainer, an LLC, cerification courses, or to become an official member of this channel 😉
Many times it is difficult to crawl out of a well traveled deep rut of self destruction and start a new path of self improvement.
Many times the unfamiliar feels strange and uncomfortable. Stick with it until self love and self improvement feels normal.
@@gwillis01 thank you. 😊
I’ve done the “Puke out of the moving car” move myself . Sadly it was my mates car, and I had to pay for his car to be washed. Can relate to the hangovers and drunk texts and most of the others as well eeeeeek .
Great vid as always, Jae .All the best , mate !
Oh the drunk texts I've sent.
I'm cringing and know that Sobriety is so much better without the shame regrets anxiety and depression after I was texting madness at like 3:40 a.m.
Group texts at that 🤯
I don't miss it
lol, good thing the car wash only costs a few quarters!
Same, and also freezing cold. The poor guy who's car it was was not happy. Also puked in my brother in law's lap the first time I met him. Proud moments right there. 🙄
@@jamielynn2864, oh no !! At least it’s a memorable way to meet someone ! Hope you are doing well, all the best Jamielynn .
@@godsgirl7353, yeah , life is better without the shame of drunken foolishness ! Hope you are doing well , all the best to ya !
Once you are away from the misery that alcohol brings to your life it gets easier to live without it. Tomorrow I will have 6 months sober. Feeling very proud of myself. It’s been over 40 years since I have been sober this long. I was a daily bing drinker. Not at bars but I drank plenty at home in the evenings, at social gatherings and anytime I needed to reward myself…which was daily. Now that I have some distance from alcohol I can tell it did nothing for me but bring misery and poor health. Hang in there everyone. Sobriety is so worth the struggle. It does get easier.
So long misery! HELLO 6 MONTHS!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
@@GettingSoberAgain Thanks Jae! Waking up without a hangover is a fantastic feeling.
You are me. Only I'm on day 5 of sober. Thank you so much to share, you help me a lot with just this comment. Congratulations on your sobriety!!!!! Keep going.
@@rosealexander6630 Zone into that feeling and stick it in your back pocket. Temptations are on the horizon and you need to be able to refamiliarize yourself with know HOW you're going to feel the next day.
I can't tell you how many times during my sobriety that I woke up the next day saying to myself " I'm so glad that I didn't go out and drink last night and I'm not waking up hungover! Thanks past me!!!"
Congrats on your long sober streak. Keep up the good work.
had a challenge yesterday but made it through to today without drinking!!
Thank you for speaking of the "past you / you/ future you....that is my tug of war.
this past weekend Feb 9th 10th and 11th was my first weekend alcohol free...however I did have a pretend beer,,,does that count...it totally helped with my mental obsession and I also keep very active to help alleviate my mental obsession. I remember one of the videos mentioning 10 and 10 ... I thought seeing that I don't drink daily...my 10 and 10 would be to cut out the alcohol and have a pretend beer....and go from there.
Why pretend when you can be 100% true to YOU!
@@GettingSoberAgain 🤔🤗
41 days sober, that line about when you are drunk all the time you are constantly lowering your standards hit home, I did a lot of things im ashamed of when I was a drunk, things I wouldn't ever do sober. onwards and upwards.
What's your top 50 lost embarrassing list in chronological order? lol
jk, you don't have to answer that.
🤷 unless you want to 😈
Onwards & Upwards
Absolutely!
Be Kind to You because you are honest with yourself !!
Stepping down onto the SeCond step- instead of the first - (picture THAT move) and then falling onto my butt & jumping out to see if anyone saw me. No. Thank God.
But I still knew
Still nursing that boo boo with ice & heat weeks later.
No X-ray but surely something cracked.
That was the night I said No More drinking. I can see myself ...leg and foot swinging down past the step to the next one.
Thankful i walked home right quick ok...but what a tough time getting to bed and up again because I was in pain hurting for certain.
You can laugh 😂!!
Day 21 of being sober …again. I already feel so much more alert, energetic and healthy.
Congratulations on your long sobriety streak. Keep striving to improve yourself.
@@gwillis01Thank you.
Andddddd PROUD I bet!
@@GettingSoberAgain I am! Thank you so much for all you do. It’s been so helpful and supportive.
