In this episode, Kirk, Dan and producer John explore the concept of hitting rock bottom, the depth of the human experience, how our mind alters with addiction and the manipulation that comes alongside that. They also again discuss the link between neurodivergence and addiction and what we can do as individuals to combat this and answer more questions about sobriety from the community. KEY TAKEAWAYS Going sober is never easy straight away, it will be harder and not that rewarding, to begin with, but in time things and life will improve. Many people with ADHD self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. Those with ADHD also hyperfocus on things and this can be on things like drugs or simply the feeling they give you. With ADHD you have low dopamine levels which means anything that increases it, feels a lot more intense. If you know you have a problem, the time to go sober is now, there is never a good time to start, apart from now. When going sober, the friends that support you are the people you will want around for the rest of your life. Anyone who isn’t supportive were never your real friends. Drink and drugs numb your emotions and feelings, you have to find ways to live with these feelings and deal with them without having the crutch of drugs and alcohol. You need to build up your mental resilience. Dan enjoys his life now, being sober for him is living a real existence. There are so many people struggling with addiction and mental health, and all Dan and Kirk want to do is support and help as many people as they can. BEST MOMENTS   "Sober you is different to drunk or high you, you’ve got to find you” “Anyone with ADHD, they do get addicted” “You’ve got to start beating that inner bitch in your brain, train your mind to do things that you don’t want to do” “I did this podcast to learn about it [being sober] and now we are doing it because we are enjoying it and in turn, we are helping people” "This may be the most important and worthwhile thing I've done in my life" VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk CONTACT METHOD Instagram Facebook Twitter   ABOUT THE HOSTS Daniel O’Reilly Daniel O’Reilly is one of the UK’s Largest Influencers, a comedian, actor, musician, viral video star and social influencer. With a portfolio of businesses Daniel enjoys a busy lifestyle mixed with business and pleasure. Daniel is a father to two beautiful girls and enjoys spending quality time with them and his wife Shelley. With 2022 being a busy year, Daniel sold out his O2 stand-up show, released his British movie 'The Last Heist'  and is currently preparing for the upcoming release of his other film 'Miss The Kiss'. Daniel is a creative through and through, with a passion to strive in everything he does. Daniel is looking forward to the release of his podcast 'Menace 2 Sobriety' in 2023, his long-term position on GB News, Headliners, and the growing slate of films in the works with his production company, HYPRR.  Kirk Norcross Instagram “My name is Kirk Norcross, I’m 34 years old, I had a pretty good run, a TV career which I can’t even remember hardly any of that, drugs consumed my life I always used drugs like an addict but I didn’t use them all the time until my fiancé split up with me for no reason and never gave me a reason and I was so upset, hurt and confused. I started using drugs to self-medicate to shut my brain down to stop thinking and then spiral turned and turned and turned until I was like a wrecking ball everywhere I went every penny I had went on drugs, my whole life revolved around drugs I tried recovery a couple of times and kept relapsing then I lost my due to suicide, and it was like something clicked in my head that I need to step up to the plate and be the man that my father wanted me to be, and from then on, I’ve been so as of today’s date I am 583 days sober haven’t touched any drugs or alcohol or any other mind-influencing substance since