Congrats on being sober. Five years ago I quit drinking after twenty something years .I'll admit my drinking was out of control. One night I was out at the bar and looked in the mirror. I didn't recognize or like the person staring back at me. I sat my beer down walked out of the bar and have been sober since. I don't miss it and since I quit I can't stand being around drunk people or the smell of beer or alcohol. My life has changed for the better and I'm much happier than I've been in years. I drank to deal with personal issues and bury the pain instead of confronting my issues and doing something about it

I drank from 19 to 27. I'm a month and a half sober now with no desire to drink anymore. Willpower is key. The first month might not seem like a lot, but anyone that's quit for that long will tell you that it's that first month alone is satisfying enough to wanna stay sober. Quitting alcohol allows you to think clearly, wake up easier, rest better, spend time with your peers, and tackle your goals head on every day. It allows you to become more creative. You gain more confidence sober too so stay sober, you won't regret it.

I'm day 105. I have a baby daughter that I had to quit for. She is my reason. I don't want to embarrass her one day because I am controlled by a liquid.

HI I WAS 8 YEARS SOBER AND SLIPPED LAST WEEKEND .OMG THE ANXIETY AND "BEER FEAR"" I FELT AFTER A THREE DAY NON STOP BENDER WAS AWFUL..I WAS A FLITHY MESS AGAIN..ALL IN 72 HOURS..IM SLOWLY COMING BK AROUND..HAD TO CLEAN MY ROOM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AFTER VOMITING ETC...THANKS FOR U VIDEO...(21FEB 2019)....PRAY FOR ME..X

I jus giving up drinking.Today i started a sober life.

Good video. I am 4 years clean now, from alcohol and drugs. It is definitely the way to go. Your story feels like mine. Keep going, and know that it gets better and better, the longer you stay clean.

Everyday you don't drink alcohol is an accomplishment. So praise to you 👏🏻

Thank you! You are me. In college I would drink a lot but since I left I drank like a couple times a month. But when I started I couldn't stop. One drink would lead to fifteen. I've had alcohol poisoning so many times. I've ultimately decided to stop drinking. I love my husband so much and I want to be a better person for him and more importantly myself. I get so crazy and make people feel so uncomfortable. I've lost so many friends and the thought of losing my husband too is very real and scary . Very inspiring. It's not going to be easy but I know it's something I need to do.

7 days sober, thanks for this video.

There is mounds of research which validates early age drinking increases the risk for alcohol abuse. I was around the same age as you when I started. I’m at 284 days sober and I’ve never made a more important decision than sobriety. Thank you for posting your story.

I'm 42 days sober. I had been drinking at least 2/3 times a week since I was 18 (7 years). It is sooo nice being sober. I've loved every second of it. no more anxiety around drinking.

Girl Your video touched me just at the right time. I have been recovering from eating dissorders for the past few years and I have been so focused on eating right and living the life I was not able lo enjoy when I was 21 due to my eating disorder that I compleatly forgot about taking control over alcohol. Helpfully, I am doing much better now (in both alcohol and eating disorders) but I wanted to thank you for posting this just when I needed it most !!!

Day and one today. I scrolled through lots of vids but this one stuck with me. Alcohol has ruined my relationships and I took a lot from your vids. I've hurt and lost a lot of gfs cuz I chose the bottle over them. Thank you for being here for all of us.

Your story is so similar. I never drank during the week, went to the gym, had a good job but come Friday 5pm I was a full on alcoholic drinking all weekend. This was more than going out on Friday and Saturday nights (although it did start out that way). I would go out and drink, come home and drink, pass out on the couch, wake up and keep drinking, go out to the pub during the day then keep drinking Saturday night. I loved dressing up too, tied my drinking to my identity, felt like a total rock star when I was drunk and loved being 'bad'. It had been a problem for years but in the last year before I quit living my life was just so hard. I was exhausted all the time, I was hardly going to the gym and when I did I had zero motivation. My skin was a mess, I was falling asleep at my desk on my work from home days. It just had to stop. Here I am 567 days later, no cravings and loving it. You carve out a new identity, you can be a sober bad ass. I still love dressing up and still go out and have zero alcohol beers (but instead of being out all night it's maybe 2 hours). You have a natural high ALL THE TIME, instead of having the drinkers high and then being miserable until you drink again. Everything is an adventure, everything is exciting.

