Does Zichuan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zibo have an alcohol abstinence department?

Alcohol addiction is a disease. From the current scientific and medical point of view, no drug can completely eliminate alcohol addiction. Alcohol addiction is a process of gradual deterioration until crazy death. More terrible than cancer, cancer can be controlled by drugs. Alcohol addiction has nothing to do with moral perseverance. In addition to being addictive, alcohol will also affect people's psychology and change people's rationality and way of thinking. A glass of wine can change an alcoholic's mind and make him feel that he can drink another glass, another glass, another glass ... An alcoholic can learn how to control alcoholism, but alcoholism cannot be cured. Therefore, he can't expect one day to control his capacity for drinking like a normal person and drink moderately without repeating the same mistakes. Anyone can be sober. Many of us do this.

The key to staying awake for a long time is to stay awake without drinking.

Stay away from the first glass of wine

In A.A., we often hear such words: "If you don't drink the first glass of wine, don't drink it."

Will get drunk. "One cup is too much, but twenty cups are not enough. "

Many of us never thought about or really exceeded one or two glasses when drinking for the first time. But with

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As time goes on, we drink more and more. Later, we drank too much and someone attacked us.

Frequent or even persistent drunkenness. Although the state of drunkenness is not always manifested in words and deeds, it is still a fact.

By this time, we can't really wake up.

If this situation has seriously disturbed our lives, we will reduce drinking or try.

Control the amount of drinking to one or two glasses, or switch from high-alcohol drinks to beer or wine. At least, we

I began to try to control my drinking so that I wouldn't get too drunk. Or, let's try

Hide how much wine we drank. Occasionally, we can even give up drinking and get one.

I haven't drunk for a while. But all these measures are becoming more and more difficult.

Then we'll start drinking, just one drink. Because one drink didn't cause any serious consequences.

We think it is safe to have another drink. Maybe we only had one drink that time.

Two cups. We felt relieved and found that we could stop after a drink or two.

Some of us have repeated this experiment many times.

But it turns out that this is just a trap-it makes us think that drinking is safe, and then

We will meet opportunities (some special celebrations, changes in personal life or nothing special at all)

After two or three drinks, we feel good, and then we Thing that one or two more drinks won't do any harm.

Yao's problem. As a result, we got drunk again and didn't mean to drink too much. We're back to square one.

A state of drunkenness.

This repeated experience forces us to come to the only reasonable conclusion: only not drinking is the first.

Cup, you will never get drunk. So instead of planning how not to get drunk or trying to control the amount of alcohol, pour a bar.

It is better to concentrate on avoiding the key glass of wine-the first glass of wine. In other words, as long as you don't touch it.

After the first drink, you don't have to worry about whether you can control your drinking or get drunk.

This sounds a bit silly and unacceptable. Before I came to AA, I

We really didn't find it ourselves (of course, to be honest, we never really wanted to give up drinking completely until.

We know what alcohol dependence is, but it is important that we now know that it is really feasible.

Method.

Instead of calculating how many bottles we can drink (4 bottles? Six bottles? 12 bottles? ), remember

"Only the first cup" is much easier. This way of thinking has helped hundreds of thousands of people.

Stay awake for years.

Doctors who specialize in alcohol dependence tell us that it is reliable to avoid the first glass of wine.

Medical explanation. It was the first glass of wine that triggered the potential desire to drink. Immediately or after a while,

The strong desire to drink prompted me to drink more and more ... until the numbness caused by drinking happened again.

Angry. Many of us are beginning to believe that alcoholism is an alcohol addiction. wine

Essence, like any other addictive substance, must stay away from it if we want to maintain a state of recovery.

Our first cup of addiction. As you read in "The Big Book" and our grape magazine.

As we heard when sharing experiences at various A.A. member gatherings, our experience just proves this point.

Understand this.

Use the "24-hour" plan

In our drinking days, we often swear when we are very uncomfortable, "Never again!"

