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- Quitting alcohol can be a lot easier than you think. In fact, you can do it in one day, just like I did almost six months ago and like thousands of others have, as well. I hope this video helps you quit drinking so you can live the rest of your life free of this senseless source of misery and decay.
*Please note: this video is based on my personal experience, circumstances, and levels of alcohol consumption. I’m not an expert on addiction or alcoholism.
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00:00 3 things about alcohol
00:32 WHY I quit alcohol
03:23 HOW I quit alcohol
05:15 Quitting can be easy
10:27 What happens after you quit?
11:49 Dealing with temptation
14:13 Living as a non-drinker
18:26 Why quitting booze precedes everything else
18:55 List of benefits to quitting alcohol
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I quit drinking several months ago...and it was Identity that helped. I simply defined myself as someone who did not drink and that was enough to stop. I know a few months is not a huge accomplishment but its a start. Listening to you talk was like hearing my own thought process over the last few months especially about living life while we have it...not dulling the senses. Despite the difficulty of these past few years life is better lived than avoided.
Good on you. Life is definitely better with less filtration. 👍
Great video! I’m 64 and stopped for pretty much the reason you did, 6 months in and I don’t see myself going back! Continued success to you!
And the same to you!
I had to stop drinking due to an acid reflux condition and the medication I had to take. My Doctor also said I had borderline high blood pressure and pills were in my future. I wasn’t happy about it and for a couple of weeks I really missed it. I really love beer, so I started testing various 0.0% beers. I found a couple I loved and haven’t looked back. Many pubs now stock them. It’s been a year, I lost 10 pounds without really trying, my doctor says my blood pressure is perfect. My friends like it, I’m the designated driver and they didn’t care that I didn’t drink. I also realized how expensive my drinking was. 😊
Lots of upside, that’s for sure. As for the 0% beers, they’re definitely a whole lot better than the 0% red wines!
... a subject I could discuss for hours although I believe there are 2 types of drinkers: those that can just have a few and stop and be happy for the remainder of the evening, and those, much like myself, who will will have one which will quickly evolve into many aka drunkenness, e.g. I can stop for months but when I do have a drink I go hard. I never really do anything by halves. ... and subsequently suffer for days on end with a hangover and anxiety with the things I may have said to people. Your video has inspired me to go for a record for my non drinking = 4months. Let's see.
The more I hear from you, the more I like you, Tim.
@@peterfritzphoto ditto
Well put timshields. I can not drink at all, I went dry for 2 years (and bought myself a nice big TV as a reward with all the spare cash😃), but yeah, I “go hard” too. So I am stopping now because my ancient body can’t handle the extra weight and I love waking up with a clear head. Good luck on your journey.
Thank you Peter. I found your Chanel purely through owning a 981. Then I subscribed. I watched your other video’s, particularly life over 50. That was a fantastic video. Especially point 10. Learn to say ‘No’. Now, this video. This subject really strikes a chord. At 52, I have been looking at ways to stop drinking. Like you, its only ever a few glasses at the weekend and I don’t get drunk, but regardless of that I feel it’s too much. I prefer the version of me that hasn’t had a drink. I quit for a month last year and liked how I felt. I shall get that book. And, I shall watch this again, and again Thank you 👍
I’m so glad, Steve, and thanks for the kind words. I’ve just arrived at my dad’s house in the mountains, and that would normally mean cigars and Drambuie - but not any more, and the best thing is, I don’t miss either.
Same here. Watched the 981 vid but then found this treasure trove of vids on this channel. I'm 55 and there's a lot of things Pete'rs talking about that I'm finding directly relevant. Great job on the channel, Peter. 👍
Yup same here. Truly amazing content Peter. Am 52 and your thoughts and attitude are mirror image to mine. 981 CGTS. Last car I'll ever buy
9 days now, first weekend without a cocktail in probably 10 years.
Awesome. Your body thanks you.
