Hair of the dog (morning drinking)

[@tonymorph3672]

At my worse I wouldn’t even sleep. Just stay up for three or four days with the curtains closed drinking scotch and cans of Stella. Ordering more in for delivery when running low. 10 months sober now and honestly don’t miss it at all. Took the mother of my child leaving for me to finally wake up. Unfortunately it was too late to save that relationship but life is much better sober.

[@shaunfisher9292]

If you've had a particularly heavy drinking session or have been drinking on a weekend bender, then I found waking up to reality was very hard. I didn't want to carry on drinking but the anxiety of being sober was overwhelming. So i had no choice but to have a drink to straighten myself out.

[@rodwilliams4170]

My last hangover was my last hangover. That was 34yrs ago. Been there, done that, never going back. Never!!

[@bert454]

Good on ya. Alcohol really isn't worth screwing up your health just to have a couple hours of a superficial high followed by a very long, slow downer from the effects.

[@alexandermacdonald7547]

Congratulations! I've just done 13 months

[@tomsock218]

@@rodwilliams4170 congrats ✊

[@odyssey814]

how did you do it

[@rodwilliams4170]

@@odyssey814 By realising that my next drink could be my last. That’s how. I think in my subconscious I know that if I were to ever have just one more drink my body wouldn’t cope, so I choose not to drink, not eat anything with alcohol. The saying ‘Name your poison’. Well go on. What’s yours? Beer, wine, champagne, vodka, whisky, gin?? It’s all the same poison just different flavours and pretty packaging. Try it and you’ll see that you don’t need alcohol to be your best self!! Truly.

[@davids736]

When you start down the road of having a "hair of the dog" that's the beginning of alcoholism. My poison was heroin, but addiction is addiction. Apart from a small wobble, I'm 21 months clean. 👍😊

[@vigilantejesus9010]

At night it's a drink, in the morning it's medicine.

[@derrick8224]

I am going to use this line. So very true

[@countdankula420_]

Said perfectly

[@52n1]

That describes it exactly. Sometimes that “ medicine “ would lead to another binge. An endless vicious cycle.

[@dolorescano-martinez2658]

100%

[@Ltasty]

So unbelievably reckless

[@pumbaapig]

Ive gone through this. I drank ever chance i had when not working. Sometimes id do it right before working even. I managed to do it for a while before it started to have real affects on my mental health as well as me taking care of myself. Im happy to be almost 1 year sober.

[@booognish]

I remember it being a particularly bad time when I started drinking before work and sneaking off to pound drinks in the bathroom while at work. I was already drinking everyday after work, in fact I was working at a bar and we were given a free shift drink at the end of the night. Which would often get refilled at least a couple times.

[@TheSaintsNo1]

I'm 2 years 8 months sober 1 day at a time ❤

[@rodwilliams4170]

@@TheSaintsNo1 Don’t give in, keep up the good work. Think about what alcohol gives, then what it takes. It gives nothing and can take everything before you know it

[@lonwolf8245]

People used to be amazed that I never had hangovers when I was in the height of my Alcoholism. Hair of the Dog was why. As the disease takes control of you the only way to stay stable was to feed the BEAST. What a horrible existence!! So glad I will be SOBER 16 years this September. The only hair of dog I get is from the neighborhood puppies.

[@rodwilliams4170]

@@lonwolf8245 Sixteen years is a mighty achievement my friend. Absolute power to you. The hair of the dog and that dog is a pitbull

[@lonwolf8245]

@@rodwilliams4170 ONE DAY AT A TIME

[@Mcdogmom288]

I could remember few years back after my husband died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.

[@Islasss-z8m]

I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.

[@Morrisbraga-jm9lc]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@CathieGomez-mp8sk]

YES very sure of mycologist Predroavaro. This treatment worked for me. Helped me got rid of my addiction and ADHD. Never had to take them again.

[@Owemruther-hk4zn]

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

[@ElizabethMicheal-fu8xn]

Yes he's Predroavaro a good mycologist. I know few friends who overcame ptsd and anxiety with the help of shrooms.

