How I Went from 2 Bottles Of Vodka A Day & A Date With Death To A Life Of Sustained Sobriety
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Published 2017-08-14
Do you ever feel like you’re living a double life? Working hard at your day job and then drinking yourself into oblivion at night?
Maybe you’re sick and tired of driving past a bottle shop and feeling the need to pull in and stock up.
Or perhaps you just want the anxiety, withdrawals and the constant mind chatter about ‘how soon till your next drink’ to stop.
I get it. I’m a reformed alcoholic who spent the better part of a decade addicted to booze to the point where it nearly killed me.
Six years ago, I was a mess.
To the outside world, I wasn’t the kind of guy who needed to drink heavily – I had a successful business, a beautiful home with my (then) wife and toddler, a busy and thriving social life.
But appearances aren’t everything. Behind the scenes, the wheels had completely fallen off the bus.
I was a fully functioning alcoholic, self-medicating my sanity away and using stealth like tactics to hide it from the world.
This crazy, bingeing lifestyle of secrets finally caught up with me in the form of a major health wake-up call. I landed myself in a hospital emergency ward with acute pancreatitis from alcohol abuse.
I ended up on life support and was told I had a 20% chance of survival. Somehow I dodged a bullet this time, but when I left the hospital, the doctor said if I drank again, it could be fatal.
So I took his advice.
I stopped drinking entirely.
But I never dealt with the hard stuff – the triggers for my fear and anxiety and drinking.
So I spent many more years dipping in and out of sobriety…drinking in secret, even deceiving my new amazing wife.
I can tell you this: it’s totally normal. Hiding is where your disease loves to live and thrive.
But I know you want change.
And here’s the thing: when you’re motivated to recover like I eventually was, there is hope.
And there are practical, actionable tools that DO work.
I know, because I used them. And today I no longer battle with alcohol and cravings.
I’m openly abstinent from alcohol and, you may not believe it, but I don’t have cravings anymore.
I am fitter and healthier than I’ve been in two decades.
I have a deeper connection with my wife than ever and I’m a proud, positive role model for my son.
The roller coaster of disappointments and shameful consequences are gone.
So that’s me.
But more importantly, where are you today?
Where do you WANT to be?
To be honest, it doesn’t matter whether you’re drinking too much socially or you drink in secret or if you’ve got a more serious addiction.
I’m here to tell you that I get it.
And that there IS a way out.
Register for the FREE webinar training that I’ve created for you by clicking the button in the Video Window at the end of the Video or copy the link below to your browser
beyondboozeprogram.com/webinar
All Comments (21)
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The worst thing about alcoholism is that you can be functional but in reality, you are just postponing disaster
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I'm nearly 15 years sober and the life I have today is a far better than anything I had when I was drinking. I've even noticed a change in my home town regarding alcohol. When I was out there drinking, there was about 10 bars and clubs where you could go for a night out. Now there's only 5 and people's attitude in general towards alcohol has changed. It's all for the better because going out at the weekend was like something out of the wild west! Now it's a lot more peaceful and the police and ambulances aren't seen that much.
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I'm In the hospital for liver failure. I lave this channel. Please pray for me
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I don’t know how I got out of it either... I went to rehab and the hospital dozens of time... but 9/19/2018 Thank you for reminding me to be addicted to creating a beautiful life! ❤️✨
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Crying, reading this...thank you for inspiring me to quit... again thank you brother..
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My heart goes out to you I was an heroin addict then I came away from that with no medication but then because of the circumstances I was in I've now become a serious alcoholic in so broken in 43 years of age and all my life I've been abused but you have inspired me now not to give up 😢
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Thank you for sharing your experience.
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Wow. Thank you for sharing your story. ❤
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Thank you. Ive subscribed and starting my long journey today. I so hope i can be as strong as you. If not i wont see this year out 😭
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30th birthday just past and drinking around a litre of vodka a day...spend most of the day hungover and as soon as I feel even a little better straight to the shop. the party from 18-25ish just never stopped for me...I’ve got to stop It’s going to kill me if I don’t.
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Thank you sir. Nice video
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I'm currently dealing with this and looking for help and this video did help.... Thank you
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I’m 39 and this is my life as well. I finally reached out to get help. Unfortunately I’m away from the support I reached out to for another week. I want to stop, but like you, I cannot stop my mind and demons from getting to that bottle. I’m going to make it to 40, but it’s going to be a struggle. So thanks for this video to show me it’s possible. If I don’t make changes, I know I won’t see 45 at this rate.
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I'd love your help and to hear about your experience mate
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This video made me want to go grab some vodka
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Today I'm an ex soldier, I drink up to litre of vodka per day to numb my overactive mind and fall asleep without my demons. I know this will kill me, it killed my Dad. But I can't stop.
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Try three decades.
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Oh god. Why me 😢
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The absolute best way to stop drinking: quit coffee. You’re way more addicted to caffeine more than likely and you don’t even realize it. You’ll be so blown over by caffeine withdrawal that you’ll forget booze. It works!
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As a young drinker I feel like I could either be the next Amy Winehouse or become You 😭 I want to live but it’s hard
