We will show you the secrets of a simple and effective strategy. It will help cope with alcoholism, turning a person into a full life where there is no room 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 choose therapy, taking into account many individual factors.
Why relatives' emotional stability is important
Alcoholism leads to personality degradation, loss of connection with society. Most addicts do not consider themselves ill, they promise to give up drinking if they wish. A person loses the sense of duty towards his family and society. Treatments are obeyed, threats are ignored or lead to aggression.
When dealing with an 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 something. We always strongly recommend that people living with an addict start with themselves. Take care of your condition, try to pull yourself together, control your emotions.
Which methods are not worth spending your time on
When relatives fail to persuade a patient to give up alcohol, they often use 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 services "specialists" receive a lot of money.
Meanwhile, alcoholism causes not only physical but also mental addiction. This requires complex long-term treatment. It will not be possible to get rid of it in one session - the desire for alcohol stays deep in the head.
Traditional medicine does not cure addiction. They give the same effect as the use of drug therapy for cleansing the body. Such methods can only be considered as a way to prevent excessive drinking.
Coding has become a popular technique. It consists of administering medication or influencing the patient's consciousness. Many addicts have gone through this procedure, but the statistics ofare disappointing: only 1% of alcoholics started to lead a sober lifestyle.They were aware of the disease and had motivation, i. e. the coding effect came from their desire to get rid of alcoholism.
Conversation, motivation of addicts
People with alcoholism do not think alcohol is a problem. They do not go to the doctors, do not react to the words of their relatives. Most often, tears, threats do not work in a person. Mental addiction changes thinking, attitudes towards people. Patients believe they are healthy, they do not need to give up drinking.
In order for a person to accept a complex treatment, motivation is needed - an intervention. You can be encouraged to have therapy in a family council. There is no need to shout at the patient, to accuse him of drinking alcohol. Importers it is important for him to be able to understand:
- you must live by certain rules so as not to lose the favor of your relatives;
- can not be manipulated, deceived relatives;
- With consent to therapy, loved ones will be supported until complete recovery.
The alcoholic must understand that if he continues to drink, he will have to face all the problems face to face. In case of fraud, relatives will not sponsor, cover, try to help, create comfortable conditions for drinking.
Comprehensive treatment for alcoholism
The most effective method to get rid of addiction is through gradual therapy. Thanks to the 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. Therapy includes 3 main phases: detoxification, rehabilitation, social adjustment.
Detoxification
When you drink alcohol, the toxic decay 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 get out of pleasure, relieving withdrawal symptoms.
Cleanses 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
- ;
- medicines to normalize the psycho-emotional background, support the work of the heart and blood vessels.
After the procedure, a person is relieved of physical suffering, but 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 disease. Helps the patient to contain desires while he is undergoing rehabilitation, to learn to live without addiction.
Rehabilitation
A person is sent to a rehab center to be cured. When choosing an institution, it is important to consider which treatment programs the clinic uses, if there are documents for the treatment of addicts. There are many organizations in Russia that offer their own methods of therapy. We use effective methods of rehabilitation, we are licensed to perform medical activities.
Doctors choose recovery programs individually. The most popular are 12 Steps, Daytop, Therapeutic Community. These are effective methods that have helped to get rid of heavy alcoholism for over 50 years. They are used all over the world.
The length of stay at the center is about 4 to 6 months (only after completing the full course, the result can be guaranteed). According to statistics, the recovery rate decreases with treatment less than 5 months. During rehabilitation, doctors:
- "reprogram" the patient;
- transform thinking;
- help to find new meaning in life;
- are taught to live without alcohol.
At this stage, there is an opportunity to understand the mistakes of a past life, to apologize to relatives. It is very important to understand that alcoholism is a problem to be treated.
During the rehabilitation period, we provide help not only for addicts but also for relatives, as alcoholism is a problem for the whole family.
Social adjustment
After returning from the center, an equally important recovery process begins. A person continues to work for himself - he goes through a period of social adjustment. At the center, the patient is limited by the outside world and problems, but upon returning home he has a fear complex.
One of them is the fear of society. This is related to the fact that within the institution the patient only communicated with doctors and people who were being treated for alcoholism. After rehabilitation, he returns to his familiar environment, where he drank alcohol. Fear arises that he will again return to addiction, and this is logical because the person is back home. Psychologists believe that upon return, it is necessary to continue to attend individual or group sessions.
Meetings usually take place 2-3 times a week. The group includes 3-5 people who are undergoing therapy. Social adjustment lasts about 2 months. In some patients, this period lasts up to 6-7 months. During the period of social adaptation, it is extremely important to attend the meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, 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.