Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them

YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

good luck brother, sounds like a tough time.

thank you for your thoughts. first yt comment I've ever made

Congrats Bro! Keep on it!

Congratulations brother! Getting sober and staying sober in light of the loss of your brother takes serious introspection, willpower, and courage. Just remember the withdrawals and how awful you felt while experiencing them when the thought of drinking starts presenting again. I'm 46, an alcoholic, and have only just over a month sober...I've had long periods of sobriety only to relapse and start again. I know the self-imposed hell you went through. I've had 2 grandmal seizures from withdrawal, auditory and visual hullicinations, full body seizures while being awake and conscious, asphasia (for 3 days my ability to speak normally left), actually thought with that one I'd damaged the speech centers of my brain and would never speak normally again. Thankfully my speech came back. Anyway, I know the struggle. Keep it up brotha 👍

Everyday is a new day, peace and love

Thats why I stick to meth..

Almost never drink alone

why? every time after i drink i never want to do it for weeks xD.

I needed to read this! I have been drinking for the last 10 years. My family just walked out . There is hope to repair my family but I feel it to be responsible to myself first. I've done major damage to my body. It's time to heal

Exactly. Covid made me realize no one ever plans on becoming an alcoholic/addict. You literally need to condition your home to not be tempted to do that shit.

Nice job yo, just hit a year and a month myself. Stick with it!!!

@@iscream2232 awesome same to you friend! My second third or fourth attempt, but hey just gotta keep swinging for the fence

@@extendedblundering Thats all that matters. I was fuckin with drugs too and must've relapsed a dozen or so times in the beginning but once it sticks don't look back 🤛 Its nice not having to stress and worry about all the misery we caused ourselves anymore

@@iscream2232 for real; so well said!

Good words and congrats!

And realized the world didn’t end like damn I got to stop this haha

Same shit happened to me Oct. 2019. I wanted to prove myself I could stop for a month. A month turned to two turned to almost 3 years and I do not miss it at all.

I never had a problem with it until Covid. Worked bars 10 years and moved into health care. Then it went balls to wall crazy and now I wish I could be like you guys or be that guy I was. I've went from hardly nothing to straight in the deep end. Haven't left for 2 years

Congrats, I’m struggling with alcoholism right now. It’s like I know I should stop 🛑 but at the same time I love it. It’s like being in a love-hate relationship

@@xPadge112x I know the feeling brother. The book “how to quit drinking without willpower” by Allen Carr really changed my perception on drinking

I'm almost 1 year. Not as cool as you though:(

@@Deadmau5fanatic1 we all start somewhere, keep at it!

I quit drinking 102 days ago. I burnt my life to the ground because of alcohol. I wouldn’t wish alcoholism on my worst enemy. Whoever reads this, if you’re struggling I hope you find peace soon.

@@Aria432 trying to fight the urge, it is fucking hard. Props to you and wish you more success.

@@marinersfk7349 hang in there. Life is going to hard as shit either way but alcoholism is only going to make it worse on you unless you walk away from it.

just get on the caps

I think or it like that. More like a Bus riding to the station the station being dependence. Some ride the bus and get off at the right stops. Some stay on sometimes and it won't be easy finding your way home. But with effort or with help you can make it back. You just have to put the footwork in. You can get off it any time but just makes that journey back a little longer and more hard to make.

I think a lot of people don’t realize that alcoholism isn’t necessarily drinking in the morning or all the stereotypes, it’s when you want to stop but you can’t

I'm afraid meeting ladies without the alcohol is a fallacy and a myth. With me being sober now, I will be single forever. There's a bizarre quasi-acceptance with booking up at a bar, drunk, as opposed to being sober and asking a woman out at work.

I was just in Reykjavik Iceland for 3 weeks. Wow the drinking culture out there is like crazy Viking shite. The city goes crazy Friday and Saturday night everyone smashed hooking up and then they are the most reserved chill people lol. Dating isn’t really even a thing over there evidently . I met so many couples through my friend who is Icelandic that met piss drunk and sex first night

Hell yea, dude!

