Alcohol addiction is a terrible grief for the family. Alcoholics are the leading cause of domestic violence, financial difficulties and the formation of false stereotypes in young children. Watching relatives in the family constantly drinking, children can repeat their fate.
How do you convince an alcoholic to stop drinking?
The big problem is that drinkers don't realize the existence of an alcohol addiction until the very end. For them, alcohol becomes the only pleasure in life. The sense of problems and difficulties in life is dulled.
It becomes almost impossible to convince a person to stop drinking. But the phase of comfortable leisure with a glass quickly ends, diseases appear, irreversible changes appear in the cerebral cortex.
growing social problems
- more frequent conflicts in the family;
- there is a change of environment - trusted friends turn away and alcoholics take their places;
- in a drunken state, 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 methods and neglect the means of returning a stumbled person to society. How do you persuade people to stop drinking? Should he be persuaded? Where to startMaybe you need to force the treatment?
Undoubtedly, it is necessary to try to convince, to become aware that the problem exists, to help recognize and understand it: the situation must be resolved somehow. To reach his mind, to bring back memories of how good it was when alcohol didn't dominate him.
Having identified the problem, you need to force the alcoholic to give up alcohol. This is an extremely difficult task that requires incredible effort from you and the patient. Awareness of the problem doesn't always prompt him to stop drinking. A person doesn't admit to the last that they can't quit, they reassure others that they just don't want to quit right now. But as soon as he wants, vodka will be forgotten without effort. He sincerely believes that today he lacks real motivation, especially since tomorrow "Vasya's neighbor's birthday", then Fisherman's Day, but after the New Year, right from 8 a. m. , he will definitely stop. This can go on indefinitely. At the same time, canYou, if you try to insist, cause strong aggression against yourself.
What can make a drinker stop drinking?
There are a few general rules to start convincing an alcoholic:
- only talk about the problem when he is sober;
- You are an important person to the patient;
- prepare hard evidence that he did in fact become an alcoholic;
- justify your desire to help him recover from drunkenness;
- proving that there are reliable treatments, citing mutual friends who have kicked the addiction as an example;
- promise to give him moral support to the end.
It's often our fault that drinking becomes a disaster. We ourselves try to ignore the problem until the end. We lose the moment when addiction began to dominate. Remember when your loved one started to lose their sense of proportion 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";
- "it should be so" and so on.
Whatever justifications may be given, promises "this is the last time", know that you already have a serious problem! It means that your husband, son, friend has become addicted to alcohol, now it is difficult to get a man from itconvince to stop drinking. But leaving it as it is won't work, it will decompose before your eyes:
- will not stop drinking, but, on the contrary, will do it more and more often;
- becomes more aggressive over time;
- will lose control more often;
- gradually destroy their emotional and mental state.
Even when he is sober, the patient has the consequences of alcohol addiction: irritability, depression, loneliness, tension. Don't be under any illusions - "maybe it will get better on its own", "everything will change with time".
How can I get my husband to stop drinking?
It's time to act, but what makes a husband stop drinking? All methods are good for this, we have to try everything possible. Before using various methods to combat 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 used to like, how much he was appreciated at work before he started drinking.
An interesting fact: when a man is loved, valued and surrounded by care, it is almost impossible to meet an alcoholic in such families. Dissatisfied with his life and family relationships, a man takes his first steps towards a bottle. It is difficult to help a lost person find themselves, but it is even more difficult for them to correct themselves. If a woman wants to save her husband, then you need to stop making scandals, tantrums, crying and try to meet him calmly and kindly.
Ask yourself questions and answer them honestly:
- How can I make changes to help my husband stop drinking?
- What am I willing to do to get him to stop drinking?
Difficult? Heavy? But there is no other way. Stop accusing him of all sins, suffocate him with duties, clamp, confine him. Temporarily remove from your consciousness the belief that:
- he must do;
- he must be responsible;
- He is a man;
- he is obliged to "haul the family";
- he must, must, must. . .
There is already a sick person in front of you, you will help him to recover, and only then remind him of his duty. In the meantime, stop blaming yourself, don't focus on this problem, take care of yourself. And maybe your words about the harmfulness of alcohol will find an answer in his soul afterwards.
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 stopped drinking. Connect relatives and friends. It is possible for an alcoholic's father or mother to be able to persuade him to seek treatment. Friends who are familiar with alcohol can also help. A friend's word often becomes a powerful argument for an important decision.
How can I convince my son to stop drinking?
If he stops drinking, is an alcoholic, the patient needs support. Isolating from drinking friends is important for a successful fight against the green snake. Always support him, even when he fails and he breaks down. Let him try again to break the bad habit.
Do not keep alcoholic beverages in the house, abstain from alcohol yourself. The explanation "I drink, but I know when to stop" is not appropriate. You can bring 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 such thing as "cultural drinking". Complete and definitive abstinence from alcohol is the most important condition for sobriety.
What to do with alcoholics struggling with the "green snake"? Support them in their efforts and attempts to break the habit. For example, if the father persuades him to stop drinking and the son tries to get a glassto refuse, show vivid positive emotions, approval. If the son stumbled again, show sadness, dissatisfaction. You need to help the drunkard to cope with his addiction.
Can a person stop drinking on their own?
We would like to warn you: Self-treatment for alcoholics is seldom effective. Sometimes, with the help of character and will, this is possible when alcohol addiction has not yet reached the physical stage. The basis for giving up addiction is the desire to save the family, get a job, get a status in society, another goal, the achievement of which will be a reward for the efforts made. To help yourself, start eating right, jogging, and practicing weekly bath procedures.
To combat alcoholism, folk and medicinal methods of treatment are widely used. Both options have advantages and disadvantages. They are often practiced when it is not possible to convince a drinking friend, husband or son that the habit is harmful.
There are pharmacological and folk preparations that provoke 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 drinks or food by the person drinking.
After drinking alcoholic beverages, they cause an unpleasant reaction of the body: vomiting, nausea, dizziness, etc. Of the most common folk remedies use:
- decoction of thyme;
- lamb decoction;
- Decoction of St. John's wort.
An interesting method of hidden persuasion to stop drinking existed in ancient times - manure mushroom. The fungus contains a substance that stops the conversion of ethyl alcohol into acetaldehyde. If you eat a mushroom, and then drink alcohol, a person will have symptoms of severe intoxication. This is how our grandmothers imperceptibly weaned their husbands off alcohol. But in modern reality it is better not to use this method, especially since medicine is far ahead.
Why is the help of specialists needed?
If an alcoholic cannot stop drinking, not only folk methods, but also medicines can be used. These are pharmacological formulations in the form of drops and tinctures. They are inexpensive. Medicines can be used covertly, but success is not always possible.
If the disease has long and firmly established roots, then the use of drops will not be enough. Treatment of alcoholism in a hospital requires 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, then even at the third stage, alcoholics will not stop drinking without the help of doctors.
There comes a time when the problems are growing every day, it is necessary to make a decision about forced treatment. Such an action is regulated by Law No. 323-FZ. Appointment in a narcological dispensary is made according to the conclusion of a psychiatrist.
It is better not to reach such a state and help alcoholics until this moment. Take care of your loved one in advance and find your own way to convince the drinker to stop drinking. For its part, the specialist clinic will do everything possible to bring a healthy person back into society. True professionals treat alcoholism at every stage and are ready to guide you from the initial consultation to full recovery.