Alcohol addiction is a terrible pain for the family. People who drink are the number one cause of domestic violence, financial hardship, and the formation of false stereotypes in young children. By constantly observing relatives drinking in the family, children can repeat their fate.
How to get an alcoholic to stop drinking?
The big problem is that drunks don't recognize the existence of alcohol addiction until the very end. For them, alcohol becomes the only joy in life. The feeling of the problems, of the difficulties of life is blurred.
It becomes almost impossible to persuade a person to stop drinking. But the phase of pleasant recreation with a glass quickly ends, diseases appear, irreversible changes occur in the cerebral cortex.
Growing social problems
- more frequent conflicts in the family;
- there is a change of environment: proven friends move away and alcoholics take their place;
- in a state of intoxication, a person easily breaks the law;
- lost interest in life, etc.
How to get a loved one to stop drinking alcohol?
In order not to completely lose a loved one, relatives and friends have the last chance - to force a person to give up alcohol. In this case, one should not ignore any methods and neglect the means of returning a stumbled person to society. How to persuade to quit drinking? Should he be persuaded? Where to start? Maybe you need to force treatment?
Undoubtedly it is necessary to try to persuade, to become aware that the problem exists, to help realize it and understand it: the situation must be faced in some way. To reach his mind, to evoke memories of how good it was when alcohol didn't dominate him.
After realizing the problem, you have to force the alcoholic to give up alcohol. This is an extremely difficult task, requiring tremendous effort from you and the patient. Awareness of the problem doesn't always prompt him to stop drinking. A person does not admit until the end that he cannot quit, he assures others that at the moment he simply does not want to quit. But as soon as he wants it, the vodka will be effortlessly forgotten. He sincerely believes that today he lacks a real motivation, above all because tomorrow "Vasya's neighbor is having a birthday", therefore the day of the fisherman, but after the new year, right from 8 in the morning, he will definitely stop. This can go on indefinitely. At the same time, if you try to insist, you can cause a strong aggression on yourself.
What can make a drinker stop drinking?
There are some general rules for starting persuading an alcoholic:
- he only talks about the problem when he is sober;
- you are an important person to the patient;
- prepare hard evidence that he has actually become an alcoholic;
- justifies your desire to help him recover from drunkenness;
- demonstrate that there are reliable methods of treatment, cite mutual friends who got rid of addiction as an example;
- promise to support him morally to the end.
It is often our fault that drinking becomes a disaster. We ourselves try to ignore the problem until the end. We are missing the moment when addiction began to dominate. Remember, when your loved one started losing sense of proportion more often when drinking alcohol, the next day we hear:
- "I always rest like this";
- "I have no problems, everything is fine";
- "I have everything under control";
- "had to be" and so on.
Whatever justification can be called, it promises "this is the last time", know that you already have a serious problem! This means that your husband, your child, your boyfriend has become addicted to alcohol, it is now difficult to get a man to stop drinking. But leaving it as it is won't work, it will start to degrade before your eyes:
- he will not stop drinking, but, on the contrary, will do so more and more often;
- it will become more aggressive over time;
- will lose control more often;
- gradually destroy their emotional and mental state.
Even in a state of sobriety, the patient has the consequences of alcohol addiction: irritation, depression, isolation, tension. There is no need to indulge in illusions: "maybe it will improve by itself", "everything will change over time".
How can I get my husband to stop drinking?
Time to take action, but what will make a husband stop drinking? For this, all methods are good, we must try everything possible. Before applying various methods of combating alcohol addiction, it is necessary:
- get or increase motivation: it must be strong. A person experiences an addiction that only strong motivation can overcome;
- to boost self-esteem - to remind you what you were fond of, how much appreciated was at work before you started drinking.
An interesting fact: if a man is loved, appreciated, surrounded by care, it is almost impossible to meet an alcoholic in these families. A man takes his first steps towards a bottle out of dissatisfaction with his life and his family relationships. It is difficult to help a lost person find himself, but it is even more difficult for him to correct himself. If a wife wants to save her husband, she must stop making scandals, tantrums and crying, she tries to meet him calmly, kindly.
Ask yourself questions and answer honestly:
- How can I change myself so that my husband stops drinking?
- What am I ready to make him stop drinking?
