Alcoholics often lack a correct understanding of their current condition.

So I felt it was very important to understand my situation and how deeply distorted my craving for alcohol was.

First of all, you should honestly admit that you are an alcoholic, alcoholic, and alcohol dependent.

The positioning must be precise so that it is possible to prescribe the right medicine.

Sincerely admit that you are powerless over alcohol and that your life has become a mess because of alcohol.

Understand the inevitable cause-and-effect relationship between staying sober and achieving a healthy life.

This is the first step towards sobriety.

It is an important prerequisite. Without this understanding, nothing else can be discussed.

This is the most basic and extremely important attitude issue, and attitude determines everything here.

Alcoholism is a progressive and potentially fatal disease.

This disease is caused by the body's sensitivity to alcohol coupled with a psychologically difficult and compulsive desire to drink.

Currently, there is no drug or psychotherapy "cure" in the medical community - we cannot simply be hospitalized or take medication to change our traits and return to the normal, moderate social drinking that we experienced in the early days of drinking.

Thousands of alcoholics are unable to stop drinking, and not only do we see many alcoholics drink themselves to death - from the "withdrawal" syndrome of delirium tremens (D.T.'s) or convulsions, or from

Cirrhosis of the liver caused by drinking, and many deaths that are not officially attributed to alcoholism but are actually caused by drinking.

And when car accidents, drownings, suicides, homicides, heart attacks, fires, pneumonia, or strokes are listed as direct factors of death, the fact is that the alcoholic's heavy drinking behavior contributed to the conditions and direct causes of death.

Most of us are not yet on the verge of the horrific final stages of alcoholism, and so drink now thinking we are far away from that fate.

But if we continue to drink, there is no doubt that there is only a dead end.

Many alcoholics who cannot quit drinking will blame their excessive drinking on their weak moral values, or think that it is due to their unbalanced mentality.

Yet there is nothing morally wrong with alcoholism because it is a disease.

At this stage, it is impossible to overcome it by the power of one's own will alone, because the excessive alcoholic has lost the ability to make free choices in the face of alcohol.

So we don’t need to be embarrassed about our illness, there’s nothing shameful about it.

It's not our fault, we didn't want to be alcoholics, and we didn't try to get the disease any more than anyone wants to get pneumonia.

Experience shows that as long as you have a strong desire to quit drinking, fully understand the seriousness of the problem, and take care of yourself in a way that is free from alcohol and full of happiness, then you can still live a happy, healthy and valuable life like a normal person.

We have summarized some common manifestations of drinking patterns: 1. Seeing drinking as the most important or very important thing in life, occupying a central position in the heart, and never forgetting it.

2. The amount of alcohol consumed gradually increased compared to the initial period of drinking.

3. Drinking speed increases.

4. Often drink alcohol secretly alone or behind the back of family members.

5. Use wine as medicine to relieve emotional distress.

6. There is a behavior of hiding alcohol. 7. There is often forgetfulness after drinking.

8. Drinking alcohol unplanned often leads to accidents.

9. Drinking in the morning is commonly known as "drinking with eyes open". Some people even drink after waking up at night.

10. Drink alcohol before going to bed.

11. Like to drink on an empty stomach. When drinking, do not eat staple food and rarely eat vegetables.

12. Choose a wine brand when circumstances permit.

13. Arguing with family members because of drinking affects family harmony, or affects work because of drinking.

14. I once quit drinking, but it didn’t last long and the disease relapsed and I couldn’t control it.

Generally speaking, if a person’s drinking behavior exhibits more than three of the above symptoms, alcohol dependence is highly suspected.

It is often seen that people with alcohol dependence have many adverse effects on their health, family harmony and work because of drinking, and even engage in some illegal behaviors after drinking.

Although they feel guilty and regretful about these consequences, they still cannot stop drinking completely and often quit drinking and return to drinking again and again.

Are they hopeless or do they lack perseverance?

No, this is because alcohol dependence is a disease, and it is also a disease that keeps getting worse. This disease, like diabetes, hypertension and other diseases, cannot be completely eradicated.

But it can be contained.

The reason for resumption of drinking is related to the body's sensitivity to alcohol, coupled with the psychologically difficult to get rid of the compulsive desire to drink. No matter what adverse consequences resumption of drinking will bring, it cannot be overcome by one's own perseverance alone.

Just like other diseases, there are some characteristic clinical manifestations.

Once you become dependent on alcohol, you will experience many physical discomfort symptoms when you suddenly stop drinking or suddenly reduce your drinking, which is called alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

For the sake of convenience, some people divide alcohol withdrawal syndrome into three stages according to the time of occurrence and severity: First-stage alcohol withdrawal syndrome: usually appears 6 to 12 hours after drinking, manifested by tremors in both hands, and in severe cases, it can accumulate to

The entire upper limbs and even the trunk may be affected. In severe cases, tongue extension tremor may occur. In addition, symptoms such as anorexia, insomnia, and irritability are also common.

Second-stage alcohol withdrawal syndrome: It occurs 24 to 72 hours after stopping drinking. In addition to the above symptoms, auditory hallucinations often occur, and the content is often abusive or persecutory. Impulsive behavior can be secondary, and the excitement is relatively mild.