What Being an Alcoholic Felt Like & How Quitting Alcohol Saved My Life

What Being an Alcoholic Felt Like & How Quitting Alcohol Saved My Life
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I explain what it was like being "overly enthusiastic" to alcohol in Australian culture, and how it lead me to a dark road where I lost my soul to the "alcohol spirit". Drinking alcohol was a serious substance addiction that caused my mental health to rapidly decline until I hit rock bottom. Ever since I quit alcohol, my life has improved exponentially, and today I do not take any recreational drugs, and I have never been happier and fulfilled.
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[@yourmatetom]

Alcohol is a not a drug, it's a delicious beverage mate! Obviously I'm joking, my relationship with alcohol almost ruined my life. I've never looked back, and I've never been happier to be lucid and claim my mind back. Hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did, remember to leave like and comment below. If you wish to support our channel, please consider becoming a patreon supporter. Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=3120234&ty=h ▼ ▽ One Time Donation: www.paypal.me/yourmatetom ▼ ▽ Merch teespring.com/stores/yourmatetom Much love, Tom

[@jessemontano6399]

Alcohol is a hell of a drug. 502 am southern California lol. Good morning

[@John-dw6jb]

Similar story to yours mate, I went travelling when I was 21 years old and ended up drinking every single night for about a year. My body got so used to alcohol that I would get sick if I didn't drink anything. At my worst, I was blacking out almost every single night, it was terrible. Luckily I got through that awful stage though, and now like you I rarely even drink. Psychedelics were a big wake up call for me.

[@crunchysaatva]

In Alchemy, Ethyl Alcohol is the universal solvent. It dissolves almost everything. In spagyrics (plant alchemy) you use alcohol to extract the "soul" of a plant,in the form of its essential oils. So when humans drink alcohol, it begins to remove the soul part of you,and when people have those psychotic and violent episodes on alcohol, it's because it's removed the conscious part of you,and you start running on instinct and reptiallian brain stem thoughts lol

[@crunchysaatva]

Also,you hit the nail on the head with the "spirits" possessing and why we call them spirits xP

[@handyhacker11]

Nah mate alcohol is a fuel for your emotions an' fucken good fo ya! Will get ya laid mate. It's what accommodates a good day! Unlike this disgustingly evil weird plant the kids are smoking making them all high and shit

[@dakinilover]

Very often one's spiritual journey starts with addiction and substance abuse. You use all sorts of things that give you a dopamine kick, so you can feel good and finally, if you're lucky, you come to the conclusion that it doesn't really work and does more harm than good. Then you can start the quest for what is missing and you look for it in the only place it can be found, and that is within. One day you reach a point in which all the horrible things in your life turn from being a curse into a blessing and you start to feel grateful for all this shit that happened, because without it, you probably wouldn't become who you are today.

[@karatekarlvomhinterhof3644]

Well that's a good summary!

[@dakinilover]

​@Multorum Unum The fact that you are watching such videos on you tube, means that you are already doing the work to solve the problem. And since you're looking for solutions, that means you will find them. You are a human being capable of self-reflection, so you already have the necessary tools. I'm just here to tell you that it can be done. If I could do it, so can you.

[@thehauntedstream7206]

Bloody beautiful mate I also felt like this when I started smoking a lot of weed and then started drinking a lot of alcohol, a lot of it just becomes trying to ONCE AGAIN reach that amazing feeling that you had for a few hours a while ago when usage started becoming really fun, but it’s always a cycle of trying to reach that point again... which you never really do. Once in a while you’ll go a little OVER how much fun you first remembered, then you realise your habits have just grown worse and deeper, and this is about the time that the lucky ones begin to realise the downfall of it all.

[@ap5194]

Wise words bro

[@amytichelaar7638]

Beautifully said ❤️

[@screenquestions2453]

I'm 20 days sober from alcohol, drugs and smoking and I'm 23. Everything feels so much clearer.

[@gurjindersingh199]

Keep it up sir

[@The1Liner]

keep it up dude it only gets clearer! I found 3 months after especially refreshing

[@y9nni]

Keep it up stay strong and don’t break!!!

[@screenquestions2453]

@Maciej WrOtEk cocaine, pills, weed and ket

[@screenquestions2453]

Just a bit of a an update I'm 3 months sober!! Still going strong.

