Alcoholism is a slowly progressive disease, characterized by a pathological craving for alcoholic beverages, development of withdrawal symptoms (hangover) syndrome upon cessation of alcohol consumption and the gradual development of mental degradation.
Alcohol abuse is harmful to health, The psyche of an alcoholic also changes.
Psychological characteristics characteristic of people, those suffering from alcohol addiction:
A person who drinks often becomes withdrawn, harsh, sarcastic, unpleasant in conversation.
Your social circle is changing, difficulties appear in contact with loved ones, a person spends most of his time with drinking buddies or alone.
An addicted person stops showing interest in life, work, hobby - everything fades into the background.
Alcohol makes a person feel strong, ascribes to himself power, which he doesn't really have, and behaves in accordance with his worldview, which often leads to conflicts and troubles.
Tendency to self-deception: "I can stop drinking at any time". But, Unfortunately, this moment never comes.
Having problems with mental functioning: intelligence suffers, thinking, memory, concentration.
Alcohol depresses the nervous system, which leads to constant anxiety and worry.
The person is unable to remember, what happened the day before. Memory lapses occur, hallucinations.
In humans, drinking alcohol, delirium tremens may develop (delirium tremens).
How does alcohol affect the human body??
> Destroys the liver. Liver cirrhosis is one of the common causes of death in patients with alcoholism.
> Damages the pancreas, causing acute, as well as chronic pancreatitis.
> Strikes the heart, causes arrhythmias, arterial hypertension, disrupts metabolism in heart muscle cells, in this case, some of the cells die and myocardial dystrophy develops (reduction in heart weight).
> Reduces immunity. People who drink often get pneumonia, purulent, infectious diseases.
> Causes changes in the skin. Everyone knows the “red noses of alcoholics”.
> Destroys the peripheral nervous system. This is manifested by the characteristic “gait of alcoholics”, in which there is an uncertain slow gait, staggering, trembling fingers.
The first signs of alcoholism
Frequent desire to drink and get drunk.
The habit of relieving tension when any problems arise with the help of alcoholic beverages.
Возникновение проблем на работе и дома из-за употребления алкоголя.
Прием спиртных напитков независимо от времени суток — утром, на работе, за рулем автомобиля и т.д.
Следует помнить о том, that alcoholism is a serious disease, which goes through several stages. The sooner a person understands, that he became addicted to alcohol, the greater the chance of recovery. If you or your loved ones are experiencing alcohol addiction problems, seek help from specialists, to avoid serious consequences.
