When Should You Be Worried About Your Drinking?
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- čas přidán 15. 09. 2019
- Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky shares how you can assess if you have a dangerous relationship with alcohol. He shares that it’s not about the amount consumed, but more how it’s affecting key areas of your life. He also shares that women are 5 times more likely to develop liver problems from drinking than men.
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I started at 17. Drinking almost every weekend, a lot of the time too much, and ended it at 39. Drinking everyday after work a 6 pack or more of beer plus swigging vodka out of mickey’s I had hidden all around the house. Hangovers were a daily Thing. When they were really bad I would take a couple shots in the morning to get moving. I blacked out regularly I drove drunk all the time. I was very depressed, obese, anxiety ridden and sometimes had suicidal ideation. I wasted soo many years being selfish. When my first marriage collapsed I drank so I couldn’t feel. But instead I was an emotional mess. My kids saw alot of my drinking and I’m very ashamed of how I acted. I got sober January 1st 2019. I made it 1 year and a month. I thought I was fine. I thought I could drink like a regular person after proving I could so long without alcohol. but I was dead wrong. Within 1 week of the first drink I was hiding vodka all over the house again and blacking out. My last drink was March 6th 2020. I woke up late for work. I have no memory if my last night drinking. I showed up to work still very intoxicated. I sat in my car in tears. I couldn’t do this anymore. I hated myself. I knew I was going to die. I remembered this thing I heard in a recovery meeting about burning the ships. About not having anymore secrets. I came out to my bosses that morning. I told them the whole truth. I then told my fiancé everything as well. I’ve been sober for 2 years this March. It’s been hard but I love how I feel now. Even my worst days now are nothing compared to the self hate I used to spew at myself before. It’s possible to change. But you have to really be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I'm going thru the same thing 😪
And your absolutely right
Hopefully this is my last day of drink . I know if I get sober it will be for years . I'm 27 now and I've been drinking since I was 16. God bless you and hope your alive and doing well . This world takes a turn all the time ⏲️
@@jesusconstantino4516 I’m alive and kicking. Still sober and loving life. Jesus, today is your last day. You can do it. You don’t need alcohol. It’s a lie society tells you you need to fit in. It’s not. It’s poison and it’s holding you back.
I started drinking at 16 im now 33. I have been through similar things you have said, i went sober for a whole month this year and i loved it, i gave more time to my partner and step children and they saw the real me, i felt happier and more wholesome i loved waking up esp in the weekends not hungover or missing work due to hangovers during the week, then i thought id have a drink then totally relapsed, i hated myself and what i put my loved 1s through esp myself physically mentally and emtionally i was a wreck and was going to either commit suicide or die by the bottle. Today is the day i pick myself back up bounce back and regain the life i loved.
@@NZnolimit you can do it. It’s not easy at first but it gets easier as time goes on. I’m not going lie and say it never crosses my mind but the cravings get so light and short it’s extremely easy to brush them off and continue on with life. I think the fact that alcohol is so accepted as a normal thing to do that those cravings come around at all. It seems like everyone I know drinks and my workplace has it as a fundamental way to get together to unwind outside of work. It has made me feel left out at times. It’s not worth it though destroying my life to fit in. The feelings you have after your relapse are normal and healthy. They are a sign that you have awoken from a slumber that you were in for many years. You will never be able to go backwards to those times again when you were naïve to your actions. It’s the greatest gift you could have ever received. Some many people walk through their whole life never tasting that truth.
Going through the same thing. Happy for you man. We got this!
The symptoms for my alcohol reduction,was feeling great ,more focussed ,more productive,way happier ,seeing my future more brightly ,looking healthier ,it has been very hard 🏴🙋♂️😃
Yes once the withdrawal is done. I found after 2 weeks I did not feel any sickness. I still could not sleep. It took 6 months for everything to go back to “normal”. There will always be cravings. Life has cravings it’s no excuse to go back. I also do not have all the side effects. Not being able to drive, stomach and GI issues etc. the list of reasons to drink is short. The reasons not to is almost endless. Getting in a relationship with a person that is not a drinker helped. I find dating people that even “go out” as a hobby to be too much of a trigger. I start that way, but it is no time before I am back to drinking at home. I personally find alcohol to be an issue when a person is using. Meaning not having drinks, but purely using it for the effect.
