Beer is not considered a strong alcoholic drink and there seems to be no point in drinking a glass or two before bed. But drinking beer every day has serious consequences and a strong addiction that you cannot always overcome on your own.
Everyone has their own dose of beer that makes them feel good in the evening and bad in the morning. But if a man drank beer in the evening and it was more than three liters, and a woman more than one liter, then in the morning it will not be good for either one or the other.
All the consequences of alcohol poisoning are obvious: a smoke that makes the passengers on the trolleybus next to you shudder, a headache. Also nausea, depression, poor coordination.
If you decide to have a glass of beer with friends, this should not lead to daily drinking sessions in large quantities. Behavioral changes, aggression and irritability occur, which can affect the family - partner, children, parents. Because they are the ones closest to everyone, they are the weak link on which you can take out your dissatisfaction.
Even a bottle of beer makes some people aggressive. Often a foggy brain doesn't recognize who is standing in front of it. The boundaries of morality become blurred and the feeling of danger disappears. And then these actions are committed that a sober person could regret for the rest of their life.
If you're reading this article, maybe it's time to stop drinking beer yourself, or maybe someone close to you is having a problem. A glass of beer with friends in the evening has already become your constant companion and you simply have no idea what you will do if suddenly there is no beer left.
Most people do not consider beer addiction to be a problem or a disease because it has a low alcohol content. Advertising in which television stars, pop stars and even athletes drink beer acts as a stimulating factor. This creates a kind of community in which everyone who buys and drinks beer takes part in something more than just meeting friends.
People on TV screens or posters look absolutely happy and strangely sober. They celebrate a goal with a glass in their hand or drink beer after a long tourist hike. They celebrate. Any advertisement gets stuck in the brain because it is repeated with a certain periodicity, inspiring - here it is, the way out of all life situations. Have a glass of beer and you too will feel joy.
Now look at the beer alcoholic from the outside. These can be your bottle friends or drinking acquaintances. What will you see? Do they look as good as they do on screen?
Alcoholism in women and men
Beer is a man's drink. You can drink liters of beer and still stand on your feet. So if it is a weak drink, why can't a woman drink it?
Girls with a glass of beer are rarely seen in advertising. Rather, the preference for this is encouraged by the environment. We will talk further about how to get rid of alcoholism. Now we will not talk about the moral side of the issue, but will try to understand what changes occur in the female body when drinking beer.
Once in the intestines, the ethanol contained in every alcoholic drink is broken down in the liver. Women have fewer hormones that can completely break down and remove it, so the breakdown time takes longer, which means that the poisoning of the body is much stronger in a drinking woman.
Gulchatay! show your face
Beer consumption often affects women's appearance. And it could already be too late to counteract skin aging. And beer was only consumed for six months. Enlarged and burst blood vessels on the face, a red tip of the nose, swelling and much more do not decorate a woman at all. And they, the consequences, will definitely come. So is it worth poisoning yourself with beer, considering that in a few years the face and skin, often the most valued by women, will turn into something disgusting to look at? And in any case, a drinking woman will give it away. So push people away.
The smell of beer from dad is scary, but from mom
Every glass of beer destroys your children's psyche, but every parent wishes nothing on them. A mother drinking, even after a bottle of beer, causes panic in every child. And the aggression that arises after a beer party most often spreads to the closest living being - the child.
Unborn child and beer
Drinking beer during pregnancy causes alcohol withdrawal in the newborn. Do I need to say anything else? What would his internal organs or his psyche look like if the expectant mother didn't refuse a glass of beer in the evening?
The baby is constantly crying, he is twisted, he is in pain. Since he was just born, he is already suffering from abstinence syndrome - withdrawal syndrome. Often such children are born with pathologies that are incompatible with life.
Does this only apply to the mother? No. If a child was conceived by a drunk father, whose body has already changed, the baby may suffer from a number of diseases that cannot be predicted in advance.
If you are planning a pregnancy, avoid consuming alcoholic beverages. And of course you also have to stop drinking beer, although it is partly a fermentation product, I am not just diluted alcohol. When you can't think about yourself, think about the person closest to you - your unborn child.
Beer is no less harmful to men. The thing is that phytoestrogen, a female hormone (an analogue of progesterone, the pregnancy hormone), contained in beer, inhibits male hormones. The consequences are many, one of which is impotence.