Don't drink. "We vowed not to drink for a year, or told others not to drink for three weeks or three months.

Touch that thing. Of course, we have really tried many times.

When we gritted our teeth and announced our decision, we were serious. From the heart

Say, we really don't want to get drunk again. We have made up our minds. We vowed to give up drinking completely and put

No more alcohol.

However, apart from wishes, the results are always consistent without doubt. Finally, vows and pain

Memories will be forgotten. We started drinking again, and we were troubled by more troubles.

Our forever will never last.

Some people have reservations when they take this oath: we tell ourselves that this oath is just.

It's liquor, not beer. We need to understand this-beer and Portugal.

Wine can also make us drunk, but we only need to drink more to achieve the same effect as spirits. I

Children who drink beer and wine are hurt as much as we used to drink spirits.

Yes, some of us did keep our promises and quit for a long time until the time was up.

..... We drank again, and soon fell into the original troubles, and at the same time had new guilt and regret.

Hate

Because of this experience of repeated struggle, in AA, we try not to say "never give up".

Wine "and" swear to give up drinking ". They remind us of past failures.

We realize that alcohol dependence is a permanent and irreversible disease, and our experience

We were told not to swear for a long time to stay awake. We find it more realistic.

Say more effectively, "I just don't drink today."

Maybe we drank yesterday, but we can't drink today. We may drink tomorrow, who knows?

Were we still alive then? But we decided not to drink for 24 hours. Whatever happens.

Temptation and anger, we made up our minds to try to avoid drinking the first glass of wine today.

Our friends and family are understandably tired of our vows-"This time.

I said I would come, but I could only see us limping home. So we don't care about them.

Swear to each other, this oath is meaningless. We only promise ourselves, after all,

Our health and life are in danger, and we (not our family or friends) need to take necessary measures.

Take measures to keep yourself in good condition.

If the desire to drink is too strong, many of us will divide 24 hours into smaller hours.

Yuan. We decided not to drink for at least an hour-we can tolerate this temporary pause.

I don't feel well, so wait another hour! Another hour! Go ahead. Many of us are from.

This is how the rehabilitation phase begins. In fact, everyone who recovers from alcoholism comes from

An hour of sobriety began.

This is a simple method, without serving the next glass of wine.

(how about it? Still drinking soda? Are you sure you haven't reached the end of what we mentioned on the first page?

That glass of wine? If you do, this is the beginning of your recovery. )

Maybe you'll have a glass of wine, but now we won't touch it, at least not today, or not now.

Yes What do you say, and then look at the rest of this chapter? )

The "24-hour" plan is very casual. We can start over at any time, it doesn't matter.

Where are we? At home, at work, in a bar or in a hospital ward, at 4:

00 or 3: 00 am, we can decide to start at any time, in the next 24 hours or 5.

Don't touch alcohol for several minutes.

Constantly updating this plan will avoid the weaknesses of "abstinence forever" and "swearing abstinence". while

When the vow of abstinence is fulfilled, we think we have achieved the expected goal, and we feel that we can be self-sufficient again.

By drinking. But "today" is always there. Life is made up of day by day. Today is ours.

Everyone can stop drinking for a day.

At first, we just tried to live today (now), just to stay awake.

Wake up-it really works. Once this way of thinking becomes a part of our thinking, we

It is found that a 24-hour life is equally effective and satisfying for dealing with other things.

take action

Generally speaking, instead of just passively forcing yourself not to do or think about something.

Things, it is easier to turn to actively participate in other activities.

So is abstinence. Just staying away from alcohol (or not wanting to drink) doesn't seem enough. I

The more children want to stay away from alcohol, the more they want to drink, and it is difficult to have any substantial help.

Help! A better way is to keep ourselves busy, no matter what, and concentrate our attention and attention.

Focus on other things that are good for your health.

Many of our members want to know what kind of free time we should have once we stop drinking.