I can relate to you so much, 25 years old and starting the same journey after being known as a party girl my whole life, finally realising there is more to life than getting pissed on the weekend, thank you for this, just what I needed.

I've been sober for almost 2 years and it's a blessing! I've lost a lot of "friends" after becoming sober and gained new ones on a much deeper level. I graduate college next year and applying for the University of Minnesota to be a Social Worker. In time, life as a sober person gets easier. When your sober you can face your problems, you make better decisions and boy do great things happen more often. I'm alive to make music, help people and live, not to spend it in a bar. My uncle Mike died of liver cancer when I was a teen, and I watched him suffer in his bed, I dont want anyone to see me go that way. You are a gorgeous, smart, determined and unique woman, you've got this! On the hard days remember, life is an amazing ride, cherish it!

I'm proud of you and went through some similar scary situations that made me want to live my life differently. I see a lot of my friends still going through it and I wish they would realize how dangerous it is.

ONE MONTH IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT! I'm glad to see you're still going!!

Sarah, first of all thank you for posting up your video and being open etc .. I'm 44 now and clean /sober and tbh feeling a lot better for quitting also looking better but the main thing is the difference in my sharpness of mind and the vast amount of spatial awareness .. I am gonna blow my trumpet a bit .. pure intelligence. All the time I was drinking my brain was turned to "off" mode I must have been sleepwalking through life. Some people are not affected this way but IMO if it adversely affects someone the way it did me I'd say to them STOP drinking forever as life becomes so much more beautiful without alcohol.

just joined a fb group that led me here. you are an amazing young woman. i am so glad you put yourself out there as a young woman and in situations young women are in. binge drinking is an epidemic. i'm much older than you, but eras don't change much. i was the same way. just having fun with friends. partying. haveing a great time. i didn't binge. but i did have fun! then at some point....... ...i don't know when......i was binge drinking. at 40. with children. gross. i am proud of a young woman that can be a roll model in this time. drinking to excess is glorified and it shouldn't be. thank you for being a roll model for young women and old :) you are a breath of fresh air. (omg i just heard my grandmother's voice!!!! lol!!) congrat's on the book btw!

What you shared is really relevant to young people and very impactful! Thank you so much for sharing, it's so brave of you to do this! Keep making a difference!!

Thank you for the gift of this video. You're amazing for sharing your story. Keep on trucking, girl. You're a support and inspiration for me too.

Thanks for doing this video. I'm getting sober, and feeling great already, even though it's early days. One thing I'm finding really helpful is watching one video like this every evening. So thanks, and well done

, I’m currently using my fiancé’s account for KZfaq but my name is Cassandra, I love your book, and I really felt what you’ve said. I’ve been there & am now 2 years a 1 month sober. And I totally feel how you felt about alcohol I’m glad & super proud of you and your change & watching your channel now! I am currently 6 months pregnant with my son & am currently engaged and getting married this summer! Crazy how things can change for the better. Anyways, Super proud of you, many blessings to you girl!

Thanks for sharing Sarah. I agree that we need to talk more about people that start drinking at such a young age. Nothing good ever comes from that.