[@liamc6385]

hurts to think that my dad will never be sober. he never admits to his alcohol addiction and won’t get help for it. he has just recently been diagnosed with liver cancer and still drinks. i just wish he could get the help he needs. (update) by miracle my father has reached sobriety. last time he got out of hospital he had no urge to drink. he has opened up to me and finally made the decision to quit drinking. i just want to say thank you tom for your prayers it really meant a lot, best wishes for you and the videos to come ❤️

[@yourmatetom]

Praying for your father. I hope he finds peace 🙏

[@dakinilover]

My father is also an alcoholic, so I know what it's like. The sad truth is that you can't help someone if they don't want to help themselves. The best thing to do is to just accept it and love them without trying to change them.

[@liamc6385]

@@dakinilover Thanks for the advice mate. My father was sober for 3 months after he found out he was diagnosed. He was on track with his dietary plan and medicine that he was required to take. However, I had to leave for a couple of days and when I returned he had started drinking again. He is slowly increasing the dosage everyday and hasn’t been eating right as well as forgetting to take his medicine. I wish you the best of luck and I hope your father finds sobriety.

[@liamc6385]

@@yourmatetom Greatly appreciated mate 👍

[@dakinilover]

@@liamc6385 I know it's painful, when you want to help him and feel hopeless, because your attempts to help fail, but as I said before, the only thing you can do in such situation is to try to accept it, so that you don't suffer so much yourself. Accepting things you can't change is one of the most difficult things to do, especially when it comes to loved ones, but sometimes it's the only thing you can do. We often struggle to change things in our own lives, so the idea that we can somehow help others with their problems is crazy. Ultimately we don't have control over other people's lives and decisions, so the best thing we can do is help them by being supportive, understanding and not being judgemental. I know that what I'm saying may sound harsh, but there are situations in life when suffering can't be avoided. Acceptance won't magically make it disappear, but it can bring you some peace and consolation. Thank you, I also wish the best of luck for you and your father.

[@thimovandespreng2553]

Alcohol is poison that activates the ego.

[@owenlee9474]

True

[@Ledhoven]

Over Inflation of ego occurs upon alcohol consumption and intoxication. The ego is a natural relative point of reference for the being/self/Id.... not necessarily a negative.

[@krazualtera391]

And ego is bad?

[@red2455]

Krazu Altera Too much of it yes, balance is key

[@Metron3]

The ego isn’t bad. Just needs to be tamed sometimes.

[@Ronkad]

I replaced my substance addiction with being addicted to running. Now I get high off the natural endorphines that my body produces.

[@Gambino85]

Also called cross addiction your replacing one addiction with another and it can still do damage. I learned this through rehabilitation and recovery from drug addiction. Take care of your knees! I heard similar stories from others and ya, take care is all I can say. Be well and all the best in recovery.

[@ZoidBorgir]

What a Chad. Hope I'll get there someday

[@bennym1326]

How is your focus and memory? I'm not an alcoholic, but a heavy binge drinker. I haven't had a drink in 2 weeks and I feel really foggy and disconnected. Does this feeling go away? I'm feeling so anxious about it, which probably doesn't help.

[@bennym1326]

@Multorum Unum thank you so much for the reply. I do suffer bad anxiety so that could be causing the brain fog.. I am becoming obsessive over the damage I've done, I need to learn how to accept it and move on. I also need to address my past issues with a clear mind. Its no easy, but I'm not going to give up. Thank you for taking the time to reply 🙏

[@Gambino85]

@@bennym1326 stay away from the booze. It will get better. Takes time. Takes time to do damage and takes time to heal. Recovered alcoholic and drug addict speaking here. It can take a a while...drinking and drugging is easy to do and hard afterwards. Getting better is tough but in the end most rewarding. Keep busy, idle hands are deadly. Unfortunately anxiety can last but just need to learn new coping mechanisms. Were all human your not alone. Dont bottle your feelings. Talk your shit out. Self talk, couselling a therapist. Main thing is stay away from soul robbing alcohol. Lowers are vibration as people. Its poison. Evil man made greed driven deadly alcohol. Take care and be well. You got this.

[@bst1984]

I quit drinking 996 days ago and it was the best decision I've ever made. Good luck to everyone starting their journeys

[@veggiemetal7812]

I'm 26 and I quit drinking nearly a year ago. One of the best decisions I've ever made.

[@yourmatetom]

Congratulations on reclaiming your mental health 🙏

[@daves.3278]

@Joseph 94 baby checkin in haha I'm glad dude! Let's kill it in life 🙏🙏

[@_LilacRoses]

I quit alcohol this year after over a decade of madness. Best decision I've made since I was 15.

