People who drink and their relatives believe that abruptly quitting alcohol is much better and more correct than giving up a bad habit step by step. Such a method does not work equally effectively at all, and then people wonder how to gradually stop drinking, causing minimal damage to health?
Is it possible to stop drinking abruptly?
Deciding to abruptly give up alcohol, drunks often fail by returning to their addiction. Moreover, the dependence on alcohol only becomes stronger, because the body, abruptly ceasing to receive the usual ethanol, tries to save it for future use.
People who have been drinking for a long time are so used to the effects of alcohol on the body that a sharp rejection brings them not only unpleasant sensations, but also binds them even more to the bottle when they break off. Also, often such attempts to get rid of addiction affect the physical and mental state of a person's health, worsening it even more. Yet alcoholism is not a desire to drink, but an addiction that forms on several levels and whose abrupt abandonment leads to catastrophic consequences.
Bitan!It is possible to abruptly stop drinking alcohol if the addiction lasts less than a year.
People with long-term alcoholism will not be able to give up the "green snake" once and for all. Their throwing should be gradual, and ideally under the supervision of a narcologist. This is due to the fact that by sharply rejecting the habit, chronic diseases can worsen, and mental problems that did not exist before will develop. In order for negative feelings of rejection to become the reason for re-alcohol consumption, it is necessary to see a doctor, support relatives and friends and use the technique of gradual rejection instead of a sharp parting with the addiction. Free-selling tools on the Internet also help in this regard.
What changes will happen in the body
After giving up alcohol for the first time, a person's feelings can be subjectively unpleasant. This is due to the negative impact of ethanol on the body, as well as due to the fact that the drunkard has not yet recovered his health.
In the first weeks from the moment of rejection, a person can feel a breakdown, often get sick and experience bouts of depression. Such a reaction is explained by a decrease in immunity and the fact that the body has not yet adapted to the new conditions and is trying to get everything back to normal. People during this period tend to grab the bottle again, convinced that it is better than being constantly sick.
Bitan!At first, there should be people with the former alcoholic who can provide him with psychological support and explain that his health will normalize as soon as the body completely gets rid of the toxin.
When the crisis is over and the body recovers, the former drunk will feel much better and will even be able to notice it. Improvements will be displayed in:
- increase the body's defenses;
- improving the condition of the skin;
- memory improvement;
- stability in the work of the heart and blood vessels;
- normalization of the process of digestion and urination.
Alcoholics do not have an immediate improvement in their general condition as soon as they stop drinking. It takes some time for the body to deal with addiction. You need to remember this and not expect quick results.
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Drunkards often invoke the fear of alcohol withdrawal when defending their desire to drink. What is it and how to stop drinking alcohol so that this unpleasant type of complication does not develop?
Withdrawal is the normal response of the human body to a sudden rejection of something. In the case of alcoholism, it is manifested primarily in such a dangerous condition as delirium tremens.
Delirium tremens is expressed in the fact that a few days after refusing to drink, a person loses control of himself. In this case, the following symptoms may occur:
- insomnia;
- panic attacks;
- hallucinations;
- rave.
In a state of such psychosis, the former alcoholic poses a serious danger not only to himself, but also to the people around him. Symptomatology usually develops in the evening and morning, while the person is calm both day and night.
It has been proven that alcoholic psychoses develop mainly in people who drink, who have been drinking alcohol for a long time and have abruptly quit.
By gradually abandoning regularly consumed harmful products, the abstinence syndrome develops very rarely. This is another reason for step-by-step bonding with the "green snake".
Gradual failure is the key to success
If you drink for a long time and can no longer imagine yourself without a bottle of beer or a glass of vodka, then doctors recommend seeking specialized help. The narcologist, to whom such a patient comes, who realizes that he has a problem, will give recommendations regarding the gradual rejection of alcohol.
Stopping drinking is the best option for chronic drinkers. At the same time, it becomes possible to combine different methods of addiction treatment, starting with medications and ending with psychotherapy sessions.
Gradual failure consists of several stages.
- First, the person must accept the existence of the problem and be willing to deal with it. This phase is one of the most difficult, as alcoholics are often not considered sick of anything.
- Second, you need to overcome your pride and seek medical help. This phase can also be difficult for a person with addiction, as it means acknowledging that he has weaknesses that he has to deal with.
- Third, it will be necessary to begin a consistent and gradual struggle. To do this, you will need to follow the doctor’s recommendations, avoid drinking companies, radically change your approach to life.
If a person stops drinking gradually, it is much more likely that they will deal with their addiction once and for all. In this case, the body manages to adapt to change, get rid of accumulated toxins, form new positive habits to replace the negative old ones.
Gradually refusing to drink alcohol is an option for people whose addiction has already passed into a chronic phase, when it is impossible to stop drinking abruptly. With such a method of separation from addiction will require medical advice, a positive attitude and perseverance, as well as the support of loved ones. The more responsible a person is in the need to stop drinking, the more likely they are to succeed.