Narcologists say that female alcoholism is not cured. But it should be noted that there is a practice when the fair sex gives up the addiction and is forever freed from the addiction to alcohol. This requires not only competent drug treatment, but also a powerful willpower of the patient.
It is necessary
- Strong tea (at the 1st stage of alcoholism)
- Self-analysis of the degree of wife's dependence on alcohol
- Professional drug addiction consultation for relatives
- Qualified treatment of the wife (at the 3rd and 4th stages of alcohol dependence)
Instructions
Step 1
Talk to your spouse about her addiction. It is best to start a conversation completely sober. At the same time, it is important to remember that alcoholics often experience a strong sense of guilt, which dissipates only after taking another dose of alcohol. In this state, it is easier for the spouse to explain his position, and the likelihood that the words will have an impact on the wife will be higher. Most often, alcoholics refuse to talk, while saying that they themselves understand their mistake. You should not take the word for it, since alcoholism at the first stage often acquires a cyclical effect. A conversation is necessary even if, at the time of the binge, the spouse has already expressed his dissatisfaction.
Step 2
Ask your spouse if she's been vomiting and if she wants to drink some more alcohol to relieve hangover. The presence of nausea and vomiting is a positive factor that indicates the initial stage of alcoholism. This also means that the spouse's treatment will be easier and may not require the intervention of a narcologist. The absence of vomiting while exceeding the dose of alcohol is the first signal for a visit to the doctor. Taking the next dose during a hangover quickly leads to chronic alcoholism, so during this period the wife should only eat nutritious broths and strong tea.
Step 3
Analyze the spouse's environment, paying special attention to the close friends and family with whom she most often interacts. It is highly likely that it is the environment that one way or another provokes the wife to drink alcohol. In this case, a conversation with these people is necessary. If understanding is not achieved, then the wife should be fenced off from communication with them.
Step 4
Study the classification of the four stages of alcoholism and try to independently determine the degree of dependence of the spouse. This will help resolve the issue of the advisability of contacting a narcologist.
Step 5
Make an appointment at a drug treatment clinic and notify the specialist in advance that you want to get advice for relatives. Most often, narcologists practice such preliminary conversations. As a rule, the second visit takes place in the presence of the patient. At this stage, it is important that the spouse gives her consent to further treatment. Getting recognition from your wife is not easy. Indeed, even in the agony of delirium tremens, state medical services do not have the right to start treating a patient in narcology without his written consent. All subsequent work on removing the spouse from the series of hard drinking and complete liberation from alcohol dependence is undertaken by the narcologist. At the same time, consultations with family members will continue.
