Stopping drinking is very difficult, but not impossible. How many times has a man said to himself at one point, "Enough! " And stopped drinking forever. Most often, the proximity of death forces such a step. For example, when a doctor says, "Either stop drinking, my dear, or stop living. " And the person, hoping to stay alive, completely refuses alcohol. There are thousands of similar cases. There are certainly some among your acquaintances.
However, an incurable disease is not a prerequisite for stopping drinking. Why wait for a critical situation when you can't bring yourself to this? Bad incentive for an alcoholic? Yes, indeed, it is unlikely that he will be able to get rid of this pernicious passion on his own, without anything. You have to want it here. Yes, not only to want, but to want unconditionally, to convince yourself that without this step, life is impossible (and it is true! ).
Such a situation cannot be explained in words. This can only be understood by a person who has decided to end the addiction once and for all. Moreover, this is not just a drinking habit, but also any other dangerous addiction - smoking, eating a lot, gambling, etc.
And this takes time. It’s time to understand yourself as a necessary, worthy, real, standing person, not a drunken rag. It is time for sober thinking in silence. It's time to develop an irresistible desire - to stop drinking.
Expect help from some miraculous medicine, foreign book or wizard - harm yourself. All these means, of course, help, but only under the condition of an unconditional independent desire of the person to stop drinking. Without effort on our part, it is a waste of money, time. All that matters here is your own willpower and firm confidence in the correctness of the chosen direction.
Have you decided on this crucial step? You are the right person! Brave, strong! You will succeed!
There are some ways to get rid of an obsessive desire to drink, but to divert attention from it. Why don't you use them?
Ten rules for those who want to stop drinking
- Take a few deep breaths when you want to drink. Repeat to yourself, like the mantra, "I stopped drinking. "
- Take a warm bath twice a day. Drink 2 cups of hot tea while in the bathroom.
- Drink 8-10 glasses of water between meals.
- Take a walk after a meal, stay away from drunken parties, where the temptation to drink is too great.
- If the desire to drink is unbearable, take a hot shower. On the one hand, drinking in the shower is quite difficult; ), on the other hand, will calm your nerves.
- Avoid spicy foods and spices.
- Reduce consumption of fish, poultry, meat, drink less tea, coffee, ferric acid, ammonia in meat and caffeine in tea and coffee increase the desire to drink.
- Eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible, reduce your intake of sweets and the desire to drink will disappear much faster.
- Take vitamin complexes, especially vitamin B.
- Always be firm in your desire to break the habit. There is no "but", "maybe", etc. A firm "no" every time a desire or opportunity arises has not let anyone down yet. And don't be discouraged, even if it's very difficult, don't get depressed - it will inadvertently lead to the old way of life again. Fight depression - only with a positive attitude!
Effects of diet on the desire to drink
And a few more words about food: laboratory studies have shown that the consumption of certain foods contributes to the desire to drink. Such products are tea, coffee, spices, sugar products. These foods have the same effect on smokers.
According to scientists, vegetarians have a significantly lower tendency to alcohol and tobacco than people who eat meat.