Female alcoholism, causes, symptoms and development. Varieties and stages. How to fight and is a cure possible? Traditional and non-traditional ways of dealing with the disease. Female alcoholism is a chronic disease that has not only medical but also social implications. It is characterized by a woman's excessive addiction to alcoholic beverages, as a result of which internal organs and brain cells are affected, which leads to a change in the behavior and appearance of the drinker.
The main causes of alcoholism in women
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2015 Belarus was the first on the planet in terms of the consumption of spirits, Ukraine was the second, but Russia, whose population is traditionally considered a drinker, took the “honorable” 6th place. In numbers, it looks like this: 17, 5 - 17, 47 - 15, although the critical rate is 8 liters per capita.
From accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, 2.5 million drinkers die every year (4% of the total number of deaths in the world). Dozens of scientific papers, hundreds of brochures and thousands of popular articles have been written about alcoholism.
It seems that everything has been known for a long time, but until now doctors will not give a confident answer to the question, is it possible to completely cure this serious ailment?
Not everyone will be able to quit drinking, because they believe that they are always able to "quit". It is more difficult for a woman who has fallen into alcohol dependence to get out of it due to many social conditions. According to statistics, in Russia for every 100 drinking men there are at least 50 representatives of the fairer sex.
Among the causes of alcoholism in women, two main factors should be named: social and psychophysiological, which have a number of distinctive features.
Consider the social causes of female alcoholism:
- Standard of living … Difficult financial situation (unemployment, poor living conditions, insufficient nutrition, etc.) and vice versa, financial independence is often accompanied by alcoholic euphoria. "I am a free person, everything is fine with me, why not relax?"
- Alcoholic traditions … Significant life events, for example, graduation from school, university, birth of a child, promotion at work, are unthinkable without a feast. Most people do not give this serious importance, but out of every 5-6 drinkers, one becomes an alcoholic. And when this is a young woman, a future mother or already having children, it is a great tragedy in the family and for society.
- Educational qualification … A low level of education, affecting the perception of life, often becomes a factor pushing for alcoholism. "I am no worse than others, why should they be allowed, but I shouldn't?" Although well-educated women also drink too much.
- Single-parent family … A single mother does not have enough time and money to raise and maintain a child. A teenager in the company of his peers often looks for "sponsors" in various questionable establishments. This is a direct path to prostitution, alcoholism and drug addiction.
- Dysfunctional parents … When father and mother drink and are in conflict with the law, the daughter can take this path.
- Circle of friends … If friendship is impossible without drinking, there is a high probability that the girl will become an alcoholic.
Here are the psychophysiological causes of alcoholism in women:
- Hereditary predisposition … A girl whose parents abused alcohol is more susceptible to it.
- Emotional instability … Women are emotional, a stressful situation can provoke a craving for a glass.
- Features of the body … In women, ethanol is absorbed into the blood faster than in men. Female sex hormones are quickly suppressed by alcohol.
- Weak will … The weak-willed, suspicious and indecisive are more prone to alcoholism.
- Lack of purpose … When a teenage girl doesn't really know what she's going to do after graduation and is actually “going with the flow,” there is a good chance that alcohol will take a significant place in life.
- Loneliness, unhappy personal life … Unsuccessful love, life with the unloved, the loss of loved ones are often the reason for drinking.
- Psychological and physical violence in the family … The humiliated position in the family, they say, “you’re doing everything wrong, you’re a bad girl, and your friends are like that,” beatings force you to seek solace in the company of “well-wishers” with a bottle. An adult woman may experience strong psychological pressure from her husband, for example, jealousy or reproaches that he is feeding the family.
Important
If a woman begins to often look into a glass, this is a serious sign of discomfort in her soul. You should not indulge her vice, they say, she drank, with whom it does not happen, but you need to try to figure out why this is happening. This will help her to cope with her misfortune in time, to avoid serious mental discord, conflicts in the family and at work.
