I stopped drinking at the very end of 2022, just after my 30th birthday. I've watched a lot of sobriety videos but yours echoes my experience the most. I wasn't an alcoholic, my drinking wasn't extreme, but I drank to access and binge drank most weekends. Being sober helped make 2023 the best year of my life.

Blah blah dude. Come on

Good tips for sure ! I decided years ago to just experiment and not drink and found that I enjoyed the improvements in my physical appearance so much I decided to stop lol so I guess vanity helped me here. If people ask I just say ehh I don't really like it and people will usually move on from there. However there were maybe 2 instances where people kind of pressed me on why I didn't even have just one drink at all and I would just kind of cutely be like "Ewww why do you care so much? Weirdo haha" and putting the focus on the other person was enough for them to just drop it completely haha and maybe they realized oh yeah why do I care of the other person drinks.. the one thing that sucks though is that being usually the only sober person at get togethers means you have to tolerate all of the unfunny drunk people.

Sure, drink all u want. One day your friends, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, will give up on you. Because u gave up on yourself. 😊😊

############### UPDATE: 8 July 2023 Over 2.5 years fully sober now, not one drink and loving life. I'll never drink again. Also, you may have noticed the other videos on the channel are pretty different to this one. That's because I started posting animated whiteboard explainer videos under a new channel name from 22 December 2022 onwards. Here on the channel, I create content about the simplest and most effective ways to live a happier, healthier and more purposeful life. I opted to keep this video publicly listed because as I type this, it's been viewed around 127,000 times and received some really great comments about how helpful it has been to people considering reducing or quitting alcohol like me. So, whilst this video no longer reflects the current direction and content of the channel, I'm leaving it up for as long as it remains helpful and relevant. Once I've built the Learning on Purpose channel some more, I plan on delisting this video over a freshly brewed black coffee, pretty much my last remaining vice. That and my phone, obvs... 🫢 I'd consider it a personal favour if you subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. And if you like my current content please demolish the like button and comment for the algo - it really helps smaller channels like mine reach more people. Peace ✌ Gareth

Great video! I'm down to one drink twice a week but even that little makes me sick the next day! I'm 70 and a cancer survivor and maybe my metabolism is down. Life is short and when I'm trying to recover the next day, I feel like I've lost part of my life! I just need to take that final step. So good for you and keep up the good work!

First time watching you! I liked and subscribed. I was raised around drinkers. We had more ice chest filled with alcohol than drinks for us kids. There was/is music, laughter, food, love and alcohol with every gathering. How do I break away from that? Is it mental? I’ve been sober curious since 2018 then Covid hit. I’ve been drinking Jack Daniels now with my young adult kids. My grandkids are now in the midst of how I grew up. I don’t want to continue this cycle.

I quit pretty much for the same reason. I wasn't dependent or it wasn't ruining my life

I done dry Jan. Lasted until the 28th Jan. I have since been going hard on drink again but have decided to give it another go after 3.5 days worth of straight drinking from Thursday to Sunday afternoon. Yesterday at 6pm was my last drink. Wish me luck! I need to accomplish this!!!

Why can't you stay sober in Vegas? Nonsense.

Great vid, strong work.

Today is my first day. Ive quit before but this time my brain really ISN´T ready for it even though my body is! Ill try anyway because alcohol is the only think that stands in my way in life. It takes me on a time wasting detour and im sick of it

So you still drink some alcohol but only on the very special occasions right?

Interesting video. I'm 29 years old now and have done 30-day sober stints a few times in the past. I'm currently 21 days into a 90-day stint, and to be honest I don't feel like it's been a 'challenge' like the previous ones were - it just feels natural. I always drank quite a lot, I guess I've been a binge drinker since I was about 16. It feels weird to give up drinking for an extended period at 29.. people do seem a bit confused by it. I just imagine where I'll be sitting in 10 years and think "would it be better if I hadn't been getting hammered twice a week for those 10 years". We'll see how long it lasts. It does make me chuckle that there are hundreds of millions of people in different cultures out there who just wouldn't have this as an issue in their lives, but hey we are where we are.

What an excellent video! I love the way you explain this. Definitely pushing me in the direction of continuing to stop drinking!

Thank you Sir. Nice work 👍

I hadn't heard of 'sober curious' prior to this video, but that phrase will definitely stick with me now 👍 I gave up drinking following the August bank holiday weekend - initially as a "Let's stop for a week and see how it goes" approach. That week turned into 30 days. Then 100 days. Now I don't count anymore. I'll never say never but the benefits of not drinking exceed how I used to feel when I was consuming alcohol regularly. So why would I revert back now? I completely agree with you that the biggest thing I've noticed is societies reluctance to accept you not wanting to drink alcohol. I remember going to a pub and asking for a 0% beer, and all my work colleagues looked at me in shock and like there was something wrong with me or I had some major health or personal issue! I just had to explain to them it was a personal choice and I've felt great since I stopped. And the choice of non alcoholic beers on the market is HUGE nowadays. I love a beer and it's great that I can still enjoy it without the negative effects alcohol can sometimes bring with it.

Thank you for this video.

if you have issues, you will still have them ..either way..but it still might be good to stop.. anyway?

Try going through the week of hell! Of withdraw. Not sleeping of eating for days.

Im about to turn 21 in 9 days! i can finally buy alcohol but im really heavy on being sober and never drinking again. i started drinking heavy at 14-20 so 6 years!! started drinking because my dad is a 20+ drinker , i want quit alcohol and drugs i have major anxiety issues so maybe thats whats causing it !!! HOPEFULLY I CAN DO IT WHILE IM STILL YOUNG!!!❤

I SO PROUD OF MYSELF STAYING SOBER FOR 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS AS OF DECEMBER 6-2022 I NEVER FELT BETTER NO MORE HANGOVERS AND NOW I HAVE CONTROL OF MY LIFE AGAIN I HOPE AND PRAY THAT MY SOBRIETY JOURNEY WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE STAY SOBER I REALLY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS SOBRIETY VIDEO