100 Days SOBER: Is It Really WORTH IT?

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@mustafabaris9681 6 ай бұрын

Coming up on Day 275 for me ..Used to be a binge drinker and 274 days ago I watched an eye-opening, jaw-dropping episode on the pernicious effect of alcohol on the body and the mind posted by Andrew Huberman and I went cold turkey , quit alcohol .. Couldn't be happier..! There is no better feeling than waking up at 6 am on a Sunday morning feeling completely rested and sober ! Alcohol does NOTHING for us, it is the illusion that it creates that allures many of us, but at the end of the day, alcohol is poison that has been packaged nicely and sold to us.. It is the biggest illusion humankind has ever created , sadly..Get the poison out of your life today !

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like we stopped at very similar time and have come to the same realisation. There is something about those Sunday mornings isn't there. I can now get my long run or round of golf done before 11am and still have most of the day left.

@chrisreale4326 5 ай бұрын

Was the video skipping st the end for anyone? In any case nice talk. I’m gonna give cold turkey a shot starting today.

@moirahill6397 2 ай бұрын

Well said and congrats!

@benjaminwoodman1618 3 ай бұрын

Loved this as a fellow classic binge drinker on day 18 AF!

@sober-diary 2 ай бұрын

I knew there were plenty of us out there when I started this channel, glad you enjoyed it. Keep it going!

@Big_Jims_American_Dream 2 ай бұрын

94 Days here -- excited to hit 100 next week and then continue far beyond that. Former decade+ binge drinker here as well. I am still in the lonely phase since there's no one I really feel I can share my success with on this. Nice video.

@sober-diary 2 ай бұрын

Know the feeling! I continued to go to all of the nights out but just left early. At 11 months in now everyone is used to it. Also I needed to replace my drinking community with other people with shared interests. Luckily found this with golf and fitness. Keep it going, all the great stuff is still to happen.

@moirahill6397 2 ай бұрын

Just have a little smile and feel that proud feeling to yourself. I too am on the lonely stage but that's what I do and it helps. Well done!

@pacmanmum 5 ай бұрын

Another comment so well done on getting sober and u still seem young so u can have more benefits from it ,u did make me laugh about the first salad ,I don’t know why but just the way you said it I guess ,I have just had an avocado recently,and it was actually quite good .

@moirahill6397 2 ай бұрын

I'm 68 days sober and almost everything you said resonated with me. I could have actually made a carbon copy of this video! The hardest thing for me was the 'thinking about drinking' constantly but I watched another video where a guy said that we can have up to 60 thousand thoughts a day and we don't act on most of them, they're just thoughts and to let them play themselves out, moving on to the next and so forth. So, I calmed down about that and carried on and in the last couple of days I have noticed that those thoughts have gone down from 80% to around 10%. And i'm so pleased about that because I was worried they would consume me. I also learned that alcohol 'hijacks' the brain so hence the thoughts. I have now worked so hard on changing my thought processing around alcohol, to living a sober life and i'm really enjoying it. And now I feel hopeful that I will never put that poison in my body again. Good luck to you and all who are on this beautiful sober journey.

@sober-diary 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I know there are many of us out there and I'm glad it could help. One of the big reasons I went more long-term with the break was because it takes longer to rewire the brain. I'm no very interested in the topic of dopamine, check this out if you feel you have an 'addictive personality', I'll also do a video on it once I've tested it.

@moirahill6397 2 ай бұрын

@@sober-diary Will do, thanks again 🙏

@eduardobibm 6 ай бұрын

73 days today Very much improved overall but still a work in progress.

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Not going to lie, and you'll see from my blog that it can be a rollercoaster, keep going though it's worth it. The dips get much further apart.

@davidp6780 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I’m 26 days in, and your comment about needing more than 30 days is just what I needed. Very motivating right when I needed that motivation. Thank you D

@sober-diary 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear, it's definitely a message I'll be repeating in January :). Keep it going and keep me posted. Loads more videos for you to check out to keep you inspired. 8 months I've never been more excited about life.

@BamBam-me8sf 6 ай бұрын

Just turned 33 and 28 days sober. Never could have 1 pint. Started drinking in the week aswell. Glad i stopped now as become aware of how serious and easy alcohol can badly damage the body.

