What I Learned From 6 Months Without Alcohol - Mike Thurston
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2023
- Chris and Mike Thurston reflect on their sobriety. Why did Mike Thurston and Chris stop drinking alcohol? What is their relationship to alcohol now? How much is alcohol holding most people back?
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Hello you beauties. Watch the full episode with Mike here - czcams.com/video/x7nvM0n7pWc/video.html
I come to Austin 1-2 weeks out of the month. I basically stopped drinking recently however when I come to Austin, I blow it out once, maybe twice. How do you live there and not drink.... Impressive.
I’m teetotal and love going to Ibiza to all the clubs and events 🎉 gave up years ago and never looked back ❤
I've never met a sober person who regretted giving up drinking...including myself.
You never will
FACTS
The most remarkable part is how normal social events feel. The booze contributed nothing! I was so convinced the booze "lubricated" the environment. It was all a lie.
Facts
@@ThaLatePizzaBoi how vapid can one be, perhaps they struggled before… like alcoholics do…
Today I'm 909 days sober. I was a functioning alcoholic until October 1st 2020. Quit cold turkey. Haven't looked back.
Good luck and strength to all strugglers out there. You can make it!
I was a high functioning alcoholic as well.
It will be 5 years August 17th since I confronted my alcoholism. For me 2018 was one of my most successful years in business but I was tired of always thinking about drinking.
Now I consider myself a recovered alcoholic. I am at peace with the fact I can never drink again. I am simply not strong enough to drink like a normal person.
@@jeffringer7527 Same with me. As soon as I'd start again, over time I'd lose control. Therefore I just don't drink anymore. I remain an alcoholic nonetheless for the rest of my life.
It's really a drug from hell. And it's legal, that's the worst part.
Quitting cold turkey is harder than quitting wild turkey.
Quitting cold Turkey can kill you
@@JCrashB
What helped me was telling all my family and friends I’m an alcoholic . I told them I needed their support. They’ve all been great and never ask me to drink and wouldn’t let me if I tried.
I not embarrassed to say I’m an alcoholic. It would be more embarrassing to flush my life down the toilet.
If people think less of me I couldn’t possibly care less.
Stay strong and just remember you are not a slave to the bottle.
Bro I thought these guys were the same person
Not drinking, being healthy, gym life, feeling good etc has hit critical mass. God knows I needed that to happen.
That's great! I was working out daily, losing weight and feeling great but the last 6 months I fell off, started drinking more and more and recently realized I've become drinking almost daily. I've realized I have a problem so been watching videos like this, I know I need to get on my workouts and live a healthier life in general. I know what I need to do so here's hoping I can do it but people like you are inspiring me to push forward.
Really love your point Chris about “If you need to drink to enjoy your nights out, you are choosing the wrong nights out” spot on
Andrew Huberman podcast on alcohol 100% changed my perspective on me even thinking that being a "weekend drinker" was fine. I quit IMMEDIATELY after viewing that podcast and feel GREAT every single Saturday morning! Watch that podcast in it's entirety and you'll likely see why your thinking is indoctrination and was incorrect all along. The facts were 100% what made it easy for me to quit.
I quit drinking alcohol on Christmas day 2018 because exactly what Mike described. When you're in your 30s hangovers last for days not hours, lifes too short to hate yourself 50% of the week
Agreed
Try your 50’s🙈
Try before 20 if you are speedrunning alcoholism 😂. Seriously though I did wet January this month and I'm ready to quit. I've said this several times now though.
45 days sober here ⚡️
Never felt better in a decade
Im 27 training for my first amateur fight 🏆
Stay strong lads, we got this 🤌🏻🤝🏻🧿
Best of luck mma or boxing
@@johnaherne1789 MMA mate :D
but I also practice a tonne of boxing, so defo it is one of my base...
3 months sober :D lfg
Did you have the fight yet?
8 years ago I started MMA for a couple years. A few of us went out for a guys birthday one night knowing we had training next day.
The sessions are 3 hours, we had a 2 mile run warm up, 1.5 hour circuit, followed by an hour rolling. It was disgusting, still remember it. A couple of us vomited 😂, so wasn't worth it.
