I’m 5 days away from being 1 year without alcohol. Here’s one thing that I learned: persistence matters. All those times in the past when you quit for just a day, a week, or a month and then went back to drinking - those failed attempts mattered. You were conditioning yourself for the final separation.

Drinking from age 16. Went through the lot until age 60.Decided enough was enough. STOPPED. Aged 92 now. Been sober and alcohol free, for 30 very happy years. Best move l ever made.

I was a binge drinker, hitting it hard ! Sober a long time . Don’t take that first drink, you’ll avoid misery !

Sobriety is the best thing you can do for yourself - the clarity gives you an edge over everyone else. The first 3 months were rough but my mental health has improved dramatically since. My highs aren't as high - but my lows certainly aren't as low either.

Imagine lying in bed: hot sweats, cold sweats, heart racing, all you need is sleep but you can't sleep because if you close your eyes you feel sick, your anxiety is through the roof, your body is crying for water, but every time you take a sip, you vomit so hard, your body aches.... It's 4am, but you need to get up at 7am for work. You're trying not to drink but only a drink will calm the chaos..... And the cycle repeats.

Iv just passed the 100 day mark and I gotta Say things aren't getting easier! I'm finding the longer I pass the more I'm missing it!! I really hope this passes in time. Love this video I can relate to all of it .

How I came to stop was my brother died alone. From drinking he drank himself to death. I stopped 6 weeks ago. I was drinking a bottle of wine a night. I could not recognize him. His features were gone. I miss him. His death woke me up. Its so true it's one day at a time. Thanks for your story.

Finding something more important than drinking. This is vital to quitting.

I've stopped consumption of any substances 3 weeks ago. The last year I was using pot a lot, before that I was drinking 3-4 times a week. Not necessarily heavily, but at least 1l of beer. Actually, I thought pot might help to relief stress and anxiety. Which is true in a short term. But in a long run it just as bad as alcohol I would say. What helped me a lot even to get myself into this path is Andrew Huberman's podcast episodes about alcohol and weed effects on body and brain. What I've learned is just there is no safe dosage. It's all poison. And even occasional drug consumption affects body and brain in many bad ways. So, there is no point trying to find a way to incorporate any substances in your life, it will fail until you realise that there is no shortcomings. You will have to face your weakness and work them through. If you ever want to feel normal.

Thanks for sharing brother it's not easy, sitting at 162 days and the shit that toxic substance has caused in my life have been insane. I almost lost everything.

Proudest Auntie in the world. So proud Liam 💚 xxx

I'm watching your channel. I've seen your new videos. And I'm ready this is day one. I've seen too many problems in my life I really need to do this. Wish me luck brother

I started sobriety a while back…. You are inspirational mate 🙏🏽🔥🧡

Well said! I'm coming up on three years sober and it's good to hear other people's stories to help keep me on track.

I think one of the most identifiable comments you made is not being able to imagine your life WITHOUT alcohol. We can always have the insurance policy that if things get too crazy, we can reach for a bottle. Wishing you lifelong sobriety, friend.

It has taken me till 49yrs to realise what you have, but at least I am getting there now. I wish I had realised earlier the effects of alcohol on mental health and could see the crutch I was using was the cause. I have cut down massively, but also know moderation is a myth and I'm kidding myself. I hope to decide to quit for good very soon and these videos definitely help nudge me in the right direction, thank you x

Thanks for the story, I have a similar one. It's good to know how positively sobriety has affected you. 7 days in

Thank you for making this video. It really helps people who are struggling.

As part of staying sober I regularly watch other peoples stories. It means that I regularly get validation and a confidence that I'm doing the right thing. I dont know if you are still in Scotland but I've lived here most of my life and as you will no doubt be aware there is a massive drinking culture which can be hard to steer away from. Thankyou for such an honest and open account of how you reached this point. V inspirational. Keep going!!

A great inspiration I'm truly honest personal story well done pal, after watching this video I am 12 days sober, one of my sponsors inviting me to do some filming at a mansion in cleveleys and I was planning to do a video about my story of drinking and I'll give you a shout out.

Good for you finding your way out, staying sober and making the right choice every day from now on. A choice I'm proud to say I have the strength and the right sense to make. When I look back it seemed a part of me I didn't want to give up. I now know that was never a part of me and I have no problem leaving it behind.

Powerful testimony, greatly appreciate it as I´m doing my best to resist imbibing and your words encourage me.

This must have been a very cathartic exercise for you. Keep going my friend and you will succeed. Everyone loves a winner and I know you can win this battle🙏❤️

Congrats on a year! It’s such a viscous nasty cycle. I myself struggle with it.

Hey man, I have a similar story, 27 now, from Norway. I have gone two months without twice the last few years but gone back to binge drinking. Even followed channels like these too. Now I’m two weeks into being sober. Gonna go an unspecified time sober now. Not sure when/if I’ll go back.

Thanks Brother!! A year in myself, yesterday.. The anxiety thing is real, it seems to dry up too. I would add optimisms returns, even in the face of certain adversity. You begin to feel like, at least I'm not carrying a drinking habit with me through this... I guess some people call that hope..

great video, im 14 months AF ...the best thing ive ever done was stop alcohol

Congrats on almost a year great work. All the best with new channel I think you’ll be great in this role with your lived experiences of messing up and also documenting the forward journey that sobriety invokes.