[@Sharon-t7o]

So true, so real. My hangovers were vicious daily…no equilibrium, barfing on the way to work, reeling sick. Thank you god for life!

[@MarkSmith-tp6zc]

He won’t help you!

[@Jack-zj1ug]

@@MarkSmith-tp6zcyes IT will

[@connoroleary591]

Congratulations to you and to everyone else in recovery. Take good care, stay sober, sane and balanced. ❤

[@ShadesOClarity]

I've done it. It only became a thing later after I was either extremely hungover, or, later when the hangovers stopped because of the progression. I only felt it necessary when "hangxiety" set in and caused horrible shaky feelings and crippling anxiety. Now, I almost have two months of sobriety.

[@matchetman]

Never heard the term hangxiety, but not a truer term exists…

[@ShadesOClarity]

@@matchetman I did a video on it. I would wake up not hungover, but wracked with horrendous anxiety..

[@pumbaapig]

​@@ShadesOClarityThat sounds like mental hallucinations. Being anxious for no reason other than the fact you're drunk.

[@ShadesOClarity]

@@pumbaapig It wasn't at all. I drank the night before, was not in withdrawal. It was merely rebound from being drunk. Look up the term.

[@pumbaapig]

@@ShadesOClarity ill check it out. But if you mean you were just straight drunk and anxious I've experienced the same before. But it was also because all my body was going on was the alcohol.

[@bumberchuff]

Was a heavy drinker for quite a few years.. started with just beer.. progressed to spirits and strong lager's... ended up drinking around the clock for days on end... when I finally decided to stop I found it really difficult...it took several attempts... eventually I cut down slowly over a week reducing the amount and strength of alcohol..it was the only way I could control the feeling sick part.. throwing up.. and the anxiety..was frightening... never again.. 4 years sober.. love life now.. retired and happy..

[@WilliamHarper-nn5rz]

Same story here - now sober 2 years and 2 months and deeply grateful to be out of alcohol induced mental prison.

[@Blades1889-b6]

Hangovers I could live with but at some point one crosses a line into withdrawal symptoms and that is a totally different beast. My fear of withdrawal was so incredibly powerful, the anxiety was crippling, wave after wave of paranoia and guilt. I lied, i stole, i cheated, i had hiding places all over the property, i even dug holes in the garden to hide bottles....What fucking kind of life is that???

[@darthgibsonlp6631]

Indeed. The very worst hangover isn't even in the same universe as withdrawals

[@waiatm]

@@darthgibsonlp6631 When I was needing alcohol, I would have welcomed a hangover without a second thought.

[@davidwilliams7472]

Had an old bird's nest in the bushes in my garden, bottle fitted snug in that, yeah mate no life at all

[@Lfreeman19901]

This is how a person ends up physically dependent. And let me assure you: withdrawls are waaaaaay worse than a hangover. Massive anxiety, panic attacks, shaking, drenched in sweat, rapid heart rate, palpitations and possible arrhythmia. Possible audio, visual, and tactile hallucinations (like a real bad acid trip but worse and quite personal). And if you’re really unfortunate seizures. If you’re really really unfortunate full blown delirium tremens which is basically a type of psychosis combined with a heart rate and blood pressure that can and does kill people. Probably sounds like I’m exaggerating but I have experienced all of these except seizures and DTs and many in the recovery groups (sober 1 year and change now) have also.

[@BrianKing-xr7rw]

Yes indeed..scary

[@user-bo5qb2rb8q]

@@Lfreeman19901 Yeah, mild withdrawals are bad enough. Ive had dt's quite a few times and there horrible, never go back to drinking.

[@jodiegordon5559]

I watched my mum & friends go through this! So I know you're not making it up! I have suffered mini versions of this myself because of the pain meds I'm on and I fxuking hate them!

[@chrishughes1103]

This was very worth listening to, thank you for the cautionary tale; I'm in my early fifties and I have never, ever yet felt the desire for a want for the 'hair of the dog', but I can very much see from your description how easily you could do it once, and all of a sudden the slippery slope has you slipping on down it. I'll remember what you've said. It is easy to see how it can take over. Thanks

[@TheSilvercue]

I started tracking all my drinking 5 years ago, then started to track units I drank. It has helped me take control of my drinking & get to the point I can now not drink 4 days a week and not drink as much when I do drink. It means I have not had to give up drinking, it really helped me. Sometimes there is more than one way to deal with the situation. If I had given up, I know drinking would end up like a switch…either on off and when it was on, I would drink dangerous levels.

