Wasted - A Documentary
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Published 2019-11-26
Read Wasted, the book: www.amazon.com/dp/1771641967
Listen to the audiobook: www.audible.ca/pd/Wasted-Audiobook/B07Z3CHP3X
All Comments (21)
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It’s nice to see alternatives to AA, though it was better than nothing. The other challenge here is making it available for all, not just those who can afford it. Also we all need a loving partner and a support group to make life easier in general.
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I was 5 months sober then relapsed. I’m once again back to 18 days. I feel like I’m not weak or stupid after watching this.
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I have done nearly 20 years sober. no alcohol. Never went to AA just made the decision and stuck to it. You just have to store some "bad memories" to remind yourself where you have come from and where you never want to return!!1 Good Luck to anyone who tries good on you NEVER GIVE UP GIVING UP!!!
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I met a guy in AA that I dated for 10 years. We eventually went our separate ways because he was addicted to AA! When I met him he had about 23 years sober and was still going to AA 7-10 times a week! He kept bugging me and shaming me if I didn't go to a meeting every day! I never really liked AA, its just not for me. I currently have not been to a meeting in about 5 years, nor do I drink!!
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Honestly what helped me immensely was my guitar. When I got stressed, depressed and craving I would pick up my guitar and play. I still do this to this day. It takes me to another place that is my safety zone. I had no support from anyone but me.
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So happy that doctors are getting addiction training. A much needed change
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I'm sober 37 years now and I do attend AA meetings once or twice a week but I have always had general anxiety that I see a psychiatrist for medication, and I eat healthy food and exercise, so recovery is a combination of behavior changes.
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My uncle was a alcoholic and hit rock bottom and went into AA and he is 20 years sober.
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Thank you for letting me know loving my father was the right thing while the rest of my family either shamed him, distanced themselves or hated him may he rest in peace.
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Im 8 months sober I LOVE IT God Bless You!
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Hubby was sober since 1991, thanks to AA! ...Compassionate, interesting, and always keeping inventory on himself. Never came to be judgemental to me, and after a decade, he quit going regularly to meetings (before we met); but, has kept the best parts of AA with him. Very grateful, as it saved his life, and made him a self aware, and wonderful partner!
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Hey my name is Kevin I'm a 29 year old addict in recovery I have 100 days and I can relate so much to this video. This is exactly how my life went in the town I'm from and we just got a impatient rehab for the first time in my entire life and they offer sober living after impatient and so many good things in my experience with treatment here this has changed my life dramatically. And it's really a game changing program. Just wanted to say thank you for this video. You help me a lot
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“You have to do it for you and you have to do it the way it works for you”. That’s exactly it. I cannot be around it and have forgo a relationship with anyone who drinks even if it’s just sometimes. I couldn’t do it.
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I dealt with alcoholism since I was a child, first with my parents, then my own drinking which they encouraged from an early age. Trouble with the law from my teens, stupid drunk stuff that took me through the juvenile system into adult prison system. Homelessness, treatment centers, in and out of AA until I was 40. God and AA finally got through and now 20 years sober.
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That explains it. I lost everything because I was born with low level dopamine receptors. Oh well, Saturday I'll be on 90 days sober... Good luck on your own individual journey all, do what works best for you...
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What I’ve learned about loving an alcoholic is you cannot have alcohol around them. I know his wife didn’t mean it but leaving wine available triggers cravings. It’s true they will get it if they want it no matter what but I learned not to even have vanilla for cooking in the house. Proud of Mike and my prayers are with his journey.
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What an amazingly thought provoking documentary! As a psychologist, I have learned to treat patients with addiction problems differently now and I will be taking the CRAFT course asap!
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this is a great documentary but as in a lot of medical help, what alcoholic has 1,200 for vivitrol? These meds need to be more affordable to ALL people.
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Ponder this: I quit drinking with no program or counseling. Now people call me a "dry drunk" and tell me that relapse is inevitable. You can't please these haters. My theory is that therapy can be a replacement addiction for those who need attention all the time. Also, I know my quit date but I don't really keep track of days. That's just the devil in the bottle trying to tempt you into thinking you've hit some "milestone" all the time. Another reason to slip..
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My second stint in rehab I was voted least likely to succeed. That was 40 years ago. What worked was getting away from every aspect of my drinking life..from friends to locations. Love to you all.