I feel sorry for anyone who is trying to quit alcohol when it's everywhere all the time and at almost every event like birthdays, Halloween, Christmas ,work parties, weddings, restaurants, watching football, funerals, even at school events !, it's insane how almost everyone in this society thinks this is o.k to take a drug to be able to do these things, imagine if everybody was snorting Cocaine at all these events!, there would be an uproar and the worst thing is that little kids are being conditioned to do the same when they get older !

I’m so happy for you. So glad you had that moment.

I needed this video today. thank you man for putting yourself out there

Thanks for sharing and well done for stopping and not quitting on yourself, I feel these videos are a good way to help others see they're not alone, I use to binge once in a while for a few days then I started drinking daily now binging weekly again but I want to stop I tell myself no then I might be in a shop and I end up going to the beer fridge and it's like I can't help myself but I'm gonna try harder going forward from today.

Thank you for sharing, brother. You are appreciated. 🙋

Thank you so much for sharing … I am three days in .. You are so brave to share your story and inspiring

Congratulations! You should be proud of yourself. thanks for sharing 👍🏼

thank you for doing this, it is very inspiring!

Thank u for being so brave , bless you

Thank you so much for sharing, you certainly helped me. Best wishes.

Thank you for sharing brother.

Videos like this help to remind me why it was a great decision for me to quit.

Keep going don't do it alone. Stay away from Sugar, and Non Alcoholic drinks...34 years sober and it is so worth it!

Thanks for sharing your story.

Top video. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your videos.

thank you for sharing your story.

The further I got through your video, the more astonished I was at how similar our stories are, I feel every word of this. Thank you for starting this up, you have a new subscriber, one of my worst was drinking gin during semi lockdown, waking up to finish it, and heading out for a smoke only to come back absolutely plastered on 9% beer that I drank at my mates house after turning up at 10am unannounced

thanks for the motivationam trying

Bro there are no such thing as negative emotions. That’s a stereotype that we place upon ourselves that keeps us orbiting around our depression. Those emotions albeit challenging are actually warning signs that your life was not headed in the direction that you wanted it to be.

Great video

47 days no alcohol it was going great until someone gave me something at the gym Monday night and I have felt like hell all week 💫✊

Nice one man

10 years tomorrow, Dec 15 2012.

Drinking from age 16. Went through the lot until age 60.Decided enough was enough. STOPPED. Aged 92t

so i checked your channel to watch your other videos but this is the only one, are you actually going to make more videos and grow the channel?

I don't drink, smoke or do drugs . Gave it up a long time ago. However, what I do see is those including my own family, that start connecting with religion. I would warn you about how vulnerable you are when you leave substance abuse, and churches love to pray in people like that. My relative (who still drinks) got a DUI, joined a UM church in Oakdale Pennsylvania, then targeted me for over 14 years. You should see how aggressive and evil these persons are, as it would take to long to tell you what they did to me.

Are their more vids coming Liam?

Day 0 here 😓

That’s a lot of time away from alcohol, lets grab a drink to celebrate mate 🥃🍺

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102 days of no alcohol for me

Alcohol is some really terrible shit.I am so glad i quit after many tries.

This part of life , I don''t understand addiction. I know that is a sickness and it needs treatment .

1 year isn't very long... I've been drinking my entire life going on 45 year's now and it'd take much more than 1 year to declare me sober!

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I could never do 3 days of drinking I would fall asleep on day one

where do you live? i think from the accent it's somewhere in the UK?

Think how much money you save not drinking alcohol.

So many programs out there that promise you'll quit drinking from one day to the next and feel great for the rest of your life. Listen, Steffon Barkload's Quit Drinking Forever takes a lighter, safer approach which you decide to go with at your own pace. Best shortcut I go’ogled that only took days to rewire my brain to continually experience mental peace.

Wonder-Woman or Man...Whoo-Hoo... - Homer J Simpson off the Simpsons

I drink martens at 3.5%

Stop the liquor Go on no fap Pray 🙏

I drink 4 beers and go to bed for work and can do it for days but after a few days I drink 14 beers on my day off and do it week and week out and I've done it for 3 years and it works for me

What is on your head mate

If I was a binge drinker I would be free of alcohol but because I control my drink I will drink forever because I control my drink, only way to stop drinking is to go mad on the drink but I can control it which keeps me on the drink

I've been drinking for years and will continue, I love drink

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Am I an alcoholic yes I am but I can control it

I don't binge drink, that's the key, I drink 4 beers a night and for a session 14 beers but all beers at 4 to 3.5% alcohol

Drink is who I am but it's because I control it well it keeps me drinking

I don't want to stop, I love drink, and I love that I can control my drinking

Alcohol is not holding me back, it's putting me forward

What a great video your honesty is refreshing. I’m so happy for you and your successes now. Your parents must be really happy for you too 🙏🏻🩵 Im 14 days in and I watch videos like this to stay the course so thank you!