[@blackheartscars]

"why does alcohol get its own special category?" christ, that hit me hard

[@ShanesSquirrelShack]

Needed this. I was alcohol free for a year and a half and recently had a little bit of a relapse. Just a couple of drinks a couple of times but I know where that leads to so I needed to see this as a reminder. Thank you for this.

[@kc-gl9wv]

Don’t forget all the reasons that made you stop

[@temprary580]

How you doing now?

[@bricy6437]

I would love the science and history behind alcohol!

[@hamable1995]

so go look it up ?

[@bricy6437]

@@hamable1995 i could do that, but I would love to see what Tom finds out too. I work on a microscope so I’m using my eyes all day but I can listen to someone talk in a video. I could look this stuff up off of work but I use that time to exercise and live my life and watch recreational things and do my own hobby research. For example i just started reading a book about the Salem witch trials. I can’t do my own research at work, I am busy doing my own thing off work, but at work I can listen to whatever and I would be interested to hear what Tom has to say on this subject. He probably has more time to do research than I do also. Moreover, he said in this video to comment if we would be interested in that type of video so I was just responding to him.

[@mk_-8794]

@@bricy6437 wow I am impressed with how dignified and well thought out your response was considering he was being a jerk and did not deserve such a response. Kudos

[@ianp4336]

Yes!

[@wetness2136]

Russia and vodka is a good place to start

[@lucid_gabe]

I'm 22 and currently struggling with addiction. This is seriously so inspiring, Tom. Thank you!

[@Znebby]

Just know that it might feel like you don't have the strength to stop, but you do. Finding that strength is where the challenge lies. You're stronger than you know but you will eventually see. Good luck, there are always people like me rooting for you!

[@lahabitacionblanca]

Hey bob, I dont really know you but I wish you the best to overcome that hell I came from.

[@derekw9724]

Rooting for you. 21 and trying to find peace outside of the bag and the bottle. You can do it

[@libbymcmenamin-brown8698]

@@derekw9724 Im 22 and not to say i have an addiction but ive become aware of my attachment to especially alcohol, I believe you got this, big changes will happen once you quit your addiction and it will be hard but just push through and your life will turn around and you'll find so much fulfilment in your life in way you never thought possible, take care, peace

[@alexpellizzari9371]

same bro 22 aswell sometimes ill take a couple days off drinking but 5 out of 7 days I'm usually having beers

[@cocojinx9193]

Thank you for this. I deeply feel that alcohol is a big problem in Australia. Heavy drinking is so ingrained and normalised into our culture.

[@afdulmitdemklappstuhl9607]

Same in Germany

[@brandonbrett4469]

*laughs in British

[@bennio1631]

@@brandonbrett4469 in many countries. And most people don't even see it as a drug.

[@masteefins8908]

Unfortunately it's designed that way by your corrupt criminal government. What do you expect when you have things like "schoolies" barley adults and going on week long benders and it's encouraged.

[@okyes9507]

I really appreciate this video, rhats the whole reason I started my psych journey as well to be a better father to my kids and it has done wonders. Really appreciating the positivity you've been uploading.

[@indigospirits3333]

I was addicted to alcohol, oxy, perks, cocaine, & more, for 20 years, but here I am, thx 2 a spontanious & very intense kundalini awakening in 2017...Love ya brother... Namaste

[@MyDarkMuffin]

Honestly drugs are great, but as Tom said - "don't go too far", if you can't do that then yeah don't do them at all.

[@UwUandaHalf]

Yeah what this guy said

[@practicalmoon670]

Thank you for this video!! I'm 23 and developed a bad alcohol habit about 2 years ago. Partly due to the people I was surrounding myself with, they couldn't get together and do anything without having at least a few drinks and it was always hard for me to say no. Getting blackout drunk all weekend, every weekend SUCKS. Eventually it got to the point where like you, I was drinking alone a bit, the worst part of it all was how my old co-worker and I would see how drunk we could get at work together without anyone realizing. I've since distanced myself from pretty much all of those people and I haven't been drunk since May! I tried to have a drink a handful of times since then but every time I've tried, after one sip I realize this is something my body really does not want or need anymore! I actually feel I feel so great having removed alcohol from my life. I hope to continue this sobriety from alcohol for a very long time.

[@colin6673]

Hahahaha. Of course Ireland gets mentioned as the first country. Our drinking culture is just absoloutley ridiculous. If you don't binge drink every weekend you're literally seen as a freak of nature. I'm currently trying to quit yet again and I'm 2 weeks in.

