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Overcoming Alcoholism with Self Hypnosis

Understanding alcoholism and its recovery

As an alcohol addict, you can see drinking as a solution to everything. The truth is, no matter how much relief you feel after some few bottles, it never solves anything. What it does, is make you forget your problem for a few hours until the next hangover. The truth is, it does more harm than help. If you’ve reached a point you can’t help drinking, then you are an addict. The only way to get out of this is to seek help. But first of all, you need to recognize that alcohol is a drug. Once you recognize this, it will be easier to help yourself.

Apart from ruining your life, alcohol will harm your physical health. For example, it will interfere with the functionality of your liver. Keep in mind that liver can’t process large amounts of alcohol you drink once. It may also lead to complications such as high blood pressure and lowered immune system.

If you take alcohol for a long time, you’ll also develop issues related to cognitive function. Drinking too much alcohol may result in the hardship of controlling your emotions. Some visible signs will include, anger and impulsiveness.

For a person who drinks on occasions, it will be hard for him or her to recognize that he or she is an addict. The only way to save yourself is to know whether you are a social drinker or a problem drinker. If you are a social drinker, you will drink maybe one or two drinks while enjoying an occasion.  A problem drinker will have to drink up to six drinks on one occasion because he or she can’t control it.

What makes them different is that a problem drinker will consume alcohol to get some physical and psychological relief. On the other hand, a social drinker will take it to get some feeling of relaxation especially after some hard task or during an occasion. Unlike a problem drinker, he or she won’t drink it each and every weekend or whenever he or she has the urge. If you are a drinker who can’t say no to alcohol whenever you come across it or feels that you need it, then it is a problem that requires an action to be taken.

 

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How to overcome alcohol addiction with self-hypnosis

First of all, accept it is a problem. Then assume it is a bad habit that you need to change. Keep in mind that there will be withdrawal symptoms. The good news is, they won’t last provided you stick to your new plan of letting go.

With hypnosis, you will see your drinking habit as a separate object that you can let go whenever you need to. You just need to assume it isn’t related to you in any way and work towards breaking the bond that brings you together.

The final word

Stopping alcohol addiction starts with you. You must accept it is a problem that needs a solution. You can then proceed with the self-hypnosis, where you picture it as an object that isn’t a part of you. By doing this whenever you feel the urge to drink, you will be able to control your cravings most of the times, and before you know it, you won’t be drinking too much.

 

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Embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family

Embracing healthy lifestyle

Embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family is the best thing you can do to your family. As for drugs, it all leads to destruction

Embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family: Being a good role model

The best gift as a parent you can ever give to your children both socially and health wise is being focused in embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family. More so to the children this is very important and doctor Dalal Akoury is advising on the adoption of the following points as guidelines in embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family:

  • Ensure your child’s diet is balanced and contains a variety of foods from all the five food groups.
  • Encourage your children to eat a nutritious breakfast every day using foods allowable as healthy for consumption.
  • Water is life and many children often shy away from drinking water. Doctor Akoury recommends that drinking plenty of water in place of processed soft drinks and other drinks rich in sugars.
  • Be very mindful about what you say before children and especially comments touching on food. That is to say refrain from using negative language around less healthy foods such as bad or fattening. It’s not the type of food that’s bad because it’s the amount and how often the food is eaten that can be problematic. In place of such negative comments make reference to such foods as occasional or extra foods and keep portion sizes small.
  • Have measures to control the quantities of such occasional or ‘extra’ foods consumed weakly and ensure that the whole family sticks to this rule and introduce more nutritious snacks where applicable.
  • Your stock of food at home should be rich in a variety of healthy foods which are easily available from the market like whole fruit, whole grain crackers with slices of reduced-fat cheese, reduced-fat yoghurt or pre-sliced veggie sticks with hummus or reduced fat cream cheese.
  • Discourage eating in front of the TV or computer as this is often done mindlessly without paying attention to hunger cues and can result in the consumption of unnecessary kilojoules (energy).
  • As often as possible, eat together at the dinner table and turn off the TV, even if the whole family isn’t present.
  • Be mindful and listen to hunger cues. Most children are great at eating to their hunger so let your child stop eating when they don’t want anymore. Kids will eat when they’re hungry regardless of the food on offer, so always have healthy options available.
  • Children start to form food likes and dislikes from an early age, so always offer variety. This will not be very easy but with determination you will be able to get a break through on what your child likes the most, remember that giving up is not an option in this case. Never forget to present all foods in smaller portions but in a friendly and engaging way.
  • Avoid using food as a reward or bribe, or holding back on foods as punishment. Use activities or trips to the park as alternatives.

