How to stop drinking? - This question is also asked by alcohol addicts and their relatives and friends. The thing is, it's very hard to stop drinking, why? Contrary to public opinion that it is a habit, a way of life or promiscuity, alcoholism is a serious illness, not so much a physical as a psychological addiction, a change in values and outlook on life.
Also, let's define how you want to stop drinking, this could be:
- Just a way out of drunkenness;
- Desire to stop drinking forever.
In the first case, the article "How to get out of drunkenness" will help you. If you want to stop drinking alcohol forever, let’s try to figure it out in this article.
Your first important step to stop drinking alcohol!
There are a few important things to understand in order to stop drinking alcohol.
It is almost impossible to change your inner world, mentality, way of life that you have been accustomed to for many years, and to start looking at life the way a sober person looks at it, it is almost impossible.
It’s like throwing a fish ashore 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:
- Don't you have a problem with alcohol? It is a common misconception that everyone could stop drinking at any time and not go back to it. But isn't that so?
- Do you think alcohol is not a drug? Then why, after the usual withdrawal from drunkenness, do you return to use again and again? Why is it necessary to drink to relieve withdrawal symptoms? Because alcohol is a drug that causes strong physical and psychological dependence!
- Do you always have a reason to drink? And without drinking, do joys and sorrows disappear in life? No! If you had a son and did not drink to him, will your joy be less?
- Does alcohol help you relax and deal with stress? Does it solve these problems? Does stress go away when you sober up? Of course not! Moreover, by using it, a person loses the ability to relax on their own with the help of other methods.
- Does strong drinks add confidence? With whom? For those with whom you can communicate through a bottle, self-confidence is not necessary. And those with whom you lack self-confidence will not communicate with a drunk person.
- Do you think you rarely drink? How often do we drink that is considered rare? Are there rates and frequencies? Of course not! Tolerance is different for each organism, as are addiction and dependence. That for one - without consequences, for another - alcoholism!
- Is it good for your health in small doses? Yes, the poison in small doses, they say, is also beneficial, addictive, but the harm it inflicts on the body at the same time is disproportionate to the perceived benefit.
- Do you drink because you think alcoholism is incurable? There are many examples of treatment for alcoholism, do you pay attention to them? Or do you not want to notice them? And they exist! In that case, what is this - an excuse?
What are all these questions for? They make it clear that addicts attribute alcohol to them, they attach great importance. 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 to stop drinking alcohol on your own?
Only after you take the first step do you reconsider the importance of "drinking" in your life, more precisely, realizing its insignificance, 
You can move on to the next step - wondering how to stop drinking alcohol on your own. To do this, you need to clearly understand that the joys of life are sober, that problems need to be solved, you can deal with depression on your own, a “bottle” won’t do it for you!
So, to stop drinking on your own, you need to position yourself properly, consider important items:
- Don't be afraid of the future! Yes, changing lives can be daunting, but think about it, what are you afraid of? Just unknown, because you don’t know how to live soberly. But after all, everyone is afraid of anything unknown, this is human nature and it is absolutely normal! In addition, more than half of humanity lives a sober life!
- Be true to your word! We decided to stop drinking - do not succumb to self-welding! No glass, no "little one. "Remember, there is a new round of use behind this. Don’t count on the strength of will to save you, not to save you! After the first glass, the self-control becomes dull and then disappears completely. There is willpower as long as you stay sober!
- Learn how to get rid of stress and relax! It can be any hobby, yoga, pilates, meditation, communication, reading books, music, self-development, cross-stitching, finally - find yours! This is a prerequisite that will allow you to get used to another relaxation, without a glass.
- Sport is in a good mood! And not so much because it has a beneficial effect on health. It promotes the production of endorphins - the hormone of happiness. A good mood will make it easier for you to cope with life's tasks.
- Don't let it bore you! Because there is nothing to do, many start drinking, smoking, injecting drugs. Boredom is the biggest enemy! Write yourself a plan for all types of employment: work, household chores (you probably accumulated a lot while drinking), things for the development of life and family.
- Change the environment! So that your past life does not return to the bottom, be sure to change your social circle into the one in which the same people want to become. Communication on a new level and competitive spirit will help you here.
- Don't avoid drinks! Is it weird? Yes, but effective! You will see this always and everywhere throughout your life after you decide to stop drinking. So you need to get used to them in the beginning.
How to stop drinking with the help of experts?
Many people ask the question how to stop drinking alcohol if you can't do it yourself?
The answer to this question is simple - with the help of professionals, in whose arsenal there are two effective methods:
- coding for alcoholism;
- Alcohol Rehabilitation Center.
Coding will help you block your craving for alcohol for a while (1-2 years), if during that time you learn to relax, enjoy life, find a hobby, choose your sport, in other words, you can fulfill everything in the conditions fromof the previous chapter, then at the end of the coding period you don’t even want to go back to your old life.
If for some reason you realize that you cannot meet the necessary conditions on your own, then psychotherapists will come to the aid of a rehabilitation program, where you will discover a new world, your abilities and possibilities, make new friends, learn to enjoy a sober life.