[@Jiggy609]

Pretty much same in US. At least where I’m from

[@PaulDidIt]

@Colin, that’s because in Ireland it’s so similar to here and the UK. Keep on going and don’t over think it or put unrealistic expectations on your self. Especially pressure, you probably know that’s about to come at you from your friends Pop round to see one of them before they go out and before they have a cheeky beer before they go out 14.5 years sober

[@colin6673]

@@PaulDidIt 14.5 years!? Impressive! I did go a year myself when I was 19/20 and fell back into the habit. I'm now 24

[@PaulDidIt]

@@colin6673 oh I hear ya. It always begins with the binge drinking. This isn’t an excuse but Generation X were/ are insane . My family still think I’m insane for not drinking and who I thought were friends for years, never really were. So go find a secret group of friends that aren’t grog monsters and keep them separate. Lol, it’s not easy

[@colin6673]

@@PaulDidIt Ye man. Trying to have a social life without drinking is actually quite fucking hard

[@jonathanchase7291]

I too am struggling with this rn as a 22 year old and I'm seeing the good already! Just gotta stay abstinant. Your videos covering this subject have pushed me to go 1 year and as far as i need until I'm in a more right mind. I just turned 22 October 8th and 2 weeks ago I had a rough experience really making it clear I need to better myself for my safety and for everyone I love! Thankfully I'm still surrounded by loving caring people and family! I'm going to comment on whatever video you post falls on my birthday next year to let you know if I did it! Love your channel and what you do! Keep the good vibes flowin🤙✌️

[@yourmatetom]

Much love Jonathan. Wishing you all the best thanks

[@katyt.3418]

I'm now so far 127 days sober from alcohol for the first time in my adult life!! I'm 28 as well, & feeling great! Realizing the totality of alcohol's impact on your life is eye opening once you get enough time sober to step back and really take it in. Totally feel you on how effed up everything truly was while drinking & that 10% of the time when drinking just goes south & anger takes over... that's why I quit as well. I enjoy your channel a lot on covering other substances but thanks for sharing your experinces here, I'm sure it'll help a lot of people!

[@kaseyloi]

Its amazing seeing how you were in high school to how far you have come, so proud of you man! :)

[@fhjfhdgh]

More videos on alcohol please!. Practically every single person is in contact with this substance, directly or indirectly.

[@jonski_i]

Great video Tom. Im 31 went thru pretty much the same things as you. A month ago cut alcohol out off my life due to body inflammation and already feeling better

[@smayhem1979]

I'm 22 days sober,,,stopped weed..its been incredible feeling this good..glad to find this channel

[@shawnwillis7561]

I had the same experience with alcohol. Its a fuckin black hole. I havent touched it a few years now. Its the soul crushing hangovers that changed me. I just started asking myself "what are you doing to yourself?" I don't even remember liking alcohol.

[@Jayaditya_shrivastava]

I agree with you, Tom. It's been almost a Year since I had my last sip and around 18 months since I last got full on Drunk, and I could only say this, that ever since I quit alcohol I have only felt more clear headed, more compassionate, more in tune with who I really am, more creative and more than that I felt as if I found a new connection with the spirit, Which I didn't have before due to being in a Lower Vibrational State of Being, partly due to alcohol I used in the last year of college. But, now that I look back I don't even want to touch it and I seriously don't judge people who do it because I have only learned one thing that "My consciousness has everything to do with me, and their consciousness has everything to do with them" and if they want to stay and be on yhe the lower planes of consciousness, then it's a choice that they have made and I can't do anything about it. Also, ever since I have quit alcohol, the people who I used to drink with including friends and family are like "what happend?" You can take a sip? Is it because of some girl? Why did you quit? And instead of explaining them the spiritual reasons and about consciousness, I am like, I just don't like it anymore. And they keep on asking.

[@mattyicicles1608]

Thanks bro. I lost my brother and best friend last week to addiction. It’s a disease i wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy.

[@bradfisher8658]

Society doesn’t warn us of the dangers of alcohol. It’s vicious. Hard drug for sure, I agree.

[@grantschultz1115]

Good for you, Tom! I'm glad you've had so many positive improvements. Thank you for sharing!

[@getro8214]

I’m obsessed with your music! Your creativity never fails to amuse me

[@UwUandaHalf]

Thx for getting me high on tetris Tom! You are very inspiring and Utah good watching your videos! I've been clean for more than a year now and watching these videos only make me wanna stay away from drugs more

[@MARYMAGNOLIAFAIRY]

I admire your vulnerability and I respect your message

[@jippalippa]

I had an accident with Zolpidem (Ambien) earlier this year, which led me to have some lingering side effects (not that wild but still noticeable). From what I can hear the brain plasticity actually works, in the sense that if you give yourself enough time to heal (without doing anything special) there's a chance to actually recover (literally at a physical level). Seeing how you went from the horrible side effects you used to experience in your alcoholic days, to now (it's evident you feel a lot better) gives me a bit of hope. It has only been six months since the incident, after all. I hope my brain will be able to recover.

