Paul Barrett Tells His Inspirational Story Of Drugs, Crime And Prison To Becoming (Addicted2Life)

[@Hello-hellowearethebillyboys]

This is a guy that’s not glorifying his past. Hope he does well. Addicted to life is a great name it should be shared far and wide!

[@bobjary9382]

Cuts straight to the chase . Its not just recovering but the giving to other people. Its so valuable , it takes your focus outside of yourself which is a massive thing for addicts . And the recovering addict is the expert on this. I have mates that are cllean now but they never put anything back, they never went back and tried to address the damage they did in their addiction . Its like the drugs gone but theyre still using , just inba different way

[@LauraMurray-i7n]

Amazing Paul 👏 well done to you, you've turned your life around and helping others along the way! You are a legend 🙌 👏 ❤️

[@TheNotoriousGhost]

Nice one boys. In recovery myself. Good to talk about it like this. ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@carolemarshall6648]

I usually can't stand these kind of podcasts. However... I have to say this is the most genuine podcast of this nature, I've heard. Genuine host and genuine guests. Respect. ❤️

[@Vonny57]

WTG Paul you’re inspirational and such an honest guy. Love that you’ve developed the group and I wish you nothing but greatness for the future 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️

[@MargaretBarrett-gu1qd]

What an inspiration and amazing how u turned ur life around absolutely outstanding 💚

[@Cosmicorderr]

What a beautiful soul you have Paul, I wish you nothing but the best. Such a strong character, pulling yourself from the darkness and into the light. Holding your hand out for others to bring them up to the surface and showing them the beauty of what life can give. All the best big yin, I wish you all the happiness and wellness. X

[@Addicted2life.1]

Thanks everyone 👏❤️

[@tamelainehamishthemotorhom1613]

Keep up the good work M8 iv been clean nearly 2 years and your video put a tear in my eye you will help so many people so be strong Paul 💪💪👍 pure fuc#king brilliant!!!!!!!! 👏👏 Mon e hoops 🍀👊 would love to go to your group and tell ma story I dun 13 prison sentences what a waist of life 🙄 been out long time now I never will go back !!! Campfire every weekend at beach in Dunoon sober !!! In a old motorhome loving life 🍀👊 keep up good work Paul your so inspiring!!👌

[@MickPurvis1986]

@Addicted2life.1 Thank you so much for sharing your a true inspiration and I can relatable to so many no doubt inc maself in so many ways , this was eye opening . Keep on going & growing onwards & upwards ,This was really powerful heart in the chest & Like yerself Im consistent & accountable ,found more reasons & purpose in my life too again so much Gratitude for this ❤ . I want be 110% Addicted To Life 🙏❤️

[@joanmccutcheon]

Be really proud of yourself, Paul . You are truly amazing.

[@stephenrocks6390]

Proud to call u my friend m8 as youve done amazing.love your groups and will continue to support them❤️

[@JohnCampbell-th8kn]

Thats what u call a good podcast, real life stuff that will help others, keep going mate

[@TheJimKingShow]

Glad you enjoyed it❤️

[@1DuckyTSB]

Well done both of use these interviews are real not like the others this is real life stuff

[@itssamiyoutube]

Well done Paul at addicted to life I'm multiple yrs in recovery ever so grateful works if you work it cuz I'm so worth it and so are you keep peddling it.

[@StephenSteadward]

Well done mate Your an inspiration and should be proud of yourself

[@carolemarshall6648]

All the best to you, Paul. Wish you all the success in the world. ❤

[@tech9auto223]

This was good wish I could do this i was using kit and charlie blues weed etc and I got sick and tired of being sick and tired never out the jail and when i was life was misery out shoplifting everyday with tin foil lined bag i got out the jail years ago and I knew I had to leave Glasgow and everything i knew but the drug habit came with me a year and a half ago I got on the meth ive stopped using illegal drugs but can't get completely clean the past couple of weeks I've sunk into a right depression not left the house for week and a half not eating not answering phone not that its went much i don't know what its going to take to be clean i want so much but its always out of reach don't know why im even writing this but thanks Jim for the podcast it gives hope to the hopeless

[@jordanunwin4280]

I really hope you're okay xxx

[@tech9auto223]

@@jordanunwin4280 I'm fine mate just getting by thanks for the msg

[@curlytoes9319]

You can do it

[@itssamiyoutube]

Keep strong one min at a time one hr at a time you can do it I did it all alone multiple yrs in recovery only by the grace of God.

[@tech9auto223]

@@itssamiyoutube thanks bro I've done withdrawal in jail but the minute I was let out I was right back to using I don't know what it's going to take

[@robertgibson2193]

Great channel Jim! Most honest podcast av ever watched Paul's diamond of a guy never had any issues with substance but hearing him talk made me feel better and a don't know why so a wonder how that would make someone struggling feel unbelievable 👏well done both of you👌👍💯

[@ernierea8427]

Im very proud you Paul

[@Thanks_for_posting.]

