Signs of Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a serious and insidious disease. She approaches imperceptibly, and often it is difficult to determine the fine line that separates the developed alcohol dependence from ordinary domestic drunkenness. The drinking person still seems that he is able to control his behavior, limit the consumption of alcohol or not drink at all, but in fact it is not. After all, people who suffer from alcohol dependence, often still suffer from anosognosia - this is the name of the state when a clearly existing problem is denied. That's why an alcoholic is so hard to force to pay serious attention to his illness. He simply denies it!

At all the exhortations of relatives, he replies that he can not drink, if he wants. So it seems to him, but alcoholism is a serious violation not only of the psyche, but of metabolism, so a patient with alcoholism simply can not help but drink. In this case, neither the tears of relatives, nor their threats and exhortations can help him. For the case should be taken by a specialist - a narcologist.

But, as you know, it is easier to prevent the disease than to treat it, especially alcohol dependence, since the treatment of alcoholism is a long and difficult thing.

Therefore, it is so important to pay attention to the signs of alcoholism, which speak of the development of the disease.

Firstly, the fact that a drinking person stops looking for a company for drinking, and begins to drink alone, should be alarming.

Secondly, anxiety should be caused by such signs of alcoholism as constant grubs of alcohol and especially inability to control the amount drunk. A person simply loses a sense of proportion and gets drunk to unconsciousness. Further failures of memory develop, when after a strong outpouring, he simply can not remember anything. An alarming fact is the aggressive behavior of the drinker towards his family and friends who wish to help him.

All these signs of alcoholism should alert not only loved ones, but also the drinker. He must realize that the time for self-justification has passed and the time has come for action.

But, unfortunately, the listed signs of alcoholism are more often alarming relatives and relatives, and the patient continues to deny the obvious and pretend that nothing terrible has happened. And this is very serious, because only with the voluntary consent to treatment and with a strong desire of the drinker to get rid of his dependence is possible the successful treatment of alcoholism.