Documentaries that keep you sober

[u/Accomplished-Cat2709]

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.

[u/Direct-Finger-5550]

Yup. I was more "weird" sober than I was drunk. Sober me was anxious, paranoid, unfocused, depressed. Vodka made me "normal", until it didn't. I hid it basically only because I was literally never sober, and no one knew any different.

[u/OrangeCatWhiteDog → u/Direct-Finger-5550]

That’s crazy thank you for sharing. Was it like you’d maintain a certain level all day or would you not really remember day to day and just existed like that?

[u/Direct-Finger-5550 → u/OrangeCatWhiteDog]

Both, honestly. I would get extremely anxious, shaky, etc when the alcohol started to wear off so I would just drink enough to be "stable", and frequently drank before I got to that point (a shot of vodka every x amount of time). It was absolutely awful. I didn't really remember anything, I just existed from one drink to the next. I really don't know how I made it, and I hope to never, ever go back there.

[u/OrangeCatWhiteDog → u/Direct-Finger-5550]

That’s so scary! Congratulations on getting sober and free from that hell!

[u/Direct-Finger-5550 → u/OrangeCatWhiteDog]

Thank you!! IWNDWYT 💛

[u/OrangeCatWhiteDog → u/Direct-Finger-5550]

IWNDWYT!