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

I think COVID and the amount of health research online are both huge factors in our generation becoming more sober curious. Great job getting through the first month, the real benefits are right around the corner. Keep going!

@leo0986 Ай бұрын

This is really helpful for me, a fellow binge drinker who has set an initial goal of 6 weeks off. I’m in week 2 so am feeling very positive about it all at the moment, so visibility of some of the stages I might expect and should prepare myself for - thanks!

@sober-diary Ай бұрын

So glad to hear this. There's plenty more videos if you ever decide to extend that 6 weeks 😉

@anthonysmith-xw5tt 6 ай бұрын

Good blog mate, deserves more views. I am on day 45 now. Experiencing same moods. Optimistic for the future!

@sunnya.2665 6 ай бұрын

Well done! I am on 6 weeks exactly today and to be honest: I dont feel that much different now the cravings are gone. My skin loves it; people do notice 'something' about me, asking me if I had botox, a holiday or whatever. That's nice, lost 6kg (I drunk a lot, home alone) now I have size XS. But I am still so tired, can't get up in the morning. I dont work or have to say work at home so I can get up when I like. I dont feel good at all, maybe I am just a little sick because many people in my place are down with a cold. My hair is growing like crazy! It was getting thin and not so healthy; i literally see the new hair and it is a lot longer/more and looks good! Pain under my feet is nearly gone so all in all I am glad I stopped (I had too, it was getting so out of hand...) Well end of story: now I know I have to stop drinking for at least 3 months and I dont think I will ever drink again; I rather smoke some weed (which I always did when I was drinking too) than be drunk and ruin my body and looks. I really see a much more healthy woman in the mirror, the red face is gone and leaner, dont have to be scared to smell like a bottle of wodka. Now I want an appointment with the doctor to see if my health improved; I hope so. I still dont know if i dare to tell the doctor how much I was drinking all the time, I avoid going to doctors. Even when I had a big wound on my leg that needed treatment. Its an ugly scar now; I did not dare to go to the hospital they would see I was drunk... great reminder maybe! Good luck to you, hope we both stay optimistic and stop drinking for at least more than 100 days, I am curious how I will feel. Ps: I hate sport, I am a bit angry everyone is telling you: go to the gym! NO! HATE IT... and still I am not drinking so dont let anybody push him/herself to go do things you hate: if I had to go to a gym I would be drunk by now.... just to stand the misery from being in a gym so... do whatever you like to do I would say to everybody. Be nice to yourself, you deserve it!

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. Dodgy editing but the content should be useful :).

@PaulyDFPV 6 ай бұрын

Goodluck on your marathon! Finished mine in April, dropping the booz helped so much

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Nice! 9 days away now and cannot wait. You doing another one?

@fizywig 2 ай бұрын

I have stopped booze for 60 days so far. Combined with alternate day fasting to lose weight. This experience showed me that my particular pattern of addiction is the "fine food with wine" experience rather than just booze. Food addiction is tough because you can't completely abstain from eating. That's why I believe an intermittent fasting process helps immensely in repatterning eating addiction ( usually coupled with wine consumption) and adoption of healthy eating for good.

@sober-diary 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Check out some podcasts on dopamine, you may find this interesting. I'm exploring this right now to understand why I always want more of things!

@Lukeawood 5 ай бұрын

Great video, extremely relatable journey. I think you hit every point I experienced on my journey. I think another decent point is when you are sober you have to sit with your feelings and work through them. Once you work through and sit happily with your natural feelings the journey becomes more exciting and the world is your oyster.

@moirahill6397 2 ай бұрын

I do that and it really helps.

@baldersn4474 6 ай бұрын

Well done mate ! I was 10 weeks sober thrn neded up relapsing after invited out for a friemds birthday in local bars etc..Im 52 now sonetimes i cam controll drinking but sooner or later i end up on a binge, im 52 now been binge drinkinv mainly fri or sat night. Plus holidays, xmas etc....I love gym workouts amd habe akways gone that , the hangovers are horrendous now...Gonna take more time off amd concentrate and becoming a PT ...For me I'm lucky i can replace the alchchol buzz with exercise...I am also awaiting an adult ADHD diagnoses...Alchchol is a nightnare with autism or ADHD..I went through a period of euphoria when I was sober thsf wore off though and sometime later I felt irritated at times and a bit angry ? Butcwaa do nice not being hungover amd filled with anxiety..Have you ever considered being tested for adult ADHD ?

