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ALCOHOLISM
Alcohol’s exposure accompanied by of relaxation and pleasure feelings, to be evolved many times in dependence which leads to complete disorganization of the individual. Today, stress, anxiety, insecurity of our time, the teenage experimentation, the autonomy of adulthood, especially lead teenagers to alcohol dependence, without to understand it well. Besides, teenagers are not aware of addiction, consider themselves invulnerable and that is impossible for them to happen something bad. Alcoholism, however, has tremendous influence on the whole family. For example, a common symptom of alcoholism is the denial that there is a problem. But often family members deny the problem, perhaps because they fear the ignominy. Since then efforts to control their drinking partner's meet repeated failure, the feelings of inadequacy and anxiety are increasing. Resentment and bitterness of close contacts are worse. Usually the wives of alcoholics need psychological support and medical help because they suffer from negative emotions like anxiety, fear, anger, guilt, frustration, disappointment, stress and low self-esteem. As for children lasting emotional scars are seeing. They become hysterical, experience feelings of inferiority, doubt about their abilities, experience feelings of insecurity, indignant with themselves, become nervous and constantly closed.
How can a family help alcoholic? So far the family has accumulated painful memories and emotions. If family members do not understand their own feelings, it is hard to understand the alcoholic’s feelings. The main goal of treatment is everybody to recognize and accept his own negative feelings. To overcome negative feelings, must first affront them. With that way everyone will understand the feelings of others and how his actions affect him emotionally. Applying this knowledge a member of a family learns how to act better. But what happens if the alcoholic refuses to accept help? And in this case the family must remain unite together to address the negative feelings. Simple advice can be given to help your beloved companion such as not stir up the past, not to spy the alcoholic by surrounded, not trying to protect him from drunkenness, do not panic when there is a relapse. Your favorite companion needs more your compassionate support. On the other side must be patient, kind and gentle with him. You must not transmit negative emotions with surliness but joy and encouragement. Allow the alcoholic to take responsibility when he feels he can do something positive. You should also be honest with your children about the state of your beloved. Most important of all is that you must not hide from alcoholic the effects of his drunkenness. Alcoholics usually can not remember their behavior under the influence of drink. You must help him understand the problems caused to his family by his illness. Alcoholism is a disease and the alcoholic can receive medical help if he desires.
Another family approach is to make the alcoholic to face the facts directly related to drunkenness. Even when alcoholic is in its worst state, can accept some degree of reality, if it is presented in a way that he can accept it. Of course, this intervention requires from one that you to know about alcoholism and the other that you have the emotional strength to apply this knowledge. Now what means making the alcoholic to feel the effects of his drunkenness? It does not mean to punish him. For example you let him sleep where he fell. The next morning he will confront the reality of the situation. You must be honest with alcoholic, but never angry. Only when you do not get angry with him, help him to distinguish his bad behavior. The remaining family members must continue their lives as best they can. In this way the alcoholic faces the huge contrast between him and the rest of the family. Often he amounts to say: I understand that I have a problem and I need some medical help. You will have to remind that you would like to socialize with him, but his problem prevents you. Finally what can we say about the famous (I will stop drinking tomorrow?). The ultimate goal is to make the alcoholic to accept the reality that has immediate need of medical assistance. Medical assistance that can be offered to an alcohol addicted, excluding incarceration in a psychiatric clinic, is acupuncture that is the continued placement of needles in parts of the body that lead to the production of substances in the brain similar to the euphoria that alcohol causes. The substances generated by the alcoholic body through acupuncture is serotonin, a neurotransmitter that controls depression, anxiety and general mood, norepinephrine and dopamine that regulate the cycle of sleep-wake, and endorphins that protect the body from stressful stimuli. The production of these substances after the stimulus of the needle creates a feeling of relaxation and alcohol aversion. The brain no longer needs a sedative. Homeopathy has the same alcoholic’s treatment effect.
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