I don't miss all those empties. Big bags of empty cans and bottles that need to be separated, stored, and then returned for bottle deposits. What a huge annoyance.
Yep, #18. I do not miss the guilt the hating myself and feeling like I was failing my children. Just passed my 90 days 🥹
I still feel so much shame over the things I did while I was drinking.
Congrats on your sobriety
Celebrating 100 days today! 🎉
🥳🥳🥳💯🥳🥳🥳
Nothing positive comes from alcohol
Congrats on 100 days sober! Keep up the good work.
Well done!
Had a bad couple of days and was tempted by a beer when I got home last night, I know i wouldn’t had more than 1 or 2. But I know the things that annoyed me would still be there the next day, and I don’t want to be a slave to any substance. I just had a sparkling water with lemon and lime
Nice work my friend! lookup "organic Monkfruit sweetener dropper" ad 4-8 drop of that to your sparkling water with lemon and lime....BOOM, homemade sprite!
As you keep making good choices like this they are going to build up and make you stronger, then this will all get a lot easier for you. But you have to keep "doing the work" (as they say) and making those positive decisions. You are doing great, that was a big achievement.
I don’t miss things around the house NOT getting done! I’m actually pretty dang handy around the house!! I’ve fixed countless things since I quit drinking. Im motivated in a way I hadn’t been in years!
I totally agree with you on that! So much more time and energy to make life better 👊
Woo hoo. Newly minted silver member as of ten minutes ago. One year membership is about the equivalent of 4-5 airport beers.
38 days sober, 102 days nicotine free.
It's challenging, but nicotine was harder to quit for me personally.
Number 8 is my favorite. Really loving the increased mental capacity and memory.
When I was in the Air Force & Guard from 95-05, drinking was a big part of our culture. My squadron, 54th Fighter Squadron, in Alaska would have a quarterly get together/party. Hard to not drink when the beer is free and you take the second keg back to the dorms (Nobody wants to waste free beer). This is where "work hard play hard" mentality came in.
Happy to say the service drinking mentality/toxic culure died off as our PT tests became more rigorous.
You're really putting up those numbers, and thank you for taking an extra step to be of support back to us by becoming an official member!!
Your story is so interesting being a whole list of things I've never done personally, but that's why we love the comments right?? 😉🤝👊
171 days sober. I don't miss feeling stuck in my life and blaming other people for my problems.
Accountability for the WIN!!!
Only 7 days into sobriety, but the brain fog was a real surprise to me. And, the other shocker was how I could forget things that I experienced sober. Like, a lot of things. It was definitely a factor in me seeking help.
Humility is the secret ingredient we could ALL use a little more of 👉🥹🙏
8 days in, trying so damn hard. These videos help, so thank you. I turned 50, my dad dies at 76 because of drinking. I don;t want to die that young and don;t want the last few years of my life to be miserable. I wanna lose weight and not be a slave to booze and drugs. I can do it....
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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Congratulations on embracing sobriety. Things will get better day by day.
Recently just got back into the gym and it’s given me more mental clarity and making me realize I need to take a big break from drinking it’s becoming a bad habit. I’ve gotten down to about 5-6 less drinks a week. Still working out the kinks
Practice makes PROGRESS 💪
Great video Jae and as always I can identity with all you said. The moments I don't miss at all........waking up with the foreboding of text messages sent when drunk.........most shameful one, hitting on my wife's friend....fortunately she saw the funny side of it, my wife (now ex-wife didn't) I think there should be an app invented that is you are drunk your phone locks you out, now that is a great idea !! Waking up feeling dreadful and having spent a fortune to get that way. Lying to myself that its ok and I can control what I am doing............of course I couldn't.
I am coming up to 900 days sober and thanks for the continuing help and support with these excellent videos, kind regards, Dave
900 days is amazing! I am only on day 151 today, I am dreaming of being where you are!
Permanent changes and alcohol don't mix lol... I may have also been on the wrong side of history according to my phone logs.
900 days is HUGE!!!! KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!
Congrats on your long [ almost 900 days ] sobriety streak. Keep that positive momentum going.
I have never been a hopeless drunk but drinking has had a detrimental effect on my life. For instance poor sleep, charecterised by waking, constant thirst, leg cramps and waking up tired. Low mood, short temper, high blood pressure, which eventually lead to a small stroke, becoming over weight, falling, embarrassing myself, arguing with my husband, injudicious spending when boozing, especially online and more. All this left me disappointed at my lack of resolve to try harder/do better and a feeling that I could never get myself under control.