Good morning Peter, I enjoyed your video. My own journey with alcohol and tobacco started in my mid teens. In my early to mid twenties I was getting drunk 6 nights out 7, I would say that I was an alcoholic. Alcohol got me into trouble, cost me friendships and destroyed my self esteem. There are a few reasons for my alcoholism which I won't go into suffice it to say that the grog helped me deal with it. As I got older I gave up the smokes cold turkey, I got healthier but I still liked the grog too much. While I didn't drink as often as I did previously, when I did drink I would binge. Fast forward a few decades, I still drink but I would have less than 10 drinks a year. Anyway, thanks for sharing your story, I'm sure there are many who can relate to it. All the best,
That’s a hell of a history, Brian. Good on you for eventually showing it the door.
Awesome advice, Peter! Thank you for your plain speak on a subject that effects so many. Many years ago I turned off all alcohol, even in business situations, and never looked back. Cheers!
Thank you, Tom.
Thanks for another great video - you are on a roll now, so keep up the good work ! A positive message and reminder .
Thank you, mate. You’re very supportive.
Thank you for this video, I'm 27, from North NSW, was in the exact same position, casually drinking shiraz. I've considered quitting many times, due to 'next day fog'. I just ordered the book. As you said, the drinking doesn't align with the personal values that I hold for myself, the highest of which is health.
Thanks again for the fatherly and inspiring advice 💪🏼
Thanks for sharing Peter. I think this approach appeals to many over the long drawn out alternatives.
Taking control is the key. Now to apply that to sugar addiction 😉
That’s harder ‘cause it’s in EVERYTHING. Bloody sugar.
Great video by the way!
Great discussion Peter. Not an issue for me directly, but I have lived with many, many family members who have struggled and, in fact, lost another one just a month ago. So it certainly has affected my life in negative ways.
I reckon more than half the people I’ve worked with over the years would have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Unfortunately, it’s bred into the culture of most countries. Thanks for popping in, luv. 💙
Nice to see you Peter one of the many things I like about you, your a open book 👍
Thanks, Stu.
I think the advice of personal identity is a helpful ingredient for any habit that is holding us back. The benefit is the new identity tends to have good habits that replace the old, which is critical. Now to get you on a mountain bike :) Cheers for the next 50 years!
My wife and I talked about that just last week. 👍
I quit alcohol and smoking at once on 4th of October. I've done 4Xnormal dose of LSD in a therapeutic manner. 1 month is not a long way, but still feel no cravings and hope it stays that way. Also started daily 8-10km walks and lost 10kg of weight. Before that I had at least 0.5l of vodka daily for 1.5 year just to fall asleep.
That’s one hell of a transformation. Good for you!
I have been on a fence about absolutely quitting my vices. I know that I 100% feel much better when I don't drink/smoke on the following days. It's become easier each time I cut back to turn down the drink or smoke with the social group I hang out with. I'm at the point of just telling people I don't want to drink or smoke anymore. I still value those friendships but I'm 52 and ready to be in the moment as opposed to recovering the next day. I have stopped off and on for different reasons (Having a cold/illness) over the years, I'm hoping that I can find a good network of friends who don't drink/smoke to give me better options to spend my time. I'm encouraged by hearing what you shared here.
John, you’ve just described the earlier part of my journey to perfection. I get the sense you’re almost ready to step over that hidden line and flick the switch.
Well said, my friend! Drinking is an inconvenience that interferes with life. Most of the time, we have to plan around it; it often clashes with the things we enjoy most, such as hiking, driving, scuba diving, etc. I do enjoy a good 0.0 beer nowadays. It's the drink of choice for landscape photographers on the go. Zero alcohol and zero interference with my photography.
I agree. And the best thing with zero beer, it still tastes like beer!
Great video thank you! Im on day one.
Good on you, Marty!
Thank you for your advice found you by chance looking for info on my 2016 Porsche Cayman and currently doing a 30 day cleanse from alcohol which is usually wine myself coincidently. Got the countdown on my fridge and at day 4 . Funny how things work out because I’m usually the same with wine start at 1 in the garage and sometimes drink the bottle. Great video and can you send me the link for the LED light as I’d like to buy one and add to my car. Thanks mate for sharing! I also threw out all my bottles as well so funny I found you! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Frank. Seems we have a lot in common. Go to www.porschemaster.com, and use PF0002 for $20 off your order.
keep in mind it's very easy in your 50s due to low social pressure now think about those social pressures at 25 years old. Well done at stopping, I stopped 7 years ago and won't go back.