Thank you for your words. I'm going thru severe alcoholism now. I'm trying to cut back. Hopefully I will beat it over time
thats nice to hear.
Never really serious issue
I remember being in my workout classes overhearing the Mom’s discussing going for drinks afterwards. I’d hear them laughing at the fact that their children would ask “mommy, why do you drink so much wine?”
I knew I had an issue when I was googling “how to tell if you have a drinking problem” one of the first things I read was “if you have to ask, then you most likely do”
I am 4 years sober now. Put myself in therapy. Alcohol is a sneaky little bastard.
WOOOOOOOO GOOD JOB YOU ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION FOR ME GOD BLESS
@@XRemARx
Thank you 😊
Im so glad for you🙏l'm still trying, l don't know what to do😢where to go
@@marianapopescu753
I’m sorry you feel that way. I’ve been there and it’s not a very nice feeling.
Do you have access to a family physician, counsellor or AA meeting?
I can help you find resources.
@@valerie4912 thank you,lm not sure if you really can help me
l'm from Romania but working in Italy, lm alone all the time, with no friends.
Here rehab is private, l have a family doctor,but how he can help me?besides that if l tell him my problem lm scare i could lose even my job
about AA, are few people inside, the one nearest me is half an hour travel with the car and the meeting is once in a week at 20..l cant go l'm working 24/7..l'm a caregiver to a nice old lady, l am living permanently with her. I am in Italia by the last 8 years
Last time i saw my family was two years ago...
I do want to become sober, l feel guilty and ashamed, all l read or see on you tube discouraged me, regarding a positive outcome, lots of doctors saying that its almost impossible to cure an alcoholic ,they usually relapse over the years..
Do you have any suggestions for me, please?
Thank you so much for your kindness
24 years and then...cold turkey. Now, 6yrs later I love being sober.
Recovering alcoholic here if it’s interrupting your daily life you need to stop.
Absolutely. Just because alcohol is legal, doesn't mean that it's less deadly
lol, tell that to the millions who are dying right now? are you fucking kidding me? you're going to tell millions of people on a fuckin video? JESUS, let this sink in to us, PLEASE
Alcohol messed up my anxiety. Thats why I hate it today
@@Luke-vf6qc I never had anxiety until I withdrawled from alcohol at the age of 24. I'm 25 and sober, but I can't even wake up in the morning without a heart wrenching anxiety attack. It suuucks
@@brandon8997 you still maybe with a therapist maybe?
When you regularly plan your life around alcohol, it’s a problem. When you make decisions based on alcohol, it’s a problem. I’m 6.5 years sober and was a really bad alcoholic. Being sober is just a better way to live. It’s a lot more work staying wasted than it is staying sober.
You work hard, you have a beer at the end of the day. A beer doesn’t mean “a beer” it means you get a glow going, get buzzed, get drunk because that’s what all those sayings mean. Just drink smart. You drink, you eat, you sleep. Just because you have a beer on weekdays doesn’t make you an alcoholic
One drink a day is a psychological addiction.
@@Artman1 ok so ur saying we’re addicted to everyday activity? One beer a day is just routine to feel a nice relaxation bruh, same way we would hop on a video game everyday, or go out to the park so we could feel good and relaxed. It’s just a little hobby, if it were a bottle of tequila a day and missing work, blacking out, and not being able to control yourself then yes that’s an addiction since your not able to handle the alcohol.
@@AngelPerez-lj4yh The problem i have with people that use alcohol is you are teaching young people your bad habits. Do you have a problem with any other drug being used in moderation?
@@Artman1 as long as ur not destroying ur social, personal, and mental life anything is ok in moderation bud. I’ve been drinking and smoking weed for 10+ years and have never had any relationship, social, or money problems so far. As long as it doesn’t get out of hand like stealing, lying, and being sneaky about ur consumption then I don’t think u have a problem.
