I Quit Alcohol for 365 days…I’m never going back

[@BackRoadStoneRevival]

one thing I've learned you may not be a depressed person you may just be drinking alcohol.

[@stivipan7805]

Very true!

[@madsquidman6570]

Thanks Tom, been sober nearly 15 years and lost all my "friends " at the start. I now have the most amazing people in my life that are truly awesome, interestingly most don't drink....oh yeah and life is awesome too!! Cheers mate.

[@northern2912]

I quit alcohol for six years so far. Best decision I ever made on every single level 100%. Loving the uploads, cheers mate

[@stinkfinger1942]

Drinking consumes so much time there's none left for life.

[@brownhornetseventhre]

Done the same shit 13 but quit 3 years ago at 47. Exactly the same social anxiety. Yoga, sauna, plunge pool, meditation and self care is now my life.

[@russelljazzbeck]

I drink about twice a week. Sometimes I get drunk, but I never black out, i don't like being that drunk. I don't do dumb shit when I drink, I'm friendlier, etc, but one thing that is consistent is that I'll be grumpy for the next 2-3 days after a solid night of drinking.

[@rundbaum]

i absolutely love the backdrops!! the backdrops to the text sequences are something you don't need alcohol to enjoy . . .

[@Derekthetau]

Alcohol only gave me a veneer of confidence and sociability. In truth I've never much enjoyed its physical effects on my body. Even more poignantly, I've don't like who I am when drink. It feels like spiritual rot and the doorway to degeneracy. I haven't drank in years and don't miss it remotely. However it has become very difficult to be around people who are drinking, certainly in excess. Sometimes you just gotta cut the bad fruit off of the tree.

[@hiroyopoetker]

great message!!! Alcohol is totally demoralizing once you realize it! Huuuuuuu but it takes time! Good luck to all who are still battling the alcohol compensation!

[@Spinja1]

11 month 12 days sobriety today and found your video, can relate so much. Thanks Tom and well done 👏🏻😎

[@xEagle3Y3x]

I also stopped drinking since November last year when a close friend of mine passed away from it. It's a terrible drug where the juice is never worth the squeeze, honestly don't miss it one bit!

[@DivineAlchemy9]

Your the reason I started with youtube, Tom. Legend from day one! Appreciate you doing that interview with me, for my studies! Also currently not drinking anymore and focusing on facing reality, head on!

[@tomr4035]

Alcohol has its place... Social lubricant, laughs, jokes, loosens a crowd up. All in moderation as is anything in life

[@Litepaw]

There are waaay better options. But alcohol is easily made, easily accessible, and easily measurable so people don't drive while intoxicated, etc. Western culture is really centered around alcohol, and people who don't drink are treated like lunatic weirdos.

[@Schoppenheer]

@@Litepaw I dont drink and Im not treated like a lunatic weirdo for it. Haha mabye in UK or Ireland they do

[@coolstorybruh88]

I agree.

[@afrog2666]

@@Litepaw Not really, any rational fairly empathic person will accept that as your choice, but some people tend to take it too far, as in: I can`t hang out with you because you drink on fridays, or we can`t be friends because you drink alcohol. Like when ex smokers tell everyone to not smoke in their own god damn house. Ultimately people tend to project their own weakness and lack of control onto other people. Therein lies the "lunacy"..

[@Justin--ze6qq]

On that ebb and flow of getting off of it myself. Amazing to realize how much anxiety and depression is caused by it's wake. I thought I was drinking to help with anxiety but now i can feel comfortable and charismatic without it. Cutting back on caffeine has helped a ton too

[@Slayer-7373]

Proud of you bro. My whole channel is based off my alcoholism/recovery. I’ve been through SEVERE alcohol withdrawal. Full on shakes, no sleep for 3-4-5 days, flu on steroids. I even got delirium tremens, which is where you hallucinate coming off booze. I’ve been sent to hellish realms. Booze is a spiritual doorway to the underworld. Much love Tom. ✌️ ☀️

[@dylanashley799]

Black out drunk time after time and I've realized how much cooler I am sober, don't need alcohol to be a dope guy I've realized, only thing alcohol has helped me with is the relationship with my father in-law, we both drank some rare breed wild turkey. We don't ever talk and we certainly haven't talked in any meaningful way in the 8 years I've been with my wife and one day he just asks me to have a drink with him. We drank that rare breed and talked about things between us and passed animosity and moved past everything. One of the best drunken moments I've ever had

[@trollin4n00bs]

I took a little blue lotus tea last night and had a premonition type dream of a woman telling me alcohol will kill me

[@DaveAfterTomorrow]

Do you like blue lotus tea? How strong is it?