Like most things, the company you keep has a huge impact. Because I’ve known for decades that I’ll become the average of those I associate with, I’ve always been very picky about who I choose to be around.
nice vid, took me about year to give up, lots of stop starting. have been a Social binge drinker for about 26 years. Now 7 months No Alcohol. took me about 5 months for the cravings to go away, now I don't really even think about it. good luck all.
Good on you. I don't think about it anymore, either. Also, I must be saving $1,000's, which is wonderful.
I found one of your videos randomly while being a bit down, matched the passion for cars, and loved your videos easygoing style....only one issue, i did not subscribed at the time.
After 1 month, of searching for terms such as , cars/photography/philosophy/new Zealand i remembered that you had a Porsche boxter, and that was how i found you channel again.
Subbed this time ! Keep making your videos, you are an interesting person and a great content creator !
That’s such a generous thing to say - thank you. It’s 5:00 am over here, and already you’ve made my day.
Well, I meant every word :)@@peterfritzphoto , it's not that often to find content that really speaks to you.
Recently I also started doing being more generous with myself, and I upgraded my car to a bmw g21, I a too was not really feeling anything different(didn't know how to explain this, but you did in a video), it helped me understand myself.
So yeah, as said ( and god knows i'm not that good with words), you content is great, and your story and attitude towards the world inspiring.
Alight then, I'm going to try identifying as someone that dos not drink beer or any kind of alcohol
Humble wise and kind. Thank you for your video. I'm 25 y/o and its time for me to stop escaping my problems in pleasure. Looking forward to sobriety. Good look for the future and btw.. i love the points you brought up many dont...
Good on you, mate. Thanks for watching.
Hi Peter, you and I could have a very long discussion on this subject given my background in road safety and connection decades ago with alcohol treatment services (not for myself) . One thing you didn’t mention is the recent conclusion that there is now no safe level of alcohol consumption. In my 20’s I gave up for a year after a particularly bad experience of over doing it , I gave up for a year when my marriage broke up in my 40’s and would certainly classify myself as and “almost never” drinker these days. However I think you touched on it there is a group that are biologically predisposed to addiction , the amount you said you used to drink wouldn’t even count as an appetizer for that group.
I reckon we could have long conversations on many topics, Chris. It seems you have a fascinating background.
You're right...nobody had their first drink and thought 'this is delicious!'...you have to work hard to like the shit...mental! 20 years in though, it needs to go, starting this weekend
I know - it’s nuts. Good on you, Joanne.
Well done 👏 , with the money I have saved goes into camera /experience/ cars
That’s the spirit! Same here!! 😄
Brilliant video, Peter! Thanks putting this message out there. I quite drinking 18 months ago and its one the best things I've ever done. I quit because I get headaches and why would I waste my precious good days nursing a hangover/self imposed headache.
I would love to show my kids this video but for some reasons I'm a tad nervous (what will my still drinking wife think?) - I'd be interested to hear what you will tell your son.
Thanks for that. I told my kids I don’t like being controlled by a habit (especially an unhealthy one); that self-mastery is the most important goal in life because it makes everything else possible. My drinking never caused any family issues, but I’m very glad to be rid of it. 👍
Thanks @PETERFRITZPHOTO for responding and your comment on "Self Mastery" made my spine tingle - yet it's such an obvious message. I will passing this on to my kids.
May, I also add that after dropping drinking, months later I quit caffeine - also for reasons like quitting booze, for headaches but more so, on reflection the desire for "self mastery". I just disliked that I was addicted to a drug, despite all the social benefits and what I believed productivity reasons.
Overall, for me I believe the health benefits of quitting caffeine were far greater as I was properly addicted to caffeine, unlike booze which was more social or a weekend activity. Quitting caffeine like booze has zero downsides and plenty of upsides, In particular for mental health and anxiety reduction is enormous and I will never ever go back.
@@revertsui Very interesting… Mine has been the reverse, where alcohol had the bigger effect. I drink 2-3 coffees a day, but the last one is always decaf. Probably not an issue?