Quitting alcohol and cigarettes today. Being 23 years old it’s kinda scary I’m not gonna lie but it’s keeping my soul on stand still. Thanks for the video hun

wow girl, im barely finding your videos now and you are so motivating and inspirational. i am so glad you used this platform to share your story and knowledge on this topic, younger people need to learn about the seriousness of this issue. if only i would have watched this years ago as a teen, you would have changed my life. im now proudly 2 years sober and i feel so good about myself and life. i am so proud of you for having the strenght and courage to share this. you are a beautiful human being inside and out. keep growing and believe in you. thank you again, you have no idea how much this is helping people all over. god bless you xoxo

Thank you very much for making this video. So far I’m 11 days sober. God bless you

This is the second time in 2018 I've decided to attempted to gain sobriety. I'm 10 days in so far and feel great! Thank you for sharing your story! You are such an inspiration! 💖

Thank you for this video❤️ 9 days sober so far. It's not much but I feel the difference already. Your video motivates me because I relate to majority of what you're saying. All the best :)

I bought your sober AF book and it was amazing. .it helped me so so much I could see myself a lot. My sobriety day just passed this September the 30. 3 years sober now and I've never felt better.. You are truly an inspiration.

Thank you for sharing your story. I can definately relate to you a lot. I am not a raging alcoholic either but binge drink and get myself into horrible and irresponsible situations even though I am a married man with a huge family that love and care for me. Thank you for sharing your story and I hope you are still on a positive road to recovery. Bless you xx

You are my inspiration x I'm reading your book at the minute . I'm an a dependant alcoholic but you have given me so much hope xx is love to be able to talk to you

same story here girl exactly. one month sober n I can't wait for a forever life of sobriety I feel so much more alive already!

Wow! Looking at this video and the new one I’m proud of how far you’ve come! You look amazing and I hope you are proud xo

Thanks for sharing your story 😊 I can completely relate to what you're going thru!! Stay strong girl, you are so beautiful!

I'm reading your book right now and your one fantastic lady I'm coming up on one year sober and I really feel you inspire me so much ..your a superstar xx

I have been sober for almost a week. I know it is not lot of time considering that I have been drinking since I was 15, however I am starting to feel much more aware of my decisions and more confident when it comes to arguing or having a conversation with someone. I think most of the people drink alcohol because they want to run away from their reality or situation. If we were truly honest with ourselves we wouldn’t have to drink so much alcohol

I've been watching a lot of peoples stories on youtube dealing with quiting drinking. You actually drank like I do, diffirence is I'm in my late 40's. I wish I would have stopped when I was your age. Done 3months before but jsut wasn't convinced that my drinking was really a problem. Got 15 days now.

Great video Sarah your so strong and beautiful. It's so great that you have this insight at such a young age. I wish I did. When your surrounded by drinkers you think it's the norm but in reality it's not. Once you close the door on alcohol many others will open to beautiful places that you only dreamed of. Remain the rock that you are. Mike

You are helping so many people doing this, good for you

keep on this path. you have no idea how this helps person dealing with this. just like me may God bless you.

Good on you, keep going! Stay strong! I have been watching these videos just this morning because I have come to a realisation that I do need to stop drinking alcohol forever. I'm 22 I suffer from severe anxiety and depression, I have been for about 8 years, this was mainly due to being bullied at school, I was holding in so much anger even to this day that I didn't stand up for myself, so I take my anger out on alcohol. I am also on Venlalic XL 225mg and 120Levethyroxine pills (under active thyroid), I also drink because on alcohol I feel that I don't care what people think about me and I can talk to anyone and not care because alcohol makes me not care, it's like I'm this confident guy whilst on alcohol, everytime I go out I always get blacked out which in most nights im in hospital because doctors have told me that I have taken drugs such as cocaine and MDMA and they try and calm me down as I'm having a panic attack whilst it's going on and my heart is at like 120bpm, I also like going out just because I'm looking forward to my confidence that I get from alcohol and also to see if I can meet any girls and that. I'm afraid on I'm gunna miss out on something big but then it's just a standard night out. Chat to random people till about 3am, get a kebab and then go home at 4am and today after I was sick this morning I just had a realisation that I need to cut alcohol out from my life completely, let my medication work and live to my full potential, I also have dyspraxia, mild dyslexia, mild Aspergers and mild Autism. So I find it very difficult to learn and I just feel the only thing I can't fuck up in life is drinking, so I just do that. But yeah no more drinking for me, I have done a month clear before in the year and I felt okay but kept having panic attacks anyway but yeah I guess I will just wait and see what happens. But I so want to quit alcohol for good!

