Beer is not considered a strong alcoholic drink and it seems to make no sense to drink a glass or two before bed. But drinking beer every day causes serious consequences, as well as a strong addiction, which you cannot always overcome on your own.
Everyone has their dose of beer, which 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 has more than one liter, then it will not be good for one or the other in the morning.
All the consequences of alcohol poisoning are visible: a smoke that makes the passengers on the trolley next to you shiver, a headache. Also nausea, depression, poor coordination.
If you decide to drink a glass of beer with friends, then this should not turn into daily drinking sessions in large quantities. Changes in behavior, aggression and irritability appear, which can spill over into the family - partner, children, parents. Because they are the closest to everyone, they are the weak link on which you can throw your discontent.
Even a bottle of beer makes some people aggressive. Often a foggy brain does not distinguish who is in front of it. The boundaries of morality are blurred and the sense of danger is removed. And then those actions are committed that a sober person can regret for the rest of his life.
If you are reading this article, then maybe it's time to stop drinking beer yourself, or maybe someone close to you has 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.
Most do not consider beer addiction a problem or a disease, as 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 is involved in something more than just hanging out with friends.
People on TV screens or on posters look absolutely happy and, surprisingly, sober. They celebrate a goal with a glass in hand or drink beer after a long sightseeing trip. They are celebrating. Each ad is placed in the brain because it is repeated with a certain periodicity, inspiring - there it is, the way out of all life situations. Take a glass of beer and you will also feel joy.
Now look at the beer alcohol from the outside. These could be your bottle buddies or drinking acquaintances. What will you see? Do they look as good as they do on screen?
Female and male alcoholism
Beer is a man's drink. You can drink pints of beer and still stand. So if this is a weak drink, then why can't a woman drink it?
Advertisements rarely feature girls with a glass of beer. Preaching to is driven more 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 problem, but let's try to understand what changes occur in the female body when you drink beer.
Once in the intestines, the ethanol contained in any alcoholic drink is broken down in the liver. Women have less hormone that is able to break it down and remove it completely, so the breakdown period occurs longer, which means that the poisoning of the body in a woman who drinks will be much stronger.
Drinking beer often affects the appearance of women. And it may already be too late to fight skin aging. And the beer was consumed only for six months. Dilated and burst blood vessels on the face, red tip of the nose, swelling and many others do not beautify a woman at all. And those, the consequences, will definitely come. So, is it worth poisoning yourself with beer, realizing that after a few years, the face and skin, which is often valued most by women, will turn into something that will be disgusting to look at. And obviously, it will give a woman a drink. Therefore, turn people away.
Every glass of beer breaks your children's psyche, but all parents wish nothing on them. A mother who drinks, even after a bottle of beer, causes panic in any child. And the aggression that follows a beer party is most often poured out on the closest creature - the child.
Drinking beer during pregnancy causes alcohol withdrawal in newborns. Do I need to say anything further? What would his internal organs or psyche be like if the mother-to-be did not despise a glass of beer at night?
The child constantly screams, is twisted, is in pain. As soon as he was born, he already has abstinence syndrome - withdrawal syndrome. Often such children are born with pathologies incompatible with life.
Does this only apply to the mother? No. If a child was conceived by a drunken father, whose body has already undergone changes, then the baby may suffer from a number of diseases that cannot be predicted in advance.
If you are planning a pregnancy, avoid drinking any alcoholic beverages. And of course, you should also stop drinking beer, although it is partly a product of fermentation, I am not just diluted alcohol. If you can't think about yourself, think about the closest person in your life - your unborn child.
Beer does not cause less harm to men. The thing is that phytoestrogen, a female hormone (an analog of progesterone, the pregnancy hormone), which is contained in beer, inhibits male hormones. It has many consequences, one of them is impotence.
And there are also many "fun" consequences in the form of swollen mammary glands, beer bellies and other little things that turn a man into a sexless creature.
What happens in the body of an alcoholic
- general weakness;
- constant fatigue;
- frequent pain in the epigastric region (stomach area);
- stool problems and many other extremely unpleasant consequences.
Added to this condition is chronic irritability, aggressiveness and everything related to it.
Beer hepatitis quickly and easily leads to cirrhosis of the liver. But they still haven't learned how to handle it.
But a kidney attack can happen even in a novice alcoholic. This is the necrosis of the vessels that feed the kidney tissue, or their thrombosis. The consequence is that the part of the kidney that has stopped receiving blood flow simply dies.
"If I had known where I would fall, I would have thrown straw"
How much do you need to drink to cope with all these problems? It's different for everyone. Some people drink beer for years, while others need only a few months for the changes in the body to become irreversible. There is only one way to avoid them: stop drinking.
When is it time to think about the consequences?
It is best on the first day you plan to try the beer. In general, it is never too late to do this. But there are some points that should seriously warn you.
- You want to drink immediately in the morning, without waiting for the evening.
- You can't live a single day without a bottle of beer.