How to send? Once we decide to give up drinking, it is obvious that we don't have to do what we did before.

Can drink carefully, do everything possible to plan and drink, and recover from the influence of drinking.

Come back. So we suddenly have a lot of free time to do nothing, just like a huge

Empty, we must try to fill it.

Most of us have formal jobs to do, however, many of us have given up drinking.

The time left after drinking is definitely going to pass. Therefore, we must cultivate new hobbies and arrange more abundantly.

Color activities, to fill these time, but also used to be addicted to alcohol.

Find a suitable exit.

Those who try to change old habits know that old behaviors are forcibly stopped by the new generation.

And doing nothing, it is easier to achieve the goal.

When we first quit drinking, some people will experience a brief lack of imagination, which is a kind of

A curious and real state.

People are curious because most alcoholics can show it when they drink.

An extremely rich imagination. As long as it is for drinking, we can spend less than a week.

Make up some reasons (excuses) that others will never think of in their lifetime. A: Yes.

Normal people will have a very legitimate reason to drink, but for a person who has no alcohol problem,

Say, whether you drink or not, you never need any high-sounding reasons! )

When we stop drinking, there is no need to find reasons for ourselves to drink, but our brains seem to.

Also stopped, never recovered. Some of us find it difficult to figure it out without drinking.

What to do. Maybe it's because we just changed our drinking habits or suffered from alcohol for a long time.

After that, our thoughts need a rest to return to normal. For whatever reason,

This unresponsiveness will gradually disappear. After a month without sleep, I

Children can feel obvious improvement; After three months, our minds will be clearer; To the first one

In two years, the promotion is even more amazing, and our inspiration seems endless, better than before.

But when we gave up drinking for the first time, we were always in a seemingly exhausted Jiang Lang state.

We often hear some members ask, "What should we do?"

Some of the activities listed below can be used as the beginning of this stage, although it is not like exploration.

That's very exciting, very exciting, but it contains all kinds of activities, which is enough to fill in.

Make up for the free time at the beginning of abstinence. When we don't need to work or be with people who don't drink

When you are together, you can choose to use it, and you are sure that it is very effective-this is what we do:

1. Take a walk-especially to a new place you have never been. Go to the park or country road for leisure.

Walking slowly, but not a tiring March.

2. Reading-But some of us find it difficult to concentrate on reading after the initial abstinence period.

Miscellaneous books

3. Visit museums or art galleries.

4. Exercise-swimming, playing golf, running, yoga or other exercises recommended by the doctor.

Move it.

5. Set out to deal with the housework that has been neglected for a long time-organize the wardrobe, dresser and put files.

Filing in different categories, answering letters, nailing pictures or dealing with things that we have put off for a long time. but

When doing these things, we must pay special attention to moderation. Although the cabinets, attics,

Basement, storage room and parking lot may seem simple, but if we work all day, we will

You will become tired and messy, and you may still not be able to finish it at once. So we are each other.

Will remind each other: don't be greedy, do what you can. Don't clean the whole kitchen or tidy place at once.

There are files, but clean one drawer or folder at a time and do other work another day.

6. Try to cultivate a new hobby-choose something that is not too expensive or demanding and purely entertaining.

Recreation, refreshing, no competitive pressure activities. Many of our candidates

I chose activities I had never thought of before, such as bridge, opera, singing, writing, tropical fish,

Embroidery, crossword puzzles, carpentry, basketball, cooking, bird watching, amateur performance, leather carving, gardening, Kyrgyzstan.

He, movies, dancing, sailing, stone carving, potted plants, collection, etc. Many people find that they are now

What I really like is actually a hobby that I have never considered trying before.

7. relive the fun of the past-some are still hidden in our memories, but they may be forgotten somewhere.

A long-forgotten watercolor painting, a set of embroidery tools, a handmade style that you haven't polished for years.