This was so long ago and I'd love to hear whether you still drink/don't at all. I couldn't relate more to what you are saying. Every word I was nodding my head. I started drinking heavily at University and since then (like you, I don't drink 24/7) whenever I'd go out and drink, I was the "fun" "crazy" friend. I'd drink until I blacked out. I slept with people I probably didn't want to sleep with (in a sober mind). I jeopardised relationships because I said random, stupid shit when drunk - most of which I barely remember the next day. You really made me feel like I'm not crazy and I'm thankful. The truth is though, I would like to be able to have a steady drink here and there with friends and family. The thought of being completely sober forever does concern me. I'm trying to learn moderation. xxx

Great video Sarah I'm 120 days free . I hope you are still dry until this day!!!. All the best to you and anothers with addictions and habits. 👍😎🤝

I'm so glad i came across your video, it was cool to here about your story and experience and it does relate to a lot of teenage girls. I'm inspired and I'm so thankful you posted this.

Kudos to you. Wonderfully courageous and honest. Well done.

You're a smart and thoughtful young woman. Keep up the good work and keep getting that message out there : )

I love this. so proud of you, I'm on the same journey, keep up the good work!

I had the biggest wake up call this morning, and everything you said was so spot on and I relate to everything you talked about. The journey for me is just beginning and I would love some advice on how to keep a sober lifestyle. I also had to learn this the hard way and it was heartbreaking to have put myself in such a bad situation and seeing my loved ones reactions. I just feel so ready to move on from this ugly part of my life and start a new chapter, alcohol free

Just came across you on here love this and can relate to it so much 💫 I’m 6 months sober and living a new life it’s priceless and the best thing I ever did. I know your sober but If you ever want a good read try a book by Alan Carr how to control your drinking it’s a book about living life on a natural high and using what Mother Nature gave 💫 well done on your journey babe 🥳

11/11/19 thank you so much. I quit for over a year and fell down the rabbit hole last month. I’ve got to get my shot together. Thank you for the reminder that alcohol is the devil.

Your courage gives me strength. I admire you.

Thank you so much for making this video!!

Kudos to you Sarah! I’m just about to download your book. ❤️

Very inspirational. Thank you so much. I loved this. Needed to hear this.

As I'm taking that step to be sober, I lay here on a Saturday night avoiding getting drunk. Something happened last weekend, that I am on the path of being sober for good. This video really helped. I'm exactly the way you were. Only drink on weekends, but get drunk until I black out, not knowing what I did the night before. I really hope I can make it. I really hope I can remain sober. Thanks for the video!

You are gorgeous and so brave to share your story. I used to be an alcoholic too and my life has gotten so much better since I gave it up. I personally couldn't have done it without God's help. Jesus loves you girl and you are worth loving and saving. Don't be so hard on yourself either so many people have struggled with the party lifestyle. It's very enticing and not easy to overcome. You are not less for struggling by any means.

I really respect you for what you're doing. It takes a lot of courage to change your life that drastically and notice that what you've been doing for all these years was just damaging you. You seem to be a really strong person, thank you :D

Our stories are very similar... Thank you for your bravery and sharing your story. Sobriety is a real gift and such a blessing.

Congratulations on your Sobriety. I thought I'd tell you this openly. I became an alcoholic in recent years. Once I had that first drink I couldn't stop. I never went as far as stealing to support my Habit. But I went far enough that I can very well say that Addiction is a Disease. It's a statement I cannot argue against. But I started going to AA meetings last year. I am the only person who can say I go to AA. Anyhow this coming Thursday I will be a full year Sober. And ever since I stopped drinking, life has been so much better for me.