I feel ya. I've argued with a lot of husbands while drunk lol
I'm happy to hear your self awareness is turned up. I look forward to hearing more from you soon. 😃
I am very proud to say that I have 5 months sober from alcohol!
With great pride comes great motivation to STAY THE COURSE!
cringeworthy moment (one of many) : i got so blackout drunk i fought one of my friends and then another friend we were with dropped me off when i was supposed to stay the night and i couldn’t function enough to get inside so i fell and slept in the bushes until i called a random guy to help me inside 🙂 4 days sober now though
The classic heel turn 😂
Sometimes we gotta take a look at where we came from to appreciate where we are going!
Day-9, Sunday afternoon, and, not headed to one of my favorite wine bars to work!! My skin looks different today, I spent 40 minutes of reading, and I have energy this afternoon. I am not used to having energy in the afternoon. I would be lying if I said I wasn't aching to get down to the wine bar, but, I will go have dinner with my daughter!
Waking up free of gut aches and tiredness. No morning after guilts.
Goodbye guilt! Hello best self!
Day 4 here, many attempts but feel like I’m going to own it this time. Just felt close to myself again starting this morning and I don’t think I have any more rounds left in me, which is fine. Focusing on my sobriety first, hoping for 90 days and then forever
This is awesome, stick with it!
Just turned 43 and only 45 days sober but after 25 years of hard drinking, a few D.U.I.s, several failed relationships, and more embarrassing moments than I count, I guess its a decent start.... I feel better and my mind is less foggy. Hoping I can continue to stay the course and make 2024 as productive as possible. I cant say I'll never drink again but I know I wont today because Im looking forward to being healthier and happier if Im fortunate enough to have another 43 years of life left
43 days alcohol-free is an awesome start! You are doing better than you think. Stick with it, don't worry if "you will ever drink again", just worry about today. Keep it going- we are all cheering for you to keep this going!
@@jeffreyjohnmann I appreciate that
Please don't make vague and fuzzy promises about the rest of your life. Please focus on making specific small goals for today and tomorrow.
In my opinion, a thousand tiny wins adds up to one huge win.
You're doing great
would you rather be starting at 43, or 53? How about 63? or how about being on a dozen medications and bi-weekly doctor visits at 73?
Time is on your side my friend!
KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!!!
Wow, literally ALL of these hit very close to home for me. 🤦🏻♀️ I’m so very grateful to be sober 💕💕💕
You know what they say about gratitude 😉
I cannot stress how much this channel helped me. Thanks to everybody involved!
I'm listening 😁
1 month and 22 days in and man I’m doing better at work and wayyyy less anxiety
Isn't it nice to not feel like you're 🎶Crawwwwwling in my skiiiiiiin🎶 ?
I have been researching a lot, watching channels like Sober Leon and Jae. Others as well and I know this is a journey I must take for myself and my family.
Every journey starts with a single step in the right direction 💪
Cursing my wife out accusing her of cheating cause she didn’t want to sleep with me cause I was too intoxicated and messy texts with my drunks friends well so called friends and then morning time saying sorry for all the drunk spills I created the night before thank god I’ve been 40 days sober today won’t touch alcohol again
Here's to 40 days and better habits! Has your wife noticed the difference?
Congrats on forty days sober. Keep up the good work.
Haven’t had any alcohol in over a year man. I got pancreatitis and admitted to the hospital. Had a choice to make when I got out. Go down the beer aisle, or don’t. Keep being sick and tired, every day, or stop. I chose to hang it up and never look back. I feel so full of life now. I really truly never could get out of 2nd gear. For years. Thanks for these videos. Hope they help others.
This is amazing!! Did you have to take any meds or anything for pancreatitis? Are you on any currents medical observations?