Physical activities

Being physically active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and must never be forgotten. Create time for your kids to play outside with them for at least an hour daily. Be a role model and make physical activity a family event by playing in the park or kicking a ball around.

Finally embracing healthy lifestyle will entail all that we have discussed and many more that you can get up on scheduling for an appointment with the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of Doctor Akoury’s care.

Embracing healthy lifestyle for the whole family: Being a good role model

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Addiction

Addiction and Psychology

Although not based on the psychological changes that take place in the body, addiction is psychological. Addiction can be described as a behavior of seeking to be relieved from discomfort by relying on things we crave for such as drugs, alcohol, food and many other things.

Failure to access these things results in withdrawal symptoms, physical dependence, reduced productivity and more. These leads to increased physiological as well as psychological dependence on substances one craves for such as alcohol, drugs, and others of which if the addict can’t access, he or she can’t lead a normal life.

Dependence on a few things we need to live our lives isn’t bad. It is the excessive dependence that makes it an issue. For example, it would be good if we have some types of food most of the time, but we should be able to live without them especially if they are scarce. If we can’t, then it is an addiction.

Dealing with addiction early enough is important because it can save the addicts life before it reaches a point beyond repair. It may lead to anti-social behavior or crime that may make it harder for the addict to survive what the society requires of him.

What causes addiction?

Studies have shown that people who end up being addicts are more vulnerable to mental illnesses. This is because addiction is related to mood, obsessive, anxiety and many other psychological disorders.

Addiction is simply a habit of needing to repeat something more often in an unusual manner that often leads to depression. The habit is often influenced by doing something that gives you a short term pleasure forcing you to want to do it again and again.

As humans, we are fond of things that give us pleasure. Addicts end up wanting these pleasures more often, and if they can’t get it, they’ll resort to behaviors that either ruins them physically or psychologically. But not only that. Even the good things we need to live may become toxic to our bodies when taken in larger amounts and all the time.

 

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How to control and stop addiction

Controlling and preventing any addiction can be a big task especially for serious situations, but this does not mean that it isn’t stoppable. With the right type of counseling and guidance, any addict despite the seriousness of the situation can recover.

Among the most effective strategies is called diversion. Diversion aims to provide the addicts with substitutes for either activities or substances they crave for. For example, those who are fond of watching television too much can be encouraged to engage in habits that are more constructive.

Another example is, a person who is addicted to taking wine can be encouraged to take a drink with the same taste as wine, but without alcohol.

If he or she can stick to that drink, then chances that he or she will forget what used to give him pleasure before are high. The best way to do this is to introduce the person to a drug that tastes almost the same but has small doses. For better result, these doses are supposed to reduce with time. The main purpose of doing this is to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Lastly, it is important to get some counseling that may encourage the addict to change his or her behavior.

 

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Reclaiming sexuality by solving depression problem

Reclaiming sexuality

Reclaiming sexuality by solving depression problem any underlying depression problems

Reclaiming sexuality by solving depression problem: Professional treatment with doctor Akoury

The best ways of reclaiming sexuality is by eliminate all the problems associated with depression by treating and curing such illnesses professionally. As patients begin to feel better about themselves they begin to see their lives improving in all sorts of way, including their love lives. Remember that seeking for treatment in good time will help you cope with your sex problems if you discuss your depression and its effect on your sexuality with your doctor and your partner. We appreciate that it can be very difficult to open up about these sorts of problems, but if your partner understands that the issue lies with an illness and not the relationship, he may be better able to support you through treatment.

Sometimes reclaiming sexuality can be hindered by the kind of antidepressant you are using, and if that is the case, then your doctor can change your prescription to another drug. Doctor Dalal Akoury is confirming that currently there are many antidepressants drugs in the market and each has different effects on different people. You and your doctor can work together to find the right treatment for your depression with the least impact on your love life. Nevertheless if you are within reach, then you can always walk in to our clinic (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center for a one on one consultation and treatment for all your depression complications.

