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I’ve stopped a year ago and feel great. Loneliness is the first thing that will happen when you try to improve yourself

I quit alcohol completely at the end of last year and it was the best decision ever. 2023 has been the best year of my life so far!

Alcohol and cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

Stopped drinking alcohol 10: years ago next New Year’s Day. Being an Australian male it’s part of our culture. From 18 years old to 46 years old I was always up for it socially or in the shed with my beloved beer fridge. My kids who are 17 and 15 vaguely remember me drinking which is a good thing. Now I spend my expendable alcohol $$ on mountain biking etc.

My wife and I dont drink alcohol and the other night we were invited to a party in a barn with a fully stocked bar, We come prepared, with nibbles and I like Bunderburg Ginger beer, We sat at the bar and along with one other non drinker watch and enjoyed a hreat night , everyone elese ended up doing shots and when we left she was a great funny entertaing night, I drove home and woke up early and did a bike ride, Dont let alcohol waste your time ,money or health, You can have a blast without it.

This clip comes at the right moment, I stopped drinking 3 months ago and, last week I was nearly giving up. I went out with colleagues and the feeling of "shame" for ordering Sprite while they were drinking beer was big (I never thought that I would feel like this). Don't give up guys, we are on the right path 💪🏻

Yep, if I have a drink after work, suddenly I don't want to cook anymore so I order out. So the cost of drinking is way more than just the drink.

I’ve been drinking almost every day for 14 years since I lost my first child and this is the only thing that has inspired me to try and cut back in a big way.

18 days sober today. Thank you for this video ❤

2 yrs alcohol free. in my 40s. Not a big drinker at time of quitting, best thing I've done for my mood and sleep.

Golden teachers has been my go-to mushroom for months, it has helped in my recovery journey

Almost 10 years sober, best decision I ever made, I have a wonderful life now 😊

He hit the nail on the head when he talked through the list of things we want from life. I stopped drinking in December last year because it simply didn't really make sense any more. I was not addicted, but over past few years it's just made less sense to have it in my life. So I dropped it.

2 months 11 days sober, before my 1 slip up I had 1 month behind me too. Best 3 months of my life regarding my mental health, I can manage my adhd and anxiety way better and after a misscarage and no luck conceving for months, I'm now pregnant at the end of my first trimester. Best decision ever, never going back.

Hey awesome to see how many have taken the step to sobriety, and taking back control. Stand strong, you've got this.

9 months no alcohol. I’ve replaced it with marathon training and exercise and have watched my focus, executive functioning, and mood improve. Still have to take anxiety meds but it’s been so worth it

It'll be a year sober in January. Best decision I ever made ❤️

This episode was awesome and inspired me even further. I turned 44 last week, currently run a large retail business, have 5 kids under my care, partner friend and also in full time university to pursue a doctorate in chiropractic medicine. (Has been a passion of mine for 20 years and figured hell why not now?) I saying all this I’ve decided in my 44th year to focus on my health. I have to much to learn and too much to gain from cutting out alcohol. This video was exactly what I needed to reassure me in my journey. This also likely explains why if I do drink my heart races when I relax and go to bed. Thanks again for sharing and keep up the wicked content. Congrats on all your success. Krista

Just check your resting heart rate over night when you have had a few drinks. It goes through the roof. As I understand it, it's a depressant which lowers your heart rate and makes you feel good, relaxed etc. When the alcohol starts wearing off you have the rebound effect, which causes your heart rate to jackup in the opposite way. If I have been drinking and wake up in the night I feel heart pounding, teary eyes, anxiety, headache, bp must be through the roof as you are dehydrated as well. Horrible state of mind, just nasty stuff, never worth it. Just steals tomorrows happiness. Life is significantly better without it.

I'm a very casual drinker and noticed the exact same thing. Heart rate might go up, HRV down, sleep just a little worse. I find it fascinating to hear how it impacts our brain in important areas. I've had a few months break from it and I do feel like at those times I feel better. Even the feeling of overcoming alcohol gave me a sense of pride. I might go for another 3-4 months without alcohol and see how I feel again.