[@mothuchain1767]

i’m 18 and recently quit after losing control of my drinking habit, drinking every day sometimes having a bottle of vodka to myself at night i’m nearly at 1 month sober and i was very happy to see this video recommended to me thanks tom

[@bryancruz8782]

Man dude I have family members who struggle with alcohol addiction and my mom gave me my first beer when I was FOUR and someone I’ve not turned into a alcoholic I only drink in social gatherings, keep up the great content Tom !! ✌🏼

[@carlosangeles7487]

I'm 39 years old and I decided to quit alcohol it brought me to know good mentally and physically when you start to realize that it's affecting your health so I decided to start my new Journey and I'll be honest with you it was a rough Journey lot of anxiety angry and depression but I know that dark tunnel there's always a brighter YOU!

[@derekw9724]

Love the smell of cats lol. In all seriousness I've been struggling a lot lately and this type of content gives me hope. Thanks Tom.

[@zenmindstate110]

I have yet to master ultra instinct. But I’m going to stop my alcohol use and slow down my drug use to try and get to your level. I’m 28 as well and need to start figuring my life out before it passes me by. So I just want to say thanks Tom, your a great mate and an inspiration to me and many others I’m sure. All the best!

[@lukebennellick4315]

Thanks for this video man. I've given up drinking a few times in my life and recently decided to do it again. I also have an extreme / intense personality and when I drink I don't stop. Then I wake up the next day and have to reconcile how I acted vs my personal moral standards. It's not pleasant, and for introspective people the following days or emotional hell are a real nightmare. Well done on quitting

[@marshallcarvey6110]

At the point in my life where I see others alcohol addiction completely changing who they are. But speaking out about it in our culture is the hardest thing to do because people will say you’re attacking them when you really just care.

[@blondiecnt7820]

I respect you for sharing this. Loved every minute

[@filmbuffturk]

A video on the pharmacology of alcohol would be super interesting! I'm struggling greatly with staying off alcohol at the moment. I'm 3 weeks off it at the moment but I'm 25 and live in Ireland meaning if you're not getting pissed your friends rarely even want you around so it's a tough situation, I'd also be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it though but the mental side effects of it just simply aren't worth it. I genuinely feel debilitatingly depressed and incredibly anxious for pretty much an entire week after drinking now and I just can't go on like that.

[@333.senpaimamiii]

Currently struggling with Alc addiction. Having social anxiety is the worst, and is the main reason I drink in the first place. I want to quit, but I know it’s going to be hard. And yes! Please make a video explaining the history of alcohol & facts about it.

[@putDIZONyourface]

One day or day one, you choose. Btw you’re beautiful lol

[@DailyMoFo1]

Same...

[@TrucknGame]

I have social anxiety and I try to deal with it without falling back on anything but it's really hard and I have depression too. But I didn't ever wanna depend on anything like drugs or alcohol to solve my problems. I drank and smoked all my college time and yeah it put a bandaid on my problems but it didn't solve them. I'm still trying to figure out myself and how to be happy as me even if I have to live with anxiety all my life.

[@TrucknGame]

@Cristina Diaz Cano thank you for the kind words sweetheart. I am just trying my best to maintain. I find that when I have a routine and stay busy it helps especially if I have a goal in mind because it keeps me busy. But if anything goes wrong I feel even worse and then with anxiety it just keeps me from furthering my life and being happy because its difficult for me to interact with people I meet for the first time and we know in this world first impression is everything. I'm almost 27 now and I can say the last at least 3 years have been the worst. I work alot and whenever I'm not working I just go to the gym then spend the rest of the time alone basically because I don't really have social life now. I've been in a dark place lately but im just taking it day at a time

[@bobtim1008]

Believe it or not alc makes social anxiety worse

[@MayanBrian]

That would be a very interesting video topic to discuss, loving the videos coming out Tom

[@christpeol2721]

this is BEYOND so on point man, amazing. i died at the "sexy lady" tho!!!

[@ayitsyaboi]

Thanks for sharing your story, man. Helps a lot to remind people like me we're not alone.

[@TheSoberWebb]

You are not alone at all! So many of us understand the struggles, but are now on the other side of it and sobriety is amazing and so worth the hard work.