[@magzr5497]

Sadly I did this too b4 getting help. Great to see so many on a sober journey🙂 take it one day at a time❤

[@jamesonsmitty4953]

Comment 2: Best video on how this happens I've ever seen. Thank you for giving this speech to the world.

[@TMoody]

"Around the clock drinker".... I'm firm believer that that is where it wanted to take me, drop me off and leave me for dead. 2 years total sobriety for me.

[@NicksHEAT1995]

Done it for years. I had to counteract the vicious hangovers by drinking again, but then it would get bad again because you're just dehydrating yourself yet again and poisoning yourself yet again.

[@darthgibsonlp6631]

Yep, and that stops becoming an option once hangovers turn into withdrawals

[@MineExplorerUK]

I had a problem 10 years ago. i substituted it for mine exploration, the adrenaline gives me a similar feeling. I dont know which one is more scary for my health mind you LOL. new to this channel, earned my sub and respect sir.

[@islandmind1]

Glad this video got some traction. Appeared in my feed, i don't know you, but i see the pain in your face when you talk. Flashes of an element of shame in there. Thank you for putting yourself front and centre. Important information, and an easy introduction in how easy it is to slip. 51 year old here, i did the hair of the dog whilst working once in my 30's, but i was working a driving job. The anxiety I felt with the hangover and the build up of terror somehow made me prepare a gin and lemonade the night before in anticipation of the fear, completely discounting the effect my driving might have on another persons life. THAT'S the power of alcohol. Reasoning out of the window. I don't have that anymore. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@jamestheferret]

I would drink from when I finished work on Friday (literally finished work, I'd crack open a tin on the drive home) till Sunday evening drinking almost every hour I was awake, Monday morning I'd feel dreadful, my normal routine was to walk the dogs in the morning, I'd throw up 4/5 times in the verge walking them, just clear liquid with a bit of foam and feel better for that, feed them put two cans in my pocket and get into the van, drink one on the way to work that would keep me going till about lunch time, I'd fight through the afternoon, then have the second the moment I left, sometimes in the summer that beer had sat in my van all day it was as warm as bath water but I'd still drink it for relief, buy more on the way home and I think by about wed/Thurs I'd start to feel "normal" again ready to screw it all up again on Friday like the week before.

[@jamesbarker3620]

Damn that sounds rough, why did you do that?

[@jamestheferret]

@@jamesbarker3620 honestly? Drinking was an escape for me, if I was tired, bored, fed up, not liking work, not liking my relationship drink would make me feel happy, relaxed, it sounds stupid but because I wasn't a social drinker it was MY thing to look forward to that I did on my own and made me happy. Being horribly hungover/ill was a side effect of that and hair of the dog was the only treatment that worked. Ive since discovered that issues with work/relationship/boredom were all caused by drinking, my partner didn't want to interact with me because I was always drunk, work sucked because I was hung over, because I was drinking I didn't have any hobbies or interests, now I'm sober those issues are almost fixing themselves (with a little bit of effort from me). It's a night and day difference and I would never want to go back

[@jamesbarker3620]

Hey thanks for the thoughtful reply, I’ve only known a couple of proper alcoholics and they were both trying to block out trauma so I was just wondering, I’m a big pot head but it just doesn’t have the same effect on your life as heavy boozing. Thanks for sharing your story

[@jamestheferret]

@@jamesbarker3620 no worries, stay safe 👍

[@stepback3396]

​@jamesbarker3620 you're kidding yourself if you think daily smoking weed doesn't have a effect on your life. Weed ruined my life, i hope i never met the person who introduced me to it. I missed so much in life because of it. It kills your ambition and soul. And when you stop smoking, the anxiety is crazy. But i get it it cant be bad because its just a plant that grows from the ground. No one ever died from it....atleast not physically

[@TheSaival]

Hair of the dog = you've officially stepped over the line. This is where addiction starts.