Hey Jae I’m been wanting to leave a comment for the longest but didn’t know what I wanted to write down. Today I am 38 days sober again but this time for sure I’m gonna stay that way for good .. I had been drinking for the past 18 years off and on but it got bad this year Especially from October to January 4 and I was averaging 16-20 beers a day had threw up blood on New Year’s Day and I believe that was definitely my third and final warning because I already have 2 dwi’s . Went to the doctor that week and thankfully everything was still good meaning like my liver and kidneys are functioning well surprisingly. I’m just dealing with a little anxiety and little depression but not as bad as it was during my first week , but hopefully it will get better soon . Just want to say thanks to your videos because they are helping me and trust me I can write a whole book . lol Thanks again and I believe I have a purpose to help people like you are doing
I am glad that you decided not to throw up blood anymore. Onward and upwards to new levels of good health.
Belief leads to faith! and having faith will lead you to the promise land that you desire.
Keep up the great work, and keep us updated.
Comments don't need to be epic, just show up and say whatever is on your mind. There's no judgement, remember? 😉
I don’t miss remember where I was tonight before. I don’t miss someone saying there may be pregnant.. I don’t miss being in a fog. I’m getting back while I miss before…Jae i hope and pray to anyone who says they cannot quit alcohol trust me, you can. I cannot express enough to what I’m talking about 40 years of hard drinking and I will be three years free on 4/20 .. if you’re watching his videos, please stay focused. This guy is not a scam. He is a real deal.. just listen to him that’s all I ask heads up on your channel my friend👌
Thank you for your seal of approval Lucy Loose!!
@@GettingSoberAgain ha ha . You met my approval three years ago. Although I’ve been watching for a long time. Thank you buddy👍. Please anyone that is listening or watching. I know it sounds stupid. Pour your alcohol out tomorrow will be bad. Two days from now. It’s not going to be good a week from now I promise you you will love yourself again… i’m a veteran it will destroy your life financially and emotionally👍.. I am tickled to death to be in a situation. I am now …I planted 33 acres of winter grain. Hopefully I’ll drop soybeans in June or July.. Jae I’ll inbox ya😊
30 days sober, I really hope I can pass through the threshold of 2 months sober as I’ve tried going sober a few times before and I was just able to stay sober for 2 months. Wish me luck this time!
I wish you determination, and persistence 😉
Once you pass a certain amt of time being sober, you will barely think about it anymore. for me it was a year, and I obsessed about it. It's been 13 years for me, and I can tell you I don't think about it, and it doesn't bother me to be around it.
Let's go CHAMP!!!
@@GettingSoberAgain Life is so much better without it, It took me a long tim to stop though..But I had had enough, I thought I was going crazy, literally I started drinking alone when I was 21, and drinking at 16. I know, too much info. Life still has it's ups and downs, and tragedies, But it's much better to deal with all over that without the shakiness, depression, throwing up in the AM, not sleeping etc. It was an uphill battle to stop, but well worth it. hang in there XOXO
I'm so happy I found this channel. Your spot on about everything. It's the cravings that get me even though I know where it leads :(
2 weeks sober today. I’m starting a new job in a week and I’m over the damn moon that I get to enter this place sober. Not a single regretful morning having to call my boss and fake sick because I was up til 2am on a random Tuesday getting blasted. Thank god. Maybe I can actually use my sick days for when I’m sick. What a concept 😅
You've got a golden ticket my friend! Don't trade it in for bullshit this time by selling yourself short 😉
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Checking EVERY box - all of them.
On Point !!
One month and counting one day at a time 😊
"and counting" love that 👊
Keep striving to improve yourself.
On the journey to sobriety & loving the road I'm on. Always remember the wise words 'One is too many, a hundred is not enough.'
Many thanks for great video.
Welcome! These videos have really helped me, I am now alcohol-free for 156 days, it feels really good! Stick with it, life is so much better without alcohol!
That is a great saying! keep spreading the word!
I really needed this today. Thank you!!!!!
This was a great throwback video! There's no shame in rewatching these videos...heck, I don't even have them all memorized 💪
In 2004 running up the back stairs of the Tampa VA were i worked, I tore my hamstring. I was prescribed Percocet, OxyContin and Valium. At the time i didn't comprehend what was coming. On a true pain scale, I use it the right way, was a constant 7. In 5 months i was addicted, sure in hindsight I swerved left when I should have went right. At least 4 years of living on the streets of St Petersburg FL, dancing with the Devil on Central Ave. A terrible addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. In 2017 September 19th to be exact, I got clean and stopped the cycle of ending up on the Flight Deck(Mental Health Ward) 16 times, 3 ODs and 2 suicide trys, I was F--ing done. I was 57 years old, i weighed 153 pounds at 6'1. I don't blame mom dad or anyone, it all comes down to either living or dying. Today i work volunteering with Veterans that were just like me.
