The treatment of alcoholism with all the variety of methods is divided into two types of therapy - conscious and unconscious. If an independent decision is made to cope with addiction, then there are practically no restrictions on the choice of methods, but are there any ways to get rid of alcoholism if a person does not agree to accept the diagnosis and resists public opinion?
What is alcoholism: signs
Like drug addiction and substance abuse, alcoholism, before becoming a physiological addiction, goes through the stage of mental acceptance. A person feels the need to drink, but at the same time feels exclusively moral discomfort, not accompanied by visible signs.
At the mental stage of alcohol dependence, the main symptoms that attract attention can be:
- decrease in moral values;
- growing indifference to what previously carried away or served as a stimulus;
- noticeable interest and enthusiasm when it comes to alcohol or offers to drink;
- irritability, aggravated by the inability to drink alcohol, when there is a desire to do so.
If you can not get rid of alcoholism on your own and with the help of doctors at this stage, the disease invariably proceeds to the next, physiological stage. In this case, all primary and implicit signs are aggravated, explicit, that is visible, join:
- lack of consequences after excessive intake of alcohol (nausea, vomiting, headache);
- trembling hands, the appearance of venous nodes, redness of the eyeballs;
- physical suffering from the desire to drink, if there is no way to do it for any reason.
The consequences of alcohol dependence are considered complications associated with partial or complete dysfunction of the internal organs - liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system (which primarily affects the blood supply to the lower extremities).
Causes of alcoholism
How to get rid of alcoholism? Therapy in a narcological clinic always begins with a survey of relatives and the patient himself on the subject of what prompted a person to "take up a glass" for the first time. This helps not only to develop competent tactics of the treatment process, but also to protect the recovering from provoking factors that could again push him to return to a pathological condition.
The main reasons for the development of alcoholism in Russia are:
- powerlessness;
- family disorders;
- annoying everyday routine;
- adverse environment;
- life difficulties, stressful situations;
- parental alcoholism.
The last factor, that is, a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, as well as mental disorders are the most common causes of the disease. The treatment of addiction arising from these two circumstances should be supervised by a narcologist in a closed institution. Home therapy in these cases is considered ineffective. This is especially true of the question of how to get rid of female alcoholism - the most severe form of dependence.
Psychological coding
Is it possible only with the help of psychological suggestion to get rid of alcoholism forever and how to do it? The effectiveness of such coding is directly related to the characteristics of each particular case - at what stage the disease is, how much the patient's desire to get rid of addiction, other fundamental points.
The main method of psychological treatment of alcoholism is called coding by Dovzhenko. According to the methodology, the psychotherapist exposes the patient to a hypnotic effect, during which information on the dangers of alcohol is introduced to the patient at the subconscious level and it is suggested that the taste, smell and even the appearance of the usual drink are disgusting and nauseous.
Psychological coding, like other techniques for treating addiction, does not give an unambiguous answer to the question of how to get rid of alcoholism once and for all. The patient is given a serious chance to engage in addiction, but to take advantage of this opportunity or not depends on the decision of the alcoholic himself.
Conditions for medical treatment
Drug treatment provides more opportunities for relatives to take actions to save the patient from alcoholism without the knowledge of the patient and with his direct consent. The person responsible for choosing the therapeutic method should be aware that there is no way to force a person with alcoholism to moderate the amount of alcohol consumed or to drink alcohol only in exceptional cases. Some proprietary techniques focus on such a “mild treatment”, but their effectiveness is very low or completely absent.
Regardless of how the treatment is supposed to be carried out - by stitching slowly absorbable capsules under the skin or by secretly adding the Esperal preparation, the patient should in any case not take alcohol-containing drinks and alcohol products. Unfortunately, therapy carried out without the consent of the patient cannot give half of the guarantees that can be had if the patient independently takes the medicine and is aware of the consequences of the disruption.
First Aid - Detoxification
How to get rid of alcoholism if the basic condition for many types of drug therapy - a three-day period of sobriety - cannot be observed due to continuous libations on the eve of the planned "pause" and obligatory hangover in the morning? It is difficult to get out of this vicious circle without special help, which usually happens to be doctors right at home.
The procedure itself is very simple and consists of a slow (through a dropper) injection of physiological solutions into a patient's vein. Medicines normalize the salt balance in the body, preventing dehydration and increasing the flow of nutrients to the cells.
Of the home methods of removing binge and removing withdrawal symptoms, baking soda is the most effective. Two teaspoons of the powder are diluted in 0.5 l of water and allow the patient to drink the liquid in small sips for an hour. After taking a soda drink, a reaction of the body that is considered normal is possible: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness.
The effectiveness of phytotherapy
It is far from possible to get rid of alcoholism by folk remedies in all cases, since the main focus of “herbal” therapy is placed on the establishment of a psychological barrier, which, without being supported by anything else, breaks down quite quickly. However, there is evidence that the combination of some plants, prepared according to the rules, helps, if not stop drinking, then significantly reduce the craving for alcohol. These plants include: sorrel, St. John's wort, bay leaf, centaury, wormwood and many others.
Anti-alcohol infusions
Below are a few recipes that suggest how to get rid of alcoholism at home:
- 0.5 tbsp. tablespoons of crushed and dried oxalic root are brewed with 200 ml of boiling water, then they simmer for 15 minutes over low heat under a lid and insist for 2 hours. A strained broth is given to the patient in a quarter cup 4 times a day.
