I became an alcoholic, and they ceased to be

On August 8, 2006, he was the 45th day I stopped drinking, in the sense that he stopped drinking alcohol. Why did I do that led to this, why, and how much I drank before, why do people drink, how to stop drinking and how to live happily without alcohol - this will be discussed in a series of articles, "How to stop drinking."How I became an alcoholicMy first encounter with alcohol was in his early childhood, when I was given a sniff, that there is a drunk uncle. I remember that I do not like creepy and perplexed: actually, why? On its tenth anniversary champagne I was given to try out the horn. To me that was enough to: falter and fall on the way to the kitchen, hitting his head on the door, and in the morning to experience the joy of the blame. After that, a long time I did not use any of vodka or other alcoholic beverages in general. Sometimes on their birthday or on New Year's drink a small amount of champagne or wine. His first day I had a good student said even without the beer. Then, in 2000, the year the first time I thought about the fact that you can experience the joy of communication and without alcohol, and it is easy and natural. Even if you are in komnanii drinking friends, and he does not drink - you're having fun and you're having a good time. And so it was. Since no alcohol in essence, and in the joy of communication.Began my addiction to alcohol drinking vodka during a hike on the Berezina after the first year. Then, sitting in the tent sheltering from the rain, my friends and I drank a bottle just for the company, although plans for vodka in preparation for the march I was not. It was a small dose, so as to feel light in the head baldezh without any adverse effects. In this campaign is over, but not over my alcoholic experience. Then off beer, vodka, beer, vodka, wine sometimes. An important step was the event of the third year, when the group went out of our guys got on a military department. Among the deceased was a friend of ours Ehel - the soul of the company, who skillfully organized parties and fun. Me and my close friend Andrew decided that now we have the responsibility to organize all kinds of parties and gatherings (one word - booze). And we began to gather every Friday and "train" in an important lesson for the party - drinking.This was a plus - despite the fact that we are harming their health, decreased consciousness, conversations in the kitchen helping to establish a deeper emotional connection. Talk about life, revelations - all this took place. It was an interesting place, and the discussions of the use of vodka, that is, how to drink more and feel better than the best snack, how to determine the right dose for yourself how to feel better in the morning, especially if the bat was "successful". That is to say, how to drink "knowingly" :). Later develop the skills of cleansing the body, which is well suited for any subsequent poisoning, not just alcohol.I remember how almost every night of summer vacation we were selected to town and drank mostly beer. Moreover, the criterion of quality beer was the amount of alcohol in it, on the principle of "the best beer - it's vodka." This has developed a habit of regular use and addiction - the body simply demanded alcohol. I have no idea of ​​good and mental relaxation of alcohol-free, as if my happiness depended on it. Sad but true. If we assume that alcoholism is an illness - which is produced by addiction to alcohol, then for the college years I became an alcoholic. And the only way to get rid of the disease - to stop drinking, as someone who once drank a lot, will never be able to become a "moderate drinking."I quit drinking?What happens now? On June 25, 2006 I do not drink alcohol in any form. At the time of publication of this article is the 44th day without alcohol. Honestly, I feel great, yesterday, for instance, had a great time at the wedding of best friend. However, it is too early to say that I completely got rid of the habit.Such an experiment - to give up alcohol, I conducted in May and June of 2003. Then we entered into a dispute with a friend to be able to for a month not to drink alcohol. I remember how much effort had to put to survive. Camping, lit a fire, skewers, spill samogonochku, hand and stretches - but I made a dispute, and promised if lose a bet - affix a case of beer. I then did not restrain himself: having passed the exam on the excellent on the subject of which I knew little, we are together to celebrate with a friend ran to a nearby stall and bought a bottle of beer "Three Bears", thus both have become a must for a case of beer each other. It seems we still do not put down :).Disuse of alcohol is now a natural extension of the process, which began Jan. 19, 2004, the year when I got to my first job - a specialist in software testing at EPAM Systems. The first week of work was challenging and stressful than this continued my studies in my fourth year at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Electronics, so I could not just physically afford to get drunk. Rare attempts led to disaster, because there was no opportunity to sleep off lunch and skip a couple of lectures, as I did sometimes earlier. I still sometimes use beer, and on weekends and during vacations vodka, but the total amount of alcohol will start to decline significantly. Marriage, expectation and the birth of a child was the next step.Device to work, family life, child - these are the conditions that reduced the number of occasions to drink. And it also reduces the total consumption of alcohol. However, when still managed to come off - that old habit made itself felt. Alcohol addiction did not disappear at once - just outside circumstances did not allow to show. That is, struggle with external circumstances will not help get rid of the habit, until the desire to stop drinking will not sprout inside. That is what happened in the spring and summer of 2006. This desire to grow and develop until it turned into an experiment, "How to quit drinking and live happily without alcohol" - the third phase of the experiment, the "Healthy Way." The reason why I decided to quit drinking - is to increase awareness, desire to live productive, fun and happy. His role is also played once the ambitious goal to live 144 years, the main way to achieve that is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And I lately feel like less addicted to something, and alcohol dependence - is one of them. Just something silly to do something out of inertia, that you do not like and what often regret later. To live happily without alcohol is easier than with him.

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