Congratulations on overcoming adversity. Congratulations on wanting to advise and encourage your fellow veterans.
What an inspiration. That's so great that you're working with Vets and you know what they're going through. Thank you and all of them for your service!
👏what👏a👏turnaround!
You know...I may have danced with the devil on Central Ave myself! I was temporarily living in a building that's now a huge gay club. I think maybe it's on the corner of 38th?
@@GettingSoberAgain When I left it was a clothing store and other nefarious goings on. Spent a lot of time down in the hood at the Apartment there was also a pawn shop there. I actually met some people at those apartments that saved my sorry ass. Sometimes you can find good dudes in the craziest of places.
@@GettingSoberAgain I heard that they tore down that hotel and spent many a night at the Turning Point. I can't tell you how many times. No one gave up on me when they should have.
Thanks Jae. Catching up with your vids every couple of days. Day 51 today. The best part so far is bumping in to people l haven't seen since before l stopped. The most common question l get is "what's happened" ? So l tell them...very satisfying. Wonderful to be able to get up in the morning and get things done. Thank you again. 🙏
It's like instantly graduating! Deep down we all want to experience a little cannon fodder for the envious
So happy to not having hangovers anymore. So proud of myself that I don’t drink 😅
It's a vibe for sure!
I'm starting tomorrow. For real! I can't wait to lose depression and have a nice deep sleep. My son just did it cold turkey. It's been over a year. I think I'll give him a call. Btw Jay I'm very proud of you and how you changed your life!
The more on your team, the better! SUPPORT SYSTEM GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I'm on my sober recovery journey and your videos are helping, I don't feel as alone as I feel I am. I'm even having meetings with a local charity which help people get of alcohol
That's what we hope to do with this community! Welcome, and keep those comments coming 🫂
@@GettingSoberAgain thank you x
My blood pressure went way down to normal when i stopped. I always thought it was something genetic with me that I had such high blood pressure, but when I stopped, it magically went down again.
@@Nemo71340 👏👏👏
This has helped so much, thank you. Subscribed!
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Man, you hit the nail on the head, bro!!! As I got to 19, I highly anticipated 20, but immediately realized that I wasn’t prepared for it. It almost made me cry…
I’m gonna need a mission.
To fix everything that drunk Cliff messed up all these years. 🙏🏽💯🙌🏽
I Feel that! Whatchu up to tonight?
@@GettingSoberAgain
Trying to get home! Took the metro from the LAX to Long Beach.
Heck yeah, man. Your channel is helping more people than you probably are aware of. The videos I’ve watched so far have helped me understand so much over these past two weeks. 15 days clean now.
Thanks for the information and encouragement. You are right about everything you said in this video...I imagine because you experienced it. Like my Dad said, "Education costs."
Yep, I agree with literally all 20 points - and I'd add that I definitely don't miss the constant thinking about alcohol - including when I could start drinking, how much I should buy, how much of what I just bought that I should drink in one sitting, how much I was drinking over all etc etc - it's exhausting.
It's like you're under hypnosis isn't it? When those craving start gripping you. it's like you go into a trance. You start to envision yourself grabbing your car keys, getting in the car, going down to the store, knowing exactly what shelf the booze is on, cashing out the whole nine yards.
and then you just sit there kind of paralyzed and frozen knowing that you don't want to, but you're just totally gripped by that feeling.
That's why we always talk about how important it is to get up and use your body. Go for a walk, go for a run, do a little bit of exercise. Even if it's just jumping rope and you're living room without the rope for five sets of 1 minute. Do some dishes, clean your bedroom, do some laundry, literally do anything else that occupies your mind. your body your hands and gives you a feeling of productivity instead of a feeling of helplessness.
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Yesterday was day 100 and a country song played backwards for me all on the same day!
Got my job, a miracle of money, a new place to stay of my own, and relationships healing!
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100 days is awesome! Stick with it!
Congrats on your long sobriety streak. Keep it up.
🥳🥳🥳REVERSE THE CURSE🥳🥳🥳
WHAT A BLESSING!!!!!