[@Starman_n_Spacedog]

Thank you brother, I appreciate the courage and honesty of your channel. No doubt it has it's challenges! Not an easy purpose to pursue but definitely feel your vulnerability and authenticity. Not that my opinion even means anything but thank you! Big Love from NZ

[@superskunk8513]

Great video Tom. Always happy to see new content!

[@michaelhenderson643]

Just got sober myself, 22, not trying to brag on the internet bc i mess up a lot and im not great at it. But this vid really helps keep things in perspective. Thanks tom. P.s. god blessed me: im epileptic so if i drink/do coke/do meth ill have a seizure. Only downers. Ill take it

[@michaelhenderson643]

@@highlife8038 yeah the worst. Some of the deadliest

[@nateone6632]

Hey Tom Love your past talks and stories with alcohol and your perspective now. Much love

[@WiesoNurMistnamen]

Germans can relate too lol, we love alcohol that much, we give beer and wine legal to 16 year old childs

[@ebonycouley9418]

Same in UK :/

[@foxtailedcritter]

Australia well where I am from it's not only so soically accepted but expected in some circles to drink not just a beer but insane amounts of "goon" and liquor. I'm an alcoholic and I drink every day you're considered a "weak C*nt/pussy" if you don't have a few and when it becomes a daily habbit out of control alot of your mates (friends) turn a blind eye and don't say anything. Australia's drinking culter is toxic we consome at least in top 50 of most alcohol in the world. It's the mentality.

[@thegracienetwork7847]

I just quit drinking (for good I hope) and I have family in Germany. I always love visiting and can't wait to go back soon but I'm nervous about all the temptation... so much delicious beer and my cousins will all be stunned when I say Nein

[@jirkakouba7087]

Great vid man! I would definitely watch a video about history of alcohol.

[@smokingbarrels7019]

2 years sober now, and man has my life changed for the better! also very many mushrooms trips the last 5 years, 9 month's in Peru drinking Ayahuasca also "rebuilt" me. I agree that when I see my behavior with Alcohol in hindsight it's just wild how much I was dependent on a drug that just fucked me over for years and years, good riddance! the heavy energy alcohol carries is just too much, every single truly fucked up situation and every single fight I have been in was because alcohol. Body eating spirits is a good description of alcohol, it's just wears you down like an anchor until it's nothing left and you don't even recognize who you are anymore, att all. Great video Tom, on an important topic. Cheers from Norway

[@rektchord]

3 years sober now. Living in the Uk has a similar attitude towards alcohol. The level of withdrawals I felt by the end of my drinking days was like hell on earth. I was only 29 at the time and it goes to show that some of us just respond in weird ways to the addiction side of it. There were people that were drinking just as much as me (and still do) that don't wake up the next day uncontrollably shaking, on the verge of a panic attack constantly, hallucinating, insomnia so bad I'd be awake for days after a binge occasionally switching off for a few minutes of sleep paralysis or lucid nightmares - but for some reason, it happened to me. It's probably partly to do with genes and then also doing the old hair of the dog thing to ease my social anxiety from about 21 - that shit will speed up the process!

[@user-wf2gp4ns5t]

I'm live in Bulgaria in 90% from neighborhoods shops and market's, under-ages can buy alcohol and cigarettes.

[@PME16]

Така е за съжаление!

[@galatiom]

Само това да беше! Пиенето се насърчава и подкрепя в голяма степен! Когато кажеш, че не пиеш алкохол 90% от хората те гледат все едно нещо ти има. Но джойнт..Оо ясно е че си наркоман! Много сбъркано мислене, много сбъркани хора, много нещастна и сбъркана държава!

[@user-wf2gp4ns5t]

​@@galatiom Не с всички е тъка, напоследък забелязвам, че доста от хората започват да съдят и си изграждат мнението по действията ти. И това, че пушиш, друсаш или :D трипваш :D не им помага с изграждане на мнение за теб и по скоро гледат по действията и разсъжденията ти. Но има цели поколения които без да опузнаят човек започват да го съдят само защото се напушва казват на децата им ,,на далеч от такива хора те са такива и такива" . Голяма полза за това мислене на населението има правителството и медийте. Тук е една от малкото държави в които закона против наркотиците е по-вреден от самите ,,тях'' П.п Малко се увлекох :DDD

[@galatiom]

@@user-wf2gp4ns5t Напротив! Благодаря за отговорът! Много се радвам, че стрещам макар и виртуално, мислещи българи и то в канала на Том, който следя от 5 години и ми е помогнал много в личностното израстване. Поздрави!

