I never understood those weirdos that only drink one drink and then stop. Being sober was an awful feeling, and the further away from it, the better. I just passed my 4000th sober day.
@whiteyfisk9769
29 күн бұрын
Same. You drink to get drunk, maybe not blacked out in 3 seconds. But id rather be sober than drink one beer and feel all weird and unsatisfied
@liamburns8554
28 күн бұрын
Really depends on genetics. Drink reacts differently depending on your genes
@iluomobravo
24 күн бұрын
Moderation is torture
@ashchaya7676
19 күн бұрын
@@whiteyfisk9769 Same with me. Back when I was drinking if you gave me half a bottle of whiskey and there was no way of getting any more that night, I wouldn't even start. I knew if I drank it I'd be WAY more unsatisfied than just being outright sober. As far as I was concerned that half bottle of whiskey was no whiskey at all.
@robertclark9
11 күн бұрын
Right? If there was a sign that read “all you can drink for a buck”, I would tell em “give me two bucks worth”……I’ve never had one of anything in my life. Except maybe a job 😂
@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat
Ай бұрын
"One drink is too many, and a million aren't enough"....says it all. ❤
@MJA5
7 күн бұрын
Amen 🙏🏻-it’s exactly that.
@iluomobravo
24 күн бұрын
6 months, 1 week sober. It’s really not so bad. As a single guy it’s lonely, but when I go to my local bar for a burger and a coke once in a while, nobody asks where I was or where I’d been. They hadn’t even noticed I stopped coming. They were never my friends.
@MJA5
7 күн бұрын
No one really cares if you drink, do they? They might for a minute because they want you in their bucket 🪣. But when they figure out you’re not joining them, poof 💨!
@missylowcarb
22 сағат бұрын
Great for you that you figured that out.Congratulations 🎉
@jonathanscripps917
Ай бұрын
I never had a drink problem, I had a stopping problem. Waking up sober, not picking up, one day at at a time, with the fellowship and the programme alongside me, I'm approaching 2 years sober. Acceptance, Courage, Wisdom = Serenity.
@Sharsie
24 күн бұрын
Well done xxx
@MJA5
7 күн бұрын
Congrats! I love not waking up sick.
@kieransimpson2160
Ай бұрын
Most don't understand the severity of binge alcoholism. For years I have drank myself to oblivion with each session lasting upwards of 12-24 hours. I go into work and no one can see the crippling hangsiety I feel or the regret from all the stupid decisions made whilst intoxicated. It's easy for me to not drink but almost impossible to just have one. 99% of the times I've had one, I later came home the next day when the sun's up. Many times ive had near death experiences, walking the streets drunk and getting a knife pulled at me, or hit over the head by a junkie with a metal pipe just last weekend. Only now have I realized that I'll never be able to drink socially. Sometimes you just have to submit to something and acknowledge that it has power of you. Wish me luck
@ANormalAlcoholic
Ай бұрын
Good luck 👍
@MrRaugerbrown
Ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this mate. One drink is too many and a hundred is never enough. This is the key to sobriety.
@robertclark9
11 күн бұрын
I was a pioneer in controlled drinking for many years. Until the day it finally sunk in, I can not drink without consequences. At 15 years sober today, a large part of that is because I’m simply NOT willing to pay those consequences anymore. And if the day ever comes when I am willing, most likely I would drink. But today, is not that day. And that’s what it’s all about. Making it to 12:00 midnight, and starting over again on a new day. Best wishes in your recovery.
@jamesbyrne9312
Ай бұрын
The normal dopamine we need from social interaction is mimicked by alcohol. But once we drink we socialise less, and so begins the cycle of using alcohol for your dopamine that you should be getting from a social life
@MJA5
7 күн бұрын
Robin, I enjoy your sincerity. It is a testament to your character that you intend to help others struggling with this. It’s a tough nut to crack. 4 years here.