@@peterfritzphoto I was very addicted to caffeine, I had maybe 4 - 6 cups a day. I used coffee as a crutch and a reward, mostly for work. But after decades, it didn't seem to work, I was mentally exhausted and physically unhealthy. After researching how caffeine doesn't give energy but just stresses you out. I cannot help think we are still in the early days understanding the powerful effects of the addictive drug. Like booze, there is huge social pressure to be on it, perhaps even more so.
Like you, I still drink decaf, and enjoy it. But I "enjoy" it because of years of habit, for me I never go back, its nice not to be addicted to any substance, the freedom reminds me a little of childhood freedom before the "real world" and the "needs" of adulthood came in. :)
The biggest benefit of being sober for me is the ability to be present for my kids. They’re growing up and I want to experience this. I also want them to get the most from me, which doesn’t come from some medicated version of me.
We’ll said, Mark. I feel exactly the same.
Great video! :)
Just one question, do you mean you still occasionally drink some wine?
Thank you. Yes, I’ll have a glass only at outside events or holidays. I had one glass of Pinot at a Christmas party yesterday, and that was my first in about three months. I actually didn’t even enjoy it because my wine drinking is so infrequent, now.
I need to qualify my statement. I am Southern European, doing the James Brown thing, living in America, have spent time in Australia and loved it. Never been to a place I did not love. I do not drink "alcohol" but do have a glass of wine or a taste of Burbon often. Everyone in my family does the same and our life expectancy is 100 + or -5. Our "Blue Zone" living has more to do with our attitude towards stress and less about our diet. Stress can drive one to drinking alcohol for a cure of something. I don't have anything that alcohol can cure. Been rubbed with it a few times once upon a time. At 5 years on I was given a taste of wine with every meal. In 2016 Trump should have driven me to drinking alcohol but didn't. I admire what you are doing here. You can follow up this vid with a prequel on how to handle stress. Stress should be the signal that we need to fix something rather than drink something. I am saying this as I am having a taste of Tequila, celebrating your good work and loving life. If I am wrong, shoot me, but please let me finish my drink. Keep up the good work, I hope I was being helpful and this was not a low sodium alphabet soup.
This was brilliant, and I can’t help but agree. I still drink occasionally, but always away from home, and never more than a couple of glasses of wine. I certainly don’t desire it like I used to, which is a huge relief. I’m really enjoying your comments, and as soon as I feel sufficiently qualified to talk about living stress-free, I’ll do a video about it. 🙂
why drink at all if you ebrace no aclohol?@@peterfritzphoto
A very interesting video on an important topic. Thank you for that!
It seems to me that you have already lost a lot of weight, maybe there will be another video on that.
That's very generous! Truth is, I'm not sure. I haven't weighed myself in months, but I certainly feel better (and a little lighter). 🙂
Not trying to undermine you and your message, I’ve never been a drinker and now I feel a bit cheated and feel the need to drink a little more wine more regularly. Nevertheless thanks for sharing your message. Too many drunks in our societies anyway. I am like you, I don’t get addicted to alcohol or tobacco.
Haha!!
Firstly, congratulations on giving up the drink.
Respectfully, quitting the drinking of alcohol is, or should be, easy if one is not 'addicted' to the alcohol. A couple glasses of wine a few times a week does not an addict make.
Replace those 2 or 3 glasses of wine with 2 or 3 double vodka martinis chased with a 40-ouncer (1.2L) of 8% lager and do that daily and we have a whole different monster. An alcoholic will drink to feel 'normal' as the body has at this point rejected the feeling of not having those chemicals in the bloodstream. An alcoholic will drink at any time of the day when the pain of not drinking sets in.
This is where the real danger lies in just giving up the alcohol.
When a friend helped me to understand that my martini and lager habit had turned into denial and lying, I decided it was time to quit. Just quitting cold turkey, I later found out, is super dangerous in this type of situation. "You are lucky to be alive," a well-known and famous addiction specialist physician once told me.
I applaud anyone who makes the decision to give up drink but implore they do it safely.
Thanks, mate. There’s definitely a spectrum. I realised I had a problem when I found myself thinking about (and looking forward to) Shiraz at 10 am.
Yeah, the older I get the less appealing alcohol gets. The bad effects on your body that you mention has become so apparent with age, especially the sleep and also the psychological effects. Personally I struggle way more with sugar than alcohol, I can kick sugar for months but then I can hit periods of sweet cravings like crazy.