Quit Alcohol Quit Caffeine Quit Junk food

Some of the healthiest people I knew got cancer. Everything in our polluted and toxic modern world could be deemed cancer risks based on some study. However agreed, alcohol is certainly not a healthy addition to one’s diet

I am SUCH a compassionate loving person. People in my family hate me and I still tell all my family to call them on their birthday as I do too. I am compassionate, that is why I am an overachiever, earned my JD and MBA degrees. I am the best Executive Director per my staff. I am compassionate. I never married. I never was pregnant. I cook and clean for my elderly parents. I haven't had sex in 20 years or a kiss. My brother's birthday is today. I told our parents all day and then called him tonight through their phone because I am blocked by him and his family. I told him I love him and gave the phone over to our parents. Alcoholics are not haters. I brought my father, his birth father, not mine and his mother together on his 57 birthday.

4 years and 2 months sober. I don't miss my binge drinking days. I didn't need to drink everyday, or even every week; however, when the drinking started it was always a challenge to get it to stop. My friends and I would call it time traveling because I'd get so blackout drunk I wouldn't remember all the things I'd said, my obnoxiousness, or who I tried to screw. As I aged the next day would feel worse and worse... Even unbearable to an extent. I hope my organs and brain and body have healed from how I treated them / it. I hope that I continue to grow stronger, and wiser, and more noble as time passes. I do feel much, much, better about myself these days.

3 years sober now. Alcohol is often self medication. It's rarely the initial root cause for problems, but it quickly becomes one, and that often distracts from real issues. Whether that's an "innocent" reason like a break after a long day to covering up bigger issues or self-medicating for undiagnosed mental issues (ADHD for example). If you're on the fence, booze free ales have come on leaps and bounds, and if you like a beer, I'd highly recommend trying that instead. This country is setup for addiction. Gambling, booze, fast food. Little America, where we've take all the bad stuff and none of the good, in full effect.

Stopped alcohol consumption a year ago, replaced it with exercise - feel better all around. (stopped medium smoking three years ago) less sugar, less carbs, etc. You gotta do all of this north of 50, better yet at any age.

32 days sober for me and I haven’t felt this great in years and years…all the great stories I’ve read here…truly inspiring!

I worked with a guy who always used to say when he was regularly hungover . Anything that makes you feel this bad can’t be good for you .

I quit alcohol 4 months ago. I feel great and am never going back again

Dang dude...I envy you. How you of your own accord gave up alcohol so easily. You have no idea how much pain, distress and suffering I've been through because of my past alcohol addiction. About 20 years of abuse 😮‍💨 But I thank GOD im finally set free and sober. I really don't know why there's people like me and you 🤔 what's the purpose???

Daniel Amen is a fantastic human being. Thank you Daniel.

I have never been a drinker, but in the last year, I noticed that I feel sick every time I touch a drop of alcohol. After a wedding when I almost passed out after two glasses of wine, I decided to quit altogether. Never felt better, I sleep better, my concentration improved and I haven't had a single depressive episode (I was diagnosed with major depression 5 years ago) since then.

You touched a nerve with me. My wife has been in rehab 23 times. I also will lose my wife soon. I am sorry for your loss. Thanks for the courage to talk about alcoholism and the family. I have learned a great deal.

Love that episode Love Dr. Amen Thank you Be blessed

Eleven years.. not a drop. I was a high functioning alcoholic..the first ten years. The first year sober was like the world was in stereo. I had to acclimate to the sober world. Every single morning when it sucks to get out of bed and get going, I simply remember how every morning was when I was drinking. I would put down a half pint of vodka just to be able to function. I feel soooooo much better since I quit. I had gone to a rehab but left three days early. Not a single meeting since. Didn’t need it… I was done.

Thanks to people like you guys out there to help us !!

This was so good! 😮I loved hearing this and I can’t wait to check the full video.

Thank you so much for creating this channel.

I find it hard to like Stephen but I love what he does and says on this video. Thank you xxx

It comes down to will power. When you are not dependent, you can quit it at any time and that’s where you want to be , not dependent, not addicted and not abusing it.

Quit 13 months ago am 20 lbs lighter far less lonely and anxious will NEVER go back get 10x more stuff done now and great sleep

Six years of sobriety - after a long while of one or two drinks a day - with periods of binge drinking - I don’t regret anything.

I was a highly functional alcoholic. It literally tried to kill me two different times (not including all the other close calls) via Gran Mal Seizures and the second time was my wake up call to quit for good.

Sober since January 2009, best gift I gave myself!

