Alcohol addiction - happiness in intoxication, unhappiness in life
On the subject of sleep disorders? and? stay lean? I have already posted something regarding alcohol. Now I would basically like to write something about it and give the tip beforehand: it would be best to drink very little or no alcohol at all. The reason why I look personally like this: In my circle of friends, I had to watch, what happens after many years every evening two, three glasses of wine or something.
An acquaintance is severely depressed with suicidal thoughts. A friend is infinitely happy, because she no longer eats and drinks carbohydrates because of the figure in the evening. Since she has just quit alcohol. At first it was a bit difficult, so we supported her. Then the worst was over (after 3 weeks) and she was very proud. Now my thoughts on the subject, for which I have collected a lot of information and interviewed a specialist.
Drinking alcohol always damages your health if you drink every day. In alcoholic drinks, the poison is ethanol. It is an insidious drug and looks very, very slow. The poison changes the whole person over many years? Body and soul.
A mental illness caused by many years of alcohol consumption is difficult to understand. Because the sufferer does not have to go to bed and he can go to work every day. He suffers completely differently. He suffers without realizing it and he makes other people suffer? through irritability, aggression or depression. By egoism, intrigues, dishonesty and whims. Relatives and friends are helpless. Most drink alcohol themselves, and that's why the problem is somehow suppressed. The reason: the disease is complicated and the alcohol dependent person is very difficult.
Dependence is a brain disease
What happens in the brain of an alcoholic? There was a lack of alcohol. And this happens like this: beer, wine or schnapps flow into the body and the feeling of intoxication already arises. This feeling is instantaneous and similar to feelings that naturally arise from kissing, eating, sex, caressing, and so on. They are caused by endorphins. These are proteins (hormones) that have an analgesic effect. They make you happy! When alcohol is in the blood, endorphins are produced artificially. So they do not arise naturally. That's the dangerous difference! The natural way of production is stopped and no longer stimulated. The body's own luck makers stop working - they become lazy.
The way into dependency
Anyone who is in a bad mood or sad after the intoxication next morning suffers from the laziness of the natural fortuneteller. In a natural way, no well-being now arises. The body's own endorphins are not or only slightly active because artificial substances have displaced them. Logical! Who then drinks alcohol again to have a good mood, of course, feels good immediately. Alcohol works immediately and artificial endorphins gain the upper hand. But this is how total disorder gets into the brain! The body's own production of endorphins continues to be paralyzed because artificial substances make it faster. And because that's so nice and works so fast, man becomes addicted, he drinks and drinks ... Alcohol addiction begins.
Withdrawal - a hard way
Who is really dependent on artificially produced endorphins, can very, very difficult to get rid of it. The brain remembers that alcohol works fast and very strong! One speaks of the addiction memory. Endorphins that the body naturally produces are finer and slower. However, their effect is great. They flood the whole body with gentle tingling and warm currents, without unpleasant after-effects. But until the brain returns to normal, it is a hard way for the alcohol addicted person. The way is called "withdrawal". Because the luck makers are not active, it gets physically very uncomfortable. Sweating, agitation, trembling, freezing are the companions. Until the brain returns to normal? switches, it takes weeks and months. But it's worth it! The natural luck makers are reliable and do well.
Intoxicated and unhappy?
Alcohol dependent people are unhappy people. You have to take poison to get happiness. This is treacherous. The emotional signs of this disease are manifested in a change of being. Often you have to get along without alcohol, in the car, in the job, in the family. So there are always times when the feelings of happiness which the body itself produces are not active. Then there is huge lack. The brain is dead and says: I am sad, dejected, angry .... The alcohol-dependent man can sometimes no longer respond flexibly to the demands of life. There are problems.
Searching for help
The signs of this disease develop over many years. The alcoholic person becomes difficult. Physically, liver damage, gastrointestinal disorders, heartburn, cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases (e.g.Psoriasis), damage to the nerves, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety. The alcohol addict is prone to cancer. Luckily, there are many helpers. Whoever manages to give up alcohol, has a great chance to be naturally happy again! Also physical damage can be alleviated or cured.
Who helps? First the family doctor. An open conversation is important. On the internet you can find help and addresses, e.g. at the Federal Center for Health Education (www.kenn-dein-limit.de) and local addiction counseling centers.% AMAZON%