Thank you bro. I hope the same for you too. 👍

I would wish it on my worst enemy but that's likely part of my alcoholic traits :) Thankfully I'm sober now.

108 days here.. I keep having dreams of drinking. Demons are real. I hope you stay strong!

aa

just hit my 100 day marker

Sorry for your loss

Rude.

@@stanknugget how? I gave the man props for inspiring me to quit drinking

good for you man , keep going !!!

I agree but he's helping people who are addicts by posting those videos as well.

Hey 🙏 I’m 21 years old trying to get out the hood by 30 , i review weed products on my KZfaq channel as my Job 😨

@@Freiheit1232 He's trying but you can only really help yourself. Do you think it would have helped Steve if it was the other way a round 20 years a go, unfortunately people usually have to hit rock bottom first.

That's the reason I don't watch these podcasts much. 80% of the comments are sobriety talk. I listen to relax not feel like I'm at a AA meeting.

@@Woozlewuzzleable as someone who is in recovery(almost 2 years) it’s great what he’s doing. Sometimes you feel v alone and when celebrities have the same battles as you it definitely inspires me to stay clean and sober. You’re definitely right about the rock bottom. My rock bottoms had trap doors and I finally decided on my own to stop the cycle. I feel what he does now though is inspiration for those who are already in recovery. To see Steve-O able to conquer his demons and prosper makes me feel like I can do the same.

It’s a constant battle bro …. You’re not alone

Hi there, We're here, the people who got sober and clean. It's a crazy crazy journey, character breaker (what is a good thing), revaluation of everything in your life. But it won't kill you, but active drinking will. Go to detox,go to any AA meeting, these guys out there have the know-how,just take what you need. Cause it's all about you. Believe me,it's always worth to give yourself a chance for better life. You're worth it!

I'm not clean yet, but I want to be. I'm not sure if this applies, but I think we need help, and i'm also trying to learn how to accept help. I wish the best for you.

I did the same thing, couldn’t go without alcohol in my system for around 2 hours before I started feeling terrible. Did this for years. Got into treatment and I’m on 196 days of sobriety! You can do it!

I have a great life. I have my own place, my own car and a better job than I ever could have asked for. But there is that one thing. Like you the boozing. I can keep it together long enough to do a shift at work but soon as I get home or the weekend hits I'm drinking. I'm not a violent or mean drunk either. The most it effects my life is I can tell its fucking up my health and I feel like shit most of the time because of the night beford and dont feel better until those first couple of drinks hit me. I usually dont respond to comments just read them because like you I'm almost 30 and i can relate. Hang in there brother. We will get through this

I think it's a natural inclination based on personalities. Like, if what you said happened and shrooms were a regular thing like cigarettes, it wouldn't take long for people to drive high on them or party *too* hard with them.

@@fercho2040 I don't think it's just that. It's also the effects of alcohol vs shrooms. Many people tend to become aggressive or reckless from alcohol. It's also way more addictive than shrooms.

I agree with you that the effect is different, but so is the effect of marihuana and people with more aggressive impulses, like gang members, smoke it *and* behave in the way they do.

@@fercho2040 I doubt there's any real causal relation between pot and violent behaviour to be honest. I don't think gang members are engaging in violent acts because of marihuana. It normally helps aggressive people to calm down.

@@fercho2040 if anything they would be more violent without cannabis

Fuck, its so true. That's been me for the past 4-5 years. I'm finally cutting back but realizing how hard it is...

i’ve been sober a month but this was me big time. that was just the regular routine. took a major bender with other hard drugs for me to finally realize i needed to kick it

Same. KZfaq. Loud music. Video games. And pizza lmao

Yes, it is really hard to moderate when you don’t have “bar measures” and you can also afford to drink much more than when you go out and you don’t usually have other people to keep you in check with how quickly you are drinking.

God the “cheap” aspect is legit. Why go out and spend 12 bucks for one drink when I can buy a twelve pack and watch basketball on my couch!

