We tell you the secrets of a simple and effective strategy. It helps 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. One does not realize that one uses more and more every day. Relatives try to persuade the patient to be treated, but usually do not know how to help an alcoholic stop drinking. Experienced professionals work at our center, selecting therapy taking into account many individual factors.
Why the emotional stability of relatives is important
Alcoholism leads to a decline in personality, a loss of connection with society. Most addicts don’t consider themselves sick, they promise to stop drinking if they want to. Man loses his sense of duty to his family and society. Treatments are persuaded, threats are ignored, or they lead to aggression.
If you are dealing with an addict, you, as a relative or loved one, need to be emotionally stable. If you’re depressed, nervous, aggressive, you can barely help an alcoholic with anything. We always strongly recommend that people living with addictions start themselves. Take care of your condition, try to contract yourself, control your emotions.
What methods are not worth wasting your time
When relatives are unable to persuade a patient to stop drinking, they often resort to ineffective treatments because of their despair. Relatives turn to psychic, conspiratorial grandmothers, healers who have become very popular. They promise to get rid of the disease in one session, not understanding what changes will occur in the patient’s body due to the effects of ethanol. The "professionals" spend a lot of money for the services.
Meanwhile, alcoholism causes not only physical but also mental addiction. This requires long-term complex treatment. You can’t get rid of it in a single session - the craving for alcohol sits deep in your head.
Traditional medicines do not cure addiction. They give the same effect as the application of drug therapy to cleanse the body. Such methods can only be considered as a way to prevent excessive alcohol consumption.
Encoding has become a popular technique. It consists of the administration of drugs or the effect on the patient's subconscious. Many addicts have already gone through this procedure, but thestatistics are disappointing: only 1% of alcoholics have started a sober lifestyle.They were aware of their illness and motivation, meaning the effect of coding came from their own desire to get rid of alcoholism.
Conversation, addictive motivation
People with alcoholism don’t think alcohol is a problem. They don’t go to the doctors, they don’t respond to the words of their relatives. Most often, tears and threats do not affect a person. Mental addiction changes thinking, attitudes towards people. Patients believe they are healthy and do not need to stop drinking.
In order for a person to agree to complex treatment, motivation is needed - intervention. Therapy at a family council can be encouraged. There is no need to shout at the patient, accuse him of drinking alcohol. It is important that you understand:
- You must follow certain rules so as not to lose the grace of your relatives;
- unmanageable, deceived relatives;
- If you agree to the therapy, we will support your loved ones until they fully recover.
An alcoholic needs to understand that if he continues to drink, he has to face all the problems. In the case of deception, relatives no longer sponsor, discover, try to help, create comfortable conditions for drinking.
Complex treatment of alcoholism
The most effective way to get rid of addiction is gradual therapy. Thanks to complex treatment involving narcologists, psychologists, psychotherapists, tens of thousands of people have been able to overcome the disease, return to their previous lives and rebuild their families. Therapy consists of 3 main stages: detoxification, rehabilitation, social adaptation.
Detoxification
When alcohol is consumed, the toxic decomposition products of ethyl alcohol accumulate in the blood. They poison the body, disrupting the work of all organs and systems. Detoxification is performed for cleaning. It is also necessary for excessive withdrawal, to alleviate withdrawal symptoms.
Cleanses with infusion therapy, hardware techniques. The method of detoxification depends on the duration of use, the degree of intoxication, the concomitant diseases and the general condition of the patient. Droppers often contain:
- saline solutions;
- vitamins;
- sedatives;
- hepatoprotectors;
- diuretics;
- drugs to normalize the psycho-emotional background, to support the work of the heart and blood vessels.
After the procedure, the person is freed from physical suffering, but the psychological dependence remains, so further therapy (rehabilitation) is needed.
At the request of the patient, one of the coding methods is included in the complex treatment. It is not a "magic wand" that cures disease. It helps the patient to curb desires while undergoing rehabilitation, learning to live without passion.
Rehabilitation
The person is sent to a rehabilitation center to recover. When choosing an institution, it is important to consider what recovery programs the clinic uses and whether it has a document for treating addicts. In Russia, many organizations offer their own therapeutic methods. We use effective rehabilitation methods and are licensed to perform medical activities.
Doctors choose recovery programs one by one. The most popular are the 12 steps, Daytop, the therapeutic community. These are effective methods that have been helping to get rid of severe alcoholism for over 50 years. It is used all over the world.
The duration of your stay at the center is approximately 4-6 months (results can only be guaranteed after completing the full course). According to statistics, the percentage of cures decreases with less than 5 months of treatment. During rehabilitation, doctors:
- "reprograms" the patient;
- transforms thinking;
- helps you find new meaning in life;
- is taught to live without alcohol.
At this stage, it is possible to recognize the mistakes of a past life, to ask for the forgiveness of relatives. It is very important to understand that alcoholism is a problem that needs to be addressed.
During the rehabilitation period, we help not only the addicts but also the relatives, as alcoholism is a problem for the whole family.
Social adaptation
Once you return from the control panel, an equally important recovery process begins. A person continues to work on his or her own - the period of social adjustment is over. At the center, the patient is limited by the outside world and problems, but on returning home there is a complex of fears.
One is the fear of society. It is related to the fact that within the institution, the patient only communicated with doctors and people treated for alcoholism. After rehabilitation, he returns to his familiar environment where he had previously consumed alcohol. There is a fear that he will return to addiction again, and that makes sense because he is home again. Psychologists believe that after your return you should continue to attend individual or group sessions.
Meetings are usually held 2-3 times a week. The group includes 3-5 people who are undergoing therapy. Social adjustment takes about 2 months. In some patients, this period lasts 6-7 months. In times of social adjustment, it is extremely important to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings based on the principles of the “12 Steps” program. If a person feels insecure, afraid of failure, he can go to meetings every day.