For any addict this is the way. You don't need to have a fight but start Muay thai or BJJ and do it 5-6 days a week. We are endorphine junkies. We have to replace the extreme of drugs with insane cardio. 😂
Checking on you mate, still sober?
As of now I made it to 80 days without a drink. I have been tempted but for the most part my friends have been really supportive. My mental health and sleep also improved.
The Sinclair Method. Claudia Christian has a Ted talk CZcams video of her experience using it, and how it cured her alcohol use disorder.
Cheers to you right now from Dublin.
Keep going pal, every day it gets easier and better
It's all about culture. As a Scot, every time I'm out with friends whilst not drinking the question is always "why aren't you drinking?" And it's sad that I feel like I need to justify it. My friend that has Crohn's disease gets the same question and he answers about his condition, then the subject is dropped. If I say "I just don't drink" it's then the follow up questions. One would hope the culture could change, but not a chance in hell up here.
In my state in the US, there is also a heavy drinking culture. Hang in there man! I honestly think the culture is changing all over. Too many benefits of not drinking…It will never be the status quo to not drink in our lifetime, but it will become less and less common for everyone to drink heavily. The negative health effects are just too profound.
I was a bartender until the dreaded 2020 incident. I didn't drink and got question about it often. My answer never wavered though. "I don't want to." Never overexplain.
I met a Scot who doesn’t drink once.
Australia is the same. They’re like, “why aren’t you drinking? What’s wrong with you?”
I point it back at them. “Why are you drinking? If your life was so great, surely you could go a night without getting hammered, but I’m the one with a problem.”
Drinking just makes mediocrity more tolerable.
People are slowly starting to not drink
You guys hit so many points that I’ve been thinking about lately. Turned 25 a few months ago and I usually drink atleast one night on weekends since my teens. I am starting to realize how confident and comfortable I am with myself and talking to others being sober. My sober charisma is soo much better.
By drinking just at parties, I become more social and all, and then I was able to keep that anytime afterwards, just like you did. It served a purpose but it can't become a crutch as then you get way more bad than the good.
220 days sober today. Remember watching Chris' 1000 days no alocohol video at the beginning. It was one of the things that inspired me to do this. Changed a lot, love every single day
I actually gave up drinking alcohol mainly because I suffer with IBS & Alcohol is one of my triggers, it’s only when I stopped I realise that 1. I didn’t need it 2. I didn’t like it 3. I only drank to fit in socially 4. To cope with anxiety & shyness ….. 7 years later & I still don’t drink alcohol & I love it 👍
Love it
I relate
Same. I'm trying to quit. Has your IBS got better
@@Lone_Star86 it has improved a lot over the years, thank you for asking! 👍
Literally having IBS aswell and realised the exact same reasons here, thats funny xD
Just over 12 years sober. Best thing I ever did for myself. I drank heavily from 13 to 33. I love that there's cool sober people for young men and women to look up to, now. Alcohol is ridiculous.
Yeah quitting before it was cool to quit. People who defend alcohol are in denial, I could go the rest of my life without it and not even blink
Getting hammered once a month is fun, its all about moderation
@@fucuszullanti7877 Each to their own
@fucuszullanti7877 I honestly don't know how people make it so far drinking alcahol. Like I hear people say they drank from 18 to 35. I'm nearly 20 and only started drinking properly at 18 and I'm ready to quit 😂.
@Ventryx no way. Once a month does not make you an alcoholic. But hearing you say that does make me feel better about stopping. I did wet January and I drank almost every day this month.
Great Interview - I saved so much money not drinking every day like i used too. Now im able to do more for myself and family financially as well as mentally.
Sobriety should be talked about much more. This is a very good topic Chris & Mike! I have got ADHD, and alcohol triggers more than just dopamine. It’s either no beer, or a full blown bender and no sleep, sadly. I don’t look down on people who drink, but those who will enjoy a better ‘real’ life. Great content 🤝
My two absolute favourite creators. I can’t tell you how excited I’ve been for this video! If you guys made a 10 hour podcast, I’d be watching it straight 💪 keep up the great work gents
Love this! Im 36 now and had troubles with Alcohol in the past. I am the same as I dont like how alcohol makes me feel anymore. I also don't have time to be hungover! Great chat!
I quit drinking over two years ago. One of the best things I've ever done.
Feels good to feel good in the morning.
