Is Moderation of Alcohol Possible? Annie Grace answers.

[@eileentesch3933]

"Moderation" is simply not part of my Type A personality. I have two speeds: Stop and Fast Forward! That is the way I do everything including drinking alcohol. When I decided to stop drinking, I began watching KZbin videos about what alcohol does to the body, mind and spirit. It worked! Your video is very powerful! Thank you.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Knowing your limitations is very important.

[@nonenothing8648]

Each time i see people drinking or have the desire to drink, i ask myself why i must drink and the reasons. I can't find good reasons and so i don't drink. I drank in the past because i didn't not care about myself but now i decided i want to hate the alcohol for destroying my life. I have to hate it in order to get rid of it for good.

[@stevewandaful]

Very helpful I have been drinking moderately for about a year after years of heavy drinking. And it's too much like hard work and I still feel stalled in my life. I have as of NOW decided I will never drink again. Thank You.

[@ThisNakedMind]

You're welcome Steve, it has been a great honor to help out.

[@tessarutherford-drake9299]

I'm 27 and have been an on and off bad drinker since I was 14, I done 88 days last year AF and it was great! I decided to try 'moderating' one day then basically havnt stopped since..over quarantine I listened to your videos at 3AM guilt ridden, thirsty, no memory and feel like I'm getting hug 😭 Solo mum. Day two AF, I am watching your videos daily. I'm excited. Thank you!

[@ThisNakedMind]

You've got this!!

[@alanspring8462]

I have never heard anyone explain this so eloquently. Do to my Irish and Italian genetics my tolerance for alcohol has always been off the chart. After drinking for over a year I decided to stop. I am not having any withdrawals probably due to the fact that I am exercising more now. After 6 days without a drink I feel much better. Thank you for the no-nonsense common sense video and I just had to subscribe.

[@ThisNakedMind]

❤️ You're so welcome!

[@stinkmytrip]

I've been off alcohol for 3 months and have been thinking of trying moderation. I do doubt I could manage it. This video has made me doubt it even more. It makes sense.

[@ThisNakedMind]

So happy it could help you get through that questioning!

[@mattblah3773]

362 days sober today and I find your talks just as important today! Thank you Annie!!!!!!! I can easily forget how crap it really was and I need these daily reminders.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Almost 2 years now?

[@jimmymacdad8194]

1 am 362 days sober 6th 2024... are you still sober

[@jimmymacdad8194]

September lol !

[@mattblah3773]

Congratulations!!!! Yes I am. Over 5 years now. Go you! That 1 year milestone is huge!! And its really true what they say…it does keep getting better and better ❤️🎈

[@CAdams93]

True , moderation doesn't work for an alcoholic. Once you get that buzz, you're going to want more to keep that buzz going and one is never enough because of the high tolerance level.

[@ThisNakedMind]

And we pick back up right where we left off in most instances!

[@Punisher690]

Dearest Annie - I am the Admin for a Stop Drinking by Choice group on Facebook and your work as been instrumental in the lives of so many. I'm going on two years alcohol free now and much of this is directly related to your teachings, lessons, influence and energy. To say that it makes THE difference in altering the lives of thousands upon thousands of people is an understatement. With deepest respect, admiration and gratitude for your work, please know it's value and meaning is immeasurable!

[@ThisNakedMind]

So honored to hear that!

[@MsFlamingFlamer]

Thank you so much for see videos! I am reteading your book and taking notes this time. I'm still staying sober and even went to a baseball game without having a drop of alcohol for the first time since I was a teen.

[@ThisNakedMind]

+MsFlamingFlamer So glad! Thanks for letting me know. :-)

[@johnburnett3942]

Totally agree with you. Moderate drinking, does not work. Cold turkey, is the best way. Been sober 3 months, love it. Minds clear, wife loves it. Life is good again.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Great job!

[@CAdams93]

Congratulations, I've been sober for two weeks, my health is better and my mind is clear. I now intermittent fast , eat healthy and exercise to replace alcohol. I also drink a lot of tea and take natural supplements.

[@johnburnett3942]

Sounds like you have made a big u turn for the better. One danger that I have found. Is7 your friends, who say. Go on just have one. These are not your friends. Stay strong, and leave the poison to them.

[@CAdams93]

@@johnburnett3942 Thanks a lot , friends and family are dangerous because mostly everyone I know drinks alcohol. Society has fooled everyone to think that the only way to have fun and socialize is that you have to drink and that's a lie. Most of your friends are not your friends, once you're sober you'll realize the reason y'all hung out was because of the alcohol. The reason most people drink is because they're boring without the alcohol and they can't even hold a a decent conversation without it , alcohol is used as a lubricant to socialize in society. My new buzz is exercise and great health.

[@KAndrew636]

A thirty year gap between inpatient treatments! (32 yrs - 62yrs) Multiple relapses and alcohol poisoning - now sober for 4mos!

[@ThisNakedMind]

May your health continue!

[@brian4544]

Well done video, Annie. You are correct, moderation is just slowing down the pending physical and mental damages. Poison is poison. I'm still working on it day by day and videos like yours are a very big help.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Wishing you success!!