@@AngelPerez-lj4yh Alcohol kills 3 million people every year, that's a good argument for it being a crime against humanity.
Makes me tired, realized my problem when the days i dont drink i cant get off the couch. I am ready to get my life back.
I quite drinking after 21 yrs straight with medication (naltrexone to totally take away cravings and Diazepam for withdrawals, for 3 weeks). It REALLY WORKED. I was so surprised and very happy. Honestly it was like magic. I haven't had a drink since the first pill. I keep extra for any crazy periods. I've had about 3 times I felt like drinking due to the routine of drinking when stressed, mad, tired. But I quickly take a Naltrxone and the urge is quickly totally gone in about 4-8 minutes. Let me know if you take the meds and if it also worked for you. I'm 2 months sober with not one drink.
Wow, I gotta see if my doctor can prescribe me those 😮
@@dnationapocalypse Look up Kava. It's incredible for not only pain, stress, sleep, energy and euphoria but it also is great for alcoholism. It's natural and a traditional drink in many cultures.
@@ingrid_inthesky Thank you so much
@@dnationapocalypse No problem! Bula Kava House is clean, safe and potent. They usually have a deal that includes a variety of 5 different strains 100g a piece for only 45 buckaroos! You have to strain it through a cheese cloth. Check out some videos about it on CZcams. A lot of people don't know much about it🧐 Literally makes you not want to drink alcohol.
@@dnationapocalypse Drink it with a smoke and it's a great night. No lingering effects that next day and fun to bust out with friends.
I’ve been an alcoholic for 17 years. It literally rules my life. I’ve been through ultra hell withdrawals too many times for most to understand. There is no “just a glass” for me. It’s always hard liquor for days on end to only end up in a shaking and sweating hell for days throwing up and crying. I’m too far gone. I know it will kill me.
❤
It’s never too late man, don’t ever give up on yourself
God will heal you. Seek Jesus for strength and he will prevail in your Quest Sonriety. In Jesus Mighty Name! Don’t Give up
Ask ur doctor do not be on ANY depression meds (SSRIS) and try 5htp its the only thing that helps me not binge drink.
God bless I hope you can quit have faith 🙏❤️
You shouldn’t feel worried because your family gives you a lot of gift cards for the liquor store, you should be worried when they stop giving you gift cards for the liquor store.
Wow… good point.
If you need to control your drinking your drinking is out of control.
Ok so look, I drink every day after work I work 12 hours I pay my bills I take care of my son and wife who’s going to school for nursing, I’ve never had a DUI in my life I have perfect attendance at work but my friends say I drink too much, I’m at the point I don’t care what they say as long as I’m handling my business
I got 2 dui recently got out of jail. I choose not to drink these days but I don’t see anything wrong with it if you are responsible. Like you say you are. Do you. Cheers 🍻
My mom always told me it's not what you do it's how you do it.
Exactly, no everyone can handle alcohol , is a blessing from God like any other consumable substance to make Men’s heart happy is just that some people get stupid and then blame it on, a drink is not for everyone.
I drink and mind my business too and my life is in perfect order 👌🏼🙏🏻
... When you tell yourself that you NEED a drink.
Exactly
I can answer that without playing the video. It's time to worry when you drink every day, especially until you pass out or it affects people around you other than yourself. Are you going to work? Are you managing your money well? Do you eat much? Do you feel as though you cant wait until you get that first drink all the time? If any of these are agreeable, you probably have a problem.
-- 11 year alcoholic here.
I'm working on being sober
Nearly 3 weeks now for me, all tje best for you my guy
I’m not
GOD SAYS NO DRUNKENNESS. NO WINE. PERIOD.
didn't Jesus turn water to wine?
Addiction is a very serious issue. Unfortunately it is not taken seriously just because alcohol is legal, DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. if you are thinking about quitting, please get help, email me, anything. I understand addiction first hand. ❤
Why do I feel anxious when the alcohol exits my system?