- 2 cups of plain oats are poured with three liters of cold raw water and bring everything to a boil over medium heat. Then the fire is reduced and the broth is languished for another half hour. 3 minutes before the medicine is ready, half a pack of calendula flowers is poured under the lid. After the mixture has cooled, it is filtered and given to the patient in large volumes - at least 200 ml at a time, after each main meal.
St. John's wort is included in almost all compositions of pharmacy anti-alcohol drugs, so the infusion of this herb can be added to almost any cooked broth - this will only enhance the effect of the drug.
Monastic tea from alcoholism
How can I get rid of alcoholism using ready-made compounds purchased at a pharmacy? Medicine and information on the packaging of medicinal herbal mixtures answer unequivocally - no way. Even the most famous natural anti-alcohol collection “Monastic Tea” indicates in the annotation the need to see a doctor and undergo controlled treatment, and even with the main therapy, you can drink herbal infusion.
In the composition of a popular tool that is easy in home cooking, there are such components as:
- yarrow;
- St. John's wort
- sage;
- calendula;
- immortelle;
- thyme;
- rosehip;
- oregano;
- blackcurrant leaves.
Reducing craving for alcohol is only one of the directed actions of the drug. Regular consumption of tea helps the body get rid of accumulated toxins - cleanse the liver, intestines, stimulate blood renewal and accelerate metabolic processes.
The treatment of alcoholism with fungus coprinus
Another name for this inconspicuous gray mushroom, similar to an ordinary mushroom - dung beetle. At the same time, this original mushroom does not differ in taste or smell from an edible counterpart, therefore it is excellent for the “secret” introduction of an alcoholic into the diet. The anti-alcohol properties of cooprinus are the ability of some elements of its composition to react with ethyl alcohol. An alcoholic who has taken even a small amount of alcohol, before eating a mushroom dish, almost immediately after eating feels a malaise, which intensifies after a few hours. Symptoms resemble severe poisoning and last 2-3 days. Usually, three or four "poisonings" are enough for the patient to be sure that his body has stopped taking alcohol, and beware of further experiments.
Bay leaf from alcoholism
How to get rid of alcoholism using regular laurel, added to soups and sauces to give them a flavor? Herbalists claim that using one of the following recipes (the first - at the initial stage of pathology, the second - with progressive), you can get rid of addiction forever.
- Ten whole laurel leaves are brewed with 300 ml of boiling water and kept on low heat for 15 minutes. The resulting volume is divided into two doses and the patient is given a warm drink in the morning and evening.
- Twenty leaves of laurel are placed in a half-liter jar of vodka and infused for two weeks in a dark place. After the sheets are removed from the jar, and the liquid is divided into two single doses. Both servings taken every other day should be drunk in several large sips, only then the medicine will work.
Of course, a drug prepared for alcohol should not be taken in parallel with anti-alcohol drugs.
Alcoholism lovage
Are there any other options for getting rid of alcoholism at home? Folk recipes are often indicated in the list of herbal remedies - opponents of alcohol addiction by lovage, growing in most suburban areas among weeds. Only the root of the plant is used, which is ground and poured with vodka in a ratio of 1: 60. To increase the effect, 2-3 leaves of laurel are added to the jar. The liquid is infused for 12-14 days, after which it can replace the alcoholic drink that is usually taken by an alcoholic.
What is co-dependence
When one of the family members becomes ill with alcoholism, all households are involved in trouble, without exception. The person closest to the alcoholic — husband, wife, or mother — sometimes goes too far in their compassion and desire to help the patient, they fall into the trap that modern psychiatrists have called co-dependence.
Co-dependence is the unconscious falling of a loved one under the influence of an alcoholic, who, in turn, deliberately uses his “sick” position to increase his own comfort and relieve himself of guilt for addiction. Since the alcoholic does his best to free himself from responsibility, including for the misfortune that he brought, he transfers all the blame for this to an empathic family member. Women are more likely to be ready to assume the role of protector and concealer of a drunkard, turning away from personal interests for the sake of this. Therefore, families where dependence was found in men, for many years there are the interests of only one person. What is the danger of addiction in with alcoholism and how to get rid of it?
The danger of co-dependence and how to deal with it
A co-dependent person is actually not much different from an alcoholic. Yes, he does not drink vodka, but his body is in constant stress, which he already perceives as normal. The increased responsibility, aggravated by the ostentatious helplessness of the drunkard, the need to work for two and have time to serve the patient - all this quickly affects the appearance of a sympathetic relative, his psyche and social activity.
How to get rid of co-dependence in alcoholism? It is very difficult to do this, and without the help of a psychologist or a caring friend, it is almost impossible. Half-existence near an alcoholic quickly becomes a familiar rhythm of life, which is almost as difficult to give up as quitting.
Most co-dependent people are afraid to return to society, it seems to them that people will perceive them aggressively. They begin to feel their fictitious inferiority at the physical level - headaches, nausea and even dermatitis appear, significantly worsening their already difficult life.
If the co-dependent person is a woman, then in the struggle for her personality and return to normal living conditions, it is necessary to awaken her interest in life. Mandatory in this situation, a trip to the hairdresser and beautician, updating the wardrobe or just a number of pleasant purchases. An important step that will help a woman understand the necessity of all these actions will be a conversation with a psychologist who will be able to explain to her the whole harmfulness of such a sacrifice - both in relation to herself and in relation to her sick husband (son).