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree that exercise can replace alcohol, my new passion is marathon running and it genuinely stops me from drinking. Considered the adult ADHD path but think staying away from technology for sustained periods of time and doing things that interest me help enough.

@lauriekane 5 ай бұрын

Read the books by Allen Carr about quitting drinking. The cravings are from feeling deprived of something. His books outline how we’ve been brainwashed to believe that drinking provides some pleasure.

@bjb536 Ай бұрын

Only a few minutes in but your video resonates with me. 1 beer for me is pointless, just makes me groggy. I may as well have my favoured 7-10 units (about 4 pints) over 2-4 hours in an evening. A light evening to some, but its a limit I set myself a fair few years ago and can stick to. Some people cant do that. Once they start they cant stop until they go to sleep. Thats not for me either. I cant stand a hangover. Right now im 87 days into a 90 day alcohol free challenge I set myself. Im going to go for the 100 day number, then at some point after that I might have a few beers. What I have learnt is that I dont want to go back to my old pattern of drinking nearly every time I have a day off work. Between now and Christmas I will test my new relationship with alcohol, and if its a failure then I will start next year sober and continue for longer than 100 days.

@sober-diary Ай бұрын

Awareness about your relationship with alcohol is the key. For me, once I started trying to monitor the amount I drank it took the fun out of it. I'm sure this isn't the same for everyone though. Let us know how you get on my friend.

@juliematon7461 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant video thanks :-)

@sober-diary 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

@dirkdiggler9147 3 ай бұрын

Day 83 for me. I tried so many times to quit that I lost count. The biggest problem was the boredom, but after thearpy and taking depression and anti craving meds it's finally working. Get medication and help because cold turkey will never work for true alcoholics.

@leo0986 Ай бұрын

The whole alcohol being on your mind all the time thing reminds me of the theory of being a dry drunk. Maybe take a look into that. That resonates with me too

@sober-diary Ай бұрын

Will do that, thank you for the suggestion 👍

@caseyhalliday9903 2 ай бұрын

I spent from 17 two 47 getting hammered 30 years I been 4 months sober it is worth it lost weight skin looks better and bank accounts healthy 😎 but yah half 2 really want 2 stop not just because some1 else wants you 2

@tsubasaozora7655 6 ай бұрын

Im now at 9 weeks.

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Keep it going my friend, it's worth it.

@pacmanmum 5 ай бұрын

I’m 50 and I don’t know if it’s too late for me really ,I’m giving up binge drinking as my body can’t handle it anymore and I can’t just have a few as no point ,it’s crept up the last 20 years roughly as wasn’t a problem when younger as was a mum and didn’t hardly go out really had some drink then but wasn’t thinking about it all the time like now .im on a mission to stop completely now as I’ve tried for two years now and I keep failing,and the hangovers are horrendous.and other health issues .

@DougThomsen 5 ай бұрын

It’s not too late. Keep trying and maybe fund a group to do it with.

@steveconnolly7129 4 ай бұрын

3.5 decades no alc.its bad for me,turns me into a raving lunatic🤬👹

@jonnylons1 6 ай бұрын

Hi there I recognise a lot of this. You mention that 6 months is recommended by some science- you have any links to other vids or the science itself for me to have a look at?

@sober-diary 6 ай бұрын

Hey, pretty sure this was in the famous Huberman podcast. I also found some articles online but haven't been able to find them again. It definitely exists because it was one of the main reasons I extended the 3 months to a year.

@olig7336 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@sober-diary 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

@keithbalke6352 6 ай бұрын

Very lucid vid,well said bro! Day 50 for me. 2 points….your wife failed you in drinking in front of you in the early stages. Married 45 years my gal may have 2-3 glasses of wine a month but yay didn’t phase me (us) a bit . And…..about getting up to pee 3 times a nite pain in the ass for sure. At my age attribute to. BPH? Hopefully day 200 abouts now?