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How to give up alcohol

25th April 2017 by Nick Conn

Giving up alcohol when suffering from an addiction can be a long and tiresome journey, and at times it can be almost unbearable. If you are ready to stop drinking alcohol and willing to accept guidance and help with alcohol problem, you have a better chance of ridding yourself from the addiction.

Aside from the health issues which can arise when heavily drinking, such as heart disease, strokes, cancer etc, there are also other problems which provide cause for concern; you only have to watch or read the news to realise that the overuse of alcohol is causing our society to self-destruct.

Alcohol is a drug, and the more you drink, the more your body becomes used to its effects, and therefore can withstand more. Because the body can withstand more, you drink more, and so on. It becomes a vicious cycle.

There is a fine line between someone who socially drinks a fair amount and an alcoholic, but no matter what your situation is, it’s safe to say that drinking heavily is not a healthy habit, and coming off alcohol is the best step that you can take.

Usually this is not a decision made overnight. It tends to be a gradual thing, and the whole recovery process can take a vast amount of time. The journey to sobriety is not a quick and easy one. The most important thing in this instance is to persevere. In the early stages of change, denial is the hardest step, and even after admitting you need help, it can be easy to fall back to old habits.

Firstly, when it comes to alcohol recovery, you need to want to stop drinking. You need to do this for yourself, and no one else. If substance abuse is causing a negative effect in your life, and the alcohol which used to help you cope is now causing more problems, it’s time to take a closer look. Without alcohol treatment and rehabilitation, this dependency can cause serious long-term problems and may even end up fatal.

There are many alcohol support groups, designed to help with alcohol addiction and alcohol detoxification. Alcoholism is a condition which requires treatment, and depending on the severity of the situation will depend on the right treatment for each individual.

It’s not always realised, but when you are abusing alcohol, the consequences affect everyone, so quitting alcohol is not only beneficial to you, but also the people surrounding you too.

Alcohol recovery will not only allow you to live a healthier lifestyle, but it typically helps to improve other aspects of your life too. An important one being relationships with family and friends.

Rehabilitation centres are designed to help people with addictions, to determine what led them to it in the first place, and how to get clean and stay clean. They focus on how to cut down on drinking, how to stop drinking alcohol completely, and most importantly, to make sure you don’t relapse. Transforming a life of addiction into a life of recovery is hugely rewarding and 100% worth the time and effort.

 

 

 

 

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