[@jamesonsmitty4953]

Absolutely the tipping point. This is how you end up never letting your BAC hit 0.000 in a 24 hour period, and it isn't long after that....

[@nevadamareno3713]

This is is EXACTLY how I started Great video and great warning The only difference between a functioning alcoholic and full blown alcoholic is time

[@spudcustardx1]

I never had a hangover, but i did have serious withdrawal. I had DTs the lot it was bloody awful. I have been clean for a year, it a long and difficult journey and not without its failures. Never stop trying

[@Shelsight]

How did you start? And how did you stick to it? Did you want to do it or felt you had to?

[@mykalmatters8322]

What a brilliant video. This is exactly the point where things begin going off the rails. Once the round-the-clock drinking begins, just know that the only way to safely stop is by being weened off the alcohol medically. Librium and Ativan, along with B vitamins, magnesium, folic acid, etc….it all must be restored since we deplete that healthy stuff via excessive drinking. On top of that, the alcohols blood pressure and heart rate begin to rise whenever they attempt stopping for too long. It’s a dangerous place to be. Both physically and mentally.

[@robertmaxwell5829]

Well done mate

[@barryholt488]

I stopped having hangovers. 13/01/02 dry since!

[@mrthomas394]

At 25 hangovers lasted 24 hours. At 50 they last a week with the first 2 days being absolutely unbearable..... Anxiety and really giving me the blues.. I don't drink during the week anymore and only have a few cans at weekend now.... I just can't cope with week long hangovers anymore

[@KurtLang-tt4kv]

As a hardened (and dying) hard drinker due to tolerance (as in needing more to get a chill) I have to say that the ‘day after’ when you can’t face food..just a couple of vodkas and the appetite returns. Don’t need to get drunk again. I used to though, Friday through Sunday and pay the piper on Monday. Fortunately I was good at my job and it was just ‘leave him alone it’s Monday’. I could barely talk to anyone 😮

[@jamesonsmitty4953]

This is absolutely correct. This is an all too easy path to never letting your BAC hit 0.000 in a 24 hour period, and it isnt long after that.

[@waiatm]

What really helped me get sober was buying a Bac Track breathalyzer. I woke up a handful of times, thinking before I would have been completely sober and blowing double the legal limit after sleeping all night. Also realizing that after work and not being drunk I was .2, .25+. Not being blackout drunk blowing .35. I would push through the day having 2 drinks to get through and not reach .00 until 5pm that day and shaking like a leaf only to chug some Vodka. 75 days sober, did it completely on my own and I really have 0 desire to ever drink again.

[@stephenkane549]

Im glad I've found your channel, I need this right now in my life......starting to feel that alcohol is dictating my life.

[@hadrianbole9147]

Come to the realisation last month that i hadn't left the house in over a year without a drink because i "HAD" too drink .. i had a rough week trying to detox but ive reduced consumption by half and can go outside without a drink now and feel better BUT i still have a way to go .. the point is the "HAIR OF THE DOG" is the major stepping stone to alcohol controlling you and getting you by the short and curlies.. anyhoo peace to everyone on your journey to sopriety

[@Joel-vq1es]

What you've got to say really hits home with me. This is exactly where I started now I've lost my job and homeless

[@AF-ku9se]

Thank you for your prespective on this, Robin! Wasn't a joke that I suggested... 'hair of the dog' has never served me well... or alcohol in general, for that matter..

[@Smith-Machiner]

I quit drinking and I love it. lol.

[@tonyc9460]

I'd say practicing 'Hair of the dog' is what pushed me over into proper alcoholism. Like you, I'd have the cheeky last can left over in the fridge for breakfast sometimes, but then id go about my day and it didnt really cause an issue. But when the vodka binges started, thats when hair of the dog became a terrible idea. One shot and id be right back into party mode; at first it was great. But quickly dependence set in. I experienced my first serious withdrawal symptoms. Again, the problem was how easy it was. Just one quick shot .. Im happy to be 2 months sober now

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

Well done on two months. You got this!