I been drinking alcohol for 8 years and decided it was time to stop entirely 3 weeks ago and OMG do I already feel great! I know I'll look back down the road knowing it was worth it when a year goes by. I've even quick smoking too even though that was more of a social thing I did with friends and had more control with it than I did with drinking. My family has been very supported with my decision. However not my friends which is unfortunate. I guess it's time to move away from that crowd and find friends that are more supportive to me as my family already is. Thank you for making this video!!

your story is such an inspiring one not just to girls out there but to everyone, we all need to shed light on alcohol problem in our community and educate everyone. this is one of the biggest problem in the US and it doesnt descriminate. i have 2 young kids and i am doing everything in my control to make sure they are fully aware and educated when it comes to alcohol and drugs. Thank you for ur service to the community, message me if there is something we can work together to battle this problem

You are amazing. Thanks for this

This went straight to my heart. xo

Thank you very much for making this video. So far I’m 11 days sober.

Just subscribed! Well done... stay strong🖤

My god you are so accurate on how i feel without it/with it around my friends

Two years sober today. After drinking a liter of rum every night.

Good on you for sharing your experiences.

Hey girl im 23 and literally trying to make that same huge life change... Same as you..party girl since 15 and o boy highschool and the first 2 years after were fun but after i becane a mom and couldnt kick it with my girls at the drop of a hat anymore, i started binge drinking alone. You dont have to wake up chugging vodka to b an alcoholic or for ypur life to become unmanageable. Im stopping (ive tried before:() bc my anxiety is crippiling me from being the fun,smart, funny person i really am. Binge drinking 2 or 3 times a week..drinking ALL of it lol and the cycle of all the days in between being filled with anxiety and dread. Life is hard but beautiful...im starting to see that again. Hope you are doing well and still on your journey :)

you're very beautiful..and strong. proud of ya!

Thank you for your video, I don’t want to drink anymore but then the weekend come and like you said I don’t know what to do with myself and I’m so use to going out, partying, hitting the bars.

This was and has been exactly my life since I was a teenager. Now at 24, I've tried to take multiple breaks... one of them being right now. This video was very helpful and opened my eyes to the reality of what the drinking life is... and why I even more so now don't want to be a part of it. It scares me.

Wow, this is exactly how I am. I'm going to stop completely, thanks for this vid God bless you.

I completely feel for you, because my story with alcohol is the same... The only problem is I always plan to stop and then every weekend I'm off to the bar without giving it any thought

I am so proud of you. Love you.

Congratulations I’m A Alcoholic 4Years And Some Months Sober From Alcohol, Thanks 2 God And A.A. Congratulations On 1 Month

Hey, I'm only like three minutes in watching this, and already I can relate so much !!! Right now I'm going through a "small crisis" with my drinking, work / job, and basically my whole life... I just want to achieve my goals, which I KNOW I'm capable of but I'm so distracted with all the other stuff like friends, parties etc... I just want to hang out with all my palls and not need to get hamered as the only girl there and later be hungover and regretting that I don't have energy to do normal stuff... Thank you so much again for posting this :)))

Yes, very scary to go without. Thank you.

I drank for years my first time in 23 years I have been sober for 10 months going on 11 months 2/6/21 I feel your pain you touch me be strong!!!!

I really needed this, thank you...

You’re the hot version of Rebecca Black. Congrats on your sobriety. I’m a little over two years now and happier but still looking for the happiness that has always eluded me even before I started drinking

Two years sober. Loved this video. We keep trudging.

Good on you for putting this out there.

A lot of people think 30 days is nothing but the majority people who drink and think they dont have a problem have never been 30 days sober in years/decades.

Great video ! Very inspiring to me... thank you...