I lost my 17 year marriage due to my wife's alcoholism. The family unit that I cherished to always have and my now 9 year old daughter were the collateral damage. An otherwise potentially happy and beautiful life was destroyed because of it. I am now a single dad in his fifties trying to navigate a new world.
Sorry for your loss man. Did you ever find out why she drank?
@@tukkajumala Some was genetics (her dad was an alcoholic). Social anxiety was another reason that she always brought up.
I tried to help by supporting her, therapy, etc. but after five years I realized that not me, nor anyone else, is equipped to save someone from their internal demons. Only they can do that.
I wouldn't wish the effects of it and the profound sense of loss on my worst enemy.
@@alexp7274 Yeah, we can not really change other people. We can sometimes influence them, but we can not command a change.
What I have discovered through my marriage and my kids is that the only way to change others is to change myself. If I ever wish to even hope that someone close to me changes their behavior, I always need to take good long looks at the mirror. I have to be honest to myself, see where my own failures lie and start working on sorting myself out. Only then I might hope to see changes around me.
It is hard work and it demands blind faith that as I improve, someone close to me may have room to improve as well. In the end I never get exactly what I want, but I always get what I need.
You get her on Naltroxone?
The Sinclair Method. Claudia Christian has a Ted talk CZcams video of her experience using it, and how it cured her alcohol use disorder.
“Nothing is hard when you set your mind to it” that’s a quote I’m saying to my self one month from now when I become sober.
35 now, haven't been drunk since I was 30. I made the decision to stop getting drunk when going out, because it seemed my hangovers were simply getting worse (with age), and it's definitely not something I miss! I'll have some drinks during celebrations or big events, sure, but once I feel even slightly tipsy -- I stop and I go on the water wagon for the rest of the night.
Well done mate I'm 34 and IV fucked my life lost Mrs and kids n home on Xmas day wish I did what u did
@@SKALLYWAG_Official That's brutal brother.. I'm sorry to hear this. Only if you quit drinking will turn things around again I believe. I hope you can find the willpower to overcome your trials and tribulations; we all have our vices and demons to battle
@skallywag1982 geeze that' s tough. Hope you're doing good now. I'm nearly 20 and I'm already considering quitting
I’m going through this right now. Not enjoying drinking anymore and hate the feeling of being drunk. Hanging out with people that drink often is tough but that’s where discipline comes into play. I honestly don’t understand why i use to drink often. I think having something to look forward to and having goals makes drinking seem pointless.
Just because you don't enjoy something now doesn't mean it wasn't enjoyable at the time. You don't play with the same toys as when you were a kid. Humans evolve and change. Probably not worth thinking about "why did I drink" - if it was enjoyable at the time then great. If it's not now then that's great too and you can put that energy into other interests.
The one trouble for me is that most nonalcoholic options are very one-note and dull in terms of taste: Aging alcohol really does do wonders in producing interesting drinks. Switched to lighter alcohol, and the permanent clear headedness from consuming slower's been amazing. The taste is great, but being properly drunk's not enjoyable anymore.
@@Komatik_the peroni non alcoholic is probably the nicest one I’ve had
Pretty rad this is becoming more mainstream 💪🏻🙌🏻💛. Right on both of you
I never liked the idea of getting my happiness from anything outside of myself which is my only reason for not drinking lol. I love your post 🌺
Love this for you! You’re very wise. I’ve just wised up to this now.
@@bm5_5_5 you’re sweet! I’m happy for you too!! Big hugs ✌️😄
@@kathleenkaleookalanismith8724 if only more people understood that.
Wish I learned this earlier. This is especially true for using drugs to cope.
@@bayefoil940 better a little late than never. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Aw man, growing up in Wisconsin, where drinking culture is rampant, drunk driving was like an Olympic sport. Friends would say, "but you only had 4 pints. you can still drive."
wisconsinite here, it's all we look forward to doing and the main suggestion when getting together with people
My friend was drunk driving and was pulled over by police. They opened his door and he promptly fell out onto the road. He was lucky it was late 1980's and the cop let him drive the few last feet to his home!
Hahaha Jesus crazy how I used to justify that too
I agree wholeheartedly. But you are both saying this in retrospect after having gotten these experiences out of your system, and no doubt have some great memories from such occasions.