@daniel4994
26 күн бұрын
very useful insight thanks very much
@keitheverman1460
Ай бұрын
Thanks, brother. We appreciate your words.
@Crushkirkland
26 күн бұрын
I tried that, many times, I always felt worse than I did before the one drink after drinking one. It made my nerves go nuts knowing I was only drinking one drink, so it always wound up being about 12 drinks. One drink would just piss me off. I always envied the people who could just stop at one or two.
@Rick40years
Ай бұрын
I don't think I have ever had one drink in my life. Im under no illusion about that.
@browntrousersmoment
27 күн бұрын
Thank your videos. The other day I read the "Alcoholism is a cancer of the soul" it hit me hard...
@muqyk
Ай бұрын
4 weeks in. Still asking myself if I’ll have one after a year or so. Then I remind myself, just one day at a time.
@Besotted85
Ай бұрын
It took my about 6-8 months before i felt really good not drinking. Been 4 years now, and it was the best thing i ever did. 85% of my worries, and problems was gone. Peace at mind, which i didnt have for 16 years. And the best thing is, i dont even miss it at all.
@MrRaugerbrown
Ай бұрын
The answer is maybe I will but i will worry about that then and not today and that has worked for me now 10 months in. Even when i think right i am gonna have a drink I just say ok lets see how you feel tomorrow instead, as opposed to no you cant have a drink and that works ok too
@JIMKATSANIDIS
Ай бұрын
Very helpful video, Robin! Drinking alcohol in any amount carries a health risk. While the risk is low for moderate intake, the risk goes up as the amount you drink goes up. Moderation is fine for some people, but for those with addictional personality, can spiral into problem use over time. Take Care everyone!👋❤
@duaneturner1612
26 күн бұрын
Thanks for your talk. One problem that nobody has mentioned is how in New Zealand we have it for sale in supermarkets with bright lights and sparkling. Your kids grow up seeing this as normal and I'm sure this is not helping the people with addiction. Its normalizing a drug at a supermarket. Thanks
@Nigel-nx2od
Ай бұрын
Super video. This is exactly how my drinking brain thinks. Perfectly explained. Thanks
@ANormalAlcoholic
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Vincentsuav
Ай бұрын
Alcohol addiction is truly a nasty disease. The cravings will diminish significantly over time, but may never completely go away. A slip up can happen at anytime, that will put you right back where your addiction had left off. People have died going through relapses, after having achieved many many years of sobriety.
@ashchaya7676
19 күн бұрын
Me a few years ago: "What a shit day. I deserve a drink." -> 30 standard drinks "What a great day. I deserve a drink." -> 30 standard drinks "What a nothing day. How boring. Think I'll have a drink." -> 30 standard drinks
@michaelproctor3069
26 күн бұрын
I have never been able to have just one drink. I have blacked out drinking since 13. For so long I denied I was an alcoholic. I’m now 38. Now I just fight to stay away from it. It socially acceptable for people to drink and most of who I know and love can have such a great time drinking. I remember being 21 and my immediate family would not allow me to drink with them or be around me if I was. I have recently decided I don’t want to ever drink again but it is very hard. I have had a few times I worked a program went to rehab the whole nine but that little beast in me wants to surface. I understand.
@ANormalAlcoholic
26 күн бұрын
I hope you learn how to quiet that monster!
@michaelproctor3069
26 күн бұрын
@@ANormalAlcoholic I believe that’s going to come with more time. Thank you. You’re video was well made and your story hit a certain nerve. Stay strong.
@Arto300-yn5fv
Ай бұрын
Alcoholic can't have one drink because it doesn't work the same any more. One drink you almost don't feel any effects when previously you got quite buzzed and happy. Now you need 3 or 4 drinks for that feeling, but after 4 you are on the brink of loosing control.
@box1007
Ай бұрын
Excellent video never heard it explained so well especially the bad day at work scenario. 👍🏻
@sundog60
27 күн бұрын
Here’s the sneaky one-I’ve had a good day. I went to the gym or did something good at work, whatever, time for a reward! Just one drink then.