For some of us, piano, table tennis or go, collected tapes, reading notes and so on. Very important.

Digging up these nostalgic objects again and dusting off the heavy dust on the surface can bring infinite emotion.

And it will make us want to continue these hobbies. But if you think it's no longer suitable for you, give it up.

Give up.

8. Take classes-have you always wanted to learn Japanese or Russian? love history

Or math? Want to know about archaeology or anthropology? Then go to correspondence, TV University or Chengdu.

Personal education (just interest, not necessarily credit certificate). There are also many places where it is only a week.

Why not give it a try if you want to take a one-day course? Many members find that attending classes can not only broaden their horizons.

Vision can broaden the field of life.

If you are tired of the content of this course, don't hesitate to quit immediately. You have the right to decide to stop.

Anything that does more harm than good. Learning to give up is not good for yourself or is not positive, positive or unhealthy.

Only with meaningful activities can we have the courage to face it again and have the opportunity to enjoy drinking.

A new dimension of life.

9. Volunteer to do some useful services-many hospitals, children's service institutions, and teaching.

Social and social welfare organizations are in great need of volunteers to provide various services. We can have many choices.

Choices include reading to the blind, going to church to help post letters and collecting petitions. Just asking.

Hospitals, churches, government agencies or non-governmental organizations can get such information. We found that,

When we can contribute to others, even if it is only a trivial service, we will do it.

I feel particularly useful, even when talking about the process of participating in these activities and related information, we

You will also feel very interested and devoted.

10. Dress yourself-In the past, most of us didn't care about our image. haircut

A new hairstyle, a new dress, a new pair of glasses and even a new tooth will be unexpected and surprising.

A pleasant effect. In the past days, we deliberately decorated our appearance, when we

A few months after waking up, it seems to be another chance to appreciate yourself.

1 1. Relax and play-not everything we do in our daily life is necessary.

We should be proactive, innovative and change, although it is valuable and can improve ourselves.

But many of us realize that it is also very important to maintain a moderate balance. We also need to do something.

Purely for fun activities, such as your favorite hot air balloon, bubble gum, zoo and comedy.

Movies, rock music, detective stories, sunbathing, sledding and so on; If you don't like them, go to them.

It has some fun activities that have nothing to do with drinking, just to reward itself.

12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, please fill it in yourself.

I hope the activities listed above can inspire you and make you have some different ideas.

Row. If so, very good, enjoy it.

However, it must be noted that some people always go too far and take part in too many activities at once.

We have a good way to help you stop, and that is in chapter 18 of this book.

Take your time.

Remember the last time you got drunk?

Literally, we mean "getting drunk" rather than "drinking".

For most people, "drinking a glass of wine" has long meant a happy time for friends to laugh and laugh. Based on the different ages of each of us, based on the environment around us when we first drank, we all have all kinds of memories and expectations (sometimes anxiety), which reminds us of a cold beer, a cocktail, gin and tonic water, whisky and beer, a sip of red wine and so on.

Over and over again, in the early drinking process of most people, the expectation of alcohol can always meet the actual needs of drinking.

If every time is just right, we will naturally think that "drinking a glass of wine" is a pleasant experience, which not only meets our own needs, but also does not exceed the norms of religious customs. At the same time, it satisfies our desires, caters to the etiquette of social occasions, and helps us relax, cheer up and realize our various pursuit goals. For example, a 55-year-old Finn, when someone asks him for a drink, can't help but immediately think of the warmth brought by drinking a glass or two of brandy or vodka in cold weather when he was young.

If she is a young woman, she may immediately think of a gorgeous crystal cup filled with champagne, fragrant clothes, intimate friendship and romantic atmosphere, or a young man with jeans, beard and long hair at a rock concert, taking out a bottle of booze from a bag full of bottled wine, with flashing lights and smoke, and everyone screaming and screaming, which is exciting. A member of AA said: "Have a drink" is almost synonymous with eating pizza and drinking beer.