[@yongyea4147]

​@@DaveAfterTomorrowit's good. It's a nice mellow relaxing euphoric feeling.

[@matthewjohnson4328]

Where do u get real blue lotus

[@trollin4n00bs]

@@DaveAfterTomorrow not overbearing, it’s very gentle in my opinion. It’s actually a mix of blue lotus and various other herbs the mix is called blue raven at a local shop.

[@mr.weedyne4625]

Where do I get blue lotus for tea

[@jolez_4869]

I don't really have a problem with drugs but watching your videos about quitting them is still inspirational! Thanks for the meaningful content!

[@davidlanonyme4386]

been fighting my wife's strong addiction for 10 years, and we finally made it. I can confirm it is a game changer, she has gained self-love, self-respect, and emotional stability, there is no going back to hell, ever. All just like you mate, i confirm 100% of what you say.

[@alexhunt1533]

type of videos i love!!! keep em coming

[@HRResto]

I gave up alcohol a year ago, best personal development decision I've ever made. My body had been giving me clear messages for years that alcohol was very harmful to me.

[@Forty_two_69]

Great video Tom, thanks for sharing all of that! 👍

[@janmejaygupta4148]

Haven't had alcohol for about a year the energy levels massively increased , hunger surged after a few days and i started to workout, the best thing i did. I cant imagine what my body has been through all those years drinking and passing out. The one take away i would want to give would be to try improving a single thing in your life then the rest will follow along because you wouldn't want to lose the progress you made in a small section of your life. Cheers to self improvement!!!!!

[@hiroyopoetker]

I have to say deep and by far the worst drug we have access to is alcohol! I have drank a long time and way too long and after being sober, there is a relief of ease and the body can heal.

[@Snowddova]

Been off the grog for 10 months now. Like you, nothing against it. It’s changed my social life for the better too. I’ve never thought of a hangover as withdrawal. But it makes so much sense. That’s how hair of the dog works. Mate, cheers for showing your experience. All the best

[@mattjones6323]

Ya that taught me a lot when I read hangover is withdrawal

[@ISLAND_THUNDER]

🙏🏽six years here.. nice work, Tom💪🏽

[@joshuarusty6845]

Alcohol is so dangerous because of how socially acceptable/encouraged it is. For me, it's almost impossible to completely remove from my life as all of my friends and workmates drink. As I've aged I drink less and less. I'll allow myself one after a hard days work and I'll get drunk on special occasions (maybe 5 times a year). Pretty funny though, being called a pussy for only having one beer and not wanting to get drunk on a Tuesday. Plus I've lost 12kg since quitting weed and alcohol (mostly). Health is a high worth chasing! Good on ya, Tom 😎 Keep it up!

[@MrThoss1]

Hangovers are so bad... it made me stop drinking to the drunk stage few years ago. Now i just drink a beer once a week with my friends, and never go further. That drug is not worth it.

[@jamessclar]

yea!!!! love your videos TOM, I've been a big fan for years! love your mushroom videos! I recently stopped drinking alcohol thanks to committing to the ayahuasca diet! also , ayahuasca! WOW! I just had my first ceremony, and it was brutal! but I needed it! thanks bro! much love! keep up the great work! bless you

[@mattiasmust]

I'm grateful that I don't feel the need to drink. The thought of messing up sleep is more than enough to make me want to stay sober for the night and that's why I only drink a few times a year. I wish the best to anyone struggling with the addiction.