Thank you so much for this! I grew up drinking. When I was 14, we went across the border to Mexico every weekend. I didn't need it everyday, but when i did go out, i would binge drink. That was still the case as I got older. It didn't help that my dad and brother were alcoholics. Because I kind of thought that I was meant to be on the path that they were. I recently quit because it disgusted me when i would see my best friend drooling on himself and falling everywhere. i was never like that, but it was terrible to see. So i quit. It was tough to leave some of my friends behind. But I feel great and have a new outlook on life. Thanks again!

Thank you so much I was really doubting myself today but you made it all better thank you I love you

Hiya, I'm 20 years old, and a university student from New Zealand. Our binge drinking culture is an absolute disaster. You have perfectly described how messy and confusing my life has been for the past year, because of binge drinking. I have made so many mistakes, hurt myself and others so many times, and justified it because I was "drunk and crazy". I have been slowly realising the real danger of my drinking habits, and your video and your story has completely inspired me to stay sober. Drinking is too easy, because its what I've always done. My life has shaped itself around bottles of wine, and empty beer cans. I have not been out of a drunken stupor long enough to take control, and mould my own journey. Drinking isn't as fun and exhilarating as your wasted, fractured memories would have you believe. It's dangerous, unhealthy, and completely and totally expected. Our generation has become too accustomed to it. I have now realised that exhilaration is instead putting down the bottle, and doing things that help you find out who you really are. To find new hobby's, that don't involve bad breath and toilet bowls. To experience things that allow you to get to know yourself, to take care of yourself. This video was so helpful and encouraging- thank you! :) I hope you're still going well!

Love this :) stay blessed

its refreshing to hear a story similar 2 mine. unfortunately, i am still so lost. i feel so embarassed carying around this dirty secret. all u who have recovered...... u are my light in this pitch black tunnel.

Alcohol addiction/alcohol abuse is so complicated i cannot even believe it. Usually you see people on drugs like heroin,meth etc get hooked literally in 2-3 months and they need it to function where with alcohol it's quite confusing. Alcohol addiction usually takes years and years of abuse, however some people seem to never progress into the full blown alcoholic stage like you said you drank for 12 years and never progressed to the stage of waking up with the shakes an having to drink all day in order to feel okay. However for other people it seems like they do end up slowly progressing to that miserable stage even if it takes years to get there. It's fascinating how complex this disease is and how it's completely different for everyone. I strongly believe there is alcoholism and alcohol abuse and that you don't have to necessary be a full blown alcoholic to be addicted to alcohol, i believe you could be an abuser all your life but at the end of the day it's still some sort of addiction or a habit, still ruins your health and still a waste of money and time, mostly time dealing with hangovers and partying nights in a row. Thanks for being brave and sharing your story and i believe many people who been drinking for years can relate to what your saying, especially the part where all your friends know you as the 'always drunk, party animal'. The crazy thing about alcohol to me is that if you use it for long, it makes you confused as to who you really are, people seem to start defining themselves as drinkers, as if it's necessary to drink in order to be YOU, which once you cut down or quit, seems like a fucking joke. Anyway, it always takes a shock to stop, for me it was injuring myself because i was drunk and i've decided to cut down and doing it right now but god forbid it takes health issues to stop, cause that's fucked up. PS. Sozz for the long reply, i just really can relate to your video even though i am not a girl xD

A month sober is phenomenal, I'm struggling to start day one myself

Very well said. (Good inspiration for me & others.)

I will start from today... thanks xo

I did one sober night and said no to every drink, and it actually felt great. I woke up feeling just tired and not hungover and remembering everything. It made me realize that nights out can be fun without the drinks.

thats EXACTLY what Im worried about. WHAT the hell will I do in a sober life?

Clean and sober for almost half a year now and I'll never go back. The thought of getting drunk or high right now is so repulsive to me. I can't believe i used to drink every weekend. I see drunk people now and really see how people probably looked at me. It's embarrassing and shameful. Keep up the good work. I hope you're still sober. It's not easy at first but one day you'll just be so grossed out at the thought of drinking and drunks that it'll end up being a no brainer.

Congratulations!!