“2 stiff drinks will make you feel like a new man. But that new man is gonna want 2 more too”

Congrats! Three years is God-like!

So you weren't an alcoholic.

Yeah I haven’t drank to the point of getting drunk in 3 years. I’ll just have one drink if I want to but I usually don’t even do that.. never had a problem really but got really wild and got in a fight at the bar the last time I got hammered and I think that’s keeping me away from alcohol

@@Anonymous-lq2bs hit the gym

This 100%.

oh sees fan same

@@luislozano6332 looking forward to their new album in August!

Not always the case. I was a problem 'social drinker who'd regularly have 10 beers 3-4 times a week. That is still a problem, and I believe I got psychologically dependent on it.

I was shocked when I told my doctor I had a beer or two a night, and she came back with a sheet showing median drinking averages, and the average is much closer to a drink or two a week. Without the right influences any amount of drinking can become normal.

@@ChickenIandlEggs Well put. I started drinking two to three beers a night for a while and i thought people were nuts when they told me i might have a problem. It became such a routine every day and i was on to five beers a night before i knew it. Alcohol sneaks up on you quick.

Yup. I met a guy in a meeting who drank half a pint of liquor a day, and he was like "I'm not sure if I should be here..." All the old heads were like, it affected your life enough to walk in here. You should have a seat and be glad that's all it took before you realized what was happening. Trying to justify it by how much you consume vs other people is how addiction gets you in the beginning. It isn't actually the amount that matters nearly as much as your relationship to it.

@@DawnOfThaDusk same here. I'd get through a hard Monday and cool off with a few beers. Then I'd get to Wed or Thurs and grab some "mid week" beers. Then I'd get beer for the weekend, and if I drank too much I'd be hungover Sunday, then justify a beer or 2 to help the hangover. It sorta escalates without you realizing it. You just find ways to justify it. It's not until you get sick of that and stop until you realize that it was an addiction setting in

As a recovering alcoholic I feel for you. Hang in there, there's all kinds of new medical treatment for liver disease. Don't pick up another drink brother, your life is worth it.

You were lucky there

Yeah if you're abusing, then you need to ask yourself why and fix that first. Most people will say because they're bored and drinking is fun. If that's the case find something else more productive to do.

@@Shorty15c4007 yup both my parents were / are brutal alcoholics dad died at 60 due to booze, both hard daily spirit drinkers, I didn't really drink till I was in my mind 20's, and just drink beer no desire to be tee total

Obviously you’re still drinking, or else you wouldn’t tell people to “enjoy a drink”. I’m betting you’re an alcoholic right now. Misery loves company

Lol your comment reminds me of a Norm bit kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5Zhp7N0y97UnJs.html

Totally. I'm "lucky" (in a sense?) that the fact that I'm an alcoholic is abundantly clear. By the time I got sober I had given up just about everything for alcohol. It took a withdrawal seizure at work and being admitted and detoxed for the spell to be broken. AA and the 12 Steps was a no-brainer for me, and I credit it with helping me stay sober and more importantly become a better person the past 3 years. However, I think the program's limited in helping many people. "Sober-curious" people who would benefit from giving up booze but haven't necessarily had a rock-bottom - AA would try to ram home the idea that they have to admit they're a total piece of shit which would be off-putting for people like that lol.

@@Laura-fv1oe1 Ya exactly. I never had the 'bottom' that some people have had. No DUI, no detox required, BUT I put alcohol ahead of everything in my life (wife, kids, job, safety, etc.) so clearly I am an alcoholic or at least have a significant substance use issue. I love AA for the most part. The only thing I don't like is the description of the 'real alcoholic' in the big book because every time I read it my disease tells me that's not me. Congrats on 3 years!

@@mozerm You know, I never thought of that description of "the real alcoholic" and how it could actually cause more harm than good depending on who's reading it. Very good point. I should admit that *technically* I'll have 3 years on the 22nd LOL but thanks so much, means a lot! Congrats to you too. I wish everyone who's suffering could see the amazing lives we go on to lead in recovery. God bless!

