Do you have a drinking problem? (answer these 13 questions if you are still unsure)
A lot of people who abuse alcohol think they are shit hot at hiding it from everyone around them. And they often are. It is possible to hide that you have had a drink if you are not physically intoxicated. It is also relatively easy to hide just how much you have drank over the course of a day, or even week or month (“This is just my second” – bullshit).
What is less easy to hide is the punishment alcohol puts your body through on a daily basis. Sure other people may not attribute the symptoms to alcohol use but they will most definitely notice them.
Noticeable symptoms in an alcohol abuser include:
- Trembling hands – the shakes that come about from alcohol withdrawal
- Restlessness
- Dry old looking skin – alcohol dehydrates the skin leaving you looking old and haggard
- Brittle hair and nails – dehydration again
- Broken capillaries on the face and nose making it look like you’ve just come in out of the cold
- Loss of balance or unsteadiness – even when sober
- Yellow sunken eyes
- Yellowing of the skin – liver problems
- Irregular heartbeat
- Seizures – If you, or someone else, had or is having a seizure call for an ambulance immediately
And those are just the visible issues. If you see any of these happening to yourself consult your physician as soon as possible.
Alcohol is a poison: if you give it a chance it will try to kill you. Continued alcohol abuse is known to give rise to numerous ailments. Ailments that can remain undetected for long periods such as:
Heart attacks and strokes
High blood pressure
Vitamin deficiencies
Anemia
Cirrhosis
Gout
Depression
Absence seizures
Various cancers
Brain damage
Quitting drinking can slow down or even reverse these symptoms. The below is a good video about liver detoxification:
It is not just your liver that will benefit from quitting drinking but your brain, cardio vascular system and gut will all begin to heal and improve themselves as you detox from alcohol.
Don’t forget it is never too late to get a handle on your drinking. Take a look at how I quit drinking.
