We will reveal the secrets of a simple and effective strategy. It will help to cope with alcoholism, to bring a person back to a full life, where there is no place for alcohol. The main condition of our recommendations is their implementation.
Alcoholism has become a global problem that takes thousands of lives a year. A person does not notice how he uses more and more every day. Relatives try to persuade the patient for treatment, but, as a rule, they do not know how to help an alcoholic stop drinking. Experienced specialists work in our center, they select therapy, taking into account many individual factors.
Why the emotional stability of relatives is important
Alcoholism leads to the degradation of the personality, to the loss of connection with society. Most drug addicts do not consider themselves sick, they promise they will stop drinking if they want to. A person loses a sense of duty towards his family and society. Treatments are persuaded, threats are ignored or lead to aggression.
When dealing with a drug addict, you, as a relative or loved one, need to be emotionally stable. If you are depressed, nervous, show aggression, you can hardly help an alcoholic with anything. We always strongly recommend that people living with an addict start with themselves. Take care of your condition, try to heal yourself, control your emotions.
Which methods are not worth wasting your time on
When relatives fail to persuade a patient to give up alcohol, they often resort to ineffective treatments out of desperation. Relatives turn to psychics, conspiratorial grandmothers, healers, who have become very popular. They promise to get rid of the disease in one session, not understanding what changes occur in the patient's body due to the action of ethanol. For "specialist" services, it takes a lot of money.
Meanwhile, alcoholism causes not only physical, but also mental addiction. This requires long-term complex treatment. It will not be possible to get rid of it in one session - the craving for alcohol resides deep in the head.
Traditional medicines do not cure addiction. They give the same effect as using drug therapy to cleanse the body. Such methods can only be considered as a way to prevent binge drinking.
Coding has become a popular technique. It consists of the administration of drugs or the effect on the patient's subconscious. Many addicts have gone through this procedure, but's statistics are disappointing: only 1% of alcoholics have begun to lead a sober lifestyle.They were aware of the disease and had a motivation, that is, the effect of the coding came from their own desire to get rid of alcoholism.
Conversation, addiction motivation
People with alcoholism don't think alcohol is a problem. They do not go to doctors, they do not react to the words of their relatives. Most often, tears, threats do not work on a person. Mental addiction changes thinking, attitudes towards people. Patients believe they are healthy, they don't need to stop drinking.
For a person to accept a complex treatment, the motivation is necessary: an intervention. You can be encouraged to therapy in a family council. There is no need to shout at the patient, accuse him of drinking alcohol. It is important that he is able to understand:
- you have to live according to certain rules in order not to lose the favor of your relatives;
- cannot be manipulated, relatives deceived;
- With consent to therapy, loved ones will be supported until full recovery.
The alcoholic must understand that if he continues to drink, he will have to face all problems face to face. In case of deception, relatives will no longer sponsor, cover, try to help, create a comfortable drinking environment.
Complete treatment for alcoholism
The most effective method of getting rid of addiction is through step-by-step therapy. Thanks to complex treatment with the participation of narcologists, psychologists, psychotherapists, tens of thousands of people were able to overcome the disease, return to their previous lives and rebuild their families. The therapy includes 3 main phases: detoxification, rehabilitation, social adaptation.
Detoxification
When drinking alcohol, the poisonous breakdown products of ethyl alcohol accumulate in the blood. They poison the body, disrupt the work of all organs and systems. For cleansing, detoxification is performed. It is also necessary to quit binges, relieving withdrawal symptoms.
Cleans using infusion therapy, hardware techniques. The method of detoxification depends on the length of time of use, the degree of intoxication, concomitant diseases and the general condition of the patient. Drippers often include:
- saline solutions;
- vitamins;
- sedatives;
- hepatoprotectors;
- diuretics;
- drugs to normalize the psycho-emotional background, support the work of the heart and blood vessels.
After the procedure, the person gets rid of physical suffering, but the psychological dependence remains, so further therapy (rehabilitation) is required.
At the request of the patient, we include one of the coding methods in the complex treatment. This is not a "magic wand" that cures diseases. It helps the patient to curb cravings, while in rehabilitation, to learn to live without an addiction.
Rehabilitation
A person is sent to a rehabilitation center to recover. When choosing an institution, it is important to consider which recovery programs the clinic uses, if it has documents for the treatment of addicts. There are many organizations in Russia that offer their own methods of therapy. We use effective rehabilitation methods, we are allowed to carry out medical activities.
Doctors select recovery programs individually. The most popular are 12 Steps, Daytop, Therapeutics Community. These are effective methods that have been helping to get rid of severe alcoholism for over 50 years. They are used all over the world.
The duration of the stay in the center is about 4-6 months (only after completing the entire course can the result be guaranteed). According to statistics, the percentage of recoveries decreases with treatment for less than 5 months. During rehabilitation, doctors:
- "reprograms" the patient;
- transforms thought;
- helps to find new meaning in life;
- is taught to live without alcohol.
At this stage, there is an opportunity to realize the mistakes of a past life, to ask for forgiveness from relatives. It is very important to understand that alcoholism is a problem to be addressed.
During the rehabilitation period we provide assistance not only to drug addicts, but also to relatives, as alcoholism is a problem for the whole family.
Social adaptation
Upon returning from the center, an equally important recovery process begins. A person continues to work on himself - he passes a period of social adjustment. In the center, the patient is limited by the outside world and problems, but on returning home he has a complex of fears.
One of them is the fear of society. It is connected with the fact that within the institution the patient communicated only with doctors and people who were being treated for alcoholism. After rehabilitation, he returns to his family environment, where he drank alcohol. The fear arises that he will go back to addiction again, and this is logical, because the person is home again. Psychologists believe that after returning it is necessary to continue attending individual or group sessions.
Meetings usually take place 2-3 times a week. The group includes 3-5 people in therapy. Social adaptation takes about 2 months. In some patients, this period lasts up to 6-7 months. During the social adjustment period, it is extremely important to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, based on the principles of the "12 Step" program. If a person feels insecure, afraid of a breakdown, he can go to sessions every day.