One year after quitting alcohol, I didn’t expect this!

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17 күн бұрын

It’s been a bit more than one year after I quit alcohol. Temporarily, but the months are passing and I still don’t feel like getting back to it. I was surprised by how much my life has changed into a positive side.

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@vectorhold6489 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video! I'm a hardcore binge drinker of 23 years. I not just talking normal drinking. Im talking pounding beer after beer sometimes 20-25. Slamming them in seconds. I've lost a few friends over the years from heart attacks and one from a horrible battle with brain cancer. All of them younger than me. Freaked the hell out of me. I'm 20 days sober for the first time EVER in two decades. Went to the doctor. Got some good blood work but I have fatty liver which isn't too late to fix. Like you, I feel so much better, more confident and well rested. To be honest, I'd still be drinking if it wasn't bad for me. Some of the most fun I ever had in my life! I've become more irritated at work but everyone says im still the same. Keep on rockin Karolina!!

@KarolinaBaltulyte 15 күн бұрын

Thank you! And thank you for sharing your story. Of course, that would be a big lie to say that drinking is not fun! But it can go quickly out of control. And unfortunately it’s harmful to our bodies. But you’ll see, the irritation slowly goes away. I didn’t see so much positive change in the first couple of months. Only about after a half year, I was wow, my body and mind feel like new. I’m really glad your liver can be fixed, you’ve made a great decision and you’ll see how your body will reward you!

@jonjimihendrix 14 күн бұрын

Keep going man. It’s hard but totally possible. I promise a better life is ahead.

@jefffeathers9116 14 күн бұрын

The good things add up! Well being is realized by small steps, but its NO small thing

@robd9863 2 күн бұрын

How's it going?

@gilramirez1373 15 күн бұрын

I quit drinking alcohol 3 years now never felt better,never need it....keep it going

@elisabethdorrer4831 3 күн бұрын

I never enjoyed drinking the way most people do , so I stopped alltogether 39 years ago. I am glad this young woman has finally broken the habit!

@desthomas3020 13 күн бұрын

Big mistake trying to have a glass wine with dinner. Don't,don't,don't.

@johnmurphy1466 Күн бұрын

Absolutely well done Karolina 👌 I’m 8 months in and feeling good

@jemazondo9331 5 күн бұрын

In the AA book, it says a true alcoholic has lost the ability to drink normally. That means no going back to the days of having 1-2 drinks with dinner. Of course everyone has to decide that for themselves. I haven’t had a drink in 8 months. I know if I try to have just one, it’ll spiral out of control again. I have a lot to lose. Thanks for sharing your experience. Same as you I drank because I was shy 🙈

@KarolinaBaltulyte 4 күн бұрын

Great job, 8 months ! 👏👏👏 thank you for a great reminder. I really have to accept that 1-2 drinks with a meal might never work. I believe that, that’s why I don’t dare to do it I think

@bandlehars 14 күн бұрын

I’m proud of you for quitting drinking. You are a great person I can tell. I quit 12 years ago and I feel so much better about myself. It never gets easier because alcohol is always there no matter where you go. You have to know who you are in life and believe in yourself. Keep up the good work. You will feel so much better about yourself and life in general.

@cindynimmo 14 күн бұрын

This needs to go viral. Great understanding!!!

@PeterYeekk 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing Karolina! Super happy for your change and keep it going ❤❤❤❤❤

@KarolinaBaltulyte 14 күн бұрын

Thank youuuu, Peter ♥️♥️♥️

@adamprice8366 14 күн бұрын

its a much better life, in sobriety, and the world opens up, one day at a time

@bodhixxx1 14 күн бұрын

My world closed off when I cut my drinking back to normal levels I realized people made me want to drink excessively. being away from people I feel much better.

@JimNotCarrey 14 күн бұрын

Hi Karolina, thanks for sharing this. I believe many people have similar experiences whether they are aware of it or not. It's better to be aware, that's more than half the battle

@kydop6128 13 күн бұрын

Nice work! thanks for this motivation.

@KarolinaBaltulyte 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@jmcc7886 6 күн бұрын

thank you, great video

@redrider199 4 күн бұрын

great video and such a positive message

@Trollgod1 14 күн бұрын

I’m very proud of you! I’m trying to get sober and I have had periods of sobriety but I’m not out of the woods yet I keep relapsing 🥺. Also I have to get sober as I’m a very heavy drinking. 40 a day! I also have anxiety and depression and am under the autistic spectrum so it’s so hard to stay away from it. I’m trying though so hard.

