Just finished watching a documentary on HBO called Risky Drinking. I highly recommend it and today I am 15 days sober. I have had high anxiety today just thinking about St. Patrick’s Day. Days like that can be a real downfall for me and set me back tremendously. I decided to watch this documentary and I related to each and everyone of their stories. I feel confident that on Friday I will simply turn off my phone (to avoid any one trying to persuade me to go out) cozy up to a good book and stay in. The documentary did a good job at breaking down the effects of drinking and the part where they said your brain can actually shrink from heavy drinking really struck a cord with me. The stories were compelling and really did a good job at showing what a disease this can truly be. I actually cried in several parts but it was only because I saw myself in them and it opened my eyes to what I no longer want to be.
Thank you for posting!
Thanks for the recommend @MoPo and the link @Charlesfreck. I’m going to give that a watch shortly.
Just watched this and it is very powerful. Personally I was surprised it talked about being able to moderate drinking. I know for me this is simply NOT an option.
Same here. ..no moderation for me either. Years of experience have taught me that being sober is where it’s at. 
Thanks. Looks informative
Thanks for posting! I will watch it on the TV later.
There are people who notice problem drinking and then are able to moderate. I guess it’s always worth one try - but if that doesn’t work, welcome to the club!
By definition, those people are not on this forum, so they’re not as visible.
Wow. That is a must watch!! I think everyone of us here could benefit from watching that. Jeez - school kids should be made to watch that!!
Thanks for posting this. Keeping me busy for the next hour or so 
So I saw this post and decided to watch. It’s really good. It’s also making me sick to think that this is me. Literally sick to my stomach.
Thanks for the suggestion! I need something to keep me busy tomorrow for St Patrick’s Day so I don’t get tempted. I don’t have HBO but will see how I can get it on TV!
Strange, I started watching it with my wife there, and had to turn it off, with some lame excuse. Was getting too embarrassed and ashamed - it was too close to home. I’ll have to watch it alone at some point.
Watched last night after reading your post. Great documentary and thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting. Will try to watch it. Feel like i am losing my focus these last few days.
…a follow up. I just finished watching the documentary - alone. Ugh, that was depressing! 
There was not not one total success story of sobriety - at least not as of the end date. Interesting how it starts with Kenzie and partying, and ends with the older man Neal in serious trouble - that was horrible. His wife and son are amazing people, but even they must have limits. That guy Mike, forgot where, on that island? I get a feeling he is just kind of a jerk even sober. Even the wife said something like, there’s no rehab for a**holes! or something to that effect. In any case, the summary at the end was very educational and in line with what we discuss on the forum. The link HBO provided at the end was:
For me the theme that ran through the whole documentary was one of desperation, not one of the drinkers seemed remotely happy and yet I’d guess they all thought they either are or were really ‘living the life’.
What were we all thinking, eh!
My husband and I are planning on watching it this weekend. Does anyone know if it’s on Amazon Prime or Netflix? I haven’t had a chance to check yet.
The link is right above @KSAPP You can watch it for free online (Youtube)
ha ha ha yeah I was curious if it was on either of the other ones. Oh well I can pull youtube up on my TV if nothing else