@jasonfitch1066
Ай бұрын
Im someone who is fkd on alcohol everyday and struggling and im pretty scared. Videos like urs can only b a good thing and if the msg stays in my mind 4 a few days it can only do me good so thanks 👍
@ANormalAlcoholic
Ай бұрын
Thank you for opening up. All the information you can take in will gradually change your thinking. Just keep trying. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!
@simonsmith5315
24 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing with us. You are giving me strength.
@ChavJag
29 күн бұрын
The thought of buying a bottle of vodka and just having one or 2 drinks baffles me. I have to hammer that bottle till its gone. I don't drink every day any more unless i'm triggered. The biggest trigger for me is when someone or something really pisses me off then its "get me a fucking drink". Before i know i wake up to 4 empty cans and an empty bottle of vodka. Then fast forward to your 'hair of the dog' video and that cycle kicks in.
@letigreflamand
Ай бұрын
Props for being strong enough in those darn tough times. You have my respect!
@southofthemersey7351
19 күн бұрын
This resonates with me. I've realised that controlled or moderate drinking just can't be done by me, sadly. I envy my friends and family who can. I only drink at weekends. And I can go weeks and months without a drink. And I have done before. Dry Jan, odd weeks saving money, did 6 months sober just to get fit etc. But more often than not going out for what for everyone else is 3-5 pints and a chilled out afternoon would for me be 12+ hours of drinking til I blackout and eventually fall asleep. Spending a fortune. And waking up feeling awful for days afterwards. And listening to anxiety inducing stories about inappropriate stuff I'd said or done.
@sportsman4545
15 күн бұрын
I go to bed late, pass out, wake up 3 hours later,fidget for 3 hours, finely fall asleep for an hour, wake up feeling awful, sweaty, full and panic anxiety and total shame. That's just with 10 drinks over 5 hours. Why is that even appealing?
@genialgenial7113
Ай бұрын
Loving your channel, mate, and loving the mission - to help others ❤️ keep up the good work ❤️
@ANormalAlcoholic
Ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@ramsy66
21 күн бұрын
I'm really lucky that my drinking never got too bad, and very fortunate I was able to identify the trajectory of the path I was on early I've been dealing with cravings for the last couple of weeks, which seem to have appeared from nowhere. I'm pretty sure it has everything to do with my isolation however, but that is difficult to admit because I don't feel capable of changing that feature of my personality Of course, my brain is trying to convince me that the alcohol would help. We all know, at least temporarily, that it would numb the bad feelings. But it is a 100% guarantee that I would feel significantly worse and less able to cope afterwards. It still doesn't make it easy to keep the cravings away though, during times when I feel low Your video was tremendously helpful. Thank you :)
@KatieAtmatzidis
18 күн бұрын
The two lines converge at 430 every work day. The lines converge at 12:30 on weekends, for me.
@Joelstarr
19 күн бұрын
having goals and a routine helps a lot. I used to not be able to to have just one drink because I was not happy with my life and it was the best way to forget it. As soon as my wife left me (not because of alcool) and I started losing weight, exercise, focusing on my business and passion, I then was able to not (always) get smashed. Now the first thing in my mind is that the day after drinks I need to get my job and objetives done and it helps a lot. Even my boss offered me a line of coke after a few drinks weeks ago and I was able to say no even if I had a few beers before, I started drinking water and watched people get smashed until I was able to go sleep :) I still love drinking, but I have other priorities and when I drink it's always special moments and not weekly, most days I don't have drinks, I don't buy alcool, I don't go out. My priority is getting my business to the next level and making decent money, then after, I will get smashed 🤣
@helenamolero
26 күн бұрын
Thanks for that amazingly well explained feeling ❤
@esorliversage6634
23 күн бұрын
One is too many but never enough. Still crave a drink from time to time, but always also the fear if I go that route again, I may not get back again.