Hard? Hard? But there is no other way. Stop accusing him of all sins, suffocate him with duties, tighten him, limit him. For a while, remove the belief from your conscience that:
- must do;
- must be responsible;
- he is a man;
- he is obliged to "drag the family";
- must, must, must. . .
There is already a sick person in front of you, you will help him recover and only then will you remind him of his duty. In the meantime, stop blaming all the time, don't focus on this problem, take care of yourself. And, perhaps, later, your words about the perniciousness of alcohol will find an answer in his soul.
Understanding, patience, care - this is what should surround a person, and the result of your efforts will be a strong family and a person who has stopped drinking. Connect family and friends. It is possible that his father or mother will be able to persuade an alcoholic to seek treatment. Friends who feel comfortable with alcohol can also help. A friend's word often becomes an important topic in making an important decision.
How can I get my child to stop drinking?
Quitting drinking, being an alcoholic, the patient needs support. Isolated from drinking friends, this is important for a successful fight against the green snake. Always support it, even if it fails and breaks. Still trying to get over the bad habit.
Do not keep alcoholic beverages in the house, give up alcohol yourself. The explanation "I drink, but I know when to stop" is not suitable. You can force yourself to stop drinking if you set a positive example yourself.
Measures to gradually limit the amount of alcohol in life do not work, there is no "cultural drinking". Complete and final rejection of alcohol is the main condition for sobriety.
What to do with alcoholics who are struggling with the "green snake"? Support them in their efforts and attempts to break the habit. For example, when the father persuaded him to stop drinking and the son tries to refuse a glass, he vividly demonstrates positive emotions, approval. If the son stumbles again, he shows sadness, discontent. You have to help the drunkard cope with his addiction.
Can a person stop drinking on their own?
We want to warn you: self-treatment of alcoholics is rarely effective. Sometimes, with the help of character and will, this is possible if the addiction to alcohol has not reached the physical stage. The basis for giving up addiction is the desire to save the family, get a job, a status in society, another goal, the achievement of which will be a reward for the efforts made. As a help for yourself, you should start practicing proper nutrition, jogging, weekly bathing procedures.
To combat alcoholism, folk and medical methods of treatment are widely used. Both options have pros and cons. They are often practiced when it is not possible to convince a boyfriend, husband, or child who drinks alcohol of the harmfulness of the habit.
There are pharmacological and popular preparations that cause an extreme aversion to alcohol. They are harmless, do not cause addiction or rejection of the body. They contain substances that are completely incompatible with alcohol. They are added to the drink or food of the person drinking.
After drinking alcohol-containing drinks, they provoke an unpleasant reaction of the body: vomiting, nausea, dizziness, etc. Of the most common folk remedies use:
- thyme decoction;
- lamb decoction;
- Decoction of St. John's wort.
An interesting method of covert persuasion to quit drinking existed in ancient times - the dung mushroom. The mushroom contains a substance that blocks the conversion of ethyl alcohol to acetaldehyde. If you eat a mushroom, then drink alcohol, a person will have symptoms of severe poisoning. Our grandmothers imperceptibly weaned their husbands from alcohol in this way. But in modern realities it is better not to use this method, especially since medicine has gone a long way.
Why is the help of specialists necessary?
If an alcoholic cannot stop drinking, not only folk hidden methods, but drugs can also be used. These are drug formulations in the form of drops and tinctures. They are cheap. Medicines can be applied secretly, but success is not always possible.
If the disease has taken root for a long time and firmly, then the use of drops is not enough. Treatment of alcoholism in a hospital is required with the involvement of doctors: a narcologist and a psychologist. In particularly severe cases of alcoholism, it is no longer possible to do without the help of qualified doctors.
There are 3 stages of chronic alcoholism. If the first two still give hope to get rid of the disease on their own, in the third stage, alcoholics themselves will not stop drinking without the help of doctors.
There comes a time when the problems grow every day, it is necessary to make a decision about the mandatory treatment. This action is governed by law no. 323-FZ. Determination in a narcological dispensary is carried out according to the conclusion of a psychiatrist.
It is better not to lead to such a state and to help alcoholics up to this moment. Take care of your loved one in advance and find your own method of convincing the drinker to stop drinking. The specialized clinic, for its part, will do everything possible to restore a healthy person to society. True professionals treat alcoholism at any stage and are ready to accompany you from the first consultation to full recovery.