Another 78-year-old widow said that when she was in a nursing home, she often couldn't help but think of the habit of drinking a glass of sherry before going to bed. Although this kind of drinking is very natural in our minds, it is misleading in our current situation, and this is also the way some of us start drinking.

If this is the process of drinking, it is unlikely that we will deteriorate into a drinking problem in the future. However, if we look at the process of drinking fearlessly, we will find that no matter how hard we try, there has never been such a perfect and magical moment in our last few years or months of drinking.

On the contrary, we have repeatedly found that our actual drinking amount is far greater than this, which always leads to some kind of trouble in the end. Maybe we just feel a little guilty about drinking too much in private.

But sometimes it will turn into a fierce quarrel, which will affect your work and even lead to serious diseases, accidents, or legal and financial problems. So, when a suggestion of "drinking" appears, now we try to recall the whole process from the beginning of drinking to the last poor drunkenness and hangover.

General friends invite us to drink, which generally refers to the way of entertainment and a cup or two of tasting.

But if we carefully recall all the details of the pain caused by the last drunkenness, we will not be confused by the long-standing impression of "drinking a glass of wine" in our minds.

Now we can frankly admit that in terms of our real physiological reaction, we are quite sure that a cup of yellow soup means that we will get drunk again sooner or later, which will bring a series of troubles.

Drinking no longer means music and joy to us, but memories of illness and regret. A member of Alcoholics Anonymous once said, "I know that if I go to a bar for a drink now, it will never be the same again, just spend a little time and some money."

This drink will exhaust my bank account, my family, my house, my car, my job, my reason and even my life. This is really too big, too expensive and too risky. "

He remembers the last time he got drunk, not the first time he drank.

Get out of the "if" trap

Emotional distress is not the only factor that endangers our sobriety. Some of us, though not out of intention, have a tendency to associate our sobriety with other irrelevant things. Some members of our AA still call themselves "alcoholics", no matter how long they have been awake. Others prefer to say "alcoholics", both of which have good reasons.

"Alcoholic" is a more casual and self-deprecating tendency, and reminds yourself to drink. "Alcoholic" is equally frank, but more pertinent, more solemn and more in line with the currently accepted concept. Alcoholism is a serious disease, not just wanton and stubborn self-indulgence. A member of the Alcoholics Abstinence Association said, "We alcoholics are very uncertain people. In the days when we are addicted to alcohol, there is always a fantasy of "if" except drinking.

We began to daydream a lot. We kept telling ourselves that if nothing happened, we wouldn't get drunk, or as long as … we wouldn't have any drinking problems.

Our last "if" is actually an excuse and reason for our next drink. Each of us will think, if … I wouldn't drink like this. If it weren't for my wife (or husband or lover) ... if I had more money and less debt ... if it weren't for these family problems ... if I didn't bear so much pressure ... if I had a better job or lived in a better place ... if other people could understand me ... if the world was not so bad ... if people could be more friendly, considerate and honest. ...

Looking back on this kind of thinking and the behavior caused by it, we now know that the past is really controlled by our external environment, which controls most of our lives. When we first started to quit drinking, these situations took a back seat in our minds. To varying degrees, many problems can be solved as long as we start to stay awake. At the same time, we are beginning to see that other things can be properly handled one day. And no matter how things evolve, our lives will get better and better.

On the other hand, after a period of sobriety, some of us will encounter unpleasant times and new blows. When we used to drink a lot, the habit and idea of "indecision" that made us blind still lingered on us even when we didn't drink.

Inadvertently, we set conditions for our sobriety, and we will begin to think that if everything goes well, it is good to stay awake, or there should be no problem. In fact, we ignore that our disease is too sensitive to be cured. There is no "if" exception to alcoholism. It won't leave us for a week, a day or even an hour, so that we can drink again on some special occasions or for other reasons.

