Hi im 30 years of age can you please help me how to stop drinking alcohol plzz help me out.
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Hi lybrate-user, If you?re an alcoholic?which, by definition, means you aren?t able to control your drinking?it?s best to try to stop drinking entirely. But if you?re not ready to take that step, or if you don?t have an alcohol abuse problem but want to cut back for personal or health reasons, the following tips adapted from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism can help: Set a drinking goal. Choose a limit for how much you will drink. Make sure your limit is not more than one drink a day if you?re a woman, or two drinks a day if you?re a man. Now write your drinking goal on a piece of paper. Put it where you can see it, such as on your refrigerator or bathroom mirror. Keep a" diary" of your drinking. To help you reach your goal, keep a" diary" of your drinking. For example, write down every time you have a drink for 1 week. Try to keep your diary for 3 or 4 weeks. This will show you how much you drink and when. You may be surprised. How different is your goal from the amount you drink now? Watch it at home. Keep a small amount or no alcohol at home. Don't keep temptations around. Drink slowly. When you drink, sip your drink slowly. Take a break of one hour between drinks. Drink soda, water, or juice after a drink with alcohol. Do not drink on an empty stomach! Eat food when you are drinking. Take a break from alcohol. Pick a day or two each week when you will not drink at all. Then, try to stop drinking for one week. Think about how you feel physically and emotionally on these days. When you succeed and feel better, you may find it easier to cut down for good. Some people can stop drinking on their own, while others need medical supervision in order to withdraw from alcohol safely and comfortably. Which option is best for you depends on how much you?ve been drinking, how long you?ve had a problem, and other health issues you may have Avoiding drinking triggers Avoid the things that trigger your urge to drink. If certain people, places, or activities trigger a craving for alcohol, try to avoid them. This may mean making major changes to your social life, such as finding new things to do with your old drinking buddies?or even giving up those friends. Practice saying ?no? to alcohol in social situations. No matter how much you try to avoid alcohol, there will probably be times where you?re offered a drink. Prepare ahead for how you?ll respond, with a firm, yet polite, ?no thanks.? Managing alcohol cravings When you?re struggling with alcohol cravings, try these strategies: Talk to someone you trust: your sponsor, a supportive family member or friend, or someone from your faith community. Distract yourself until the urge passes. Go for a walk, listen to music, do some housecleaning, run an errand, or tackle a quick task. Remind yourself of your reasons for not drinking. When you?re craving alcohol, there?s a tendency to remember the positive effects of drinking and forget the negatives. Remind yourself that drinking won?t really make you feel better. Accept the urge and ride it out, instead of trying to fight it. This is known as ?urge surfing.? Think of your craving as an ocean wave that will soon crest, break, and dissipate. When you ride out the craving, without trying to battle, judge, or ignore it, you?ll see that it passes more quickly than you?d think. There is no Magic but sustained willpower can help you long way in quitting it. Consult a psychologist to make a quit plan, if necessary you will have to take medication. All the best.
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