Absolutely. So many things become apparent as you get older and your body starts talking back at you! I echo your sugar cravings, but with carbs. I LOVE bread.
I quit drinking the same way I quit smoking: I stopped putting alcohol in a glass and drinking it. I stopped smoking by not putting cigarettes in my mouth and lighting them. It sounds like a smartass thing to say, but the reality is by simplifying the whole “process” - and what can be simpler than NOT doing something? - I avoided all the bullshit around “I can’t drink coffee/beer cause I might want to smoke, I can’t go to a bar because i might want to drink” etc. YMMV but I found having only ONE thing to think about, and a negation at that, just made it so simple. Not always easy, but simple. Instead of trying to completely change everything (“have to go the gym everyday!”) just change that one thing.
That’s actually brilliant.
I´m wondering Peter, what do you drink instead? Non alcoholic beer,?... some are actually damn good. But for a nicer dinner with a steak or fish I find it difficult with alternatives to good red or white wines.
That’s a good question, Jeremy. You’re right about the zero alcohol beers - some are very good, and for about a month, I drank those every few nights. But now I’m rarely drinking those either. Instead, I drink filtered or mineral water with ginger and lime, or a dash of fresh lemon juice. The ‘need’ for a wine or beer accompaniment with a meal has all but vanished for me.
I myself during the week also settle for the lemon in filtered water and then save the wine/beer for weekends. 🙌@@peterfritzphoto
PS "your looking forward to creating some significant life improvements for 2024"... an awakening almost ... an idea MAYBE: setting up private FB page where a select few of us can document and inspire doing the exact same thing. Ill be starting with an ultra marathon of 52km in Feb. Training for it now. Just a thought mate to help with the snowball affect.
You lost me at “marathon”. But then again…
Wine tastes good. And it enhances any meal. There is no way around this simple fact. That said, it has bad side effects as well.
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It enhances *some* meals, yes - but for most of us, it’s a learned behaviour. I don’t believe we automatically love wine - with a few exceptions, perhaps.
@@peterfritzphoto Sadly it can elevate any meal. Any.
@@Detvanliga Except Cornflakes with Milo on top - which I consider my favourite meal.
@@peterfritzphoto I stand corrected :)
One thing I would add, from personal experience. I have done dry January a few times. I found the food itself tasted far better accompanied by water, instead of wine. It almost made up for it in fact. I’m now working on stopping altogether. Not the best time of year to start, but my mindset is if I can do it now, I can do it for good.
I couldn't work out if you've quit drinking completely, or still drank in certain scenarios, like the two you mentioned with your friend and on holiday?
It’s the latter, Brett. Since May this year, I’ve had about 5 glasses of wine. Basically, I don’t keep any alcohol at home anymore, and since I rarely go out for an occasion that calls for a drink, I hardly drink outside the house, either.
@@peterfritzphoto With all due respect, if you're still drinking alcohol, you haven't quit drinking, however infrequently. At best, you've been a non-drinker since your last drink, whenever that was. It's good you've almost given up and have it under control, but in this video you state that you've stopped drinking, which is a bit of a porky pie isn't it.
@@BrettLavish I don’t see it that way. I’ve been drinking for over 35 years, and I used to drink virtually every day. I’ve had half a dozen glasses of wine in about seven months. I don’t need it or want it, anymore. I’ve eliminated the habit/addiction/desire - whatever you want to call it.
@@peterfritzphotoI'm of a similar age and drinking history to you, I've also read Allen Carr"s book and quit drinking several months ago. However, I know if I don't stay completely alcohol free, I can't say I've quit drinking. Maybe it's just an interpretation of what quitting alcohol actually is. I wish you well, you do what's best for you.
@@BrettLavish I totally understand. There’s room for nuance, I think. That said, if the desire ever returned after one of those rare events where I do have a glass, I’d have to adjust my interpretation, and never touch alcohol again. I don’t want to return to my old ways again, that’s for sure!
then you realize how much hard work it really is i dont drink now because of my Porsche cant drink and drive
What about the people that want to stop but have unbearable cravings?