I’m on 3 months sober :) and the comment on positives and negatives is so true.
I have 7 years sober from drugs and alcohol and it is amazing
3 months alcohol free today. 24m and loving it. I don’t miss being to hungover to work on Mondays, not remembering the weekends, blowing all my money on food and drinks, saying shit I’d never say sober, not exercising, not eating well, insomnia, impending sense of doom with a side of depression for days after drinking.. yeah I don’t miss any of that. Now I’m workin 40 hours a week, working out 4 hours a week, I’m fit and love the way that I look and feel, there’s clarity, I’m witty, I make people laugh again, I’m me again. Fk alcohol.
Nice job!
Love the taste of alcoholic drinks - most nonalcoholics are way too one-note - but damn sure lost the taste for being blitzed. Would much rather drink slow enough for my body to process it properly, if at all.
Excellent podcast. 5 stars, perfect. Thank you!
“I like the reality I’m in now” wow that one is so true
Im 21 and don’t drink a drop of alcohol. Most of my friends drink and literally tell me they wish they were like me and look up to me for it. It’s more than acceptable to not drink as a young person nowadays, it’s inspiring.
Do you want a trophy
that day is coming lol. never say never...
Great monologue on why you shouldn't drink alcohol.
I think it's pretty simple..
People are more educated than ever on how bad it is, and, it's super expensive in a world where people are trying to spend more wisely
I think people just can't afford to go out and drink anymore...which leads to staying home and drinking in isolation!😮
Trauma causes addiction. People who just go back to drinking even though they actually want to quit have unresolved shit. I don't drink anymore and really don't want to drink because I am healed from my childhood trauma. I don't know how exactly it happened, just try to do the right thing. Exercise and healthy life style and shit. They help.
How did you get "healed" CBT...? I need to do something to resolve issues from past.. Just dunno what to do...
*Crap Game*
Chris' point at 8:45 is completely spot on and it made me realize that that is EXACTLY what I do when I go out. I do this to cope with social anxiety and thinking sober me wouldn't be good to be around in these scenarios. Amazing video, thanks so much for sharing. Definitely have to watch the full episode
I've done that experience and sober me sucks to party with.
GREAT TALKING POINTS 👍🏾💯 .. 6 YEARS SOBER NOW MYSELF.
This dialogue made me realize that whenever I drink it is socially and that is now seldomly, yet I still drink and not because I like to drink but because of my insecurities. Thank you.
I hope your ok 🙏
40 days today. Feel better than I have in years. Combined with exercise it’s the truth!
I’m currently witnessing my dad disintegrate from alcohol induced liver disease. It’s hard to witness but he made his life choices and is now unfortunately paying the price, I know in moderation you will be fine but it’s definitely changed my relationship with drink. I don’t want my son to see me going out like that.
Lost two ex partners to alcohol.
16 August 2021 - aged 38
30 June 2023 - aged 36
I’m now in my 17th day sober and don’t plan on returning to drinking. I understand why your attitude to alcohol has changed because mine certainly has as well.
Thanks this was so great.
As someone who has never drank, this was interesting to hear. I've always envied people that drink and now I'm thinking that maybe I made the right choice
Clarity is priceless.
Ive trappered backa ton , working out/ job/ and not waking up with zero hangover is awesome. I just remembered that feeling of that and the liquor store what its going to bring in morning!! plus the money saved.
I’ve always had a perfectly healthy relationship with alcohol, and even then, I’ve always wondered why I ever started drinking… I barely drink as it is, but there’s a small voice in my head that tells me to just completely stop.
I have stopped drinking for a few weeks. I was starting to drink almost every night where I did not have to wake up early the next morning. I saw myself being pulled into alcoholism; stop before it becomes very hard not to drink.
The Sinclair Method. Claudia Christian has a Ted talk CZcams video of her experience using it, and how it cured her alcohol use disorder.
Great upload! ☺️
So well put, wow.
I’m in my 50s and haven’t had a drop of alcohol since I was 24. I don’t miss it. I never liked it when I was drinking. Hated how I felt when I was buzzed or drunk. I only drank because it was what my friends were doing, and after a really heavy night I just decided no more. Never regretted that decision and I’m actually really happy I have stayed absolutely firm with that resolution. I’ve watched too many lives get completely torn apart by alcohol.
