Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 2, Issue - 12, (1 June 2018) | Page 17

2. Plan for success. Get your calendar and pick 6 weeks that the most
appropriate for the alcohol cessation. Least possible amount of
pressure and stress. If you have some obligations that tend to put
pressure on you, try to fulfill them ahead of time.
Avoid trips and vacations. Avoid holidays. Avoid friends and family
get-togethers that may involve alcohol. If possible, consider taking
the first week off work, so you can to stay home during the withdrawal
period. See your doctor while you’re still planning, so you know all
your options and can stock up with everything you may need such as
medication, supplements, herbs, right nutrition.
3. Build your support team. Identify the people that genuinely care for
you, who can support you. Your family, your intimate partner, your
friends. And stay away from negative, toxic people. Stay away from
your drinking bodies. Consider finding some support outside of your
usual circle. AA or other support groups. Maybe joining a spiritual
community may give you the support you need.
4. See your recovery as a healing journey. You will need to heal your
mind and body. You will need to heal what may have led you into this
addiction in the first place. So, have a plan for your healing. How will
you support your body? How will you help your mind to heal? How will
you address all the emotional language?
5. Detox is the important part of any recovery. You need to detox your
body from all the toxins it accumulated throughout the years. Drinking
lots of right liquids like herbal tea, mineral water, and fresh juices.
Sweating speeds up the detox. Hot bath, steam rooms, sauna,
whatever is available to you. Once you cleanse your body, it can
really heal itself.
6. Learn stress management. Meditation and self-hypnosis are great.
Staying calm will help you to stay in control and make right decisions.
It will help you to dea