You are amazing!

Stay strong. You can make it l did. Love and what power i can send your way!😊

Frankly speaking I’m impressed. The girl can fix her van, can cook, can make all this journey alone, she is smiling and don’t get panic. Can dress so cute. I’m 37 and I’ve seen a lot of girls but I can’t imagine anybody of them doing this things. They look like disabled compared to this girl. Fantastic. I can't deal with the nose ring, but it’s your choice. I’m impressed. Sending you Hi from Russia

Alcoholism is slavery. Also the bull rings in your nose is a sign of slavery. Take them out. You're too cute/pretty for that.

Ahhh, good ol' Berlin. I can still smell the Doner and Cigarettes :-) Three years was enough for me. Happy for you that you got your control back, maybe you will start a new trend there. :-) Best wishes on your healthy journey.

My Uncle died at 45 from drinking, his liver simply shut down. He looked a lot older than he was becasue of the drinking and smoking. Like death. When I hear the song "Whiskey Lullaby," I think of him. After my aunt died of cancer, he had no one stopping him anymore and he put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger. This year, I turn 45 myself and pretty much still look the same way I did 20 years ago when he passed. I live in Wisconsin, so this sort of thing is relatively prevalent, like in Germany. You can tell when someone's a heavy drinker or heavy smoker. It changes your countenance. It changes your voice. It costs you money and it wastes your life. Try gardening instead.

Where are the moderate drinkers? Beer in moderation, wine in moderation, sober, for calories, nutrition, and liquid. Water alone doesn't suffice, though it's ok.

Day 29 of not drinking and already there is a big difference. The journey continues.

Thank for this video. I am 10 weeks sober. I have gone much longer sober in the past, but this time I am feeling positive about it. I look at it more like I have quit negative thinking this time. Every morning on my way to work, I list all the things I am grateful for in life. Before I go to bed at night, I list the things I have achieved that day. No more dwelling on past mistakes. Just focusing on being the best I can be now.

Im sober 3 years now and i have good and bad days. I assumed my whole life would fall into place when i stopped drinking, but guess what it didn't lol. However, i will never drink again, i can't even imagine the thoughts of it. I am lonely as i have lost a lot of so called friends but i have made some new friends and fell in love. I still have a long way to go dealing with issues from my past but to anyone thinking of quitting it saved my life. I was a few weeks away from death and i didn't care, i dont want to die now. Best of luck everyone, God bless xx

I stopped drinking 1 month ago. I feel better already. Thank you for sharing. Very inspirational!

Thank you.

I just eat a little bit of mushroom or sassafras if I want to party. It’s great I hate alcohol

Good job!

Wow! Who would think a self centered life would do this to someone! I guess being relaxed and crazy served you well!

You can cover paths and spots where you have camped with new leaves, grass and small sticks this covers your trace but also gives a layer of mulch for the forest to regrow faster.

Drink * only * MALT LIQUOR.

thanks for the inspiration

I quit drinking 10 years ago..best thing I’ve ever done

Lots of young people amongst others are doing the same thing, very sensibly . Your attire went nicely with the surroundings.

Good job ❤

My story matches yours, I feel great now, your a brave person, well done 👏🏻, I send you my love ❤xx

Thank you for posting this and having the courage to do so. You will help and save so many people ❤️

Congratulations! Good job and keep it up . I just quit !

Your story brings me joy🥰🥰

I’ve had 7 hangovers this year and last year 24 and year before that 104 ,I can’t eat if I binge drink and every time I try moderate but fail and end up extremely hungover,anxiety through the roof vomiting etc etc,I’m 50 now ,I didn’t really go out much to parties etc ,mainly drank at home ,but I feel better sober but not great yet ,but only done 54 days so far ,but at the moment I’m only on day 4,it’s good you feeling this way as you not old yet

You feel amazing so hold on to that thought. Have you heard of Annie Grace 'This Naked Mind' book and KZfaq channel with lots of videos of people sharing their stories od how they became alcohol free . She has such a positive approach and rather than labelling yourself as an 'Alcoholic" her approach is to make alcohol as insignificant as possible. The person isn't the problem....the alcohol is a very addictive substance. ❤ PS Robyn Wingerter KZfaq channel is very positive, such an inspiring lady with a great attitude. Keep going! X

Well done Karolina, wishing you continued growth and happiness in your life journey. You have come so far and accomplished so much. Keep reaching for the stars.

Well done! Keep at it

What helped me was taking the cash I was wasting, putting it in a binder clip and keeping it in my pocket. It didn't take long to accumulate $3,000. a month which I used for more fun/productive ventures. Road trips, rafting, skiiing, clothes, lasik eye surgery, veneers, spa treatments, new labradoodle and of course scuba/golf.

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.

I definitely will read this book. Amazing information that will help educate and unite us worldwide❤. After all, we are one world of humans, trying to live our best lives and improve the lives of the future humans. ❤🎉

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

Mix with drunks and you'll become a drunk.