A few years ago I participated in 4 Ayahuasca ceremonies in the jungles of Peru. Though it was NOT my intent, I have not had a drink since. My first ceremony was an eternal hellscape with one message: you can either be a drinker, or fulfill your potential. Pick one. Prior to that I drank very regularly (always socially). Now, I can't stomach the idea of drinking. Unexpected outcome, but I'll take it. Life has never been better, I've never been happier, healthier, more fulfilled etc.
I feel I’ve come to a cross roads as well. Either drink or live up to your potential. Easy choice!
Sober since 2017 never regretted giving up. It wasnt working for me and I wasted so much time drunk or hungover. No way to enjoy this one life! You do have to get to like yourself. I drank to escape my own self... Takes some adjustment but so worth it.
When I learned that alcohol is an anesthetic and numbs your sense of reality, I thought - why would I want to numb my reality? Especially since I spent so much effort making my reality truly enjoyable & rewarding. I've since given up drinking and find that I can be more present, have better conversation, and more fully appreciate everything in life. If you find you can't give up drinking, ask yourself what kind of reality you'd enjoy sober - then work towards that.
I'm convinced that this conversation is not possible without having drank to excess in your teens and twenties. I know many people my age and older that still blow-out every weekend, which is fine, however this form of clarity can only be achieved with a certain level of maturity and self-awareness.
18 years Sober,never give up there's no hopless cases 💪🙏🙌
Glad I came across this video today. I’ve only drank in 4 occasions this year, which is very unlike myself. I’ve found that being practically sober has given almost a sense of freedom (how it feels anyway). I wake up early in the mornings just ready to go, I feel like I’m slowly starting to make the right steps towards achieving my goals, and the idea of even being drunk is just a nightmare scenario for me. There’s absolutely 0 positives to being intoxicated imo. Now I’m not saying that going for a drink w your partner/mates/family etc makes you a bad person or anything along that line, but for myself I just feel that being intoxicated has 0 benefit on my life so why out myself through that
I have also found that since stopping going on nights out, a lot of people I would consider friends have seemed to disappear from my life. I felt shit about this for a while but it’s dawned on me that this is the best case scenario, maybe I don’t need those people in my life.
Did 3 months recently, then got back on the beers for the last 8-10weeks. Back to day one today. The benefits of not drinking much out way the fun/ social acceptance of drinking. Bring on the energy and focus!
Congratulations., it’s not easy… You are admired!
Your liver will be much stronger and healthier!
2:20 i also like myself better as a person when im sober. Im compassionate, more kind, have more patience , i joke around, etc. I wont let alcohol destroy the person who i truly am
No alcohol since 2017, not even in sweets, and no interest in ever drinking again. Banned it completely from my house and family.
I stopped drinking a few years ago. But that was only because drinking alone is a worrying sign, so I never drank alone only with a drinking buddy.
That stopped for a while when he had a baby, so we drank tea during the day instead of beer in the evening for a while, and then the pandemic times occurred, leading to me still having an unopened bottle of gin from my birthday in 2019.
Absolutely perfect summation of the nightclub experience for me and my coping mechanisms for it. So pleased I'm past the age where I have to pretend to enjoy that environment.
It is so strange , there are so many things we do to optimise performance, nootropics, ice baths, meditation practices and apps…. But one things that massively improves energy, libido , clarity , an endless list … we often don’t let quitting drinking on our radar.
I wonder if we spoke differently would that change … like instead of “ah yeah, I have a glass of wine some evenings just to unwind “we said “ I drink most of a bottle of wine , often the whole bottle at least 3 nights a week to help with anxiety and feeling lonely “
“I like to go out drink from time to time “ to “I feel the need to drink regularly and usually over 5 drinks” … “I sometimes have a glass or two of wine watching a movie “ to “ I find I don’t enjoy being by myself with a movie unless I have a bottle of wine with it” …. “A cheeky pint “ to “drinking to intoxicate myself when I had planned not to “ … “a little drinkie “ to “ a bottle of wine “ … “a couple of beers now and then “ to “ drinking over 6 pints regularly “ … if we called things as they are it would change our view. Even just getting the amount right, a couple and a few, how often are they actually 2 or 3 ? Now and again …. How often is that 2 or 3 times a week? … drinkie , scoop, cheeky one , the cutezy terms … do they hide something from us ourselves ?