@sammyhooligan803
Ай бұрын
Thank you Robin , i relate to your story. I am not an alcoholic or have drank, in a few years, but i have And have other addiction issues, that i might be able to figure out with your ideas/ theories, 🤔
@rudycarv2197
Ай бұрын
Like to see your videos. Well done 🙏👏
@mmllgg2471
28 күн бұрын
Well said for all of us! Others can’t understand.
@AliceP.
Ай бұрын
Yeah, and it kind of gets in my skin when I say "oh, I'd rather not go [to a bar/party/reunion] because I know people will be drinking and I'll want to drink.", and they're like "well, you can have just one!". I don't know, it takes all of my energy not to reply: you're so smart! Do you just walk around with all that brain?
@jacklongdin1506
24 күн бұрын
Well done you. I hope you can keep it up.
@KevinONeil-wo7uu
22 күн бұрын
Well said; one is the start to a thousand
@fullerton6582
Ай бұрын
I' m having good time with my friends for dinner. I always think: If I drink now a glass of wine (Italy here), then I will drink seven glasses. At home I will open a bottle and will finish it. Tomorrow morning the hangover will destroy me (no alcohol from 134 days) and tomorrow afternoon I will be destroyed by terrible guilt feelings. The day after I will be OK, no drink. But after three or four days, my brain will ask for alcohol again and will say: you have controlled it for 134 days and the last time you drank was four days ago. So you can control. So you can drink. So I wiil drink a bottle of wine, the same and the same in the next days. Again in the hell.
@EamonRyanGobShite
Ай бұрын
Yep ,it is all or nothing with us:(
@iluomobravo
24 күн бұрын
You sound like me. Every time I have quit for an extended period of time and return, for a few weeks and even a couple months I can drink on occasion and even stop it after 3-5, but it sooner or later I’m back where I started.
@sportsman4545
15 күн бұрын
I hear ya. My spouse says just have 2 and stop. Honestly, I don't know how to do that.
@tonyhill1264
Ай бұрын
As a guy, I was so out of control at 24 to 25. The booze, the drugs just never stopped. The most dangerous time for a guy is 19 to 26.
@shaunmclorie5929
26 күн бұрын
Brilliant video and channel
@user-eb2zt6zz5q
Ай бұрын
Good video.
@marko-1987
Ай бұрын
Exellent video on this mate. You have absolutley rocked things and its a battle i know well. Weed has helped loads mind. Sending ❤ and energy to all who read this.
@buddhawasright
19 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@briancuthbert4508
18 күн бұрын
You can’t help other alcoholics . They can only help themselves!!🤷♂️
@TheCowardStrikesBack
Ай бұрын
Well done. Thank you.
@bwoods7
Ай бұрын
Great message thank you
@barryholt488
29 күн бұрын
Because one won't be enough!
@BETTERWORLDSGT
Ай бұрын
The only time I ever have one drink is when it's all I have, and it's a Sunday and the liquor store is closed, and the Cars broke down and I can't make it out to the Bootlegger!
@ANormalAlcoholic
Ай бұрын
My only "one drink" was when I had one (bottle of) vodka!
@ashchaya7676
19 күн бұрын
Back when I was drinking if I didn't have enough alcohol for what I considered to be a "decent session" I would not start at all. I knew the dissatisfaction of not being drunk enough was WAY worse than being completely sober.
@ac12484
Ай бұрын
I had exactly the same mental picture with the lines as I go throughout the day! I noticed that the moment when they crossed over was getting earlier in the day, that's when I got worried.
@JB-vz9vc
Ай бұрын
You have helped me, thank you Brother
@user-bl5jr5vz6i
Ай бұрын
Great advice. Well done fella.
