Do not hope only for willpower.
If you asked this question, then it is really sharp.Perhaps you use not strong drinks, but every day.Perhaps you are pauses, but degrees are becoming higher.
Be that as it may, the decision to tie with alcohol is a right step.But the first.The following can be more difficult.
Why quit drinking is a difficult task
The popular excuse, with which people allow themselves not to abandon a glass or bottle, sounds like this: “I can quit at any time, as soon as I want!”But this is self -deception.The problem is that often alcoholism cannot be defeated by the power of will.
From the point of view of doctors, drunkenness is something like a complex eating disorder, the causes of which often lies in a genetic predisposition.So, it was established that alcoholism and bulimia are associated with the same genes.And this means that both situations relate not only to behavioral, but also to psycho-physiological disorders.
In fact, alcoholism is a failure in the brain.Dangerous, because alcohol is built into chemical bonds inside the gray matter.As a result, the brain is planted on regular doses of alcohol, from which it is not so easy to remove.
How to quit drinking
Given the complexity of the situation, it is advisable to use several ways.Choose and combine them depending on personal needs.
1. Talk to the doctor
You can start with the therapist (if necessary, he will advise you to the next specialist - a narcologist).The doctor will find out how serious your problem is.
As a rule, in order to diagnose problems with alcohol, it is enough to get affirmative answers to three questions:
- Do you regularly feel that you need to drink?
- You cannot control how much you drink, and "literally 50 grams!"Easily develop into a glass for a glass?
- Are you annoyed and/or feel bad physically if you do not get alcohol when you want it?
In addition, the doctor will help you determine the goals.They can be different.Perhaps you just want to drink less.Or maybe you are eager to completely tie with alcohol.Depending on this, as well as your physical condition, the therapist will offer you an individual treatment plan.
2. Pause
Perhaps you are the lucky one who can really get rid of the craving for alcohol, simply saying to yourself: "That's it, I do not drink from this day."Check.
It is recommended to start with a pause for 28 days. Or 90 or 365. If you manage to touch alcohol during this time, then you have the situation under control.
Such a pause is enough to form a stable habit.And even if you then again from time to time allow yourself a glass or two, it will still be a good step on the path to recovery.Just don't forget to repeat the pauses.
Mobile applications can help you.They track how much time you lasted without a bad habit, encourage, report those troubles with the health that you managed to avoid, give simple home recipes to facilitate the condition and are divided by the motivating quotes of the great.
3. Be prepared for cancellation syndrome
The meaning of such breaks is to give the body time to slowly restore non -alcoholic metabolism.
If we are talking about serious cases, breaks can be painful.The so -called cancellation syndrome often includes:
- Tremor (trembling) in the limbs.
- Hallucinations.
- Convulsions and headaches.
If this is about you, the best option would be to take a break in a specialized hospital.Or at least ask the doctor to prescribe drugs and procedures to you that could reduce unpleasant sensations.
4. Use psychological techniques
In difficult cases, psychotherapy may be required.A psychotherapist will help to clearly see the goal you set, to realize the advantages of refusing alcohol, and also cope with possible anxiety, irritability and depression.
Since drunkenness also affects loved ones, you can go to a reception to a psychotherapist together with a person significant for you.This will help to establish a relationship, and also give you the feeling that you are not alone.
You should not spend money on the so -called coding.
Methods based on suggestion do not have the slightest scientific justification.And in some cases, they can even increase the craving for alcohol.In this regard, back in 2015, coding as a method of treating alcohol dependence was banned in Moscow state narcological clinics.
5. Join group therapy
The "Club of Anonymous Alcoholics" only sounds funny.In fact, such meetings are extremely important for those who are struggling with addiction to alcohol.There you can find understanding, support and successful life examples.
Just enter the phrase “anonymous alcoholics” and the name of your settlement in the search bar, and you will find out the place and time of the meeting of the nearest group.
Well, or look for a suitable group in an open directory of anonymous alcoholics.
6. Be prepared to take special medicines
There are no drugs that can cure alcohol disorders.But there are drugs that can make alcohol less pleasant.
For example, disulfits.It causes extremely vile sensations - nausea, vomiting, general malaise - every time you overturn the glass.Or calcium acuprons: under certain conditions, it significantly reduces the craving for drinking.Or Naltrexon: it blocks the production of endorphins when drinking alcohol.
Such funds are produced both in the form of tablets and in the form of injections.
But it should be borne in mind that the drugs will only be effective when changing lifestyle.In addition, they often have quite serious side effects.Therefore, only a doctor can prescribe them.
7. Be patient and persistent
To quit drinking, or at least make sure that you have a lot of alcohol under your control.Be ready for this.And do not be discouraged if you break at some point.Failures are just the stages of the process of getting rid of a pernicious habit.
According to experts, five years after the start of the struggle, only one person out of seven has problems with alcohol.So, treatment works.Just give him time.