[@wasexbendbrainer1800]

Here in Poland too, crazy!!!

[@alanmcgarvey6505]

6 months away from the beer now, Its not to easy over here in Ireland to stay away from it considering nearly everything is based around the pub.

[@raminatorrammer]

Real talk. Thanks for this.

[@Bluebirdinhell]

I’m lucky that the fights & depression started at a young age for me, forcing me to realize how disgusting I was on alcohol. It has allowed me to fix my life with a lot less stress than others (at least in terms of school).

[@Kevin-vk5tx]

Hey Tom! I gotta say mate, I am a huge fan of yours. I lived in Australia for a year back in 2012 and I feel this romantic connection to the land and the people there. So there's that, but I also just wanted to thank you for sharing your life and your experiences with us you are an amazingly beautiful soul and you speak my mind directly. You are such a prominent representative for good natured self reflection, and you inspire myself and I'm sure many many others. Amazing work mate. You are so loved.

[@user-bd9zg3rk6g]

I feel you man. Last year of my drinking I was very hard on it and once I got this crazy vivid nightmare the day after blacking out due to drinking and I never drank again after that. Glad my subconscious is so resilient and caring of me lol. Such a miracle.

[@SoulExpansion1111]

I quit drinking when I turned 21 and went to a bar for the first time, I was sober when I went and felt all the energy and it felt very depressing.

[@godisgreat5141]

Depression like you wanted to drink or something else

[@SoulExpansion1111]

@@godisgreat5141 It was more I was feeling the lack of connection both inside of the bar and inside of myself, it was reflecting back to me that this lifestyle wasn't aligned for me

[@dez7800]

I deeply agree with you on the ''drugs and alcohol'' phrase.. I really don't get why it gets a free pass..

[@adencold5738]

I'd definitely watch a video about the pharmacology and history of alcohol, go for it!

[@flowersinmyhair55]

Awesome stuff! I can’t remember how long it’s been since I drank alcohol. I started drinking at 15 and my environment made it seem as though alcohol wasn’t anything bad like drugs! That’s a joke.

[@lrn_news9171]

Because it's legal

[@allegra668]

Great talk Tom. I mean, I never drank more than weekly and my friends were all big drinkers so i didn't think my use was a problem for years. But i would binge drink most of the time, and yeah I've experienced the feeling of the switch being flipped. Thankfully not very often but emotionally i verbally went off at people or punched fences (urgh). And combining with drug use (acid, alcohol and benzos for example) was also part of the concerning and dangerous mix. After having a couple of sober month challenges, i realised how i could socialise without it. And this year, i may drink weekly (if that) but most of the time it's 1-2 drinks when i do, on rare occasions it'll be 4-5. And holy heck it's just so much better. I heard recently it's the tipsy, super early stages of intoxication with alcohol that are actually enjoyable on a chemical level but beyond that it becomes depressing. I'd be interested in the history and pharmacology of alcohol fo sure.

[@sammoore6215]

Great topic. Tom you know what I am thinking. On theses videos keep it up

[@mertkorkmazzzz]

Here I am 20 years old, sober for 2 weeks. Never been alcohol free that long in last 3 years

[@gogo311]

Crazy stories mate! I'm glad you're are at where you're at right now. :) What you said in the end - I certainly agree that having an "addictive personality" can be beneficial. In my case, I can get really passionate about things. Just gotta choose the right things. :)

[@deitus1375]

Science and history of alcohol would be amazing!

[@RenegadeOfLight]

Alcohol is just an artificial high that takes everything from you. I'm glad I don't have those thoughts 'you need a drink to function' . One was never enough and it was always striving for that end result until getting to that point one bottle wouldn't get you drunk anymore. Giving up the alcohol is the best decision you can make for your life. Everything like your dreams and goals are put on hold when your in that space. Big ups to all who are needing it you can do this 🤙♥️

[@ScytheZ]

Same sort of culture here in New Zealand. This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Have cut down on drinking a lot besides special occasions

[@kiliabgonzalez9977]

I think alcohol isn’t viewed as a drug because of the reasons you mentioned such as it being such a huge part of our culture etc, but it is also a “food” that the body recognizes and metabolizes. It’s only when you abuse it that your body becomes negatively affected by it, which in turn, becomes a poison.

[@justaguyfromglasgow2251]

This is great, couldn't stop laughing at the "could you buy me alcohol?"......"yeaaaah" I've been there myself ha! Your one of the people who inspired me to make videos on this channel about meditation and lucid dreaming and I'll eventually be making some psychedelic content to show how mixing all 3 can help you achieve higher states of consciousness and overall wellbeing. Congrats from Glasgow!