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i agree its not taken very seriously and i feel like sadly many people do end up feeling uncomfortable with you if you are addicted to alcohol but they also feel uncomfortable with you if you do not drink. its like society does not feel like you are normal if you cant drink without being an alcoholic.
@theforceq because your body is compensating for your upregulation of GABA and downregulation of anxiety pathways. It's a neurochemical thing that you can find videos on. Look up GABA and alcohol.
I crave wine in the mornings and I guess I drink about a bottle and a half a day. This just recently began.
I drink a lot, every night. And I have no consequences, no downside. That is, I've lost weight, I haven't had a hangover in decades, never had a DUI, have no issue with my family, have never been late or missed work, have no liver problems as shown by bloodwork, is not costing me an exorbitant amount of money (cheap vodka), feel a little slow in the morning but not much (wouldn't want to take a Calculus test), sleep better than when sober, don't think about alcohol during the day, able to quit the entire Sober January with no cravings, etc. All of society tells me I have a problem. But my problem is understanding how I have a problem. I enjoy watching a hockey game buzzed.
I don't have all the answers. I'm exploring and trying to understand my relationship with alcohol.
So, maybe I'm in denial. Maybe, I'm not. I might drink excessively on the weekends, but don't touch a drop during the week. When I go out to dinner, I can drink a couple of beers and be done. Yet, on the weekends, at the house, I drink alone and put away an 18 pack a night. Do I have a problem?
I need help,and im scared.
It's best just to put it down and forget it, opinion.
The name of this channel is "The Doctors"
Gimme a beer.
My mother never raised a quitter.
What a shame that getting care and asking for medical help isn’t a an option for those who have no health insurance or a doctor to talk to or a boss who would let you take the time off to save your life or a landlord who would be ok if rent was late.
I just hate myself, and I use it to feel like I can love me.... I'm only here because i'm reaching out, I can't go to a doctor because it would change things
There is a great book called "you can heal your life", it is great, I give you hug 🤗 in the distance i hope everything improve in your life. Best wishes
I feel your pain. Can't even go to my daughters soccer game bc of anxiety bc his mother is there.
@@sassysoutherngirl7658 let me say that i've been working on it and that it really takes that effort. It takes avoiding places and situations that make you want to take that drink... stay strong, your daughter will thank you .....seldom do we truly get to pass good will, but i hope it finds you sir. best wishes
Stay strong its gunna be okkk 🥺🥺 wish I could help u :(
Me too
If you think you may have a drinking problem, you probably do. Otherwise you wouldn’t be thinking about it.
Eating disorders with alcohol do not mix
But doctors are yet to tell me to stop
Wine is okay we are allegedly middle class
Not every normal person is okay
People that don't have alcohol problems don't sit around wondering if they do
some will, because of denial.
It turns my sister into a vicious monster who will weaponize her psychology degree. She is relentless and goes into some sort of psychosis on liquor specifically. We live together, I can't leave and she gets to the point she tortures me throughout the apartment. I don't know what to do. In her sober life, she displays full-on histrionics triangulates me by misrepresenting my behavior, character and reactions to her sinister tactics. She'll self harm when it's a full meltdown. I can't take it anymore. My family is disinterested even though I have a bunch of secret recordings and my mom has heard her screaming in the background. She said she doesn't need to hear it, huffed and puffed then said she'll call her. That made it worse and I had to take double my antidepressant and PTSD meds to knock myself out to sleep. I keep my bedroom locked. She enjoys the release, I can tell. She also hates when people sh¡t on alcoholism. Not alcoholics - the alcoholism itself. When not wasted, she's irritated, uninterested, negative and is always in histrionic mode. She's also a craft beer and liquor connoisseur and collects rare craft beers and trades them. She's also very greedy about her drink except when holding my flying monkey mother hostage - she'll feed her all this alcohol then the night winds up with her screaming down at my mom and mom trying to appease her. My mom is driving home drunk because she doesn't pass up a drink with my sister almost like she's doing it to get through the situation.
She's fuking 29 btw.
