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It can be uncomfortable to admit we have an addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More. Mainly because, in our minds, we imagine people with addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More to have lost control over many aspects of their lives, causing them to behave anti-socially. And while this may be true in some extreme cases, addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More can manifest more subtly for others.
Understanding addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More enables us to change our lives and manage cravingsA craving is a real, physical experience we get when we change our drinking, which the mind interprets as needing a drink. More and triggersTriggers are situations and circumstances that lead to triggering thoughts around drinking. More better.
Psychological addictionThe word psychological can be defined as relating to, or arising from the mind or emotions. A psychological addiction then refers to how the individual can become mentally dependent on certain substances or behaviours. More is an uncontrolled cognitive compulsion triggered by an event that we have come to associate with having a drink. This event could be a social occasion or a regular daily occurrence, such as finishing work, walking past the pub or turning on the TV.
Physical addictionSimply defined, you have a physical addiction when you repeatedly use a drug until you become so dependent on it that your body can no longer function without it. More (not to be mistaken for physical dependencyPhysical dependency is when the physical addiction has become so engrained through repeated use that the body finds it difficult to function without the drug resulting in withdrawal symptoms. If you believe you are physically dependent then seek medical advice. More – see below) is an uncontrolled bodily reaction to alcohol withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More, resulting in a cravingA craving is a real, physical experience we get when we change our drinking, which the mind interprets as needing a drink. More that manifests as a knot in the stomach, a feeling of being flushed or having a dry mouth. Our minds interpret these sensations as needing a drink.
And, because withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More from a single drink starts minutes after we finish it, we find ourselves in a loop that is difficult to stop. This cycle repeats until we have enough alcohol in our bodies to keep withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More at bay long enough for the process to happen during sleep.
Sometimes, however, we have drunk so much that we’re still in withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More when we wake in the morning. That is when the idea of ‘The hair of the dog’ becomes conceivable.
Over time the physical effects of addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More can eclipse the psychological effects, and we no longer need an event to triggerTriggers are situations and circumstances that lead to triggering thoughts around drinking. More us. The withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More becomes reason enough – resulting in binges lasting over days, weeks or longer.
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