To get rid of alcohol dependence from "heart" is the key to judge

There has been a drinking culture in China since ancient times Uncontrolled drinking is likely to lead to the emergence of alcohol dependence, a major public health problem Now the problem of alcohol dependence is becoming more and more prominent in China The disease of "alcohol dependence" is not only around the table, but also interferes with the patients' life order and their physical and mental health As more and more people have problems with drinking, many people will ask: to what extent is drinking dependent? First of all, we should distinguish between normal drinking and alcohol dependence A week or a month of social drinking is not alcohol dependence, short-term or occasional drinking is not a problem However, if you drink a lot of alcohol for a long time, you will feel flustered, shake hands and other uncomfortable symptoms, which may be the problem of alcohol dependence Generally speaking, alcohol dependent patients will often drink to maintain the alcohol concentration in the body, or they will have physical discomfort reaction, which is often called withdrawal symptoms Due to the low degree of red wine and beer, if they drink for a long time, they often only drink 40 or 50 degree white wine later, so as to solve their body's thirst for alcohol What is alcohol dependence? First of all, alcohol dependence is an addictive disease of the brain, that is to say, once diagnosed as alcohol dependence, there will be pathological changes like hypertension and diabetes, not only "willpower is not strong enough" or "no determination" Because we can't reduce high blood pressure through willpower, and we can't reduce blood sugar through determination Similarly, it is difficult to get rid of a series of physiological and psychological changes caused by alcohol dependence only by perseverance and determination Abstinence response is the key to judge who's four characteristics of alcohol dependence First, overwhelming desire or a sense of compulsion urges patients to drink, and all means can be taken for drinking Second, the amount of drinking is increasing Third, they have physical and psychological dependence on alcohol, such as not drinking, shaking, flustered, fidgeting, even hallucinations, convulsions, etc Fourth, despite the serious impact of drinking on themselves, they continue to drink and ignore other important things in life The key to judge whether it is alcohol dependence or not is to see whether there are withdrawal symptoms The reason why we think alcohol dependence is a disease is that it changes some functions of our body, such as brain function, and then the body will send a series of signals to the brain For example, some patients drink a glass of wine every morning If they don't drink one day, their hands will tremble Some patients who have been drinking for a long time have been shaking their hands so much that they can't write In addition, some patients sweat If you don't drink, you will feel uncomfortable, fidgety, fidgety, etc These are the manifestations of neurological disorders caused by alcohol dependence In addition, there are some more serious withdrawal reactions, such as hallucination Some patients will talk to themselves when lying in bed, and will hear some nonexistent voices, such as the voice of the dead Some patients will have visions, lying on the bed will grab, will see stars, see insects crawling on the body, etc Patients with severe alcohol dependence are also at risk Some patients who drink a lot of liquor every day for 10 or even 20 years If he suddenly stops drinking, he may lose consciousness, have convulsions, and have no symptoms If the patient loses consciousness when driving or doing other high-risk actions, life risk may occur If the family members drink all the year round and do not drink alcohol due to business trip or other reasons, the above withdrawal reaction will occur, then they are likely to suffer from alcohol dependence Some patients consult on the Internet, "they have been drinking heavily in the past two years, and they are eager to drink when they have an empty stomach at 4-5 p.m every day Drink to an empty stomach, and like a high degree of alcohol, like the feeling of dizziness after drinking I have tried many times not to quit " This is the typical symptom of alcohol dependence The harm of alcohol dependence is paid more attention by the society, mainly because it has many harms As a result of long-term drinking, alcohol addicts may have personality changes, become selfish and withdrawn, narrow interests, lack of basic sense of responsibility and morality, indifferent to the life of family members, and only want to make money to drink Some patients who drink all year round have a strong desire for alcohol It doesn't matter if the normal people don't drink, but the alcohol dependent patients drink every day Family members are not allowed to drink, some patients will hide wine at home, such as in the toilet water tank, on the roof of the yard, and some even bury the wine in the soil Some patients drink home cooking wine because there is no alcohol at home, because cooking wine contains alcohol Many alcohol dependent patients may neglect other important things in their lives, and other things are getting more and more serious For example, care for family and children is becoming less and less, ignoring other pleasures in life In addition, alcohol dependent patients may be reckless in order to drink For example, some patients don't care much about their health after checking out all kinds of physical problems Even if they find alcoholic liver or even cirrhosis, they continue to drink regardless of the harm If the diagnosis is alcohol dependence, it needs to be treated as soon as possible It's better to be hospitalized, deal with the physiological withdrawal reaction, and carry out psychotherapy, group therapy, etc., so as to help patients get rid of the control of alcohol physiologically and psychologically We don't recommend abstinence at home Because of long-term heavy drinking, it is very dangerous to cut off the alcohol suddenly, which may lead to epileptic seizures and other dangerous situations So it's better to stop drinking in a regular hospital We can solve the problem of abstinence through the treatment of alternative drugs At the same time, because long-term drinking may cause damage to brain, liver, gastrointestinal and other organs, these also need corresponding treatment It should be noted that if we only deal with physical problems rather than psychological counseling, it is still possible to drink again after discharge Alcohol dependence is often related to personality, living environment, work, emotion and other social psychological factors In order to completely solve the problem of alcohol dependence, we need to adjust these aspects at the same time Long term drinking is accompanied by changes in personality, cognition, psychology and other aspects Individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy are needed to help patients understand and change, establish the determination to quit drinking and learn the right methods Since abstinence is a long-term process, regular outpatient or psychological treatment is still needed after discharge In addition, experience at home and abroad shows that participating in alcohol addicts' mutual commandments and alcohol addicts' Family Mutual Aid plays a very important role in long-term rehabilitation.