[@fritmore]

thx mate, for doing this for your mates, mate

[@willowway42]

Totally Tom, totally. Kudos for telling the tale. Hopefully it will "land" where and how it is intended. I always think of that Aussie meme where everyone is at an AA meeting and someone stands up and says... "Hello. My name is Australia and I'm an alcoholic" 😏👍🏻💚🍃

[@azuregiant9258]

When your cat poked his/her little head through the window and lent you a supportive paw on your shoulder…..that’s what friends are for, no matter how large or small 😻✨🐾

[@liberatetheforks]

Tetris: song A. It's one of my favourites. Keep up the great work!

[@bslayedbellydance]

I had my first meeting today I pray for all of us thank u

[@akainikki]

great video - also documenting my journey. It's an inspiring accomplishment

[@tyron2479]

Great spiel man, thank you for sharing!

[@xBigGameHunter]

Thank you Tom 🙏

[@Tomogara]

for everyone who is still stuck in alcoholism and can't quit immediately: I have been getting drunk almost every day for 5 years straight and these are my honest best tips to not get a hangover and stay as healthy as possible: 1 - drink about 100-300 ml of water each hour in between your drinks, the higher the alcohol % in your drinks, the more water you'll need, since alcohol is incredibly dehydrating. 2 - before we go to bed: take 250-500mg mangesium plus 500 ml water, because alcohol is not only dehydrating, it also flushes out a lot of minerals as you go piss so often (mostly magnesium) 3 - have a bottle of water ready next to your bed when you sleep, you will wake up thirsty at times and be happy to have the bottle of water prepared! 4 - when you wake up, the first thing you should do is (again) have some water and take in some vitamins, salts, magnesium - prepare a great tasty meal :) 5 - (extra) visit your doctor on a regular basis and have your blood levels, kidney, liver, heart checked :) edit: 6 - don't worry about alcohol killing brain cells, since this is an old theory, it has been proven that brain cells only die if your organs start to degenerate (which can happen from anything that damages for example - your liver). So make sure that does not happen and have some detox phases in between :)

[@AP-rj5gr]

Great vid man, so many similarities with my experiences, well done

[@milxsmusic]

i’m 1 week sober and starting a 4minth rehabilitation program to be clean and sober :)

[@vram57]

How is it going?

[@JakeRoy96]

Hey Tom great video. Long time subber, currently freeing myself from past alcoholic behaviors, I resonate a lot with what you’re saying. It can become your higher power, and consume you. I’m also a musician with a B.A. in music, I think you sound great on the keys!

[@thelairdknows2389]

So wonderful that you survived alcohol to become the person that you are today.

[@paulinmontreal8076]

Very well done, thank you and good on ya mate !

[@erkenntiskohl9964]

i would love a video about the science and history of alcohol. keep it up!

[@niletrain]

Gotta love your Australian impersonations 😂❤️ reminds me of being out to party in Sydney

[@jonesman6734]

Great video! Thanks for playing the piano, you rememberd me that i wanted to Practise accordeon instead of being Stuck to my phone :-)

[@miracleshappen4483]

Bingo! 👏🙌🙏🌞🤗💖😁😊 I 've been there and done that and I totally agree!

[@zachmcclure88]

Perfect timing 👍👍👍

[@alexprice3828]

Thanks for making this video I’ve been going through something very similar

[@jagzin6147]

A lot of parallels can be drawn between alcoholism and weed addiction, not as physically serious but weed addiction can fuck you up psychologically; Social anxiety, zero motivation and above all, insecurity. Even in the way it's not treated as seriously as other drugs is similar, of course it's far less harmful than alcohol, but not without negative side effects.

[@tongbokes5820]

I can relate in the sense i was a heroin addict. Great video. Ive been to rehab multiple times and i am confident that even ALC is worse then heroin, esp the physical side effects.. Anybody who is extremely familiar with this stuff will agree. Congratulations on getting clean brother not easy

[@mexicanheadchog7017]

PSYCHEDELICS HAVE TAKEN US OUT OF A STATE OF ALMOST SLEEP

[@flameflames9465]

I worked at a bar.... I’ve seen it all ... including a lot of people cheating on their partner.

[@mrki731]

I've been in the same state when I was younger. Alcohol is dangerous but so hard to avoid in social settings. It's hard.

[@zebrehenriksson]

Really well said ❤️🙏