@@DaysOfDarknessUK I get this and I'm glad it works for you. When I tried to stop drinking years ago....I tried all sorts of stuff: religion, no religion, swearing it off, changing friends, journaling, exercise, diet change, meditation, lots of therapy, dropping my girlfriend, read self-help books etc...nothing worked. How often do craving come? And how have you dealt with wrongs committed while drunk?
This book has proven itself over many years. It certainly worked for me. Like many things, once you truly understand something's cause, the fix becomes a whole lot easier. I almost never crave alcohol anymore, and I haven't succumbed to buying a bottle once. Ironically, I can go out to lunch and have a glass of wine, drink it over a period of an hour or two, and not feel the urge to drink another until the next lunch a month or two later.
Hey, I am jealous; You are doing it while I've been loosing faith. Well, by now you know I love to play with words and constants. Of all my crimes, the biggest and my personal favorite is having too much fun in life and sharing, fun at no ones expense, so I'll share, but no, not my Porsche, joking of course. To get this done, I will have to mess with Christ and Conventional Wisdom. Christ always first.
Nothing will get you in more trouble than twisting the Bible, but I am brave, if not stupid, so I'll give it a try. What does that have to do with drinking you may ask? Stay with me I am sure I'll eventually get to it. "Love one another" they said He said and everyone misinterpreted every word of it. I am sure what He meant was, love yourself and when you get good at it, loving someone else will no longer be just an experiment.
Conventional Wisdom. "Take a good look at your self" too many keep saying. Rotten advise at the age where our eyes and ears have been trained to deceive us for our own comfort. I am going with "take a good lick at yourself" While many have looked at a turd and called it a strawberry, no one has tasted a turd and called it a strawberry.
Having done all that, now you can have a drink and even a smoke, to celebrate you and everyone else around you. Be honest with yourself, create someone you can love and everyone else will follow, even if only out of jealousy they may want to do the same. Loving, happy people are infectious, you can spot from miles away. Loving people? Criminals, of crimes some can only dream of. Trump will tell you, you can't build a Shit Empire on happy people.
Only if Americans could be a little more Australian the world would be a much better place. We went from "the British are coming" to "the Americans are coming" regress, back to The Ugly American, damn, one more thing I cannot drink to. What should be driving to drinking will have me quitting soon. Naaah... Trump is coming, all the happy people, after one drink, will have to move to Canada, if they let us in. I hear though, there is plenty of room and better beer in Australia.
Ignore it, that's just a Southern European living in-and-out of America talking to himself, confused as to which one of his homes is becoming the 'shithole' Country. Hey, wasn't it Christ who made everyone else have a drink?
LOL!! Worth the read! 👍🦘
Whatever works for you is the message here.
You sir, were NOT addicted.
I didn’t say I was, Patrick. However, I’ve gone through phases where I thought about drinking from the moment I woke. I drank two bottles a night over multiple nights many times. I’ve snuck gulps of Vodka and Gin that I hid from my wife. So, really, I don’t think you’re in a position to judge if I was addicted or not. This video is a small snippet of my experience - it doesn’t address every aspect of my 35 years drinking.
@@peterfritzphoto Your video claims quitting alcohol is easy. It is not easy for many people. I appreciate the approach you take in terms of being positive and encouraging in the tenor and tone of your video. I’m going on 2 years sober after 35 years of drinking and have watched 1000s of CZcams videos on the subject. If it were easy for me I would be about 20 years sober today. That’s all I am saying.
@@WheresBillie104 Fair enough, mate.
This is good advice for yourself but not for people who have a problem with addiction. You've read a book and now you think you're an expert. This video is of no use for the people who can't stop their addiction. You should take it down and share your opinions with your friends and not the general public. You seem like a know it all.
Did you watch the whole video? I did address the issue of genuine biological addiction.
Bit of an asshole comment. Obviously didn’t watch the video or was too drunk to take it in…
Great video. If it doesn’t help you, check out others. CZcams is a big place. Bravo Peter!
This guy doesn't speak for alcoholics, it's a lot more difficult that what he's saying...he's was just a social drinker..
I don't think drinking almost every day is classed as a 'social drinker.' Allen Carr's success over many years speaks for itself.