[@GaryV-y6m]

Appreciate the video, the key difference for me was zero withdrawal symptoms, physical or mental, not even within the first thirty days, after Steffon Barkload and what he suggested it's been 9 months now it's like it never was a problem, reading that last version goolging what he put up. Felt incredible I didn't need AA or meds either.

[@Interloper567]

Man, I completely agree with the bad decisions and alcohol. i've kind of lost control and every decision that I'm not happy with has had a direct impact from alcohol. Is that me becoming a different person or just embracing who I actually am? I don't know and I really hope that its no the latter. I am an alcoholic and I REALLY want to kick it but I don't know how to get past it. I think my work life has bled into my personal life and that has led me to drink as much as I do. I need a change but I don't know how to go about it.

[@Sutterjack]

I'm 30 years sober - still a recovering alcohol - one of the few wise decisions I've made in my life

[@Blessed2XS]

You're recovered.

[@Sutterjack]

@@Blessed2XS I appreciate the thought, but no - I can never go back to being a social drinker - period. The only time I will drink again is if I want to die - You let your guard down, thinking you've "arrived" in recovery and that's a mighty slippery slope.

[@austinleap5924]

Been drinking more frequently over the past few months. I watched my mind become chaotic and unbalanced. My mood became something i have to battle with daily, where before i was naturally in a decent mood most days. I feel more insecure now im starting to notice. Mainly at my job i can see the difference in my attitude and how i interact with people. Its a bummer because i do feel boring and my life feels even more boring. I know its addiction talking, but i do enjoy the feeling of getting drunk and as much as it is a social thing, i really like the euphoria of it and how it makes music feel. I mainly only drink in the summer time, because i like drinking at the lake with friends and my girlfriend. This year we went to the lake too many times lol. I just wish i could feel that excited to just go to the lake and swim. But i only feel that excitement when alcohol is going to be involved

[@gazzy9136]

You can feel that excitement without alcohol. You just have to see that you don’t need alcohol to enjoy yourself doing things that should be enjoyable already.

[@austinleap5924]

@gazzy9136 it's a chemical imbalance thing. I've done too many drugs in my life. Fried my brain pretty bad now that I don't do those drugs life is boring and mundane. I can't feel happiness like normal people can. So when I started smoking weed again after a 6 month break, It was the only thing that gave me something to look forward to. Some sort of euphoria and happiness. Once I got addicted and that became just another vice, I stopped feeling satisfied from weed so I started drinking every once in awhile. Drinking made me feel that happiness again so I started drinking more. Now I'm in a position where I know I need to go back to that life of suffering and pure boredom, but it's the only way I won't completely screw the rest of my life up. I may not ever be really happy again, but I realize thats a better option than making my hell 10x worse in the long run

[@miker7920]

My hangovers are way too bad to be addicted to something like that.

[@Yourdadselllsavon]

Over 15 years!! Don’t miss it one tiny bit ❤

[@astromigui]

I was an alcoolic. I quit but lockdowns made me start again, in moderation. But yesterday I drank 2/3 glasses, and now I feel slightly sick. I don't think I will be able to train today because of it. Alcool is fun in low quantity, I love to work at vinyards where I live in Switzerland, but it is rarely worth the hit it gives to your body

[@SymmetricVision]

oh dude, I come from nr1 alcoholic country on the planet according to OECD and Its so ingrained in the culture you wouldn't believe, my elementary school teachers were nudging us to during before prom to get courage to ask out girls, take a shot when we are ill, and we are 10-15 year old kids lol. Alcohol is so ingrained in the culture here you wouldn't believe it, and it was such a norm here that you are a weirdo if you arent drunk. Anyway, took mushies 12 years ago once, realized what a dumbfuq I am and what damage I'm causing to myself and others because of alcohol and stopped immediately. Now 12 years later I can tell you that the older I get the less I understand why people use it in the first place, its literally the worst psychoactive substance on the planet damage wise, to self and to the society. Makes no sense. Its interesting to see so many depressed people trying to fix their "depression" with a depressant drug hoping it would un-depress them. Its ridiculous. Now every time I take even a smallest sip I lose creativity and ability to think 100% clear for days. Its so ridiculous I cant believe it. Funny drug :D

[@datwarenlekkeresnoepjes8927]

To be honest, alcohol has learned me to be social and to not think to much, to be friendly and to not care to much and thus be more rational but I guess that's me after seeing this video and al the comments (haha)

[@collin9356]

This video is great ❤️ my other favorite is you and David Patrick harry talking

[@alexhunt1533]

would like to hear your thoughts on sex/porn/fap addiction. how to manage sexual desire etc.