And there are also many "funny" consequences in the form of swollen mammary glands, a beer belly and other little things that turn a man into a sexless being.
What happens in the body of an alcoholic?
Let's start with the brain.Alcohol causes changes in chemical compounds in gray matter. The chemical element built into the brain's circuitry can only be removed by medication. This leads to psychophysical disorders, memory impairment, delayed reactions and in some cases even dementia.
Stomach.Beer contains fermentation products and alcohol. Once it's in the stomach, it naturally triggers fermentation. Over time, the stomach lining atrophies and gastric juice is no longer secreted. As a result, beer causes gastritis, which develops into chronic gastritis and causes:
- general weakness;
- constant fatigue;
- frequent pain in the upper abdomen (stomach area);
- Stool problems and many other extremely unpleasant consequences.
In addition, there is chronic irritability, aggressiveness and everything that goes with it.
The filter in the body is the liver.It absorbs whatever you put in your mouth and passes it through. Chronic alcohol poisoning leads to the destruction of liver cells. It ceases to cleanse the body of toxins, but only serves to rid the body of the consequences of dubious lust.
Beer hepatitis quickly and easily leads to liver cirrhosis. But they haven't really learned how to deal with it yet.
Kidneys.Next they are poisoned. They remove fluids that contain all harmful substances that are not absorbed into the blood. Alcohols irritate the renal pelvis and destroy its tissue. Next, the kidneys begin to work intensified, removing from the body not only decay products, but also useful microelements and materials from which the cells of our body are built.
But even an inexperienced alcoholic can have a kidney attack. This is the necrosis of the vessels supplying the kidney tissue, or their thrombosis. The result is that the part of the kidney that no longer receives blood flow simply dies.
Heart.When alcohol enters the body, it puts more strain on the heart. This is because after one gram of alcohol, the blood vessels immediately overflow with blood. The heart is forced to work harder. Varicose veins don't just occur in the heart. Beer abuse causes blood vessels to become slack, unable to contract and lose elasticity. And then the heart does not receive enough blood supply, becomes fatty, the walls thicken and a heart attack is not far away.
"If I had known where you would fall, I would have laid out straws"
How much do you have to drink to get all these problems? It's different for everyone. Some people drink beer for years, others only need a few months before the changes in their body become irreversible. There's only one way to avoid them: stop drinking.
When is it time to think about the consequences?
It is better to try the beer on the first day. In general, it is never too late for this. However, there are several points that should seriously alarm you.
- You want to drink first thing in the morning without having to wait for the evening.
- You can't live a single day without a bottle of beer.
- You wanted to drink a bottle, but you can't stop even after three.
- Little things start to irritate you, unexplainable anxiety arises and depression increases.
- Your attention is distracted and you cannot complete simple tasks.
- You are planning a pregnancy - this applies to both women and men.
This may sound rude, but when you have symptoms like this, it's too late to think about the consequences. We have to do something already, take clearly targeted measures to change the situation. And most importantly: stop drinking beer.
How to cure alcohol addiction or beer addiction
If a glass of beer a day has become your constant companion, this is the first sign that your body has become addicted. Chemical reactions have taken effect, inseparable connections have formed in the brain and it's time for you to contact a specialist.
The first step for those who can stop drinking on their own.
If you decide to stop drinking beer on your own and without the involvement of doctors, first try to stay without alcohol for a month. Only 30 days, if you are not an alcoholic then it is not that difficult.
The urge to grab a cup or bottle will be strong, especially in the first few days. You need to switch your brain to something that replaces your beer. This can be an exciting hobby that takes up your time and attention, or a job that completely robs you of your free time.
Ask your loved ones for support - they are unlikely to refuse you. And most importantly, remove yourself from your surroundings and avoid the people who are not afraid to miss a bottle and who pull you back with all their might.
You didn't always drink beer and just enjoy it, did you? Remember what used to make you happy and try replacing beer with other joys.
Did you manage to last 30 days? Then the next step is 6 months, then a year. If everything is in order, it means that you were able to independently interrupt the chemical reactions in the brain and recover psychologically.
You can afford a glass of champagne for the New Year or wine for your birthday. But not anymore. If you relapse, it will be much harder to recover.