New studies out on how alcohol consumption damages the heart.

Rum is stilled from molasses so it makes sense why you would be pre-diabetic. You got this man!

okay salt isn’t bad for you but the rest is true yes

@@cheddaman4411 LOL salt in excess is definitely bad for you bud.

Well I'm the only guy responding to you here and it sounds like you have a problem. But you are not alone, I have a problem too. You're taking a big step and gone to an AA meeting, something I have not done yet. So keep trying keep up the good work fight the good fight

if your anything like me, you will think you can do it responsibly and the first few drinks or days drinking you think it’s not bad at all, amazing in fact with many benifits. Then your right back where you were before you know it.

Zoom meetings do not require any sort of commitment. You don’t even have to turn the camera on. Just listen in a couple of times a week. No harm in it. A lot of times the ‘don’t want to go back’ bug means that the alcoholic mind is starting to break through again.

It takes time to let go of the bottle. U took off the mask of what the alcohol had placed on u. AA meetings r effective. I’ve been attending them for a few months. I felt the same but u need to understand that it takes a small amount of time. I attend everyday at 7 and participate. Participation is the biggest thing apart from discipline and wanting to actually b free. Ur life will improve and u greatly benefit freeing urself from this disease and self isolation.

Almost to 4 years!

Party on, brother!

Lol 😂

The same 2 drinks in and . ringing everybody for Coke

Same for me. Only fix for me was moving away from it. Even 2 years later I was at a bachelor party where it was available and I couldn’t help myself, woke up after making some bad decisions and decided to cut out drinking for the most part as that’s where the road leads for me. Like others said, you feel better not drinking. What’s even more interesting is you see the influence it has on others. You’ll have other friends decide to stop or contemplate stopping as well. You’ll also have friends call you a pussy for it and be sad you’re not drinking and pressure you.

@@brownwaterwings ye IV tried not drinking many times after 6 weeks I'd give in,are u from America cocaine is all over Ireland now were flooded alot of people were I'm from have the same problems

@@celticbhoy1470 I’m from Canada. I honestly moved away across the country and now don’t hang out with people that do blow. I always get worried about when I get home for visits etc. I’d like to stop drinking completely because I feel so much better and feel I gain nothing from it

@@brownwaterwings from Ireland,u wish u the best of luck on your road to recovery Erik the struggle is real mate,wish u all the best bro

I moved to northern maine. Every parent is an alcoholic, and the kids are no different. Drunk driving is rampant here. I’m pretty sure one of the highest in the whole country. I’m a weed smoker personally, and that’s it’s own issue lmao, but I see these kids(my friends 17 year old brother and his friends died last year in a crash) dying in drunk driving crashes and the parents start “the why did this have to happen” bs meanwhile they’re hammered every day and driving around. They literally taught their kids how to be addicts and wonder why their lives are being taken. The hypocrisy is crazy. The alcohol tolerance up here is nuts. People here polish off half gallon bottles or 30 packs in a day. It’s honestly concerning lmao

I guess Irish alcoholism disappears when your grandparents leave some shty country on a boat because they ran out of potatoes.

Last 10 parent and grandparents in my family all have Irish surnames. But I am in Canada. Dad was full on alcoholic and I cannot drink responsibly. Once I have 1 it’s go time.

Also Irish. Anything under 5 pints here isn't classed as drinking.

@@stringbender3 You're not irish though you're canadian.

Respect :)

That's amazing man. You quit at a good time cause everything is fentanyl these days

Much respect man

Respect brother remember never feel bad about using weed. It’s natural

Nobody asked bro

“bar” - Pun.

Good on you bro. I know that feeling all too well and am trying again to abstain. Happy for you man!👍

Even if it's not true, it still made me scared of alcohol

I feel you man, when you pass 30 it gets even worse. Drinking is a young man's game! 😅

i said the same thing to a friend today, also 10 years and everything. rly gets hard to handle

Switch to IPAs (higher abv) or cocktails, all those carbs and carbonation is probably fkn you up more than the alcohol.