@pauljones5066
Ай бұрын
pat on the back for your achievements mate
@load7791
21 күн бұрын
Yeah, once I realized how much easier it was to simply not buy any alcohol in the first place rather than to try and drink in moderation, I realized that kicking the dependency wasn't too incredibly hard. I used to have 12 - 15 legal drinks a night too, but I spontaneously decided to stop buying it 5 days ago and honestly haven't really gotten to crazy of an urge. When I did get some cravings, I just drank a soda instead. As unhealthy as those are, I'll probably use it as a placebo affect because I drink from the same frost glass I always did and the drink is carbonated like my ciders and beers. Though, I don't want to get into drinking soda, but usually one a day at most is all I need to quell the urge. After these initial 2 weeks I imagine the cravings will die down and then I can stop drinking soda, which I don't really like all that much anyway.
@sandtoy11510
Ай бұрын
If I were to have just 1 drink, it will quickly become more than 1 and eventually drinking all day, every day. My “friends” who drink are becoming increasingly uncomfortable around me, asking if it’s ok if they drink while they are around me… God, I hate being treated like a child for making an adult decision to get sober
@charlescutts2387
Ай бұрын
❤
@symfotroll
Ай бұрын
The worst day sober is better than the best day not.
@Andromeda330
24 күн бұрын
I gave up on thinking Ill only have one drink long ago
@konstantinpospelov951
18 күн бұрын
Watching this while I drink a Backwoods Smores Golden Milk Stout
@patricksober2023
Ай бұрын
In between those lines you need AA , a higher power and a sponsor .
@bryontharp5790
28 күн бұрын
Have 12 pack not liquor
@jenhasken
12 күн бұрын
In one go? That’s a tremendous amount of alcohol. Over time this could easily kill you.
@VSL229
Ай бұрын
What is the point of having one drink?
@brendanbishop3684
Ай бұрын
Maybe try a ketogenic/carnivore diet, my mental health improves drastically when eating this way, anxiety or stress goes away and maybe easier to say no to that voice in your head.
@tommysherman7155
Ай бұрын
Buying cooking meat washing up everyday isn't my idea of stress free a ready or frozen meals with brown or tomato sauce will do
@turnerbrewer7188
Ай бұрын
The carnivore diet helped me kick the booze. You can cook a tasty ribeye in an Air Fryer in less than 25 minutes. .
@jamesbyrne9312
Ай бұрын
What do you think of cgl, I am considering using it
@DavidChild-ty2od
Ай бұрын
To answer your question, there isn't really much pleasure to be gained from only having one drink. Who cares? Just go with the flow.
@deniseharris5233
Ай бұрын
The question should be, Why would You want a drink ?. What good lasting thing is it going to give me?🧐
@paulandrew4415
Ай бұрын
Ended up with liver cirrhosis from drinking. Don't let it get to that or it's game over. Still feel like a drink?
@tuckeravery3685
Ай бұрын
I've been sober since November 2023 and it's sure has been a challenge!
@tuckeravery3685
Ай бұрын
Proud of you for your sobriety I'm proud of you for staying sober! I ended up with liver damage too! I got told I had liver damage and still kept drinking! I just couldn't stop! I was in a dark place and my body was in horrible shape! So glad to finally be able to enjoy life again! I didn't realize how much I was missing and how happy I could really be!
@jasonfitch1066
Ай бұрын
Can I ask how long for and how much you drank?
@paulandrew4415
Ай бұрын
@jasonfitch1066 personally I drank for most of my life ,but was healthy until around 2020, then I drank 12 tall boys a day for 3 years, and ended up in the hospital. Gave me a year to live. It's been 15 months
@LV-426...
11 күн бұрын
@@paulandrew4415 Do you have jaundice now?
@jenhasken
12 күн бұрын
Cuz it’s boring 😕
@truckerjournal3680
18 күн бұрын
Bro. You literally can have just one drink. There is no such thing as an "alchoholic"
@weirdo1083
Ай бұрын
This why i say to people who have never drank that they shouldnt ever touch the stuff.
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