[@stevencurry215]

Me too 👍

[@Kate-it7cn]

Now that I think about it, “ Bloody Mary” sounds more glamourous/ acceptable than Hair of the Dog , although they are the same!

[@jimmy3651]

Alcohol is ridiculous 🎉

[@peterscott1411]

Well that story reminded me of myself, the relapses are madness how they progress. Sober now for over 2 and half years i dont like to count the days i have rewarded myself before 6 months sober great i can drink again now, 2 days later and vodka for breakfast thats the madness of alcoholism.

[@stevencurry215]

100% Hair of the Dog became my life 👍

[@DerekDaly92]

Yea I was always that person at the liquor store at 10 am the minute they open

[@AmericAdam]

Progressive, incurable, and fatal. Bless you, brother. Thanks for being vulnerable with us. 🙏

[@ChavJag]

Found our channel tonight. I used to call hair of the dog breakfast. Rattling when you get up then having a drink is fine......till mid morning/lunch time then your rattling again and the shakes kick in (or as i used to call them the Elvis's) so its back down the local corner shop. My way of thinking was "well if i get 4 cans i'll have one now then have the rest tonight". Fast forward to about 4/5 oclock in the afternoon and i'm getting my shoes back on to go back down the shop as i've just finished me last can. you then get pissed in the evening and wake up then next morning with a mouth as dry as Ghandi's flipflop and feeling like death warmed up. As so the cycle starts all over again. Before you know it you've been on the lash for 3/4 days.

[@Mninoyb]

I'm sorry but Ghandis flipflop really made me laugh😅😅

[@lirider3932]

Too real. No before work for me but day, night weekends and after work daily. Yep, you just keep crossing lines you thought you wouldn't.

[@sandtoy11510]

Check out the airport, I always see people drinking at 7:00 in the morning before their flight. When I drank in the morning, I would always say to myself, “it’s no big deal, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere”.

[@Amir_Nassir]

i was a terrible drinker for over a decade. Drinking to blackout 3 to 4 nights a week. But i somehow managed to function and carry on. When i learned to day drink, that was the end. Became a 24/7 drunk. Even when i tried to return to nights only, i couldnt unlearn having Vodka for breakfast. Bad news. Glad to be 14 months off the sauce

[@GiftedGaz78]

I was never a massive drinker so I thought to myself, why even bother. I haven’t drank for 5 years and don’t miss it at all.

[@johnblyth9787]

I never did have The Hair Of The Dog. I took the whole dog. Today greatfully 34 years sober.

[@kevinkelly3454]

Had hangovers for a long time and have binge drank on more times than I can count. Even lads holidays when younger when it's day in day out. Even when turning to drink during a bad time in life. But I have never thought hair of the dog was ever the answer to a hangover.

[@barrysayer9751]

Alcohol; Cunning, Baffling, Powerful. It wrecked my life for many years. I am now 28 years in recovery. Surrender and you will win.

[@mikeflair6800]

I love real life stories like yours...not your trouble, but your story. It is helpful to hear people like you. While no comparison to the physical illness of a hangover, the same kind of thing happens with marijuana, we call it 'wake and bake'. That tells me this is an addiction thing, a dependence, not necessarily the specific drug.

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

Definitely! Thank you.

[@matchetman]

i agree, your story is real. reading how some people have gotten over being "alcoholics" while drinking a beer or two a day is total bs.... your story on the other hand puts things in real perspective. keep up the good work and keep inspiring others to do the same...

[@Day-ZDuke]

Sorry but it’s not the same thing....the alcoholic NEEDS to drink in the morning. A marijuana “addict” does not have to smoke, they like to, but they will not be physically ill and unable to function if they don’t smoke.... I’ve been a daily marijuana user for 30 years, but there are times when I have a business meeting / important work, so I will not smoke until the evening that day. I still feel totally normal whether or not I smoke. That won’t be the case for an alcoholics

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

@@Day-ZDuke I agree to both. It starts as mental/psychological dependence with all substances but alcohol becomes physical with prolonged use.

