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Alcohol addiction, which causes social and economic disasters, as well as many physical and mental harms; It is caused by the continuous and excessive consumption of alcohol in order to get rid of the problems experienced in the inner world or the environment of the person, to alleviate his troubles, or to enjoy. At first, alcohol wannabe, taken for pleasure, grief and excitement, can also be taken not to be alone in the circle of friends and to adapt to social environments. After being addicted to alcohol, there is always a reason; when you are happy and joyful, in sad situations, holidays, parties, birthdays, meetings with friends.
Although alcohol taken to improve the emotional state temporarily removes negative emotions, it never solves the problems and causes the problems to change further and grow. In general, this is the method of dealing with the problems that people with weak ego prefer to choose instead of rational solutions. Alcohol addicts have intense feelings of worthlessness, inadequacy and low self-esteem. These feelings are rejected and suppressed and cause intense anxiety. Alcohol calms anxiety. More importantly, alcohol creates feelings and the power to do anything. When alcohol addicts wake up after their use of alcohol, they feel guilty and feel hopeless because they cannot get anything more than before and their problems remain as they are. They enter into a vicious circle that results in psychological and increasingly physiological addiction to alcohol. Alcohol intake; It provides power, control, and high self-esteem that are unattainable in real life. If the person has a hereditary disposition, they continue to use alcohol to feel good and become addicted to alcohol.
The first step to getting rid of alcohol is to realize why and when it was taken, to understand that alcohol can never solve the problems, and to stay away from alcohol. Chronically addicted people must be treated in an appropriate clinical setting.
Alcohol addiction treatment is a successfully carried out process that includes medication and psychological assistance. In the first stage, the alcohol consumption rate and health status of the person are determined, it is aimed to cleanse the body from alcohol with drug treatment, to prevent re-starting with individual therapy and group therapy, to include the family in the program and to provide the necessary motivation to quit alcohol. Although temporary improvement is achieved, the treatment should continue for 3-4 months. The reasons that cause alcohol consumption, individual and family problems should be eliminated in this process, and psychosocial skills (anger control, coping with stress, expressing emotions, etc.) should be acquired.
If not, what could happen?
The harms of alcohol are too many to be counted. In addition to its physical and mental damage, it causes many social problems such as economic distress, causing problems with family and loved ones, disturbing social peace, inciting crime, increasing crime rates and traffic accidents, divorce, abandonment.
Since logical action cannot be taken after drinking alcohol, very bad behavioral disorders can be seen even in a fun environment. It has tragic consequences such as quarrels, taunts and violence.
Alcohol prevents people from thinking healthy, it numbs the mind. Alcoholics cannot think and act well. Therefore, it poses a danger both for itself and for its environment. It leads to psychological questions such as depression, paranoia, suicide, memory lapses and early dementia.
Alcohol, which significantly reduces the quality of life; It causes impaired sleep quality, the formation of panic attacks, pain and shortness of breath. It causes physical diseases such as liver cirrhosis, blindness, enlarged heart, high blood pressure, muscle breakdown, blood diseases, pneumonia, paralysis. In addition, it causes impotence in men and menstrual irregularities in women. In short, alcohol causes serious harm to the person, family and society.