Post Date December, 03 2023
Drinking has always been related to people's emotions. There are those who use alcohol to alleviate their worries and become more anxious, and those who drink alcohol with a refreshing spirit. In short, the consumption of alcohol varies around the world due to customs, geographical regions, climate conditions, and economic conditions. So, what are the symptoms of developing alcohol dependence?
Drinking alcohol in small or moderate amounts can make people happy, relieve tension, and alleviate anxiety. However, some people, after long-term drinking, gradually increase their alcohol intake and experience a series of clinical symptoms, indicating that they have already developed a special chronic disease - alcohol dependence. Although the occurrence of alcohol dependence is related to individual quality, it should be emphasized that teenagers are more likely to develop alcohol dependence. Therefore, teenagers should never drink any alcoholic beverages.
So, how do you determine whether people around you are dependent on alcohol in daily life? Summarized some common manifestations of drinking patterns:
1. Regard drinking as the most important or most important thing in life, occupying a central position in the heart, and never forgetting it.
2. The amount of alcohol consumed gradually increases compared to the initial period of drinking.
3. The speed of drinking increases.
4. Often drinking alone or secretly behind the back of family.
5. Use alcohol as medicine to relieve emotional distress.
6. There is a behavior of hoarding alcohol.
7. After drinking, there are often signs of forgetting.
8. Unplanned drinking often leads to misunderstandings after drinking.
9. Drinking alcohol in the morning, commonly known as "eye opening wine", some people even drink alcohol after waking up at night.
10. Drinking alcohol before bedtime.
11. Likes to drink on an empty stomach, avoiding staple foods and rarely eating vegetables when drinking.
12. Choose the brand of the wine when circumstances permit.
13. Disputes with family due to alcohol consumption, affecting family harmony, or affecting work due to alcohol consumption.
14. I have quit drinking before, but after a short period of time, my old illness has recurred and I cannot control it. Generally speaking, if a person's drinking behavior exhibits more than three of the above behaviors, it is highly suspected of alcohol dependence.