I met a couple of lifelong friends but didn’t really enjoy uni due to exactly the reason described here of drinking to try to enjoy it. I remember never feeling so alone than buzzing drunk in a club at the end of the night with some anthem pop song blaring in the background. I wish we’d felt better equipped to talk to each other about our feelings back then as I’m sure many others felt similarly. I still feel lonely sometimes but never like back then.
I was drinking for 16 years.
Now im sober for 1.5 years.
No shakes, no urges, no pressure.
But I remind myself about what I was every single FUCKING day.
Alcoholic Anonymous got me trough and thought me how to be better.
If you have the sickness go and sit trough a meeting. They made me stop drinking after my second meeting.
Chris I just want to say you inspired me a while ago to stop drinking. As of 2023 I have only gotten drunk once and tipsy twice.
Thank you for making these, I dont have a substance problem I just want to make myself the best I can be and alcohol has not helped me do anything in my life. It has only made me stagnate. And my hangovers are FUCK**G awful now, so thats a big reason too
I wonder how much the trend of younger people drinking less (if at all) is driven by the proliferation of smart phones and social media. In the modern environment I could see the idea of being out of control in public being terrifying because if you say or do something profoundly stupid or embarrassing (as many of us have countless times while drunk), everyone around you would be able to capture that moment and it could live forever online.
It’s one addiction switched for another. Getting drunk on clout
OMG I am SO glad there were no smart phones around when I was younger and doing idiotic things! Someone once suggested filming myself when drunk and watching it the next day to help me stop drinking...but I had no cam corder so I continued...
Cannot believe both of yous are from Newcastle Uni !! I am a recent graduate from Newcastle Uni and been sober for more than a year from alcohol.
I think this really says alot about British alcohol culture, as well as how you are raised. I was raised in a dry household, and the faith community I grew up in did not condone the use of alcohol or tobacco. Then I attended a small college that was a dry campus. So I never felt compelled to drink. I have had alcohol in the past, but the last bottle of beer I drank was in July of 2022. And I don't miss it or crave it. It just strikes me as funny that these nice guys (and yes I think they're nice people truly) have gone sober and are extolling the superpowers of being sober as if it's the the 'new thing', when in reality many people have never drank alcohol all through history (for a British example think of the Quakers).
I did go out at weekend and had a few drinks at a club,I wasn't legless just had a good buzz on and actually had a great nite
I was a functioning alcoholic for 14 years. Too many stories for the comments 😂
I quit in 2016 for almost 3 years, relapsing at the end of 2018, but now Im up 2 years again without a drink. Ultimately, it was cannabis that turned it around for me, which I'm not saying is the right for everyone, but it was for me. Sending good vibes to those still going through the struggle. 🙏
1 year sober, best decision ever. Never going back to drinking poison. The alcohol culture is a big bubble of collective insanity.
There’s things that taste better, will leave you feeling better and cost less. So why bother?
Stop worrying about peer pressure or feeling left out. Do what’s good for you, your body, health, life, when possible.
I gave up drinking for four months last year and felt amazing. However, I fell back into it. Now I am five weeks sober and I won't be regressing this time. The trick is to find out what psychological need is being met by alcohol and deal with that need in a non-destructive manner so that alcohol is no longer needed.
Went 3 months end of last year and also felt great, looked way better, then fell right back into the trap during new years. Been drinking regularly since then. Feel like crap, gained like 15lbs back. Not sure why I keep doing this to myself. Time to give it up for good.
I quit drinking after a night out for new year (so the beginning of 2019) aged 25. I wasn’t an alcoholic by any means but I’d get really bad hangovers etc.
When I was on holiday during Summer of that year I went for a night out with my friend and drank again. I didn’t enjoy it, and that’s the last time I touched alcohol.
Almost four years sober and over six years being Vegan. Just do what makes you feel healthy and don’t worry about other peoples opinions.
I was raised in an Italian family, where when your old enough to hold a cup, you would are old enough to drink. I didn’t view myself as an alcoholic, per say. I’m a social drinker, BUT, it’s NEVER served me well. Cheers to everyone letting it go. 💜🙏 I don’t need social interaction if the consequences are booze induced.