- You will drink one bottle, but you can't stop even after three.
- Small things start to irritate you, irresponsible fear appears 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 seem rude, but with such symptoms it is too late to think about the consequences. We must now do something, 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, then this is the first sign that your body has become addicted. Chemical reactions have kicked in, inextricable connections have been made 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 try to stop drinking beer on your own, without the participation of doctors, then 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 attraction to a cup or bottle, especially in the first few days, will be strong. You'll have to rack your brains for something to replace your beer. This can be an exciting hobby that will occupy your time and attention, or a job that will completely take away your free time.
Ask for support from your loved ones - they probably won't reject you. And most importantly, leave your surroundings, avoid those people who do not hate to lose a bottle and will attract you with all their might.
You haven't always been drinking beer and just enjoying it, have you? Remember what made you happy before and try to replace 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 break 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 more. If you relapse, it will be much harder to recover again.
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 relapse. Don't start again, remember the first week of quitting alcohol. This can discourage you from wanting to drink.
Step two. Play Sports.
If you drank beer not as a sedative to calm down, but to become braver, then the adrenaline that the sport will bring you can easily replace alcohol. Well, maybe not so easy. The main thing is not to reach for a cold drink after a run or a punching bag.
Even swimming saves money. It simultaneously charges the body and relaxes it. In addition, harmful substances are removed through our skin and water washes them away. And here it comes to the question of cleansing the body. Literally any physical activity is suitable for this.
Withdrawal syndrome - time to see a doctor.
Everything is the same as in a baby whose parents drank alcohol:
- tremors (not only the hands tremble, but the whole body as a whole);
- hallucinations;
- headache, high blood pressure, vomiting, convulsions.
All these symptoms are a reason to consult a doctor and you can't put it off any longer. This requires immediate treatment. First, it will be medicinal, aimed at removing alcohol and decay products from the blood, and then psychological. It all depends on the condition of the body.
Often the relatives of the drinker, who cannot force the patient to visit a doctor, use various traditional coding methods, go to their grandparents - they helped their neighbor! Do not self-medicate. At a minimum, this can be lost money, and at a maximum, 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 scene is psychological.
Psychologists have many techniques that can help you stop drinking. One option is group therapy. This may sound ridiculous, and for some it is completely unacceptable, but communicating with people who are quitting drinking, with people who are in the same situation, really helps.
One technique is to try substituting beer. You can use this option yourself. Start over. Do you remember the first time you drank beer? What was that about? Maybe you drank with friends to look cool. But now the beer is not cold. It's good to be healthy and wealthy now.
If you drink alcohol because you want to recapture childhood love or return to your teenage years, then all you have to do is recreate and relive those moments, only now without beer.
Avoid contact with friends and colleagues who drink alcohol. This will give you time to get used to your new, healthy lifestyle. And besides, you can easily avoid ridicule, because such "friends" often take it "weakly". So why put yourself at risk of giving up? For someone who has given up drinking, such friends are no longer counselors.
Believe me, such simple psychological techniques can replace beer for you. But it is better if you get help from an experienced psychologist who can identify the underlying causes. After all, the problem does not always lie on the surface. A specialist will help you cope with depression, nervousness, cravings for beer and soft drinks.
What to do if a teenager drinks
Not all parents know whether their child has tried beer or not. Often children 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 growth. Most boys imitate their father. And what? He drinks beer and nothing happens to him.
The effects of beer on the body in teenagers appear faster and stronger. These can be serious hormonal imbalance, as well as all the above diseases.
If you are on friendly terms with your son or daughter, then talk to him or her. Just don't talk when the child comes home "under the table". It just won't do anything.
Talk to him without shouting, calmly and remember - a monologue is not perceived. Try not to lose your temper and make your child talk. The more your child talks, the easier it will be to have a conversation. Only in this way can you change the situation and prevent the development of beer alcoholism.
What should you do if contact with the child is lost? Here you should definitely contact a psychologist-psychotherapist. Not to the grandmother for a conspiracy, not to psychics, not to sorcerers - only to an experienced doctor.
If you and your child try to solve the problem, you will not only prevent its further development and strengthening of alcohol dependence. You can also make contact with a teenager.
Reasons why teenagers may drink
Example of parents.This is the first and most important factor. If you suddenly notice something unusual in your teen's behavior, remove all alcohol from the home. If you stop drinking, your child will do it again. So start with yourself. Lead a sober lifestyle. Show that this is what is normal, and not an evening watching TV with a bottle of beer and popcorn.
The company.If people drink in groups, then change the environment. That's right, don't try to push your baby out, just do it. Maybe a sports section, a different social circle or sometimes just moving to another place will help.
Advertising.It is impossible to protect yourself from it. Beer advertising follows us everywhere - it's a lot of money, which producers will not refuse, regardless of the laws. In this case, there is only one way out - anti-advertising. Talk to your child, leave only the moralizing tone for your subordinates. And if you don't know what to do, then a psychologist will help him stop drinking.