Thanks for posting

[@StephenSteadward]

Amazing turnaround we’ll done

[@jamesdolan8990]

Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast, inspirational stuff 👏🏻

[@Addicted2life.1]

Class Jim my friend ❤️❤️❤️

[@GillianMcGavin]

Well done for finding happiness & contentment then going on to help others find theirs 👏😊

[@talktopcgp6091]

wow, amazing, I am addicted to life too Paul... :) x

[@StephenreidReid]

I was in the same hall as Paul he's a gd boi

[@StephanieStark-xb8kj]

Fantastic absolutely loved watching this xxxx

[@TheJimKingShow]

Thanks so much 😊❤️

[@MickPurvis1986]

Brilliant content Jim King you always get the best podcasts one on one for viewing which brings so much value to us watching , I too recently unlocked my spiritual side more ,few months now & even now im attending mass again after 28 years . Fantastic Paul Barrett your a Godsend & inspirational as I can relate on so many levels as iv a similar past across the River Clyde from you up Uddingston hill in Viewpark , a was in bar L too in my 20-s & Addiewell last sentence was 2010-2014 s, realeased last over 13 years and likewise I too now know Ill never be back as I have too much too lose ,already lost too much with the past time I have came to peace with ,unlike some who get swallowed up sadly in a system that personally all if anything one may have is some " wiggle room " to stay out & connect with ppl for jobs etc but still can be a revolving door ,as contacts or support is / was hard to find . Complete gratitude to you both , true inspiration and keep going & growing from strength to strength , wld maybe like involved in addicted to life . God bless yous Jim & Paul .👏👏❤

[@kevinstrachan4442]

Etizolam and white has shattered this poor boys nerves.

[@brianelrick3971]

Just watched this .Amazing..What a story.Another brilliant podcast,Jim.❤

[@Fleetingchic]

Absolutely buzzing for you Paul : keep doing what your doing buddy : life is worth living : take care : chic f

[@itssamiyoutube]

I'm addicted to life too.❤

[@TranceHeed]

Well done on the turnaround. Keep up the good work.

[@EmmaMills-m8i]

Brilliant jim boy!!! Another inspirational real life story,change for the better ❤ Defo will check out #addictedtolife Keep up the hard work paul m8 and be proud of all your achievements xx Off to watch part 2

[@eddiewoods5596]

Well done Paul

[@CarolineDocherty-m1b]

Wot nice real guy loved this 1 ur inspiration aye mental health way addiction come hand in hand thanks godbless carlyx

[@itssamiyoutube]

Well done.

[@33shellyb]

Well done Paul, absolutely smashing it mate. Keep on Keeping on #ADDICTEDTOLIFE!!

[@bennyblancofromthebronx872]

Respect bro 🤜🏼

[@louisetaylor4291]

Amazing interview ❤

[@Ron.M-yo9ht]

Brilliant glad it's going well I think your type of group is the way forward My alcohol and depression anxiety All I get is offered as a mental health nurse Imo they are just nosey with no real help

[@naycash]

Brilliant guys

[@MinoYTD]