[@StonyStevenson75]

I can't do moderation - if it's not enough it's not enough. One week sober and while I miss drinking and still get cravings, I'm in a much better place.

[@ThisNakedMind]

I felt the same.

[@StonyStevenson75]

​@@ThisNakedMind Yep - it's never good when you want more but can't have it. Drinking less alcohol just means earlier cravings. Even if I drank on alternate nights, I'd still be anxious for booze during my nights off, and would still be reliant on it if drinking were to remain part of my life. So of course a different outlook on alcohol is essential for escaping the psychological pitfalls (relieving boredom was my main one), and inherent dependency. Relearning the natural ability to enjoy oneself without alcohol is also vitally important, but you know all this! 2 weeks sober tonight, on the soda water :) Thanks Annie for all your hard work and insights, always a help. Best wishes, Steve (UK)

[@Enochulate88]

Kratom

[@MsNess87]

I bought your book. Thank you for sharing your experience and wise words

[@micheleharris4768]

You are an expert, thank you! GOD bless you!!! You are amazing, 100% truth spoken here, I've experienced all of this, wondering what the hell was happening to me! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!❤️

[@enriconolastname3471]

I was a heavy drinker and i learned moderation with the medication Antabuse, when you take Antabuse you cant drink otherwise you will feel very sick, so drinking is just not an option. I take one pill every 48 hours, at day 25 of every month i stop taking it and the last day of the month (the medicine is out of the body by then) i enjoy few drinks with friends. The good thing of Antabuse is that you know drinking is not an option so the body and mind will not crave alcohol. For me is easier to live with the idea of drinking once a month (or in a while, you decide your timeframes) rather than never to drink again, at the end of the day, i like drinking.

[@ThisNakedMind]

So glad you found what works best for you!

[@Briiiwheee]

Wouldn't work for me. I'd just not take the pill.

[@chrisclark432]

So good!

[@ThisNakedMind]

So glad it helped you!

[@baldersn4474]

Another brillisnt video Annie thanks...Modetation is s living hell esp if your a weekend and vacation only 'binger'

[@ThisNakedMind]

So true!

[@klausnielsen7102]

I waisted half a life time moderating because I was god at it! What a waste and as you point out takes a lot of effort. Constantly disappointed with my self for not moderating perfectly! In short moderation is for people that really do not need to moderate. Free your self, stop moderating and get a life.

[@ThisNakedMind]

It's the true freedom!

[@JM-co6rf]

My alcohol abuse was 99.999% home & alone. Things were progressing downward fast. But I went from a 4-6 a day to, 3-6 a week by making a rule that I'd never bring alcohol home. I only drink when outside with other people. This so far has worked for me. But it's only been 2 months.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Just stay very aware!

[@JM-co6rf]

@@ThisNakedMind Last week somebody visited and left about 6 cans of gin/soda. Whelp, guess what I did the next two nights...drank em. I'm not going to spank myself, but it's very clear to me I cannot keep a cache of booze in the house.

[@stefanievelma7920]

Thank you Annie ❤️I

[@ThisNakedMind]

You're so welcome!

[@scottjackson163]

I think that moderation is possible as a starting proposition, but, once you have developed a problem with alcohol and quit drinking, going back to moderate drinking is not possible.

[@ThisNakedMind]

It really depends on the individual. Although rare, there are people who can truly just drink on isolated occasions.

[@metalmykof-hs2sn]

Very helpful.

[@ThisNakedMind]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thomasschellberg8213]

The question this video is not answering is why I am not developing a tolerance after years of drinking two glasses of wine most days. I also don't get a buzz or a lift from drinking. I just like the taste. Is my experience typical among moderate drinkers? Is the craving and the euphoria you describe typical of most drinkers or just problem drinkers? I am puzzled by the claims made in this video.

[@ThisNakedMind]

There will always be exceptions or those who feel they experience things differently. Our focus is never on how much someone drinks but more about how they feel about their drinking.

[@brendasmith7345]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Annie! 💚❤️

[@ThisNakedMind]

Thank you!

[@Anangelfromabove]

I’m assuming this works with any type of addiction. It’s literally just hard work but also not hard work once the brain is rewired. A few hard months can lead to years of freedom instead of spending a whole life trying to use will power against your own mind and pain because you believe you are powerless!

[@ThisNakedMind]

So far our research has only been towards alcohol and nicotine.

[@adamforrest8731]

Hay thats helpful, thanks

[@ThisNakedMind]

You're welcome!

[@ericboehmer8351]

Love ya Annie ...read Naked Mind and have been sober now about 13 months... I'm 48 years young and have been drinking 30 years ... this is my 2nd try and sobriety.. this over one year sober is the longest I have ever gone.... I'm not at the Now what stage ?!? I feel I want to try moderation now... I honestly do miss drinking... I know im happy now..I exercise...read...meditate....pray...and even an Aa meeting here and there...but im just being totally honest...I want to try Annie...even though..I probably should not... I really feel soon I'm going to try.. I'm already thinking about it... thoughts...opinions please ... just left a meeting... still feel Exact same... uggh 🤦‍♂️🙏

[@ThisNakedMind]

Remember that alcohol builds tolerance so moderation is so difficult. What benefit do you think alcohol will bring?