I went on a 3rd date once and she knew I didnt drink for health reasons and the waste of money. She did the same thing as the guy mentioned and put a pint infront of me and a bottle of wine and winked at me saying 'just incase you feel like it'. I looked at her and got up and left her to pay for those alone as we hadnt ordered food yet. I found that low and disrespectful and toxic. Last I heard shes trapped a man with little confidence in that lifestyle. She also didnt get jokes or know anything about politics so what an escape 😂

I have never been a big drinker- it just never agreed with me. Id have a champagne when out at a nice dinner or birthday party, but always struggled to finish it. This should have been my reason to stop. But it took the death of a parent for me to go cold turkey. I was already in such a place of grief- emotional one moment, numb the next- that when my partner offered me a wine to help me 'relax' to finally get some sleep, im glad i had the understanding that alcohol was the last thing that was going to help me sleep, or feel better, or think clearly. It was only after 6 months of no alcohol that I looked into the true dangers of alcohol even for light drinkers like myself, and I was amazed. More than a year later amd i feel good, sleep well, and people tell me all the time how good i look.... changing to no alcohol was the ONLY change ive made. I can therefore only imagine the benefits a heavier drinker would feel if they stopped.

41+ years clean and sober. I am so happy to hear that even small amounts are harmful as it takes away the idea that I wish I could be a "normal" drinker.

Been off alcohol for over 4 and a half years 🎉thank god! Life is amazing without it and all the misery it caused ❤️

My husband and I quit drinking about 4 years ago for 9 months. And we felt amazing and loved it I remember….. and then decided to start again as it was actually quite lonely. And now I look back and wish we had never started again. But I told myself to remind myself that it only really sucks for 3 days and then it gets better and better. Hope I find it within to quit again one day. I’m what they call alcohol dependant. My life is great and I’m super healthy in all aspects of my life but I love to have wine every night. And I know it’s a dopamine hit. So it makes it hard. Please don’t comment telling me to quit and I’m and alcoholic. I’m just sharing my experience of where I am with it ❤

I'm so much more clear minded after not drinking for 14 years.

I stopped when I was 40 because the headaches/migraines were almost unbearable. I haven't had any alcohol in 30yrs. A paper in the Lancet a number of years ago stated that any level of alcohol has deleterious effects.

I quit alcohol at the start of this year nearly a year now. Can't wait for more years to come and for my brain to come back to normal and healthy. 😊

I stopped drinking alcohol in 1990. 34 years now without drinking or drugs. I will be 60 years old this year, and that is significant. Because all of my friends have died over the years,mostly from alcohol. Life is better without booze.

Next month on May 17th will be 6 months sober for me. Can’t believe I made it this far. November will be 12 months. I will make it

July 31 .2019 i stop 🛑. I had the best sleep ever since .

Finally people waking up. The most refreshing part of this is when Steven talks about how society conforms to normalising alcohol because people want to feel included in social situations. Best thing you can do is stay away from those people and find hobbies/ activities that keep you functioning, active and relaxed. Alcohol is like any other drug which only gives you short term enjoyment and long term pain. Running, hiking, swimming, walking give you long term happiness

Moderation is essential, just like everything else.

Two smart men 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉god bless you and loves you 😊😊😊

I am now 67. I drunk a lot of beer since I was 15. I quit the beer but now stuck on diet coke which is worse. Harder to quit than the beer.

I've never been a drinker. I live in Australia, where we have a big drinking culture. I often get comments about how un-Australian I am and ask me what I do for fun. It's ridiculous.

Most of the people who drink alcohol will always tell you honestly that they know it’s wrong, it’s unhealthy. Alcoholics (most) will tell it how it is and admit that they have a problem, an addiction. But potheads, weed smokers… they (most) get super aggressive and never admit that they’re addicted. They’ll even go as far as telling people that it’s healthy. I’m getting ready to receive hateful or degrading comments just for saying that.

So, true about how our society has framed alcohol. It's the one drug that you're "weird" if you don't imbibe. People will actually pressure you to drink. They will set up drinking engagements where you meet friends at bars solely to drink. People who drink heavily usually don't like hanging around people who don't bc sobriety is a "buzz kill." I'm navigating cutting down on alcohol and it's scary to contemplate going out with friends who I normally drink with and then not ordering alcohol. I know my true friends won't care.

I vividly remember a social work dinner many years ago, where everybody was drinking and joking and laughing, and I didn't want to fill myself with wine, but I still wanted to enjoy the evening nonetheless. But it was impossible. I didn't drink and I was a "normal" sober person who ended observing their behavior, and everybody else was in another dimension, almost blaming me for being lucid. Sad and yet funny experience, because you could sense how everybody was trying to forget something in their life by drowning it into the wine.