I would never regret to quit drinking but I do enjoy feeling. It takes away my anxiety , makes me more social , and sometime I like who I am when I am drunk. Thing is I run a lot and it kills my running times and gains at the gym because I put in so much bad weight. Also it cost a lot of money to drink.
One thing ive noticed about quitting alcohol that you need to be careful about is that you’re likely to replace it with another vice: one Ive seen being common is sex. And yes that can be an addiction too… a detrimental one.
Especially if you are in the fitness community, where a big by product of your hard work is romantic attention
You guys are getting romantic attention?
@@MisterL777 yeah only attention I've gotten is from dudes lol
@@ooooooooppps Lol! That sounds par for the course.😅
@@ooooooooppps lmao yep
That is so true...being the only sober person in a group of drunk friends sucks balls. I used to drink a lot of beer when I was in my 20s. I didn't mess with the hard stuff a lot because my uncles got me commode-hugging drunk on liquor when I was 14 and I woke up, not only with the hangover from hell, but I had also come down with a respiratory infection so the whole vacation was was like a 2 week extended hangover and after that any time I tried to drink liquor, my throat would lock up and I could barely force myself to swallow it. But yeah, every Friday, Saturday, and, Sunday (because that's the night they held the dart tournament), I'd be at the bar throwing dart or shooting pool, drinking beer. I didn't get completely hammered every night, but there were definitely a few rippers. I remember one night my friends wanted me to do karaoke with them, but I don't really like being the center of attention and really didn't want to. They wouldn't let it go though so I finally caved on the condition that they buy me three 151 depth charges. Lordy, I was hammered, but I was told that out of the four of us I had the best voice. Go figure. That's probably not saying much though, lol. Although, we did get applauded, so I guess nobody's ears were bleeding.
After 30 though, I pretty much quit drinking. I worked midnights and just wasn't up for hitting the bars on my nights off. Now I drink with the intent to get drunk about 3 times a year, New Years--on the anniversary of my dog's passing--I drink a bottle of champagne. On my Mom's birthday I drink a bit of her favorite peach brandy and on the anniversary of her passing I drink shots of Absolute vodka. I might have a beer or two every now and a again just because I get a craving for the taste, or if I'm sitting around the campfire with friends when I go camping, but those are random events.
still blows my mind that spending £100 in a pub and getting absolutely fucked up is completely normal but having a joint or just chilling sober etc is completely frowned upon and mocked. such a backwards society
I've never liked the taste, I was just drinking due to peer pressure before. But once I've gotten over that my life became better. I realized I dont need alcohol to enjoy friends company or be confident and talk to people.
You guys are from newcastle thats awesome so am i 👌🏻❤️
They're from Stockton-on-Tees (Chris) and Leeds (Mike). Both went to uni in Newcastle.
I needed to hear this today.
I don’t think I’m a full blown alcoholic, but I’ve definitely got a problem. I recently did 12 months and I felt great. But there lays the problem, I gave myself a short time frame, then got back on it.
I didn’t hit it hard, but I definitely started putting on weight and I noticed the problems rising again.
I felt so guilty. I felt like I failed my family.
Chris, I remember you saying you did 1000 days. About a week ago I had a Ironman race that went dreadfully, and I said that’s it, no more. I’m doing 1000 days.
Nice job man I’ve done two Ironmans and felt similar. Had I not been drinking leading up to it my performance would’ve been better. Good luck!
Congrats on the 12 months man
@@wrighs12 yeah, i definitely screwed my chances on this last race cause I couldn’t stop drinking.
My race before that once went great cause I wasn’t drinking
@@Lalvarez1223 thanks. Felt like I wasted and fucked it all up cause I got back on it.
But now, I’m going sober again.
Hope it's going well brother.
My very first time having a drink was last fall in the UK! I ordered a very sweet strawberry kiwi (I think) cider. I’m grateful for the experience, now I’m sure that I don’t like alcohol.
I decided to give up drinking 4 years and 3 months ago. Had been in the military for over 20 years which is an environment that encourages drinking. I work in the fitness industry and therefore work in an alternative environment that has helped me to not want to drink anymore. As Mike states, waking up with a hangover and missing a day because of alcohol is not productive.
