We will tell you the secrets of a simple and effective strategy. It will help to cope with alcoholism, to return a person to a full life, where there is no place for alcohol. The main condition of our recommendations is their implementation.
Alcoholism has become a global problem that claims thousands of lives each year. A person does not realize how they consume more every day. Family members try to persuade the patient for treatment, but, as a rule, they do not know how to help an alcoholic to stop drinking. Experienced specialists work at our center, who select therapy taking into account many individual factors.
Why the emotional stability of family members is important
Alcoholism leads to degradation of personality, loss of connection with society. Most addicts do not consider themselves sick, they promise to stop drinking if they want to. A person loses a sense of duty towards her family and society. Treatments are persuaded, threats are ignored, or assaults occur.
When dealing with an addict, you, as a family member or loved one, must be emotionally stable. If you are depressed, nervous, aggressive, then you can hardly help an alcoholic with anything. We always strongly recommend that people living with an addict start with themselves. Take care of your condition, try to compose yourself, control your emotions.
What methods are not worth it?
When family members fail to persuade a sick person to stop drinking, they often resort to ineffective treatment 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. A lot of money is needed for "specialist" services.
Meanwhile, alcoholism causes dependence not only physical, but also mental. This requires complex long-term treatment. It will not be possible to get rid of it in one sitting - the craving for alcohol is deeply felt in the head.
Traditional medicines do not cure addiction. They give the same effect as the use of drug therapy to cleanse the body. These methods can only be considered as a way to prevent excessive alcohol consumption.
Encoding has become a popular technique. It consists of the administration of drugs or the effect on the subconscious of the patient. Many addicts have gone through this procedure, butstatistics are disappointing: only 1% of alcoholics began to lead a sober lifestyle.They were aware of the disease and were motivated, that is, the effect of the coding came from their own desire to get rid of alcoholism.
Conversation, addicted motivation
People with alcoholism do not believe that alcohol is a problem. They do not go to the doctors, they do not react to the words of their relatives. Most of the time, tears, threats do not work on a person. Mental addiction changes thinking, attitudes towards people. Patients believe they are healthy, they do not need to stop drinking.
For a person to accept a complex treatment, motivation is needed: an intervention. You may be encouraged to receive therapy in a family council. There is no need to yell at the patient, accuse him of drinking alcohol. It is important that you understand:
- you need to live according to certain rules so as not to lose the favor of relatives;
- cannot be manipulated, deceived relatives;
- If you accept therapy, your loved ones will be supported until you make a full recovery.
The alcoholic must understand that if he continues to drink, he will have to face all problems face to face. In case of deception, relatives will no longer patronize, cover, try to help, create a comfortable environment for drinking.
Complex treatment of alcoholism
The most effective method of getting rid of addiction is through gradual therapy. Thanks to 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. The therapy includes 3 main stages: detoxification, rehabilitation, social adaptation.
Detoxification
When drinking alcohol, the poisonous breakdown 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 binges and relieve withdrawal symptoms.
Cleans through infusion therapy, hardware techniques. The detoxification method depends on the time of use, the degree of intoxication, the concomitant diseases and the general condition of the patient. Droppers often include:
- saline solutions;
- vitamins;
- sedatives;
- hepatoprotectors;
- diuretics;
- drugs to normalize the psycho-emotional background, support the work of the heart and blood vessels.
After the procedure, the person is rid of the physical suffering, but the psychological dependence remains, so more 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 control cravings, while in rehab, to learn to live without addictions.
Rehabilitation
A person is sent to a rehabilitation center to recover. When choosing an institution, it is important to consider what recovery programs the clinic uses, if it has documents for the treatment of addicts. There are many organizations in Russia that offer their own methods of therapy. We use effective rehabilitation methods, we are licensed to perform medical activities.
Doctors select recovery programs individually. The most popular are 12 Steps, Daytop, Therapeutic Community. These are effective methods that have helped you get rid of severe alcoholism for over 50 years. They are used all over the world.
The duration of the stay at the center is approximately 4 to 6 months (only after completing the full course can the result be guaranteed). According to statistics, the percentage of recoveries decreases with treatment of less than 5 months. During rehabilitation, doctors:
- "reprogram" the patient;
- transform thinking;
- helps to find a new meaning in life;
- they are taught to live without alcohol.
At this stage there is the opportunity to realize the mistakes of the past life, to ask forgiveness from family members. It is very important to understand that alcoholism is a problem to be treated.
During the rehabilitation period, we provide assistance not only to addicts, but also to family members, as alcoholism is a problem for the whole family.
Social adaptation
After returning from the center, an equally important recovery process begins. A person continues to work on himself, goes through a period of social adaptation. At the center, the patient is limited by the outside world and problems, but upon returning home he has a complex of fears.
One of them is fear of society. It is related to the fact that within the institution the patient communicated only with doctors and people who were being treated for alcoholism. After rehabilitation, he returns to his family environment, where he used to drink alcohol. The fear arises that he will return to the addiction, and this is logical, because the person is back at home. Psychologists believe that after returning, it is necessary to continue attending individual or group sessions.
Meetings usually take place 2-3 times a week. The group includes 3 to 5 people who are in therapy. Social adaptation takes about 2 months. In some patients, this period lasts up to 6-7 months. During the period of social adjustment, it is extremely important to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, based on the principles of the "Twelve Steps" program. If a person feels insecure, fearful of having a nervous breakdown, they can attend sessions every day.