How can I quit alcohol?
1. Avoid "** to control the desire to drink.
In the process of abstinence, the urge to drink does not completely disappear. There will be a stronger urge to drink in certain "dangerous" situations, such as people around drinking, stress, relationship tensions, irritability, and drinking. To avoid "re-drinking", abstainers should try to avoid these situations and prepare targeted countermeasures to deal with them in advance. For example, when you feel the urge to drink, take a few slow, deep breaths or find something else to do to divert your attention.
2. Create an environment that avoids "re-drinking".
Inform your spouse, family, friends, co-workers, and other close contacts that you have quit drinking, ask them to supervise you, and ask those around you to try not to drink in front of you.
3. Choose the right way to quit drinking.
The tapering method lasts for a long time and is often difficult for abstinent drinkers to adhere to. Alcoholics should find a suitable way to quit alcohol according to their actual situation.
4. Give yourself appropriate rewards.
In the process of quitting alcohol, every time you achieve a small victory, such as insisting on not drinking for a week, you can give yourself some rewards and always push yourself to achieve the ultimate victory.
5. Correctly handle withdrawal symptoms.
At the beginning of alcohol withdrawal, due to the decrease in alcohol concentration in the human body and the inability to adapt to psychological and behavioral Xi immediately, abstinent alcoholics will experience withdrawal symptoms such as craving for alcohol, dizziness, stomach upset, palpitation, hand tremors, nervousness, lack of concentration, and insomnia. Generally, these symptoms go away on their own after 2 to 3 weeks after quitting drinking.
6. Don't have a fluke mentality. Abstaining from alcohol is no more important than anything else, and requires a lot of patience and determination. I can't think that it's okay to drink just a little bit, as long as it's a re-drink, even if it's a sip, it can make all the addictions come back. Have perseverance in this matter, and if you really quit drinking, don't drink a sip at all. 