[@dmtdreamz7706]

If love is connection, what would be the highest love? What could be more deeply interconnected than ONE? How does reality achieve connection on a metaphysical level? By the elimination of all difference between things. As long as things are different, that difference disconnects them from each other by definition. Why do we say that a kangaroo is not a terrorist? Because a kangaroo is different than a terrorist. So, a kangaroo is disconnected from a terrorist to the degree that it is not identical to a terrorist. But as consciousness realizes that it imagines all difference, the differences which disconnect all things reconnect into a unity, like drops of alcohol merging into a puddle. Eventually the difference between self and other reconnects as well. When this happens, you realize there is no difference between you and any other being. When this happens, you become self-less. Or, in other words, your sense of self extends to all things, becoming infinite.

[@nikolam5362]

Even though I agree with you with many points, can you imagine how would your youth look like without alcohol? It would be much more boring and less exciting. Now I sound like you cannot enjoy without alcohol, but it does brings up the mood and lighten up party. Also, helps with anxiety ridden people.

[@funkyfreshEazyO]

I have far too much I want to accomplish to deal with hangovers. Wasted 20yrs of my life with that.

[@Litepaw]

I haven't really drank alcohol either after i had a near death health scare and surgery last year. I just dont feel like it at all. I had to be in the hospital for nearly 3 months, and on hardcore blood thinners for 3 months afterwards, so absolutely no alcohol for half a year. I just noticed i havent really been drinking at all. I've gotten drunk maybe 3-4 times total after june of last year, and i dont really want to either.

[@DelFlo]

I think it's okay and maybe even 'good' to get drunk every now and then (maybe once a month) to get the demons out, reset your spirit, and let it all go. But besides that I try not to drink when I don't really feel like I want to, because I know that after 1, 2, 3 drinks it's hard for me to stop and I start wanting to add other drugs into the mix, I lose control. So better to just not drink at all on those nights. Also because I feel like people who don't drink at all always have some kind of other addiction or release that they hold on to, while they pride themselves for 'not drinking' and often also judging those who do drink.

[@Bluebuyz]

Your awesome. Thank you.

[@michaelboulos3272]

Ed was phooooooocked up 😂😂😂

[@Xadous1]

I love alcohol, but doing it every day and heavily is something I can't do and no one should do

[@yourbrain8700]

Ethanol has a terrible ratio of harm to beneficial effects among drugs. Out of all drugs out there, it's the one I least understand people who have experienced other potent drugs using. If you have never used any illegal drugs, I get why you'd use it as you don't know any better. But if you have, and give it any thought, you'll realize that there are many GABAergic drugs out there that are much less toxic and much more pleasurable than ethanol.

[@CeRockTV]

Which gabaergics would you consider in that category?

[@_XYZ__]

Best decision you ever made man

[@Will-gy1zo]

Did you still use weed in the beginning when you quit alcohol?

[@sethmcleod26]

Alcohol is the root of all problems for most people. Like if your a very casual drinker it’s alright, but if you drink to black out it is going to ruin your life. I drink still but very rarely, special occasions,a glass of wine with dinner or a beer or two well fishing with your mates👍

[@Nothingmuch1039]

Oh man... I haven't had a drink since 2009. Sometimes it's still hard. Especially at Christmas when they have those nice holiday boxes with a free glass? Lol They always trigger me.

[@aronjaeger]

i got struggles with alcohol too i hope to quit some time in the future but i like drinking i just dont try to drink too much

[@Bigbackedpimp]

fuck yea tom fuck the booze

[@UndregoGrey]

Drinking sucks ass. i was in the exact same boat as you.

[@DS-xg9kf]

In your 40’s your immune to hangovers through experience. That’s the dangerous situation. You learn to deal with your addiction. Unfortunately.

