Alcoholism - dependence on alcoholic beverages (ethanol), which negatively affects the state of the human body as a whole.
According to statistics, it takes about seven to ten years for a man to become addicted to alcohol, and only five years of regular use is necessary for female alcoholism to develop. Signs in women, despite the transience of the process, will be less noticeable, and the treatment will be long and difficult.
Features of addiction
Alcoholism is generally considered to be a purely male disease, but in the last decade, women have been increasingly exposed to this addiction. Unlike men's, women's alcoholism is almost untreatable.
Despite the fact that women are more resilient than men, they are more easily affected by stress and addictions. In addition, the signs of alcoholism in women appear much later, while having less pronounced symptoms.
Women's alcoholism is a psychonarcological disease accompanied bydamage to the central nervous system and internal organs with constant, excessive use and addiction of women to alcoholic beverages.
The human body for normal functioning needs a small amount of ethanol, which is produced independently due to proper metabolism.
Signs of addiction
The first sign of alcoholism in women is denial. People who have become addicted to ethanol tend to claim that they use, like everyone else, only on holidays with relatives or on weekends to relieve stress and fatigue. However, the foundation of addiction is precisely the mindless persistent craving for alcohol.
Craving for alcohol, or alcoholism, signs in women are as follows:
- Searching for any minor occasion that promotes an alcoholic feast. All women who are addicted to alcohol begin to drink about the same. At first, only on big holidays, after little persuasion, then the addict uses without persuasion, for the company, is the initiator of the festivities, gradually changing the circle of friends and buying alcohol for the house, as if in reserve, explaining this as an opportunity to celebrate an unexpected holiday or meeting unplanned guests. Often, women cannot explain their behavior, voicing only general phrases: “it’s necessary”, “it’s inconvenient to refuse”, “if you drink, then life is more fun”, and, without realizing it, they strive for a state of ethanol intoxication.
- Change in woman's behavior in anticipationupcoming drink. They try to leave work earlier, finish their business faster so that they can come home and have a drink in peace.
- Protection of one's interests, protection of drinking friends, highlighting only positive aspects and advantages in their behavior. They do not accept the claims and reproaches of non-drinkers, they arrange scandals against the backdrop of the prohibition of alcohol consumption.
- Justifying your behavior with general phrases: "this is what doctors advise", "alcohol improves performance", etc.
- Lack of objective criticism of one's behavior. Most alcoholics do not admit their addiction, denying the signs of social degradation on the background of drunkenness.
Stages of alcoholism in women
We have described the signs of this disorder. Now let's look at its stages. Female alcoholism, developing, goes through certain stages, in accordance with them there is a gradual transition from the use of ethanol in small doses to a complete loss of self-control, accompanied by the disintegration of the personality in combination with actual somatic pathologies.
Stages of female alcoholism:
- Stage one - uncontrolled drinking. Addiction denial, loss of gag reflex, drinking 2-3 times a week, intoxication after taking a small dose, the formation of a mental dependence on alcohol.
- Stage two - changes in the body that occur against the background of the formation of addiction, the appearance of a hangover syndrome, increased craving for alcohol, drinkingdrinks with a high degree for a faster onset of the state of alcoholic intoxication. As a result, with an increase in the dose, the poisoning becomes more intense due to the ingress of acetaldehyde into the blood. Based on this process, there are noticeable changes in the appearance of a woman. The second stage is accompanied by the appearance of pseudo-binge drinking, i.e. drinking alcohol for 3-4 days in a row, insomnia, short-term amnesia during intoxication, and the formation of physical dependence on alcoholic beverages.
- The third stage is characterized by the disintegration of the personality, i.e. complete degradation, dementia leading to dementia, amnesia, prolonged drinking bouts and, as a result, the appearance of delirium tremens.
Change in the appearance of a drinking woman
If we are talking about the second and third stages of alcoholism, accompanied by binges, it will not be difficult to identify an ethanol-dependent woman. Unlike men, women are subconsciously afraid of being caught drunk. That is why alcoholics try to carefully hide their weakness. In addition, it is difficult for a woman to admit to herself and others that she has become one of those whom she herself once condemned and avoided.
Signs of alcoholism in women on the face appear very quickly. They include:
- Change in complexion and skin, an unhe althy blush, once pink skin becomes gray, earthy, purple spots and bruises from bursting capillaries may appear. Painful gleam of eyes, glassy, meaningless look,bags under the eyes, puffiness of the eyelids.
- Untidy, unkempt hair. Tangled, dirty, greasy, with an abnormal crust of dandruff on the scalp.
- Teeth blackening, tartar and plaque formation.
- Wrinkles, tension of the frontal muscles, deepening of the nasolabial fold, thickening of the lips, expansion of the nostrils, atrophy of the muscles of the neck.
External signs of alcoholism in women:
- Unsteady gait, angular figure, painful thinness.
- Bright, age-inappropriate make-up or lack of personal hygiene.
- Untidy, dirty, torn clothes.
Beer alcoholism
This type of alcoholism is perceived by many people as an absolutely safe phenomenon, which has nothing to do with dependence on ethanol. Women are less likely to become addicted to beer drinks than men, but the addiction usually develops imperceptibly, many start with one or two bottles a day, using this drink for relaxation.
Signs of beer alcoholism in women are as follows:
- Drinking more than two bottles (1 liter) per day.
- Aggressive behavior accompanied by depressive, depressed mood when sober.
- Frequent migraines, insomnia at night, weakness and sleepiness during the day.
- Psychological addiction, confidence in the impossibility of having a good rest and relaxation without drinking beer drinks.
Beer alcoholism: signs in women. Externalsymptoms
Women often have a suppressed disease state, swelling of the lips, bags under the eyes and wrinkles, dryness and fading of the skin, thin legs, a big belly, neglect.
Excessive beer consumption changes the hormonal background of a woman, her voice coarsens, hair appears in the nipples, chest, abdomen, black antennae appear above the upper lip. Long-term, binge use is fraught with infertility, depression, death of cells of the cerebral cortex, migraines, chronic kidney and heart diseases, memory lapses.
Addicted people gradually lose interest in themselves and the world around them, striving only for a feeling of intoxication and another bottle of beer.
Treatment
Treatment is carried out in several stages:
- Cleansing and recovery of the body from the negative effects of alcohol half-life products.
- Psychological help for addicts and their families.
- Monitoring the condition of the patient after inpatient treatment.
Treatment is prescribed by a doctor and depends on individual indicators and the stage of dependence of the patient. Drugs that cause alcohol intolerance, reduce cravings, and ease withdrawal symptoms are usually prescribed. In general, with the right treatment, it is certainly possible to get rid of the disease.
Encoding
This method is effective only for those who wish to be cured on their own. The process consists in the fact that a woman is given a drug that, under the influence of alcohol,starts to act like a poison, causing pain. During treatment, fearing the pain of the drug, the woman learns to live without alcohol, gradually improving her life.
Result
Signs of alcoholism in women on the face (the photos below show them) are especially noticeable. And it is worth saying that it is impossible to restore the freshness of the face and remove wrinkles after addiction treatment.
It is very important that after coding, the patient is surrounded by non-drinking people, supported by loved ones, convincing her that she needs to live on, rethink her values and find a job. Then alcoholism (we have already considered the signs in women) will certainly remain in the past.
