Asking For A Friend 👭 ‘We live in a society where it is expected that you drink alcohol, and it is openly encouraged' Paul North sits down with Metro to discuss how to tell if your friends drinking habits are becoming a problem.
It goes without saying that alcohol is extremely normalised in the UK, for literally every occasion.Pre-date jitters? Just have a few glasses of wine before you head out.But the problem with drinking culture being so normalised is that it can be hard to tell if your use is verging on problematic – that is, if you’re becoming dependent on alcohol.
‘If your hands are shaking the day after stopping drinking alcohol after a period of sustained consumption, that’s not a hangover,’ says Paul. ‘It’s early signs of withdrawal.’ The fact that, after a number of withdrawals, people withdrawing from alcohol can have seizures or even die is why harm reduction advice tells people not to quit cold turkey, rather they should slowly decrease their intake over time.Although it isn’t advised, drinking a small amount of alcohol every day, whether it’s a beer after work or a glass of wine to relax in the evening, is fairly normalised and, on its own, not necessarily a sign that something is wrong.
‘So when you’re not intoxicated,’ Paul says. ‘It comes back the next day. That feeling just keeps reemerging.’Essentially, if you’re using alcohol to cope with negative feelings, such as trauma or even stress, and you feel it’s the only way you can do that, you’re at risk of becoming dependent.
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