@stedunn563 14 күн бұрын

I'm 3 weeks off alcohol, drinking heavily every single day for years. It sounds like you need help from a doctor as just stopping suddenly can cause bad withdrawals. Please try to reduce down before jumping of and be safe! I had to stop aw I have bad heart and kidneys and was getting seriously I'll to the point alcohol was going to kill me. It's amazing how much better you feel just one week on. The first week I just felt meh but my anxiety is lower I'm a shy person and don't do well in social so I was using as a social lubricate

@KarolinaBaltulyte 14 күн бұрын

I’m sending you strength ! It’s hard, and it’s okay to be relapsing. It’s a process. And it’s important to not beat yourself up for relapsing, it’s better to focus on the part that you are trying hard! It’s difficult, but trying to find positive self talk, can help significantly with reducing alcohol. And yes, doctors can sometimes help in finding healthier ways for quitting or reducing alcohol

@Trollgod1 13 күн бұрын

@@stedunn563 Yeah man I feel you! I got out of detox two weeks ago and only drank one night in those two weeks. Yes I know stopping cold turkey is dangerous I had a seizer once. When you have Aspergers, live alone, and have band anxiety and depression its hard to stay completely way from it

@Trollgod1 13 күн бұрын

@@KarolinaBaltulyte Thank you

@harrypotter-mc1sq 14 күн бұрын

Karolina❤❤❤

@tuushuu 2 күн бұрын

this was very relatable

@KarolinaBaltulyte 2 күн бұрын

I’m very glad !

@annamontanasadventuresunde5995 Күн бұрын

Read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Drinking. It helps you see alcohol from a different perspective, outside social pressures and normalcy, for what it really is. Once you get radically honest with yourself, you no longer desire it, and when you lose the desire, it truly is easy and effortless to quit. You don't even think of it. I used Allen Carr's Easy Way books to quit smoking 4-1/2 years ago and to quit alcohol this year. I am not a paid spokesperson and I gain nothing from saying this. It truly is a way to fix the way you think about these harmful substances, and thereby fix yourself and it will feel easy.

@KarolinaBaltulyte Күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! It’s going to be the next in my reading list. Also, congratulations on quitting. It’s such a liberation and self esteem boost

@Sonnell 16 күн бұрын

Congrats for this great change :) Keep it up!

@KarolinaBaltulyte 15 күн бұрын

Thank you! :)

@joeysocks5718 14 күн бұрын

I wish I could quit. Something triggers me and it’s either drink or wish I were dead

@KarolinaBaltulyte 14 күн бұрын

I can understand this. Although often a wish to die is actually a wish to end pain. And alcohol or drugs are great ways to kill the pain for a while. And from this perspective, I think that drinking can be good, but unfortunately it’s not sustainable. There are many different ways to deal with pain. And sometimes one harmful habit is replaced by another, but keep trying looking for those other coping mechanisms, and be forgiving to yourself for not being able to just quit. It’s the hardest what one can go through. There is no easy way around, and it often requires changing life completely. Like leaving places and people, for a while or for good (cause places and people do influence that tremendously). I’ve taken medication for a while, even tho I’ve always been against that. Was a great help too. I’m sending you power dealing with this, and a wish to quit is already a great step towards it! You can make it

@Trollgod1 14 күн бұрын

I feel you brother! I’m in the same boat. I have anxiety and depression and am also autistic. I feel at times alcohol is my only friend even though it’s not

@KarolinaBaltulyte 14 күн бұрын

⁠@@Trollgod1mental health is what makes us more addicted to such substances... On the other hand, stopping can very much improve mental health! And alcohol can feel like the best friend, but stopping it at the times of depression, helped me to realize that I can be the best friend to myself. And that alone feels so comforting and powerful

@JohnMcintosh-dm1gn 14 күн бұрын

@@Trollgod1 There are no answers in the bottle trust me I spent most of my life looking. I'm 54 now and stopped drinking last year, just start by cutting down and seeing it for what it really is. Poison.

@richardbrewis436 2 күн бұрын

Danke schün :)!

@andreflavell3453 10 күн бұрын

your lucky you didn’t get alcohol dementia. well done .

@klein2252 14 күн бұрын

You sound like Curie from Fallout 4

@malibustacy3606 14 күн бұрын

Alcohol..the great motivator.

@nikolasantamaria9335 14 күн бұрын

How's with own children?

@88_MM_13 14 күн бұрын

Your pretty

@dyingfromthelying 14 күн бұрын

Karolina, I commend you on your efforts. But you don't have to do this alone. There's a program called alcoholics anonymous that is all over the world. And it's free. It's helped millions and millions of people recover from alcoholism. If you can do it on your own. (and this is important) And you're happy, joyous and free. All the power to you. I have been in the AA program for 29 years now. I was forced to go, through an impaired charge when I was 36. It was the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. (But at the time I didn't think so) I know I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for that happening. Alcoholism is a progressive disease. It only gets worse. Never better.(Jails, institutions or death) You don't have to suffer alone. All it takes is the courage to reach out. Pain is normally the motivator. Alcohol is referred to as the great remover. It will remove your home, your job, your health, your relationships, And your self-respect... Oh, did I mention it's free?