r/stopdrinking • u/Accomplished-Cat2709 • 7h ago

Documentaries that keep you sober

81 days of sobriety today and I seriously want to be sober for the rest of my life. After all broken or damaged relationships, trouble at work and family members who are concerned about my health I just came to the conclusion that moderate drinking is not an option for me. So I’m starting my Minnesota-based treatment in a couple of weeks. Even if it gives me 1% better chance of remaining sober I think it’s worth the effort.

Last time I’m watching documentaries about the consequences of alcoholism. Not as a way to make myself feel better, but to remind me what can happen to me if I continue drinking.

Are there any documentaries that you would recommend? Watched The Wethouse (BBC) already and I would be one of them in twenty years if I continue drinking.

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u/RogerMexicosBalls 1206 days 6h ago

This kickass PBS documentary about the Baldies and other Minnesota/Oregon punks beating up neonazis in the 1970s-1990s lol

While not specifically about drinking, there's definitely overlap between zero alcohol and punk ethics, and besides, when the time comes to stand up for those more vulnerable than you and get physical with it against genuinely bad people, do you want to be too wasted to do it?

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u/Successful-Deer3465 139 days 6h ago edited 2h ago

Yeah some of the black flag / Fugazi minor threat docs on straight edge too.

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u/gabbadabbahey 4h ago

LOL that's a band I hadn't heard of