I did not drink a heavy amount. I haven’t partied for years. But up to and during the pandemic – I was frequently having 2 or 3 beers. I new something needed to change. It has been coming for a long time. But these FOUR things helped trigger and flick a change in my mindset:
1) With MILLIONS and MILLIONS of pints being supped every single week, PLUS, all of the people who buy from local shops & supermarkets and never even go out. There is a serious alcohol problem in society that needs to be fixed.
It’s by design, by the establishment… to keep us weak, docile, depressed and unmotivated.
I will no longer be part of that.
2) It was deeply routed in me from a young age – that alcohol, partying and getting pissed is a good thing.
Everyone around me looks forward to the weekend to get on the drink.
Bad day at work – beers. Hard week – beers. Good news – beers. Bad news – beers. Good mood – beers. Bad mood – beers. Occasion – beers. Matchday – beers. Stress – beers. Boredom – beers.
I no longer wanna’ use alcohol for coping, managing stress, temporary escape, temporary enjoyment or temporary happiness. It’s time to find happiness, joy, gratitude, pleasure, enjoyment, reward, satisfaction from other things.
3) The mental health and mental toughness element. I could not resist the temptation or withstand the peer pressure to drink.
After suffering some dark, dark places in my 20’s… OCD, depression, intrusive thoughts, unsure of wanting to even exist, chronic fatigue, stress, anxiety attacks, unhappiness….
After finally figured out how to control and over come those things without being a customer to the pharmaceutical companies…. I was left mentally weak. I had no mental strength. No mental toughness. I could not stick to anything I said I wanted to do. Anytime I tried to change – I suffered extreme mental battles and mental resistance in my mind.
I lost those mental battles over and over again.
Cutting out alcohol, aside from the health benefits…. Is more about proving to myself that I now have control over my mind. I can control my mind and thoughts. I can win the mental battles. I am focusing on improving my mental strength and mental toughness.
4) Point three leads nicely into point four.
I believe that the #1 thing that every human is truly searching for – is TRUE HEALTH & HAPPINESS.
And I think there are FOUR elements to achieve true health:
– Eat A Healthy Diet
– Train
– Be in control of your mind and thoughts
– Supplementation
And to achieve true health – there has to be a holistic approach.
The body, mind and spirit as ONE.
The human body as a WHOLE.
Not focusing on single systems. Holism is – physical, mental, spiritual, social and environmental systems.
Taking full responsibility for the vessel in which you journey through your time on this Earth.
Your human body. The only one you get.
THEN, combined with finding satisfaction, practising gratitude, finding joy, doing stuff that gives deep reward, removing negativity, addressing emotions and personal issues head on – as we discussed before…Only then is it possible to find TRUE HAPPINESS.
And in no way – can alcohol be part of any of that.
It fucks up your diet with cravings, suppression of hormones, output of bad hormones, adds calories.
It ruins your drive, hunger, aggression, motivation – which stops you from training well.
It lowers testosterone and growth hormone output -which stops you recovering from training, stops you from growing and building muscle or strength.
Affects insulin sensitivity.
Adds to depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, chemical imbalances in the brain.
Only by removing alcohol are you able to achieve HOLISM.
Physically fit, mentally fit, strong, driven, motivated, MEN are a real problem to the establishment and they the elite HATE THAT.
I wanna’ improve my longevity. I wanna’ avoid future hospital visits. I don’t wanna’ be a customer to pharmaceutical companies or allopathic medicine.
….. So therefore, I will no longer succumb to alcohol.