She also is CONSTANTLY HACKING into water bottles and it's so fuking disgusting. She's been doing it nonstop for like 3 years and it gets to the point she's just sitting there going *cough* *hack* *spit* *cough* *hack* *spit* just over and over like she's manic and unaware. Let her see you are noticing and she'll call you right out and talking about how she can't help it, all in a confrontational tone. She even throws up blood sometimes, doesn't care, doesn't tell the doctor.
What can I possibly do? My MH already has me in survival mode and her alcoholism brings nothing but agony and despair to my life.
Sounds like she has big demons to battle my friend, you need to move out before something serious happens
@@truthhasnofeelings5245 Yes, you are right and the other night she got a big talking to while we were chillin and having a few suds. No liquor. Naturally, she was resistant and saying she's not willing to talk about her drunk behavior because it stresses her and makes her uncomfortable basically. So, I explained to her that at 29 years old, she's _going_ to have to accept that in life, we all will find ourselves in uncomfortable situations and sh¡t and therefore, we're going to talk about it _now,_ and so we did. She never got anger and she was basically sober so we actually got somewhere and she was horrified by the things u told her she puts me through. We'll see if anything progresses👀
Different substances affect people differently.
I can drink alcohol and easily manage my behavior, but when I smoke marijuana - and I’ve tried 3 times - I throw up, I have panic attacks, cry for hours, and become extremely paranoid.
But my girlfriend cannot drink AT ALL. She becomes just like your sister, insanity and all. She is sober now and she smokes marijuana occasionally to manage her mood, to make her more calm. Her body absolutely cannot take alcohol, but her body can handle marijuana.
My point is that alcohol and other substances can become a problem or become extremely toxic for someone depending on their natural brain and body chemistry. I think it is very interesting.
@@stuff1784 I absolutely agree with your belief. My sister went into a psychosis tonight. Came home totally rip roaring and woke me up and everything. I fear we're going to get evicted. I'm 34 - I can't live like this. I can't leave. I can't get away from it as even sleeping won't spare me.
@@ingrid_inthesky I’m so sorry. :(
drinking CORONA BEER @5:00 am.YUP! I NEED HELP, ASAP
...........BOOZING TO NUMB MY PAIN & DEPRESSION😢😭!!
How can i help u ??????🥺
I been drinking social drinking from 2021 November then started to drink big Smirnoff glass bottles every day from December to February then I started drinking 2 wines a day now I’m just fat
I can’t take Dr Drew seriously after he went to meet Robert Paul Champagne.
I need help
Look that’s all well and great but at the end of the day working a shit job, you need that beer to numb the shit.
Yeah these people on tv are delusional. People out here working 10 plus hours doing dead end shit jobs. We all need a break
I'm so sorry I hope you can find a better job. I know how crippling it cam be to work a job you hate.
But it just makes everything worse!!
"if you can't control"
This is such a stupid question.
Those like me who have EXPERIENCED no control, know all about this.
...when a television M.D. tells me.
Oh, no, wait...
If you are watching this video you should probably get sober
If you watching this, you need to stop
Jeez, harsh. I know I just downed a flask of whisky, but I’m totally not an alcoholic.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kinda feels weird getting info from people that havent experienced it.
all I’m taking from this video is that I easily should’ve died when I quit cold turkey 😂 welp.. luckily I know this ain’t a path I’m going to go down again like that, but still.. dang.
Yeah not that it easy
My bf losing control he’s behind on his bills his mom died and he really drinking himself tbh she’s the reason he drunk out that bottle like he did she was a terrible mom
Lol don’t have 1 glass of wine, instead take a prescription drug daily for social anxiety…right🙄
I used to have really bad social anxiety and I beat it (for the most part, like 90% gone). The only thing that actually worked for me was throwing myself into super social situations multiple times a week until I desensitized myself. It fucking sucked tho and I made an ass of myself a million times. But now I have control over my anxiety. Would recommend
@@octopus4925 nice
The pandemic has sucked. It got me to drink everyday. I can’t go 3 days without drinking. I need to stop.