I just deleted two comments I made cos I’m dick and too quick, thinking I need to be funny bro. Commenting before I even watched it all. Tool man. I’m sorry m8, Honestly I am. My names Paul tae btw pal. And I’m fae Scotland tae. Can I just start by saying Paul m8, ur braver and ‘harder’ (if u want to say that) ‘on the inside’ than the majority of lads I’ve met in life and in jail bro. And I mean that aye. Sitting listening to u explain the difference between addiction and normal life. And the natural high u get now?? And how u appreciate it so much now. how gutted we can see u felt each time in life u seen ur actions hurting ur family. To the point I can see u shaking. Even tho in this country of ours we’re put down, or labelled soft or all that childish shyte, if we even open our mouth about anything. And uve just came out and laid it bare for us bro, online tae! Well done to u m8 aye, I couldn’t do it, I’m nice and cushty here with the protection of this anonymity. The keyboard bravado bollox. But m8, I’ve been right there… Right in that same chair, fkn shaking bro. Feeling cold inside. Riddled with PTSD And thinking do I want to even do this?, feeling uncomfortable, and no at ease cos we’ve been so conditioned by our own surroundings our so called ‘pals’ that we shouldny be doing this?? Shyte m8! That’s called being a normal human being, U loose that? and I’m no sure there’s even a way back for they guys bro. (But I’m no doctor m8) bar all the other experiences we ‘kinda’ put ourselves thru as a result of the drug abuse, (meant or no meant.) U just hit the nail bang on the heed their tho aye. I’m a recovering addict tae, on and off for past 20 years I’m only 39 bro. Been in and out of jails and institutions and care pretty much my whole life. When u sat there and said u dont know why but now u just find a high and an appreciation for regular life and u cany explain it?? U know exactly what that is mate?? And u just kind made it click for me. That feeling u feel is u coming up and out of the suppressed, depressed, relaxed, down mode uve been in for so long bro. U see they drugs we all take?? us that take the vallies and the kit, and any other downers we can get r hands on? They drugs bro literally peel us down layer by layer like some fkn Onion or somethin, until we’re a shell of ourself. By, as u put perfectly… by ‘numbing u’…. sorry us. Those drugs are called ‘downers’ for a reason m8, they keep us down, suppressed, relaxed, lazy, however u want to put it. The more we do it the more our bodies ‘and minds’ become used to that. (Addiction right?, we all know this) And when ur up and down like with the prop then vs then prop again week after week, month after month, yeah we can end up with drug induced psychosis. At first aye they do, they make us feel amazing cos at that moment in life we start taking them that very moment, and for everyone of us there will be this moment. Right then we’ve needed to escape something, or forget something, ‘suppress’ some kinda trauma in our lives bro. Whether we know it at that time or not. The ‘exact’ first smoke or first v we have, mite no be for that exact reason. Cld just be a laugh or a good time. But, then something bad happens in our lives and we remember oh, I can take this and feel better, then keep taking and keep takin until the reason we keep on taking them continuously?? We can’t even remember anymore!. Now we just need to keep taking shit to function normally, no high, no gd feeling just fkn nothing. Just peeling us away layer by fkn layer m8. And the issue isn’t the first trauma in life anymore, it becomes the new trauma that we then put ourselves thru due to the drug abuse. And clearly listening ur own personal story is alot more than the actual original negative feeling that started it all. I hope I’m making sense here bro aye cos I’m typing so fast my mind is just spilling out so I don’t get stuck and just delete this post. See that natural high u feel now?? Do u no remember that very same feeling when u was about 13/14 before getting bad intae weed then ectos and prop and all that shit. It’s that same feeling bro! The innocent appreciation for nature, for wanting to work, for having ur own pride in urself ur belongings, ur kids and family. It’s called being normal. because we’ve started to ‘rebuild’ they layers. However u personally managed that m8 cos it’s different for everyone. (The ‘trigger’ to change) The ones that slowly manage to come out of the suppression, the relaxation, the down feeling of being ‘numb’ constantly all the feelings and reality that come rushing back into the body. It’s like an explosion of feelings we never knew we had. For me personally I remember the first time I came down off of the green over a cpl years when I was down on a low dose then came off it I was crying at fkn puppy ads on the telly and adopt a fkn donky from Rewanda or some shyte! Just crazy feelings that then become a feeling of wow, I like this life, I love what I’ve got. Wtf, actually some people have got it so much worse than me! We start to realise and get that feeling for life back. That’s why u didn’t know why u felt that way u was so use to being down and suppressed on downers. M8 that was u, sat there shakin in that chair, explaining how u felt that made it click for me. Maybe I’m just slow and its been obvious for everyone from the get go! But any way I just wanted to apologise (sincerely) bro and explain what that just did for me there! Cheers bro…. I’ve rattled on like, but I’m no arsed. I hope u still read this comment sections since it was a while ago u did the pod cast cos u cleared somethin right up for me there! 🤣💯

[@nr24130]

thanks for writing this post, I am the same age as yourself and struggled for the same amount of time. What I can relate to with the above is using alcohol and substances to mask trauma however you build up further traumatic events by using and it just makes it even harder in the long run. And being 39 I no longer have the same energy to pick myself up that I once had. Some people will say 39 is still young however after 20 years abuse the body can feel a lot older than that number. Anyway, thanks for your thoughts on this and thanks to the host and guest for the podcast, much appreciated!

[@Nikimazandarani]

Perfect 😍👌🏻

[@stevenrogan573]

Good on ye paul mate

[@MrBadsanta78]

Keep it up Paul, stay on the straight & narrow pal 🦾

[@itssamiyoutube]

I've seen sober waves in Manchester na and aa ones I didn't get help or support off any one I did meetings and step work or reading online.

[@OkOk-lp5sv]

Let’s just admit jim king is the new podcast god😂🎉

[@itssamiyoutube]

Love the Scottish accents.

[@Luckybo100]

Jim you from cranhill ?

[@curlytoes9319]

Makes me so sad to see really nice people who are unfortunately a victim of their own poor choices in the past... life is a b*tch

[@PaulWilky-x6r]

Bro get scottish rapper dazza on yer show he will have good stories

[@itssamiyoutube]

Do you just run men's groups?

[@govang5191]

Sorry canny stand this Fakery for click bait and Deflection and Projection from the root cause and Affects, Gd luck to people on the wrong path , As its swamped from xcons that have always been about themselves and there egos and pockets And in plain view.

[@butch5991]

Well done Paul