Well done!!

I was closer to what you would describe as "On the fence," except for me it was more about feeling the effects the next morning even after just one or two drinks, I would feel like I was pushing myself at 125% just to be at 75% of my usual self and it was getting in the way of my fitness goals. My last drink was 545 days ago as of the time of this writing.

11 months sober so far. I don't have a problem with it, I just do not like how it makes me feel. Life is better without it. I'm a former bartender...

I am virtually teetotal now but my disenchantment with alcohol started after leaving the Merchant Navy when I realised that any problems I had had to deal with professionally were all connected to booze.

I've had a drinking problem for the past 2 years. A few months ago my health and mental symptoms were taking a toll on my life and relationships so I cut back drastically. I noticed a difference after a week of quitting. Not 100%, but I felt much better. The best way I could describe it is my soul was slowly coming back. It was great. Then I relapsed. Life, stress, etc. got in the way and triggered the need for a drink. I know that's a lame excuse but it happens and I accepted that I'm not perfect. Currently trying again to cut back.

Dr. Daniel is a calm but absolute savage. Thanks for having him on to speak here brother!

There's literally no upside to booze and drugs. If you need them, something is wrong. Work on making your life better so you'd never want to miss any of it or numb out.

Thank you!

I stopped drinking alcohol 6-years ago. Drank through my late teens to early thirties. Just started hating how it was making me feel and what it was doing to people I care about. I went hard one night, was so sick the next day, quit and never miss it. I wouldn’t go back, but it can still be tough and awkward when people in your life still do it. We all know what the last few years has been like. It’s been tough to be sober. BUT I noticed when you stay sober through all the rough crap, you get stronger, your skin gets thicker, and you learn to endure the things that suck. You are so much better feeling when you get through it. Much better than when you reach for a drink to “relieve” the stress, but then when it wears off, you are 10 times worse. Repeat the cycle. Sober living isn’t always easy, but it feels more stable and you are better equipped to handle what life throws at you. You realize something sucks and is unpleasant, you figure out how to solve it as soon as possible.

I've never drank and never understood the point of alcohol. When people pressure me, I tell them: Let me know when there's a drink that gives me *more* brain cells instead of killing the ones I have. I'll try *that* drink.

I stopped drinking 5 months ago and it changed my life and my body ..wow

6 days sober today. I am 31 years old and i drink alcohol since i was 13. I have two cats, a beautiful person next to me, a beautiful place where i live, a good job and i grow a lot of plants. I am also an artist, i used to make rap music .Now without alcohol i feel that my life îs pointless. But i know that this is a side effect of quiting alcohol. I was also a junkie, smoking ciggars and marijuana daily for 15 years. I was doing cocaine, extasy, amphetamine and other drugs. Couple years ago i quit all the heavy durgs and two years ago i quit smoking marijuana. Couple months ago i quit smoking ciggarettes. Now the final boss îs alcohol. Then i can go back to my fitness trainings and i can finally focus on making music. Is a long road and painful af.

I quit drinking regularly at 22, but I will still drink on special occasions or about 1 time a month. Thats a good balance for me although I know it is harmful, so are alot of things, I'll still enjoy life without creating SERIOUS problems

I read The only way to stop smoking permanently by Allen Carr when I was 21 and quit drinking and smoking it's been 20 years without a drop of alcohol. Buy a copy of the book today !

I've always been one of those on the fence people. I got drunk once in my life and hated the experience and so I only drink socially and even then, extremely rarely. One of my friends turned into an alcoholic (who thankfully had the clarity to check himself into rehab) but I would always observe him and the people we hang out with, when we drank and when we didn't, and I always found it funny how they viewed each other depending on whether alcohol was involved. Someone could be a lot of fun when there were drinks or a bit of a dud, like myself, when there weren't. And I'd always just think, if I have to be drunk to be fun, am I really fun? Am I even having fun?

Class as always!

I’ve not got a drink problem but a lot of problems come from drink ,now I’m trying to stop but my girlfriend likes a drink and sometimes she changes when she’s had too much white wine but she will never stop and always complaining of bad sleep and she’s put on weight,I’ve lost 2 sones as I go to spin class 3 times a wk ,I just hope we can manage together, thanks 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I quite alcohol about 2 years ago, because the older I got the more depressed and tired I would feel the day after a session. Even if the session only consisted of a few pints.

