How to stop drinking? - this question is asked both by alcohol addicts and their relatives and friends. It turns out that it is very difficult to stop drinking, why? Contrary to the public's opinion that it is a habit, a way of life or a promiscuity, alcoholism is a serious disease, not so much physical as psychological, a change in values and outlook on life.
Also, let's define how you want to stop drinking, it can be:
- Just one way out of the spree;
- I want to stop drinking forever.
In the first case, the article "How to get out of the binge" will help you. If you want to stop drinking alcohol forever, we will try to find out in this article.
Your first big step to stop drinking alcohol!
There are several important things you must understand to stop drinking alcohol.
It is almost impossible to change your inner world, mentality, lifestyle overnight, to which you have become accustomed for many years, and to begin to see life as a sober person sees it, it is almost impossible.
It is like throwing a fish into the land and expecting it to immediately turn into land. To stop drinking, you need to rethink the importance of drinking in your life by answering the following questions to yourself:
- Don't you have a problem with alcohol? It is a common misconception that, if so, everyone could stop drinking at any time and never drink again. But it's not like that?
- Do you think alcohol is not a drug? So why, after the usual spree removal, do you go back to using it again and again? Why is it necessary to drink to relieve withdrawal symptoms? Because alcohol is a drug that causes a powerful physical and psychological addiction!
- Do you always have a reason to drink? And without drinking, do the joys and sorrows of life disappear? No! If you had a child and you didn't drink, would your happiness diminish?
- Does alcohol help you relax and deal with stress? Does this solve these problems? Does the stress go away when you sober up? Of course! In addition, with use, the person loses the ability to relax on their own with the help of other methods.
- Strong drinks increase confidence? With whom? For those with whom you can communicate through a bottle, trust is not necessary. And those you don't trust don't communicate with a drunk person.
- Do you think you rarely drink? How many times do we drink that is considered rare? Is there a fee and frequency? Of course! Tolerance is different for each organism, as is addiction and dependence. This for one - without consequences, on the other - alcoholism!
- Is it good for your health in small doses? Yes, the poison in small doses, they say, is also useful, addictive, but the damage it simultaneously causes to the body is immeasurable with the perceived benefit.
- Do you drink because you think alcoholism is incurable? There are many examples of alcoholism treatment, do you pay attention to them? Or don't you want to notice them? And they exist! In that case, what is it - an excuse?
What are all 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 to stop drinking alcohol on your own?
Only after taking the first step, rethinking the importance of "drinking" in your life, or rather, understanding its insignificance, 
you can move on to the next step - asking yourself how to stop drinking alcohol yourself. To do this, you must clearly realize that the joys of life are more sober sober, problems need to be solved, depression can be treated alone, the "bottle" will not do it for you!
So, to stop drinking on your own, you need to prepare properly, take into account important points:
- Don't be afraid of the future! Yes, changing your life can be scary, but think about it, what are you afraid of? Only the unknown, because you don't know how to live soberly. But after all, everyone is afraid of the unknown, this is the nature of man and this is absolutely normal! In addition, more than half of humanity lives a sober life!
- Be true to your word! We decided to stop drinking - don't succumb to self-deception! No glass, no "small". Remember that there is a new round of use behind this. Don't count on willpower to save you, not to save you! After the first cup, self-control diminishes and then disappears completely. There is willpower as long as you remain sober!
- Learn how to relieve stress and relax! It can be any hobby, yoga, Pilates, meditation, communication, book reading, music, self-development, cross stitching, whatever - find yours! This is a prerequisite that will allow you to get used to another relaxation, without a glass.
- Sport is a good mood! And not so much because it has a beneficial effect on health. Promotes the production of endorphins - hormones of happiness. Being in a good mood will make it easier for you to tackle the tasks of life.
- Don't be bored! Because they have nothing to do, many start drinking, smoking, injecting drugs. Boredom is the biggest enemy! Draw up a plan for all types of jobs: work, household chores (you probably accumulated a lot while drinking), things for the development of life and family.
- Change the environment! To keep your past life from going back to the bottom, be sure to change your social circle to one that the same people you want to become. Here, communication at a new level and the competitive spirit will help you.
- Don't avoid drinkers! Is weird? Yes, but effective! You will see this always and everywhere throughout your life after you decide to stop drinking. Therefore, you need to get used to them initially.
How to stop drinking with the help of experts?
Many people wonder 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:
- encoding for alcoholism;
- rehabilitation center for alcoholics.
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, that is, you canfulfill all the conditions of the previous chapter, then, at the end of the coding period, you do not want to go back to your old life yourself.
If for some reason you understand that you cannot fulfill the necessary conditions alone, psychotherapists will come to your aid with a rehabilitation program, where you will discover a new world, your skills and opportunities, make new friends, learn to receive thepleasure of a sober life.