A common phrase is: "I can stop drinking whenever I want. ""I haven't had a drink in a year" is the first sign of a return to old habits. Don't start again, but remember the first week you stopped drinking. This can stop you from drinking alcohol.
Step two. Do sports.
If you drank beer not as a sedative to calm down, but to become braver, then the adrenaline that sports bring you can easily replace alcohol. Well, maybe not that easy. The main thing is not to reach for a cold drink or a punching bag after running.
Swimming also saves money. It stresses the body and relaxes it at the same time. In addition, harmful substances are transported away through our skin and washed out with water. And this is about cleansing the body. Literally any physical activity is suitable for this.
Withdrawal syndrome – time to see a doctor.
Everything is like a baby whose parents drank alcohol:
- trembling (not only the hands tremble, but the whole body);
- hallucinations;
- Headache, high blood pressure, vomiting, cramps.
All these symptoms are a reason to see a doctor that cannot be postponed any longer. This requires immediate treatment. Firstly, it will be medical and aimed at removing alcohol and breakdown products from the blood, and then it will be psychological. It all depends on the condition of the body.
Often, relatives of the drinker, unable to force the patient to see a doctor, turn to their grandparents using various traditional coding methods - they helped their neighbor! Do not self-medicate. At the very least, this can be a waste of money, and at the most, such a non-standard and unconventional solution can lead to serious illness. In some cases (drinking with herbs, adding "miraculous" emetics, etc. ) to death.
The stage is psychological.
Psychologists have many techniques that can help you stop drinking. One option is group therapy. This may sound funny and completely unacceptable to some, but communicating with people who are quitting drinking, with people who are in the same situation, really helps.
One option is to substitute beer. You can use this option yourself. Start all over. Do you remember the first time you drank beer? What was involved? Maybe you drank with friends to seem cool. But now beer is not cool. It's cool to be healthy and rich now.
If you drink because you want to recapture the love of your childhood or return to your teenage years, you just need to relive and relive those moments, only now without beer.
Avoid contact with drinking friends and colleagues. This gives you time to get used to your new, healthy lifestyle. And besides, you can easily avoid ridicule, because such "comrades" often take it "weakly". So why risk failure? For someone who has stopped drinking, such friends are no longer advisors.
Believe me, such simple psychological techniques can replace beer for you. However, it is better if you seek help from an experienced psychologist who can identify the underlying causes. After all, the problem is not always on the surface. A specialist will help you cope with depression, irritability, cravings for beer and low-alcohol drinks.
What to do if a teenager drinks?
Not all parents know whether their child has ever tried beer or not. Children often try beer in their first company. They do not yet understand the full consequences of their actions. For them, this is one of the stages of growing up. Most boys imitate their father. And what? He drinks beer and nothing happens to him.
The effect of beer on the body in adolescents manifests itself faster and stronger. These can be serious hormonal imbalances, as well as all of the diseases mentioned above.
If you have a friendly relationship with your son or daughter, talk to him or her. Just don't talk the moment the child comes home "under the table. " It just doesn't help.
Talk to him calmly, without shouting, and remember - a monologue will not be noticed. Try not to lose your temper and get your child to talk. The more your child talks, the easier it will be to hold a conversation. This is the only way you can change the situation and prevent the development of beer alcoholism.
What to do if contact with the child is lost? Here you definitely need to contact a psychologist-psychotherapist. Not to the grandmother about a conspiracy, not to clairvoyants, not to magicians - only to an experienced doctor.
If you and your child try to solve the problem, you not only prevent its further development and the strengthening of alcohol dependence. You can also contact a teenager.
Reasons why teenagers are allowed to drink
Example parents.This is the first and most important factor. If you suddenly notice something unusual about your teen's behavior, remove all alcohol from the house. If you stop drinking, your child will do it again. So start with yourself. Lead a sober lifestyle. Show that this is normal and not an evening in front of the TV with a bottle of beer and popcorn.
Company.When people drink in a group, change the environment. That's right, don't try to get your child out, just do it. Maybe a sports department, a different social circle or sometimes just moving to a different location will help.
Advertising.It is impossible to protect yourself from it. Beer advertising follows us everywhere - it's a lot of money that producers don't refuse, despite the laws. In this case, there is only one way out - anti-advertising. When speaking to your child, leave the moralizing tone only to your subordinates. And if you don't know what to do, a psychologist will help him stop drinking.