[@martincleere4968]

STAY STRONG ❤

[@johndanville6643]

I'm a piss head trying my best not to be I've done all of it .sick pissing my bed shit myself all of it all the time fro 40 years. It's hard but I'm sober for a year now 😊

[@Darren-g7v]

Great stuff!

[@honestmicky]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing, much appreciated. New sub. A+

[@RichardKick-ii1zs]

It's brilliant to share our thoughts on the subject of getting smashed. I unfortunately have cut down to 3 poisen events a month .

[@steveclack1131]

This just popped up, nice one buddy, love it....I've just subscribed..

[@countdankula420_]

Funny, just finished my 24oz at 8:10 am… then I’m watching you from scrolling through the feed…

[@Madocthevindicator]

The higher the climb, the further the fall, The longer the walk, the further you'll crawl. Strange how all our stories are so similar.

[@antjmi]

That is exactly what happened to me....needless to say i lost 3 jobs in a row. Its a quick progression thats the scary thing. Back on track now but i take one day at a time, i am under no illusions that i can fall straight back into it anytime should i touch one drink.

[@riaandeklerk8033]

Thanx . Its good not feeling alone. But I just cant stop. Ive been im 4 rehabs. Non succesfull. Full blown addict

[@AV-cx7ob]

Well said. Story is familiar. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Philo68]

I’ve been following the whiskey diet - I’ve lost 3 days already!

[@kristinesanta6971]

You are describing me to a tee... 9 years ago! Thank you, God, for the willpower and the crashed my obsession of the mind! That was my killer..

[@chadster123]

Spot on mate! 100%

[@johnmaurer2035]

Let's face. Some people just shouldn't drink any alcohol.

[@seanlevoy9446]

Nice video. Consice. Good luck.

[@Eric-t6s9s]

Been drinking all day every day for 20 years, never had a bad hangover. I thought about quitting many times but no good reason ever came up to do so. It is fun and cheap, helped with my arthritis more than any prescription or injection ever did. I know it is bad but never had a dui, never been to the hospital because of it, my labs come back perfect. My grandpa smoked packs a day and drank a handle of vodka daily and lived to be 90. It is very weird though, healthy people die young from eating tainted salad or get hit by a truck on an early morning jog while I am passed out. Drinking, smoking, drugs, massive amounts of unprotected sex, vaping, never worked out, bad diet, poor hygiene, but still going.

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

If you don't have a reason to quit then you won't. But I'd bet you don't have many more years before a good reason arises.

[@Satc34]

Good for you! Keep rolling that dice…

[@PoodleParti]

You haven't had a bad hangover because you have to stop drinking to get one.

[@HuxleyWasRight]

@@PoodleParti the Lemmy method.

[@gp657]

It WILL happen soon enough.....

[@JJ-eb8eu]

Just found your channel. Hope I can learn from you.xx

[@mihaip1179]

I think not having to check in on Monday for work can help a bit with the "hair of the dog", in the sense that you can "extend" you Sunday also - then figure out for the rest of the week how to taper and prepare for the following weekend.

[@allenheywood2430]

Hair of the dog is a crucial moment, a move towards full blown alcoholism. Thankfully I'm now sober I years.

[@marlonthomas8042]

I don’t agree with everything this guy says But this channel is so important

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

I don't expect everyone to agree... I'm no expert, just another ex-problem drinker. But thank you for your comment.

[@marlonthomas8042]

@@ANormalAlcoholic I agree with a lot of what you do say And your insights are invaluable especially to those struggling Mainly the AA stuff and the religious baggage that comes with it I don’t agree with But again your channel is so important and I definitely hope the algorithm gifs favour you to get your message out there

[@Rob9mm]

15 years ago I cried out to God and He pulled me out of 30 years of weekend binge drinking.

[@rg1360]

I'm a none drinker. Why do you weekend binge drinkers force others to drink? I've never understood this. If one of my mates was on water I couldn't care less. It was a 'problem' with the drinker though.

[@bennybenz7722]

@@rg1360why are you asking them about the behaviors of others?

[@rg1360]

@@bennybenz7722 just out of interest and so how I know how to manage it etc.