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I'm a 3rd generation drinker. Alcoholics run threw my family like crazy. We don't drink wine. We drink whiskey. I drink daily. 200ml daily to be exact. I do don't drive "my husband does". I am 35yo with 6 children under 11yo. I'd like to stop... but once my kids are in bed, this is my brain shut off.
Your poor kids, many of them will grow up and follow your lead, and the beat goes on... generation after generation, and not one warning label on one bottle of alcohol, was sold throughout a pandemic, only store open because without it society would have had blood on its hands. Its not your friend, wake up.
the only problem I have with alcohol is when the colt 45 is empty
Lol
I’m being very honest in this comment. I can honestly say I drink a twelve pack of michelob ultras 3-4 times a week I get up go to work I am perfectly fine threw out each day. I can stop but I do have craving to drink I don’t hurt ppl or drive or have any shaking issues even if I decide to stop drinking for a week or two. Most ppl will say I’m an alcoholic but idk it’s just normal I started drink when I was 15 most ppl I’ve known drink hard core liquor and I can’t and I hate the bad hangout. Am I considered an Alcoholic?
A twelve pack by yourself? .. then yes, you’re an alcoholic
That woman on thet panel and the women in the audience shown obviously do have a drinking problem that they just considered ok because its socially acceptable
When you have to drink alcohol in the morning to feel normal
Bruh if you drink ANY alcohol at all you SHOULD be worried
Thats what I said. As soon as you put the cup to your lips, you have a problem
You know you can drink responsibly right?
@@LNM101 Sure and you’ll be responsibly damaging your liver and other vital organs in the process
@@LNM101 sure, if self-poisoning can be considered a responsible act in the first place
Alcohol is like a drug. Its bad either way in the long run
Is Kati Morton in the audience??
yep
How many people did you
hurt???
The girl obviously drinks a lot XD
Everyone knows alcohol is evil...but many look the other way just because of GDP...same with cigarettes 🚬 tobacco etc
Read the book, “Easy Way To Control” you wont need to worry anymore and can quit happily with no withdrawal or any issues. Painless! It’s all an illlusion. If the doctors here, are lying to us. Go read the book
Huh, Watching this drunk Go figure
lol mommy wine culture?
I see some who use the excuse that Jesus turned water into wine so they can drink all they want.
Weirdest drug seen on planet 😝😝😱
Jesus is the only one that overcame everything.
Most of these people u r listening to have a trouble with money
Hey hun!!! Leave your husband alone on this
Love the advance but could somebody shut that parrot up!!!
First
wild Aziza well done
Last. But not least
did he died?
Nobody cares
We should all be worried that they have dr. Drew on their show. He is a hack. After his interview with Amber, and Ryan, he needs to go back to school and stop worrying about getting paychecks from anywhere he can.
All he is doing is giving people information and help, I’ll gladly pay money to have someone spread help to millions of people, the fact you think that’s a problem is pretty disturbing..time to look within yourself and ask why you feel this way about someone spreading positive information.
They're all hacks. They've been lying and spreading misinformation on their show for years. They'll say whatever will help them get more views.
@@maddi3787 Go get treatment lady
@@gw593 I don't even drink, literally go look it up. They've almost killed people by spreading misinformation and they severely manipulate whatever the guest say on their show to embarrass them or make them look like a fool whenever they try to defend something for entertainment or too push their narratives which are usually wrong in some way. It's not even about spreading facts for them, they make shows to entertain not inform, and they've said it themselves. You can't trust anything they say on this show. They're quacks. Do your own independent research before trusting anything they say, please. You're putting your health and body at risk by listening to their advice. Even my own doctor said that they're b.s. for views and not to trust their opinions because they exaggerate and push products that either don't work, barely work, or aren't backed by the FDA. Not to mention some haven't undergone rigorous testing, and they're all over prices and expensive money grab gimmicks.
@@maddi3787 I’m very educated on addiction and mental illness and nothing he said here is misinformation so maybe keep your comments to the videos you “say” are misinformed cause this ain’t one of them, you are doing more damage then good by commenting uneducated opinions on a video someone might be watching for help,
Jesus is coming are you ready for him