[@michaelmarifern9541]

Same here...my story exactly.. .

[@scottandcoke1342]

How are you bowel movements? Spare no detail.

[@mattjones6323]

Tf

[@looks-human]

Alcohol turns people angry and violent every single time. No exceptions, even if you start out happy at the start. It always ends in shit. I havent been drunk in over 5 years 😅

[@MindBodySoulOk]

I quit for 5662 days and have never felt better.

[@mattjones6323]

Why do people count days?

[@MindBodySoulOk]

@@mattjones6323 That was just this post. I count years. Some people count months up until 18. I'm 15 years until 16 and nothing in between is counted at this point.

[@BryanH-h8l]

Exactly, it's a fact that quitting booze not only makes your world a better place to be in, good things start to “magically” happen and the energy is insane! Steffon Barkload's Quit Drinking Forever, that’s the best shortcut I go’ogled that took less than a week to work without suffering withdrawal.

[@DaveAfterTomorrow]

What did you guys do to replace the alcohol habit?

[@yongyea4147]

Kava

[@DaveAfterTomorrow]

@@yongyea4147 Interesting. What brand do you use?

[@matthewjohnson4328]

Balance 🙏

[@JusT_TrenT21]

i'm almost to 1 year too

[@BlondeManNoName]

The most dangerous drug.

[@ThomGustavsson-ir3lt]

Yeah well alcohol is a social lubricant, even if you like it or not. If you don't partake you get too much friction. Still it is the high road to chose not to drink. Good for you, but it's always easy to look down on people after you quit a vice.

[@afrog2666]

Gonna have a drink right now, THEN, I`m smoking a blunt and I`ll probably have another drink, because *control* is a thing for some people ;)

[@MrSchroff]

Stopped for 2 years now. Never going back to this poison

[@HippyMetalhead]

Last time i drank, i did multiple drugs and puked next to my chair. Its really not fun anymore. Mushrooms is where its at.

[@adrian_zombturtle148]

Imagine drinking alcohol?

[@GoneChatting-iOS]

Why do you want to make it clear you are not against alcohol.. have a backbone, alcohol causes nothing but problems.. especially for society as a whole.. I am against it 💯

[@GrayDelmar]

Yo these clips are way too loud compared to your voice, just a heads up Tom.

[@CorvoAttan0]

❤

[@southern-samurai]

I'm trying.

[@DRO_710]

🙏🙏🙏

[@TikiTimeWave]

best buzz but the worst drug ever

[@leovicious6992]

49 been drinking since 11 dont think I will evfer stop. bill w was worse the epstien and dr, bob was a jubkjiee!

[@jasonjones4036]

The way this is written makes me glad I stopped. Good luck

[@Schoppenheer]

You probably have some addictive tendencies in your astrological birth chart. Can you give me your date of birth and time and place then Ill write a quick short report for you

[@Schoppenheer]

Im studying to be a professional astrologer so I just want to study as much charts as humanly possible, thats why

[@DJ7777BPM]

Alcohol's just a good antidepressant.

[@Johnboy1690....]

Shame on you

[@tonchimcintosh5144]

(Cries in alcoholism)

[@sashajankovic7161]

I disagree with some things. You seem to be parroting a bit what everyone in this culture is saying when they talk about how bad alcohol is... The truth is it CAN be used as a tool for social anxiety and anxiety, its just that the dose needs to be low enough so you dont turn into a full blown idiot

[@jk-76]

I am 47 years old. I have seen every kind of drinker. I drank for a few decades myself. It isn't good for people with social anxiety. Those people who drink for confidence are the most screwed.

[@Will-gy1zo]

Here you have it addicts. Just simply control your doses, man why didn't I think of this.

[@gagemorgan7135]

The alcohol then is a vice. It is a crutch. You are handicapping your ability to engage in social situations so that in the future you are dependant on alcohol and not what you have learned and adapted to.

[@bennyjones6838]

Any reduction in anxiety from drinking is short lived; alcohol increases adrenaline and cortisol which increases anxiety in the long term. This is only mitigated through not drinking.