[@liamburns8554]

That is a nice story. Believing in a higher power, even if totally fictional does increase mental strength. Well done for quitting, stay strong

[@j.knight9335]

​@@liamburns8554 And here you are, belittling it because you're too weak to accept the responsibility of admitting that God is real.

[@leonardmulrooney3806]

I think drinking hair of the dog, even the weekend, is the official line that you cross when you become an alcoholic. With the exception being if you are on holiday, that is ok😂

[@RUFF-UNIT]

I'm a morning drinker,empty stomach and all that,working 15yrs night shift probably cemented it

[@carlrobson5745]

I like a drink in moderation if I wake up with a hangover and its very rare now last thing I want is another drink until 5pm if at all and then it's 2 or 3 I feel for those who have the need to function i know of people who I've worked with who consume at work but have hidden the booze in a pop bottles as you:ve said but you could smell the booze. This is the first vlog of yours I have watched and I have to say you have balls to talk openly about your addiction I wish you well and good luck.

[@dilwich]

So easy to have a hair of the dog than a evil hangover but the minute it normalizes you it's back to square one. . . .

[@christopherpeace2850]

Well done. Good brain. Good looking guy. You can do this. Just one day at a time. Good luck. Go forward with my love.

[@savedin87ify]

Back around 1988 89 I just never stopped drinking.

[@MJA5]

it’s hard to remember when these things happened - it’s progressive for certain

[@jmcc7886]

it's a shockingly horrible illness

[@Darren-f9z]

What makes you bad makes you better. My disease hung on to that belief then I got stuck in that loop

[@mikedee4540]

3 years for me. The never ending loop!! Stay out of it!!!

[@bihuyamori5805]

Textbook. Same with me except covid work from home put things in overdrive, but I was halfway there already to be honest.

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

COVID didn't create alcoholics, it just sped up the progression.

[@lucilianogueira3072]

Oh My! I am going through this. Thanks, this video is really good. I am SO bad right now!!! At this moment! I have to get ready to work, and I have already sipped some rum. Shit

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

If you watched this video you have already identified a problem. It doesn't take much effort to seek help but it's really scary/daunting. Find someone to talk to and be honest with. I hope you can stop the downwards cycle of drink 🤞

[@opencurtin]

I was a weekend binge drinker mostly on a Saturday night , I used to take a xanax on a Monday to calm the hangover I never had the inclination to drink thanks be to God .

[@richardbreeze7898]

Yep valuim and Zanax can help in that way.

[@andrews3642]

That's exactly how it worked for me. Make it even better? I had a job that not only could I drink on the job but I could drink for free on the job and they had a full bar.

[@colincampbell4261]

Been there done most of it.

[@bungle3912]

Hair of the dog is THE only way to get rid of a hangover. Nothing else works.

[@sayedalazam4228]

Has anyone heard/used Kratom before for alcohol addiction? I'm addicted to it, but It's worse than just regular alcohol at this point... It seems like Kratom ages you

[@gavtaylor6]

I’m on day 3 today, and feel god awful.

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

If you mean day 3 of being sober, the symptoms will get better. Depending on how much you were drinking it could take anywhere 5-30 days to feel totally "normal". But the worst will be over in next few days.

[@countdankula420_]

I’m not hungover… just 6th anniversary today of a tumultuous relationship

[@PoodleParti]

And it's treating withdrawal symptoms right?

[@owenmccall632]

You don't know it's got you until it's too hard to put down.

[@conween]

im slipping away

[@ANormalAlcoholic]

Find someone to talk to about it

[@Satc34]

💗💗 I hope you’re OK ❤

[@nicustroh]

i was fired for drinking before the job and during. i did not drink much in the second part of the day, usually the morning only, but still i was knocked out for several hours every day or more.

[@nicustroh]

i will have a rehab for a week, in a week, and plan to continue being sober. meanwhile i minimize the intake, for instance i only drink in the morning until i eat. after eating i stop drinking for the whole day

[@LovveFromTheUniverse]

I was 14 then i first done it but it was not intentional I just had lots of beer and seen no reason to stop the next day so the partying just continued it took some time there it becamed to avoid a hangover