I have suffered with severe anxiety all my life. I just haven't found anything that can ease that anxiety like alcohol. Had a few stints before and just starting a new stint. Trying a year this time. I'd love to give up for good but a this moment, alcohol is a part of me. So hard to give up.
I’m 45 years old and never ever drank myself out . I decided to stop drinking or at least how long I can go without a drink. 15 months not even a sip! I love the feeling of not wasting my money . What I do I like going for an ice cream or a coffee. So much other treats versus alcohol .
The reality of being sober. boom! Thats the one. Enjoying music, not waking up dehydrated and hungover, life sober, Better memory, better nervous system, alertness and the hunger to learn new things! And most importantly be a better role model to my kids.
It's stunning to me, that guys like these two could ever be so insecure/shy in their past. Naturally I would assume they have it all sorted out, because of their looks. It makes me change my own self esteem a little bit, because it shows how many of us fall into that trap of self doubt and introverted mindset.
Nearly everyone is insecure etc dude, especially the ones who seem to have it all! It's really hard to remember that though. We're all just walking about worrying about our place in it all.
I've stopped drinking since mid April, not a drop of alcohol, nothing but water. I never thought I could manage, I thought water was boring, and nothing beat having a good buzz with friends. It's been an adjustment for my friends, but for me I am now perfectly capable of having a great time being with close friends just drinking water. Getting into fitness has been an added motivation. I know alcohol screws up muscle growth, so when you're busting your ass in the gym, the last thing you want is your efforts to go even a little bit to waste because of alcohol so it helps to stay on the path, and honestly after a month I wasn't even thinking about it anymore. I do not miss alcohol, I feel like I could go the rest of my life without a drink by now and I'd be just fine. I should mention I never had a drinking problem though, so I'm not sure how easy of a transition it is for someone who has one.
Even small drinks get me lethargic and give me massive headaches. Plus almost all of it tastes like battery acid. I plan to never drink again (it’s been almost a year since my last drink, and I don’t miss it AT ALL)
Im from Pittsburgh Pa in the states and its a massive part of the culture here. I have been working on other things in my life as of late and have pretty much given up casual drinking, but at the same time I do enjoy going out and getting fucked up if the occasion calls for it; it really all depends. But spending a lot of money every week, all these excess calories, and the effect it has on your body makes it something you definitely should not be doing on a week to week basis and I think everyone knows that. Most people are just sick of their lives and the alcohol takes them away from that for a time.
They don’t call alcohol a Spirit for nothing. It’s a portal for lesser beings that take hold of your body & mind. It makes you do, think, act and feel in ways you never would if you’re in a pure form.
I used to be a huge drinker from my teenage years through my early 30s. I tapered it down when I married and had a family to occasional drinking. Even with occasional drinking, I couldn't limit myself. I no longer like how I felt after drinking and looking forward to sobering up. I decided to do dry January and never looked back. Now I'm 68 days alcohol free. I'm 57 going on 58 and I just regret I didn't start this when I was born much younger.
No booze 7 weeks and counting. I had 12 years, over 12 years ago. Gave it up to lose weight, and my health was starting to be a big concern. The first 3 nights was really hard to sleep. After that, it got pretty easy. I feel amazing to be honest. The benefits are undeniable. Not sure I’ll stay on this path, but I know it would be stupid not to! If I can do it, anyone can! Just give me 3 days!
great vid :)
For me it was ecstacy. I tried going out to big parties without and just couldn't do it. Standing in a big crowd, the ecstacy allowed me to cope with the noise and the lights etc.
For me too. You just don't care anymore
I know for myself I am able to have a beer or 2 and not need anymore than that. I know from back in the day when I did drink a lot I would always get shit faced pretty hard. I always dreaded the next day especially with the hangover but eventually I started to minimize my alcohol intake to the point where it became not a necessity for me to have a good time, just like smoking weed. Also, having a job where I am needed sober like in the trades, really helps me to say no to a few more. With the combination of eating right, keeping my mind on other things like hobbies and also praying to God helps me out on my everyday life to keeping sober is a total win.
1 beer I can go home, 2 beers it's 50/50 , 3 beers 🍻 and I'll drink until I vomit 🤢 or am getting scraped up of the pavement...
*Crap Game*
Sober is the New Wave 🌊