Buddy I can drink 40 beers and be up. It’s not cool. Glad you seen it.

genuine guy Sadly yes.

Guess so

Guess who

I hope you're doing well!!!!

Brain matter would be evacuated from your cranium if you took a sledgehammer to it

i mean…that might be a bit aggressive but okay.

3 yrs here🙋

Sure but only if you take it to the extreme every time you drink.

Congrats Pal!

No man was every born into this world with such a passionate love of liquor as myself. It isn’t just that I love liquor for the taste of it, I love the plop of whiskey into a glass. I love it. I love to listen to it. I love to see the cream on a pint. I love the first, powerful violent impact of a glass of whiskey when I throw it back in me, and it hits the mark below. I chase it then with a pint, and that’s even more beautiful still. Drink in moderation is one of the most ridiculous statements ever made. You must drink a little more than moderation. Saint Paul, in his wisdom, said we should take a little wine for our stomach’s sake and for our frequent infirmities

@@Mkinsella1000 i love drinking untill everything goes black, you are correct moderation of what ? Everyday is full of bullshlt n this life is Great but still filled with heartbreak. Whiskey is the best and it takes everyone to a different realm. Yes you have to control it to a certain point.but at this point there is no fucks given. Ive been to jail and prison and did the whole aa fuckery. I'll tell you right now I'ma drink untill I take my last breath. I love my family and all my kids but goddamn they will grown up and take their own path but the foundation with I've been built upon almost requires a fucked up state of mind. That's my reality and being sober is fucking miserable.

Why

I'm with ya on that. Can be food, exercise, vaping nicotine, alcohol, binging youtube etc. I hit it hard for a while and then realize I need to stop but I'll go back eventually. Good news is being addicted to exercise is mostly ok. I go through phases of tracking macros and then I'll make smashburgers and fries from scratch for like three nights in a row. I'll hit someone's vape then buy one and rip it non-stop until I drive to a gas station and throw it in the trash (I've gone outside and fished it out of my trash before). Watch youtube for four hours straight. I keep instagram deleted off my phone. And then we have alcohol. I'll look at it in the fridge occasionally and not drink for weeks. Then suddenly I'll hit some trigger and have a few beers, start feeling great, have a few more, then open the flood gates. Drink every beer I have, start doing shots between beers of whatever I can find, then go buy more beer. Next day hair of the dog, just a few, then I'm feeling pretty decent so let's keep it going! Clean out the rest of the fridge and go get some more. Next day same. Next thing I know I'm looking at 100+ beer cans in my recycling and I'm thoroughly poisoned and have to fight through at least two terrible nights of sleep and jacked up anxiety/depression partly from sleep deprivation. Gut microbiome destroyed. Can't remember what I was so happy about just last week. Have to claw my way back to functioning in reality while having to pretend I don't want to die. Alcohol is pretty cool! I used to like it when I thought it was good for you and I always have been able to drink more than almost anyone but it's like now that it's proven that any amount is bad I just use it to get super high off of it and it's all or nothing. I am one of those people that can keep drinking and keep feeling better and better. I also never get sick and won't pass out until it's near bedtime so I'll just rock through like 20 drinks no problem 😅. Is that an addiction? I've never thought so. I just like to take everything I do to the max and see what happens. Past few years though it feels like I'm not discovering anything new and I'm just going to get wet brain and trash my organs so I'm going to quit. All the people that are saying oh I have three drinks on Saturday every Saturday and I'm an alcoholic: Cool. Label yourself whatever you want. Stop doing it if you don't like it for some reason and if it's three on a weekend then it's not going to be life changing to just stop altogether. I promise you, however, you would be absolutely horrified if you spent a night with me and some acquaintances when we're getting after it hard. And then doing it again the next three days. That's alcoholism. I did quit drinking by the way. I wish good health to everyone.

hey, I hope you're doing ok!!!!!!

Congrats! Keep it going

this breaks my heart, but there's still road left, for all of us