Starting today!!! Sons 17th birthday!!! God he and my daughter has watched a mess with the help of me my friends and family!!!
Congratulations on embracing sobriety. Keep that positive momentum going. Things will get easier day by day.
I don’t miss alcohol at all. I quit in 2023 and have not touched it this year.
Congrats on your sober streak.
👏👏👏 Amazing effort my friend!
I'm on day 5 now being sober after years of abusive drinking mostly vodka mixed.. I stopped not because of my relationships or work but I stopped because of pain in my stomach irritated bowel movements it made me so scared to have any sort of cancer. now I feel much better not totally but its get better step by step.
I so appreciate your content. Thank you.
I appreciate you back! Don't forget, a video a day keeps the cravings away!
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Good morning! Today is a great day and our lucky day, everyone!
I don’t miss feeling utterly exhausted. The headaches and definitely the brain fog. I enjoy being clever and sharp, and be able to think on the fly. Plus how much it costs to drink? I’d much rather save that up for some cool stuff! lol love you guys! ❤
Good morrrrrning! Thinking on the fly... YES! I think you're one of only a few people (myself included) who's mentioned this as being important.
I am 14 months sober I feel so good I did rehab it was the best decision I ever made in my life i don't miss going to the liquor store waiting for them to open
When we learn it, we earn it, and the best part is, we can TEACH IT!
This was an excellent video. Well done. 💪🏼
Thank you for blessing the comments with positivity today 🥰
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I’m so excited about this video!!
How bout now?
I'm almost 3 weeks sober and I feel amazing. My s*icidal thoughts are super manageable to nearly nonexistent now. My depression is a lot more manageable and I have a more positive outlook on life when not drinking. I feel and look younger and I don't miss hangovers at all.
Manageable is an amazing turnaround! To think, if doctors could prescribe something that was as effective as sobriety, the whole world would be on it!
@GettingSoberAgain absolutely! Insane how rapidly I improved just from cutting out alcohol. So many mental and physical conditions can be entirely prevented by not drinking. I was reluctant to admit I had a problem with alcohol, as I also used it to self-soothe, for my social anxiety and ADHD, etc. Deluded myself into thinking it was helping me when it was just poisoning me and making my mental and physical health so much worse. Sobriety = health and happiness. Happy to have found this community and your channel on my journey, it's a beacon of hope and truth for all of us. Also love that you're so involved with your community. Keep doing what you're doing, you're helping many people!
Thank you Jae, this is such a great channel and your content and suggestions are more approachable then some of the other channels.
Yeah, tell those other channels to GET LOST! lol 🤣
BEAT IT OTHER CHANNELS! 🤣🤣🤣
#approachableJAE
I really appreciate your videos
Turning 37 in a couple days. I dont know what happened to my last couple of years. Sober since new years and not looking back ❤💯
NOT LOOKING BACK!!!
Wish I had the time to explain 20 good things that happen
Amazing video. Amazing. I dodnt tick off all your reasons but i did for at least 5 of them..1 is enough...i keep learning from you and your channel. I am so so so grateful. Day 5, still in the fight.
Keep it up!! I look forward to hearing your.day 6 update!
@@GettingSoberAgain was tough today, Friday night here, summer, not working this weekend...but here i am, day 6, sober, drinking mineral water and looking forward to a sober weekend. I am remaining on guard and not allowing myself to get excited...I don't want to celebrate with a toxic ex. Thank you so much to check in, the tools you have given me already got me thru today. It was tough but I was tougher. You are teaching me to learn how win this fight. I will.
Congrats on embracing sobriety. Keep up the good work.
Iv been sober now for 1+ month. It’s a pain but im doin it. Thank goodness for bud lol.
What are you working on to alleviate yourself from what's actually stressing you out?
@@GettingSoberAgain I talk about it a lot of my small CZcams channel. A Hella thank you for commenting back.
As a long time poster, I know that Jae makes it a strong priority to leave lots of comments to lots of different posts. @@se7encureton
I don't miss waiting for the liquor store to open in the morning iam 14 months sober and i feel so great
What a HUGE turnaround!
I don’t get hangovers anymore, I wake up and drink until the evening I go to the market once a week and buy everything I’ll need and stay home. I’m 30 and retired. I don’t drive anymore. I also hardly ever vomit.
