Justin was mentally and physically unhealthy. He was drinking just to make it through the day. He was a mess and hospitalized three times for pancreatitis. There was a clear message for him that if he didn't stop that, he was not going to be on this earth for much longer.
He was stressed as he tried many things but anything did not last long enough. His wife also reached out to be aware. He lined up with some people that came to his house pretty much every day in the beginning. They guided him and they were kind of like his GPS for recovery.
He was in his comfort zone. They showed him that he can live a normal life, a happy fun-filled normal life without drinking and that's magic to him.
Role of Stress
Stress is considered as the main source for increasing risk of alcohol relapse (Sinha 2001). As per surveys, clinical observations and epidemiological studies, a close relationship has been proved between stressors and returning to drinking.
There are also relapse assessing studies after completion of treatment indicating the contribution of highly stressful events. It increases the risk of subsequent relapse (Brown et al. 1990).
Feelings after initial treatment
The first 24 hours are full of sweats and a little bit of discomfort. In the next 24 hours, there could be a lot of shaking, sweating, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. On the third day, the patient can start feeling psychotic with crazy thoughts.
We can find many drinkers who claim to quit drinking right from day one. It seems difficult to drink for months and suddenly stop drinking in a couple of days. It is great if someone can do it. Other people can take more time. It is not an easy task to completely get rid of alcoholism from our system. This process takes time.
The 2nd and 4th days of alcohol withdrawal are really difficult for most people. It has been noted that CBD oil with some THC at night, basic forms of medical marijuana, medical cannabis under a doctor's care are excellent withdrawal tools.
Essentially the goal is to knock down alcoholism. So if someone gets through this crummy feeling, he/ she can have seizures. For example, a man is 30 years old and he has been drinking for 15 years. It simply means every day. There is a very good chance of having a heart attack or a seizure in case of simply quitting.
Conclusion
It is important to understand that life itself is overwhelming. So it is recommended to start slowly like with eight in a day and then gradually go from eight to seven to six to five to four to three to two to one to zero. It will probably take two weeks. A stepwise approach is a better one rather than deciding to completely quit all of a sudden.
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