You Don't Have A DRINKING Problem | Derek Rowe

Menace to Sobriety

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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What happens when the drink stops… but the fire doesn’t? In this episode of Menace To Sobriety, we sit down with Derek Rowe as he opens up about living like a volcano — calm one minute, erupting the next. The mood swings. The ego. The people walking on eggshells. This isn’t just about addiction. It’s about what was underneath it. We talk about: The ego that keeps you stuck •⁠ ⁠Anger, shame and identity loss in sobriety •⁠ ⁠Facing yourself without running •⁠ ⁠Why real change feels like walking through hell Sobriety isn’t just quitting. It’s confronting the truth in the mirror. If this hits, share it with someone who needs to hear it. ⚠️ Trigger warning: addiction, relapse, mental health struggles 🎧 Watch / listen now 📩 Reach out if you need help you’re not alone Buy your tour tickets: https://www.seedanlive.com/shows Instagram: https://instagram.com/menacetosobrietyuk Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@menace_ll_sobriety #mentalhealth #motivation #sobersuccesspodcast #mentalhealthawareness #sobersuccess #christmas #festive #soberlife

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0:00.0	I would argue, do people have a drug problem?
0:02.7	I would say to have a you problem and to sort you out before, because the drugs are only to escape that. I'm 100% on board with that. Yeah. That'll piss people off. The thing is, and I say this a lot, you must be willing to walk through hell. And what I mean by that is to deal with your feelings. Of course it's going to feel like shit, And you're going to go, this isn't working.
0:22.9	What, I'm feeling worse.
0:24.6	Yes. I mean by that is to deal with your feelings. Of course it's going to feel like shit and you're going to go, this isn't working. I'm feeling worse. Yes, you have to feel worse. That's called hell. This is called your penance now. You have to be now willing to walk through that path. I was taking way too much fucking cocaine. I could go weeks taking cocaine every day. Then I could go two weeks not taking it I was up
0:37.6	and down
0:37.9	like a fucking
0:38.4	yo yo
0:38.7	yo I was paranoid
0:39.4	I was now
0:40.4	wanting to do
0:41.3	it by myself more so I'd be sitting in I'd be drinking by myself I'd be sniffing I'd be on gambling apps I'd be fucking paranoid like I'd literally 6M in the morning and you're like, you know, out the blinds.
0:52.7	And you're going, you're thinking there's somebody out there.
0:54.7	You were getting drug psychosis.
0:56.3	Especially if you're fucking dealing.
0:57.9	Hello, Lady. morning, you're like, you know, out the blinds. And you're going, you're thinking there's somebody out there.
0:54.7	You were getting drug psychosis.
0:56.3	Especially if you're fucking dealing.
0:57.9	Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to another episode of Menace to Sobriety,
1:02.6	your opportunity to escape your life for a little hour or so.
1:06.6	Think about other things.
1:08.0	Work on your mindset.
1:09.5	Just drift away.
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