Noted
I don't miss having the shakes, the metallic taste in my mouth, the weird smell (all functions of my hangovers).
4th day sober and it feels like forever. I need to distract myself to get rid of this urge. I know I’ll get better
Yeah....that's why solitary confinement is torture. GO DO SOMETHING WITH YOURSELF lol
25 years old here, restarting my sobriety 3 days ago, I started using at 13 to the point where I would drink about 2 liters of whiskey everyday, I’m ready find purpose in life and not be alone again
remember, the most important relationship that you're ever going to have is the one that you have with yourself!
One of the biggest goals in sobriety is to become a person that you actually want to hang out with.
work on your own life resume, and the company that you wish to attract and deserve will start to appear!
4 months here. I hated myself ..I was fat and lazy. My living space was a mess. It took about 3 weeks for the redness in my face to clear up. Now, the only time my face gets red like that is when I am lifting weights!
The past me and current me, I really understand that concept. I don't miss drink driving and crashing my car, making my living environment toxic, or forcing myself to vomit up my last meal at 4am just so I can get to sleep. I'm 48 days sober, thank God
Thank GOD!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Wherever you are, if you are reading this please know that YOU have the power to like my comment. Now, do the needful.
Yeah do it. Now what?
@@GettingSoberAgain Thanks! I guess I hadn’t thought about what happens next! 😭😂😂
@@mattc825 That's what happens when you stop drinking. You got to start thinking lol
@@GettingSoberAgain You da man! Good call.
Day 2 of my sober journey. Numbers 17, 18, and 20 are big ones for me. I realized that there is no logical way I am as helpless as I feel.
Realization leads to manifestation!
I commented here when I started sober October.
Well, update I did as planned enjoyed a drink over the Christmas break (which included my birthday)
I've drank alcohol on one occasion last month for a friend's 40th birthday.
So nearly 4 months of little to no drinking.
This is down from drinking at least 3 nights a week usually 4 nights and too excess.
Had a complete overhaul of my lifestyle and I can safely say, I'm never going back. Thinks have only gotten better and better.
Stick with it my man, keep examining your relationship with alcohol. Look closely at your beliefs about what it gives you and how it affects your life... If you are enjoying those drinks, maybe you could really think about what alcohol offers you... maybe you don't even want to drink on occasion after a while? Stick with it, you are doing great!
👏👏👏 I love this update! Overhauling LIFE for the win!!!!!
@GettingSoberAgain something else you might find amusing is my previous drinking buddy who you could call a full blown alcoholic was trying to corrupt me back into drinking, not that he managed it. Since found out he's not drank since nye, seems I corrupted him in a good way 😂
I want to get sober, but I’m nervous to. I enjoy making cocktails and I enjoy entertaining friends and family, so I would miss that. I’m in my early 30s and all of my friends drink. I feel like I might be missing out if I quit. I can go for a few weeks without drinking no problem. However, once I do start drinking, it is difficult, or nearly impossible for me to stop, resulting in a lot of money being spent, bad things said to other people, and terrible hangovers. I do think that the positives of quitting outweigh the negatives.
It sounds like you've mastered doing what we all did: DRINKING TOO MUCH
Life is a series of lessons, and we are doomed to repeat those lessons until we show the universe that we are ready for what's next.
You don't have to get married to sobriety. it's not until Death do you part...unless you decide that's what works best for you.
Stop living in fear, try something new, and the best part is, after 30 days you can always back to the easier grade in life if it's just not working out for you.
Alcohol will always be there.
Btw, there are sober bartenders. You don't have to be intoxicated to be around friends and family. I mean... unless it's so bad that you actually NEED to be drunk to be around them.
One would say, if you have to poison yourself to be around others, are those people you need in your life?
@@GettingSoberAgain thanks for the reply.
I did Dry January, so I already know that I can go for a whole month. I was craving it towards the end, but I LOVED waking up feeling fresh on the weekends and having a little extra money in the bank account because I wasn’t spending money on drinking and drunk food. The benefits seem to outweigh the negatives, honestly. I’m going to subscribe because I think it’s good for me to see and hear perspectives like yours and the other subscribers. It’s encouraging for me to see how many people have embraced a life of sobriety and say that they never want to go back.