It is so true. Anywhere you go people connect through the drinks. Restaurants immediately ask you what to drink and if I say to them I want nothing not even water they keep insisting on anything (tea, juice, etc). I dont need to drink all the time when eat

Thank you Steve for all your interviews.

Everything in moderation. A pint of good beer 🍺 or a bottle of good Ale. Only 1, though. 👍 There's nothing wrong with that!

I drank daily for a couple of decades. Stopped drinking in Lockdown and haven’t touched it since. Best thing I ever did

I've been thinking about quitting drinking 🤔

I stopped drinking for a year. I recently decided to have a drink with mates to see how I would feel after being sober for a year. I didn't get the buzz I was expecting and what's worse I experienced racing thoughts and depression days after more than I have ever experienced prior to quitting.

I hate drinking. But people try and force me. I am 5'3 and weigh 95 pounds at 28 years old. I get drunk QUICK after a few sips and anything else is "I can't walk drunk". I try not to go out at night to bars, grocery stores with wine, and even parties. I seem to have trouble saying no when offered and it is a lot of stress explaining yourself, resisting having a drink when everyone else is, and saying NO when a girl you want to be liked by shoves a drink in your face. My high blood pressure is directly because of one drunk night. I am shocked how embarrassing it is to dump the wine in public. And no trash cans. Actually I am just weak and I care what strangers think of me too much. Side Effects: This time I had nightmares, or couldn't remember my dreams, had a pounding headache, felt my heartbeat in my head, I can't stand silence, I have a strong fear and digust response to tv, and fast movement, and a general very uncomfortable feeling. And spelling mistakes. I couldn't do math the first few days after, or remember anything I did two days ago. I also have proteinurea and decreased kidney or liver function though, so that might be why. I really need to avoid people who drink.

I want to learn from a casual drinkers perspective. I have never drunk in my life, thanks to the life experiences from the people around me, I knew it did more harm than good. Does it start from being a casual drinker and eventually blow out to alcoholism or there are moderation stages but even then the amounts aren't good for you. Can one occassionally drink with no consequences at all? Is it alright to have a 'no drinking' preference for the reasons that it is some sort of suppression to immediate gratification?

Pray for me too plz and I'll pray for youse!!

I’m drinking a bottle of wine a day. Sometimes a bit more. I HATE IT. I’m so so so sick of doing it and I promise myself I’ll stop. Every time the day hits 6pm I’ve gone to the shop and bought another. Then; the next day is ruined. I’ll either half arse my daily tasks, or write off the day entirely. I’m so stagnant in my life at the moment. I know I have so much potential and so many opportunities around me, but I’m either too tired and hungover to chase it, or I’m anxious and depressed because of my drinking. I’m going to seriously make a vow to slow the drinking right down to just the weekend and with friends only, and even stop entirely if I can 💪

I quit because i couldn't handle another hangover 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🍸

Research has shown psilocybin to have potential to treat a range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders.

Alcohol is the root of all evil, I fight with friends and family when I'm drunk. I pray to God every day to help me stop drinking. I have decided to cut off all my drinking buddies and start eating healthy and exercising. I gained 7 kgs due to alcohol😭😭😭

I needed to hear this. I've been binge drinking for the best part of my late teens all the way up to my mid 30s. But it's only now I recognise it's a problem. Dispute the fact that it's caused so much drama and pain in my life. I guess I kind of convinced my self it wasn't so bad in order to justify continuing to drink. But I've had a few weeks off so it's only early stages. But I can tell my mind body and brain really needs a long time to heal as does my soul. The trouble with most addictions is it tricks you into thinking you need it. It kind of plays games with you. You start taking a few shots for nerves. And before you know it. You are using it for confidence in everything. I know I've done a lot of damage mentally. My memory isn't what it was. Note is my body. But I hope that the body and brain can heal its self. I want to get back to how I once was. And this video has really gave me a lot to think about.

great video!

Some aspects of this have made me think however, for me, I will still have a couple of beers in the fridge for when I feel like it. I don't drink a lot, but I enjoy a few when I do, and it's not in a social situation, it's at home in my own space 👍

I'm not drinking socially. I'm just drinking mostly alone. Where do I start? Not wanting to is not enough.

Alcohol was all fun and games will I started blacking out and waking up with no recollection of what happened that night, do you know how scary that is ? And I barely drink nowadays so it just happens whenever I seem to want to drink hard like the uni days. My 2 month without and I’m not looking back at all. God gave me signs. Times I felt like I was in a hangover lol I’m over it, you save money and have a better relationship with yourself !