Danke schün :)!

this was very relatable <3

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!

great video and such a positive message

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 🙈

thank you, great video

no you won't be able "to drink a glass of wine with a meal". never. be honest with yourself! you are an alcoholic, you will be back to binge drinking in no time. don't make this mistake! no alcohol is the only solution

Very interesting to see/hear about your book recommendation. While i don't agree with everything you've mentioned some points you're making are valid imho, especially concerning the media and politics being out of control and pushing all sides to extremes. It seems that civil discourse has been thrown out of the window nowadays and the group that screams the loudest is right. Now i'm not a researcher or a scholar and certainly can't put up a book review such as eloquantly as you did. so i did some online sleuthing and came across an article written by an economist and a former researcher of the CPB regarding the book. The author, Hans Roodenburg is an economist and led research at the Central Planning Bureau into the economic consequences of immigration. In this article mr. Roodenburg reviews the book from a more economic viewpoint and applies the 'myths' in Hein de Haas' book to local (Dutch) microdata which seems to paint a different picture. I've tried to translate the article from Dutch to English with the help of google translate. It worked pretty well i must say but please forgive me if there are some errors in the text. If you want a link to the article i can post it but it's all in dutch. Oh and by the way, congratulations on your sobriety. That video was recommended to me and is how i've found you 🙂. 'There is no evidence that immigration affects the viability of the welfare state.' This statement can be found in the book How Migration Really Works , published last week, subtitled The true story about migration based on 22 myths . The author is the social scientist Hein de Haas, currently affiliated with the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The author presents himself as an objective observer who stands above the parties in the immigration debate. And as the subtitle indicates, he sees it as his job to debunk what he sees as myths circulating in that debate. The above quote concerns Myth 9 of 22. Hein de Haas's book is not tailored to the Dutch situation A complete review of that book of over 500 pages is beyond the scope of an article for Wynia's Week . But in the limitation the master reveals himself, and on the basis of a few salient points (mainly of a financial and economic nature) I will try to give an impression of the extent to which the author has succeeded in achieving the ambition expressed in the title of the book. speaks to reality. The present book has been translated from English and is not tailored to the Dutch situation. The argumentation is mainly based on foreign studies and examples. And that is immediately a weak point. Because, especially when it comes to the effects of immigration on public finances, the applicable institutions such as legislation and regulations regarding the tax system and welfare state arrangements, as well as the composition of the migrant population by origin, migration motive and human capital, are of decisive importance. And the destination countries show major differences in this regard. De Haas's claim that there is no evidence that immigration affects the viability of the welfare state is mainly based on a study commissioned by the OECD into the effects of immigration on collective finances in the member states (including the Netherlands) of this organization . This research is based on databases, such as samples, that do not contain sufficient specific information. The result is that differences between migrants and other residents are 'flattened'. Furthermore, the second generation has not been taken into account in the figures, which means that a large part of the effects remains out of view. Regarding the method, the so-called 'static' method was chosen, a 'snapshot' that does not take life course effects into account. Since the migrant population is relatively young, the costs during old age (care, AOW) are underestimated. No further distinction is made between groups of migrants. The often large differences between migrant groups with good and poor economic performance are thus not highlighted. Social assistance benefits mainly go to non-Western immigrants To do such a study properly, you need microdata with exact financial and other data of the residents involved, you also have to include the second generation and take life-cycle effects into account. See the Borderless Welfare State report (2021), which - not surprisingly - reaches much less rosy conclusions. Moreover, these microdata offer the opportunity to differentiate immigrants by origin, migration motive and education level, which provides starting points for a selective immigration policy. The fact that immigration from non-Western countries is at odds with a sustainable welfare state is also evident from the extreme overrepresentation of people with a non-Western migration background in social assistance. More than half of all social assistance benefits go to this group. This is approximately seven times as much per capita as for the rest of the population. This benefit dependence is relatively high and persistent, especially among asylum migrants. This not only concerns the billions in social assistance benefits and extras, such as allowances, that are involved in this overrepresentation, but also the signal that there is something structurally wrong with the ability, or motivation, of the migrants involved to participate. run in the country of arrival. Priority for status holders is unpleasant for other home seekers All in all, there are strong indications that the sustainability of the Dutch welfare state is indeed at risk due to immigration, which calls into question Hein de Haas's 'no evidence'. Another hot topic, in addition to the sustainability of the welfare state, is the pressure that immigration exerts on the housing market in the Netherlands. This market is characterized by an unprecedented and hopeless housing shortage: a shortage of around 400,000 homes, and residents who have been on the waiting list for social housing for years (sometimes in double figures). It is especially painful for those waiting to see that status holders (asylum migrants) are given preference in the allocation of those scarce social housing units. The Amsterdam professor's views on the housing shortage are explained in the book using both foreign examples and more specifically the Dutch situation. He rightly points out that the lagging housing production here in the country is the result of government policy. But this is only half the story, because the housing shortage is of course the result of both supply and demand. And in terms of demand, we are not only dealing with household dilution and replacement demand due to demolition, but also with population growth, which is caused approximately one to one by immigration. A government that is serious about tackling the housing shortage cannot avoid also curbing out-of-control immigration. De Haas is not there yet. He speaks of 'allegations' aimed at refugees, and politicians who often blame the 'mass' influx of refugees and other migrants for the increasing shortage of affordable housing. But moralistic reflections on 'blaming' do not get us any further. There is nothing wrong with identifying the causes of the situation so that the problem can be solved. De Haas could have left out the quotation marks next to 'mass', as far as the Netherlands is concerned. Last year more than 400,000 migrants were added, good for a net migration of almost 230,000 people. Immigration in that one year quickly results in an additional housing shortage approaching 100,000.

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

Karolina this beach ⛱️ is sooo beautiful!!

TFW no europoor alkie waitress gf

Nice work! thanks for this motivation.

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

This needs to go viral. Great understanding!!!

You sound like Curie from Fallout 4

Good on you