[@ericboehmer8351]

@@ThisNakedMind Ty so much for replying 🧘‍♂️ Just another shout out to your Books ... I have also read Control Alcohol. To answer your answer/question... I still have not had a drink ... but still I think about it .... I just think about the feeling of having a few drinks. And I enjoy that buzzed feeling... after about 14 months without any , I feel like I can have a 2 or 3 and then stop . Thanks Again for your open minded thoughts and opinions... Greatly appreciate it Annie Grace . I have a few Friends that also are Fans of yours... shout out to Aubrey and Kerri 😊

[@Enochulate88]

I'm like this but *with weed*

[@ThisNakedMind]

Hope you find your freedom!

[@adamforrest8731]

Shit, wow so true

[@ThisNakedMind]

Eye opener!

[@adamforrest8731]

I Love alcohol so much,, id have to turn my life upside down to stop it

[@ThisNakedMind]

It's worth turning it upside down.

[@Hello_Ladies]

It will never love you back.

[@Briiiwheee]

I think most of us loved it at some point. If we didn't we wouldn't start drinking. If you don't stop you'll reach a point where the only thing you hate more than yourself is drinking, yet you still can't stop. Rock bottom finds us all eventually.

[@jimmymacdad8194]

You wouldn't be here if you loved alcohol that much x

[@rwbmaat]

I agree with what is said. However humans have drinking alcohol for 4000 years most moderately. I lived in Italy for 5 years and it was clear that 95% were drinking moderately. The standard in Italy is 1 glass at lunch and 2 for dinner. I cannot believe that an entire nation should give up its culture- they have good health. Same for France and Spain. So I cannot understand that the whole of Souther Europe should stop drinking.

[@ThisNakedMind]

I always ultimately leave the decision on drinking up to the individual.

[@jimmymacdad8194]

My Granny lived to 104 and drunk and smoked like a sailor.. who'da thunk it !

[@chrismiller6589]

While I definitely think your work and ideas are worthwhile in a way, I think your statements about moderation are way too broad. Your idea, because of your experience...and people who believe in your book...is that nothing good comes of alcohol, so why stress out and moderate. But the reality is that many people don't stress about it. It's not part of their thought process to have more or less. You are quoted as saying in this video, and I'm paraphrasing "you have two but what good is that?" Well some people enjoy wine as a hobby and really enjoy the taste..for real. I worked as a wine broker as a break in my legal career over a decade ago. It was fine wines from across the world. I enjoyed the flavor profiles and trying new tastes as a hobby. Never did I think "hey, I need to drink the whole bottle." I almost died because of a fluke heart virus that attacked my heart in 2000. I worked out 6 days a week and was in perfect shape. Just a flu bug that got in my blood stream and attacked my heart muscle. Caused afib and a host of issues. I recovered completely except the afib once every year or so. Years later I almost died again when a doctor was performing ablation on me to fix he afib and pierced my heart. I started bleeding out and they had to cut me open. Yet every cardiologist I see now says follow the Mediterranean Diet with moderate red wine. I almost died twice of complete randomness despite my health. I've been told about everything in the world that causes cancer, heart disease, dementia and the reality is anything could kill me. I think your story is geared towards those who obsess with alcohol on a daily basis....alcoholism. You dealt with it...two bottles a night...so you think its bad for everyone. But many of us don't think about. We enjoy families and life, go to ball games with the kids and sometimes when a friend asks, we have a drink. Again, your work seems valid but I think you are painting an incredibly wide brush for a larger than you know population that is living a good life and who have hobbies and are fine.

[@shawnb8650]

Have you read the book? If not, you aren't fully prepared to evaluate the merits of this video.

[@JOEISKEFFINGTONS]

right. but i think the point here is, she is not talking about those ppl that truly can enjoy one or two...here and there. why would they need to moderate? shes talking to people, who 'cant' stop at one or two, but 'think' they can moderate. but they continue to fail.

[@petesheehan6927]

'Those people' are exactly the same as everybody else. gradually increasing their tolerance and training the reward system. It's the drug not the person.

[@Taureaulee]

Chris Miller it sound as though you are defending your presious hobbie, and you make excuses that you are a connessoeur of wine. That's what alcohol does to you. It convinces you that you are ok, that you are in control. And it does this even when you are not, for all the same reasons she has stated in the video and more. It has convinced you and many others that it's good for your health. HA! It was likely an alcohol maker that started this rummer. Even the government says so... Yes, and they make alot of tax money on keeping the it on the market. There was a time they thought smoking wasn't bad for you also. I could go on and on. Perhaps you wouldn't have been so close to a near death experience if you were not consuming. Perhaps the virus would have been dealt with before getting to your hart? I know nothing about the facts of your ordeal, but it could be true for someone else. I wish you luck and good health.

[@TonyVega123]

LanaLee poirier I disagree. I used to be a heavy drinker for many years, but now I only have a drink occasionally and usually only one glass.