How to stop drinking alcohol?!
Question: I can't stop drinking, my drinking has become a big problem and I want to do something about it. Alcohol is ruining my relationships and my health but I can't stop. I've tried several times but I'm always back on alcohol within a few days. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Answers: I can't stop drinking, my drinking has become a big problem and I want to do something about it. Alcohol is ruining my relationships and my health but I can't stop. I've tried several times but I'm always back on alcohol within a few days. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ohh crikey buddy, that's so hard for you?nobody ever intends to get addicted, but most of us underestimate the power an addictive substance can have, and we overestimate our power of self control. But just as habits can be acquired, so can they be broken.......... you just need a bit of guidance and encouragement mate.
You've already got 50% of the battle won though buddy as you've admitted you have a problem and reached out to ask for help ............ a couple of other posters have already mentioned AA, try it hun, it may work for you ...... it didn't work for me, i couldn't socialise on that level at that stage ~ sheer willpower and stubborn determination worked for me ?
So long as we see ourselves as stuck and addicted, we will be. If we see ourselves as wonderful, healthy, love ~ worthy beings, we have no need for addictions.
Affirmations are prepared positive thoughts that you repeat to yourself, out loud over and over again. If you say something often enough, eventually your mind begins to believe it. By repeating a positive affirmation, you reprogram your thought patterns in a positive direction. When you convince your mind that you are a person for whom addiction holds no attraction, it begins to become true. Millions of people have proven the benefits of positive affirmations over and again.
Greet yourself each and every single morning with a brilliant smile and say something like "Hey there handsome, you are going to beat this addiction to alcohol cos you are strong, powerfull, independant and deserving of a healthy and strong body"..... Say it again during quiet periods of the day and before falling to sleep at night......... look yourself in the mirror when you do it so as you have visual affirmation and look yourself in the eye when you say it and say it with strength and determination?
Don't run from this mate for otherwise it will also eventually erode your self esteem and pride and confidence. you can do this you know, you just need to start and have faith in you that you can do it. learn how to love yourself and start doing things for you that you really enjoy ~ could be anything from learning how to surf, to running in the park, dancing in the streets, singing at the top of your lungs when you are in a crowded shopping centre and your fave rock / pop song comes on (i'm always spinning people out and doing that one !!), jumping in puddles when you see them, just cos all these things can bring you an enormous sense of exhilaration and fun fun fun !!!
Tell yourself over and over that you are strong and able to resist the temptation; tell yourself that you release the need to bomb yourself out on booze all the time ?
You know what?? if you can form a picture of the way you want to be, feel, behave and look in your minds eye then you have won 90% of the battle .............. conjure up images in your mind of the addiction free you, visualise for example the alcohol simply dissolving into thin air because it holds no lure for you anymore...... see it, feel it, taste it and believe me it will be yours.
i kicked a vile disgusting alcohol and antidepressant addiction nearly 6 years ago now and these are all the methods that i used to bolster my confidence and inner strength sweetie, best ball and chain i ever got rid of?
One more thing........... the neurotransmitter Serotonin contributes to feelings of calmness, better sleep patterns, increased pain resistance, and few cravings for carbohydrates. It, too, is a natural antidepressant, Low serotonin levels can cause agression, depression, food & sugar cravings, insomnia, a low pain threshold and poor temperature regulation by the body. Serotonin levels are particularly affected by both sugar and tobacco.
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that's used by the brain - along with B6, B3 (niacin) and magesium (known as the antistress mineral) - to produce serotonin (the natural feel good drug), a neurotransmitter that carries messages between the brain and one of the body's biochemical mechanisms of sleep.
The EFA's in foods rich in omega 3's such as cold water fishes like tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting are also essential in this process to nourish the neurons that are receiving the messages from the neurotransmitters
The Doctor doesn't tell you that when you go complaining of addictions or depression now does he .............. he surely should though.
Tryptophan will help induce natural sleep; reduce pain sensitivity; act as a nondrug antidepressant; alleviate migraines; aid in reducing anxiety and tension and help relieve some symptoms of alcohol-related body-chemistry disorders and aid in control of alcoholism.
Best natural food sources of Tryptophan are; cottage cheese, milk, meat, fish, turkey, bananas, dried dates, peanuts and all protein rich foods.
Best natural food sources for magnesium are: leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon.
Best natural food sources for niacin are: the white meat of chicken, whole wheat products, roasted peanuts, fish, eggs, avoacadoes, dates, figs and prunes.
Best natural food sources for vitamin B6 are: wheat germ, fish, soybeans, brewer's yeast, cantaloupe, cabbage, blackstgrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats, peanuts and walnuts.
Take a good quality multi B complex supplement including all the B's ie: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 you will support your body in dealing with the everyday stresses life throws at us. ie: illness, new job, new home, school studies, addictive behaviour ...... the B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune systsem functioning.
The whole food source of tryptophan and all other vitamins, minerals amino acids etc.... will always be the most nutritious and easily assimilable form.
Try to cut back on drinks containing caffeine also such as tea and coffee, sodas and soft drinks as they will all dehydrate you terribly and rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins.............. other things that will rob you of your B complex of vitamins are alcohol, antiobiotics, antidepressants, otc cold and flu meds, laxatives, diuretics, aspirin ?
Drink loads of fresh filtered water on a daily basis to as the healthiest and happiest body will always be the most hydrated one?
Hey, our bodies need at least 2 litres daily just to maintain aspiration (to breathe)!! so drink 2 - 3 litres to help hydrate your body and bolster the functioning of your system as a whole and greatly assist in the detox process ?
Water will bolster the functioning of your kidneys thus reducing the load on the liver too ? Also the brain is 3/4 water so concentration, memory and reaction times benefit from proper hydration............. :0)
I'm here with all my heart mate wishing you all the very best as i know you have the tenacity and strength to ditch this vile habit and reclaim your life & vitality ?
please take of you ?
CHEERS
?
look up the nearest AA meeting. It's free and it works
just day by day....drink little little...and soon slowly youll go to haveing none...."good luck hun".... : )
Have a loved one help you, wean yourself off of it, and seek help. You've already started the biggest and most important step, admiting you have a problem...
Why do you drink? is there any problem in your life that leads you to drinking to stop thinking about it? if there is, kill it from the root... try to solve that problem so its easier for you to quit.
Id say you are in a good track... you want to quit and you admit you have a drinking problem and thats the first step. try joining AA or some other group to help you with this process... best wishes!
I've been there, and all I could tell you is get some help, go to AA meetings, or just become a moderate drinker, have like 2-3 one week and simmer down every weekend by a drink less. good luck.
get right with the man upstairs, He will help you through anything :)
The first reply you got is the best.
Find your local AA and start attending.
max_wolfe2002; Ya CAN'T !
Alcohol addiction is [near] 'UNBEATBLE';
it is westrn societie's [greatest] curse
Accept you have a problem, talk to your doctor about quitting and make a date to stop. I'm not sure about AA, they have a high failure rate and there are some better alternatives like www.rational.org
I quit drinking two years ago without AA and have never had a relapse. I have a blog with tips and advice, check the source list below for details. You can do it,it doesn't have to be hard, I was a chronic alcoholic for almost thirty years and was chemically dependent and did it easily.