Even in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration or a major sad blow, or if it rains in Spain, a meteorite falls in Alabama. For us, alcoholism is unconditional, there is no immunity, and there are problems anytime and anywhere.

We may need more time to fully understand the crux of our problems, and at the same time, we sometimes fail to realize the conditions we unconsciously attach to rehabilitation. Until we find that even if we don't make mistakes, there will still be some problems.

Well, what bad luck! We didn't expect this to happen. When we are faced with shocking and disappointing situations, we naturally want to drink. If we don't get a raise, promotion or the job we expect, or if our love life is not smooth, or if someone treats us badly.

Then we can learn that maybe we have been counting on the external environment to help us for a long time in order to keep ourselves awake. As long as our complex mind hides any subtle situation about sobriety, it will be ready to pounce on us at any time.

We always think, "It's good to stay awake. I'm going to stick to it." Even if we can't hear the reserved voice of mumbling, the implication still exists, that is, "if everything can be done according to my wishes." These "ifs" are all assumptions that we can't afford.

No matter what the living environment is, we must stay awake. No matter whether other non-alcoholics agree with our sobriety, we must separate sobriety from everything else. Avoid involving anyone, and don't use any possible situation as a reason to avoid it.

We have found time and time again that if we give up drinking for our wives, husbands, children, lovers, parents, other relatives or friends, we will not be able to stay awake for a long time. Nor is it to work or please the boss (doctor, judge or creditor). We do this for ourselves, not for anyone.

It is foolish and dangerous when we try to base our sobriety on anyone (even another abstainer) or any external environment. When we think of "if ... I will stay awake" or "I won't drink because ..." (anything can be filled in except my own will and for my own health), when the external conditions, people or environment change, we will inadvertently put ourselves in a drinking situation. Any of these conditions may change at any time.

Only when we build our sobriety on an independent basis and don't depend on anything else, can we continue to grow and develop and deal with anyone or anything. At the same time, as you can see, we are beginning to like this feeling.

Find your own way

We don't think the problem of drinking is a trivial and boring topic, so we especially hope that this booklet can clearly express our views.

The problem of alcoholism deserves our serious attention. We don't think it's interesting to talk about alcoholics who are still suffering, unless we make fun of ourselves purely from the perspective of staying awake and benefiting ourselves. We don't find it interesting when someone provocatively threatens to get drunk. It's like playing a dangerous game like Russian roulette.

Although we take alcoholism seriously, you will also find that we can often talk about our past experiences and our rehabilitation process in a humorous and objective way. We think this is a healthy practice, but it certainly will not weaken our determination to obtain and maintain rehabilitation.

Most of us were on the verge of losing our lives, and we all felt the pain deeply, but we also felt a kind of exciting hope in our hearts.

We hope that this book will convey more encouragement to you than pain. If you are an alcoholic, you already know enough pain and loneliness. We sincerely hope that you can face the ups and downs in real life with a clear mind and a steady mind, and get some peace and joy from it.

There is no doubt that in living a sober life, at first we are only in the initial stage. As time goes on, slowly, we will always understand more ways that can be beneficial to us. When you stay awake, you will naturally think of some new ideas that have not been published in this book, and we hope so.

We also hope that when you really find new ideas on this issue, you are willing to pass them on. Please share it with everyone (you will remember that sharing actions will help you in the future).

If we can collect more experience, more alcoholics can get help. Some of us will repeat drinking once or so before we really reach a stable and sober state. If this happens to you, don't despair. Try to remember that, like other diseases, alcohol addiction is an extremely serious disease type. Like other diseases, it affects human health and may recur, but there is still a chance to recover.

Even if you are hindered by failures and setbacks, if you still want to recover, and are willing to try new methods, there is still hope for recovery.

According to our past experience, we are sure that you have joined thousands of our members and are moving towards happiness and health.

No matter whether you follow in our footsteps or in your own way, no matter which way you take, I hope you will move on with our best wishes.