How do I stop drinking? - this question is asked by both alcohol addicts and their relatives and friends. The situation is that it is very difficult to stop drinking, why? Contrary to public opinion that it is a habit, lifestyle or flattery, alcoholism is a serious illness, not so much physical as rather psychological dependence, change in values and outlook on life.
Also specify how you want to quit drinking, this could be:
- Just a way out of the rage;
- The desire to stop drinking forever.
In the first case, the article "How to get out of excessive violence" will help. If you stop drinking forever, let’s try to figure it out in this article.
The first big step is to stop drinking alcohol!
There are a number of important things to understand in order to stop drinking alcohol.
It’s almost impossible to change overnight the inner world, mentality, lifestyle you’ve been used to for many years, and start looking at life the way a sober person looks at it.
It’s like throwing a fish on land and waiting for it to land immediately. To stop drinking, you need to rethink the importance of drinking in your life by answering the following questions for yourself:
- Don't have a problem with alcohol? It is a common misconception that if that were the case, everyone could stop drinking at any time and not return to it. But isn't it?
- Do you think alcohol is not a drug? Then why return to use again and again after the usual pull-out? Why drink to relieve withdrawal symptoms? Because alcohol is a drug that causes tremendous physical and psychological dependence!
- Is there always a reason to drink? And without drinking, will the joys and sorrows of life fade away? No! If you had a son and didn’t drink to him, would you have less pleasure?
- Does alcohol help you relax and manage stress? Do you solve these problems? Does the stress go away when you sober up? Of course not! Moreover, during use, one loses the ability to relax independently using other methods.
- Do strong drinks increase confidence? With who? For those with whom you can communicate through a bottle, there is no need for trust. And those with whom you lack confidence will not communicate with a drunk person.
- Do you think you rarely drink? How often do we drink that is rare? Is there a rate and frequency? Of course not! Tolerance is different for each organism, as well as addiction and dependence. To one - without consequences, to another - alcoholism!
- Is it good for your health in small doses? Yes, the poison in small doses is also said to be addictive, addictive, but the damage it does to the body at once is disproportionate to the perceived benefit.
- Do you drink because you think alcoholism is incurable? There are many examples of treating alcoholism, are you watching them? Or do you not want to notice them? And they exist! In this case, what is it - an excuse?
What are these questions for? They make it clear that addicts praise alcoholic beverages, attach great importance to them. Although, in fact, alcohol has no value in our lives. And this is the most important thing to understand if you want to stop drinking alcohol!
How do I stop drinking?
Only after taking the first step do you think about the importance of "drinking" in your life, or rather understand its insignificance, 
You can proceed to the next step - ask yourself how to stop drinking on your own. To do this, you need to clearly see that the joys of life are soberly brighter, problems need to be solved, depression can be tackled alone, the "bottle" won't do it for you!
So in order to stop drinking on your own, you need to set yourself up properly, taking into account the important considerations:
- Don't be afraid of the future! Yes, changing your life can be scary, but think about what you’re afraid of? Just the unknown because you don’t know how to live soberly. But after all, everyone is afraid of everything unknown, this is human nature and it is completely normal! In addition, more than half of humanity lives a sober life!
- Be true to your word! We decided to quit drinking - don’t give in to self-deception! No one glass, no "small. "Keep in mind that there is a new use behind this. Don’t expect to save with willpower and not save! After the first glass, the self-control blurs and then disappears completely. There is willpower as long as you stay sober!
- Learn to relieve stress and relax! It can be any hobby, yoga, pilates, meditation, communication, reading books, music, self-improvement, cross-stitching, finally - find yours! This is a prerequisite that will allow you to get used to relaxing again without a glass.
- Sport is a good mood! And not so much because it has a beneficial effect on health. It promotes the production of endorphins - the hormones of happiness. A good mood makes it easier to cope with the tasks of life.
- Don't let yourself get bored! Because of nothing to do, many people start drinking, smoking, injecting drugs. Boredom is the biggest enemy! Write a plan for yourself for each type of employment: work, household chores (probably accumulated a lot while drinking), things for life and family development.
- Change the environment! To prevent your past life from going back to the bottom, be sure to change your social circle to one in which you become the same people you want to be. Here, a new level of communication and a competitive spirit will help.
- Don't avoid drinkers! Strange? Yes, but effective! You will see it always and everywhere in your life after you decide to stop drinking. Therefore, you need to get used to it initially.
How to stop drinking with the help of professionals?
Many people ask, how can you stop drinking alcohol if you can't do it yourself?
The answer to this question is simple - with the help of professionals who have two effective methods in their arsenal:
- encodes alcoholism;
- Rehabilitation Center for Alcoholics.
coding helps to prevent the craving for alcohol for a while (1-2 years) if you learn to relax, enjoy life, find a hobby, choose a sport, in other words, you can meet all the conditions of the previous chapter, and then the coding periodupon its expiration, it does not want to return to its old life.
If for some reason you understand that you cannot meet the necessary conditions on your own, psychotherapists will help you with a rehabilitation program where you discover new worlds, abilities and opportunities, make new friends, learn to receive the joy of a sober life.