Signs of depression

If you are depressed, you will probably notice some of the following:

  • Wake early in the morning and throughout the night
  • Start to feel hopeless, and perhaps even suicidal.
  • Lose interest in sex
  • Lose interest in seeing people and lose touch with friends
  • Lose concentration in most of the things you undertake
  • Feel unhappy, miserable, down, depressed. The feeling just won’t go away and can be worse at a particular time of day, normally first thing in the morning
  • Feel guilty about things that have nothing to do with you
  • Comfort eat’ more and put on weight.
  • Can’t get to sleep
  • Can’t enjoy anything
  • Can’t eat and lose weight
  • Become pessimistic

What will be noticeable by people from depressed individuals?

The following are some of the behaviors people around you are likely to observe if you are struggling with depression.

  • Make are making mistakes and losing focus at work
  • Seem unusually quiet and withdrawn
  • Worry about things more than usual
  • Are more irritable than usual
  • Complain about vague physical problems
  • Stop looking after yourself properly, in other words, you don’t shave, wash your hair, look after your clothes
  • Stop looking after your home properly you stop cooking, don’t tidy, forget to change the sheets on your bed.

Finally if the above signs and observations can be associated with your current actions, then you are a candidate for seeking medication. Remember that this could be the reason why you’re not enjoying your sex life as you should and therefore reclaiming sexuality becomes a priority. If you have come to that decision, then speak to us n telephone number 843 213 1480 and we will be of great help to you.

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Depressed sex life has no pleasure

Depressed sex life

Depressed sex life has no pleasure and therefore perfecting sex performance begins by identifying the root causes of any available depression complications.

Depressed sex life has no pleasure: The pain of depression

It will always remain a fact that a depressed sex life will never have the satisfaction that comes with sex. That is to say that depression that is exceedingly going beyond the normal ways of life is a threat and should concern all of us. The demands of life today may be too overwhelming to the point of causing depression and anxiety but when this begins to affect your social life then you should begin seeking for help. This is very important because according to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, when depression stretches for a very long time in an individuals’ life, then such individual stand a high risk of being affected negatively.

In relation to our topic of discussion “depressed sex life has no pleasure,” doctor Akoury is reiterating that there will never be any association between depression and pleasures of your sex. This is because the dangers of depression is that it will eliminate all the sexual life pleasures and this can have serious consequences in any relationship. What that communicates is that if you are depressed, the whole of your life will feel it, because it is the characteristic of depression to drain the beauty out of life’s pleasures, it also robs enthusiasm, and makes everything feel weak and flat including your sex life. And to correct this, doctor Akoury established this facility to help you have individualized treatment that is tailored towards restoring your depressed sex life in totality. You can schedule for an appointment with her today for the commencement of your recovery program.

The distance apart between depression and sex pleasures

To understand this better, we need to appreciate the functions of the brain. As a matter of fact sex is in the brain. When the brain is under attack by depression or any other thing for that matter, sexual outcome will not be pleasurable further explaining why a depressed sex life has no pleasure. From the expert opinion, doctor Akoury is registering that because the brain controls all sexual drive, arousal, and sexual function through the release of hormones and nerve impulses, there can never be any pleasure if one is depressed. Further to that, depression stems from a chemical imbalance in the brain, and that imbalance can cause interference with an individual’s ability to enjoy sex or perform sexually. Besides the following sexual complications are also linked with depression:

A decrease in libido – The findings of a study of some depressed patients showed that more than two-thirds of respondents reported a loss of interest in sex. The decrease in their libido grew worse as their depression grew more severe.

Erectile dysfunction – Depression and anxiety are leading psychological factors interfering in a man’s ability to have and sustain an erection.

Inability to enjoy sex – Depression can limit or eliminate the pleasure normally drawn from sex. Depressed men feel disconnected from any sexual experience. It’s a dehumanization kind of situation.

Finally and away from these associations, the cure of depression can worsen the situation than the disease, and this too can be true when it comes to depression and sexuality. For instance we are aware that the antidepressants are part of the first-line treatment of the mood disorder, but one of their chief side effects can be sexual dysfunction. Decrease in libido is most often reported, but patients also have found that antidepressants can cause erectile dysfunction and inhibit sexual pleasure. That is one reason why you need help.

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