The Banana Man

I’ve seen Cirrhosis and it made me swear off the booze. One of my lifelong friends and my former business partner is an alcoholic. His name is John and he promised to stay on the wagon to entice me to work with him, and it proved to be the biggest mistake of my life. I live in Chicao and he is San Francisco, so I couldn’t keep my eyes on him easily.His wife had passed away recently after a brief illness and John wasn’t handling it very well. I suspected he was drinking again. Those fears were confirmed when I received a phone call four or five months after his wife’s passing from a mutual friend who said John had been taken to the hospital after a binge.He said it didn’t look good.

I hopped on the next plane and got to California and took a cab to the hospital. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My friend was the color of a fresh banana–sort of like the Incredible Hulk but the color of French’s mustard. He was babbling incomprehensible phrases. He recognized me but quickly forgot I was there. A group of our Bay Area friends met at the hospital. The doctors said he was very ill. One pulled me aside and said my friend had Cirrohisis, which wasn’t a surprise from his appearance.His liver had shut down–liver failure, and as I learned over the next few days, when your liver goes, so does everything else in your body, The liver controls most of your major organs, at least in a dependant way. His kidneys were failing and he had to go on dialysis treatments three times a day.

Bedside Vigil

Most of the next week he really didn’t know where he was. The doctors said the next few days were critical but that he probaby wouldn’t make it six months even if he survived this immediate crisis. I literally spent thirty minutes talking to him one morning trying to get him to give me the details on how to retrieve his phone messages back at his apartment. He couldn’t remember the password. And this entire time his body was still 100% pure banana colored. It was an awful experience for everybody.

Kidney Dialysis 3 Times A Day

A week passes and he starts to get better. Gradually. He’s still on dialysis three times a day, but at least he can talk fairly cogently. And slowly he regains his personality–starts kidding with all the nurses and telling stories. After three weeks he was discharged but had to go to a half-way house that could take care of his dialysis and other medical needs. He would get transported three times a day in a van to a clinic where the dialysis was done. I flew home as I had been there a month and had a lot of business matters to attend to and see my wife, who was very supportive during this period.

A month goes by and my friend’s best friend in SF calls and says John is going home–he’s getting out of the half-way house after six weeks, but still requires dialysis daily, but now just once a day. I flew back to San Francisco and we all (there were about six of us) go out to celebrate John’s birthday. As dinner ended and we were having a cognac (not John!), our mutual friend says he wants to make an announcement. He makes a toast and says that today is a special day. It’s John’s birthday, and he’s pleased to announce that the doctors have decided he no longer needs dialysis! There was a hurrah that filled the restaurant!

It was truly a remarkable experience. But I was reflecting on the plane back to Chicago how 30 years earlier John and the rest of us Irish Catholic boys would spend our evenings in the bars of Georgetown, getting drunk and chasing women. We had a lot of laughs, something we repeated many times together over the years. It was really part of our culture.

But this is where it led. And there were no laughs and jokes being told. If it weren’t so personally tragic, I wish we could have fast-forwarded into the future from those early care-free days to see what drinking and alcoholism is all about and where it leads.

Luck Of The Irish (At Least Some Of Them)

John was lucky, and his liver bounced back and healed. But the doctors told him that he could never drink alcohol again–that it would poison him, like drinking a glass of cyanide.  And you know what? John’s stayed on the wagon ever since. He still goes to bars and shoots the bull with his friends. He’s no longer a beer drinker but drinks only soft drinks. And he’s enjoying his life just as much as before. Lucky for him. He got a second chance.

Alcohol Is A Killer

If you know someone who is a big drinker and his skin color looks a little jaundiced, you can be sure his liver is damaged. Before it gets to the point my friend faced there are some  natural homeopathic remedies to detox your liver and get you back on the right track. Of course, once you go through this process, you need to be committed to a life of alcohol abstinance if you want to live a longer life. Not lecturing here, but those are just the facts.

Good luck!

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Recently, Frank applied for a position as a bouncer at one of the local discotheques. He had studied aikido, judo, gatka, ninjitsu, and karate for six years; he was a personal trainer; he took daily minerals, supplements, and vitamins; he was into healthy eating and health foods; and he seemed well matched for such a position. As a matter of fact, due to the fact that he was concerned about his health, he started drinking in moderation around three years ago and then totally quit drinking alcohol about four months ago.

When Frank received the word that he had been selected for the job, he was exceptionally happy. Since this was a private disco, nonetheless, he had to go through a two week instructional class.

People At Discos Who Drink In an Irresponsible Manner and Alcohol Overdose Signs and Symptoms

On the first day of class, the trainer started talking about individuals who drink excessively and what the bartenders, barmaids, and bouncers should do when this circumstance arises. When the trainer started discussing alcohol poisoning, Frank was pleased to learn that all of the new bartenders, bouncers, and barmaids were required to learn about alcohol poisoning and what they should do when they witnessed a drinker who was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms or exhibiting the signs of alcohol poisoning.

More directly, all the new bouncers, bartenders, and barmaids learned that nausea and vomiting were almost without exception the first signs of alcohol poisoning and that unconsciousness was almost certainly the most highly identifiable alcohol poisoning sign or symptom. The lecturer also made it a point to highlight the fact that alcohol poisoning signs were messages from the body and from the brain that the individual has ingested more alcohol than his or her body can process.

There were, nonetheless, quite a few other symptoms and signs of alcohol poisoning that all the new barmaids, bartenders, and bouncers were taught to be familiar with. For example, the class members learned that drinkers with alcohol poisoning are difficult to awaken, exhibit confusion, exhibit poor reflex responses, and they often have seizures.

Additionally, the students in the class learned that many people who have alcohol poisoning also display blue tinged or pale skin; slow, shallow or irregular breathing; little response from painful stimuli, for instance from pinching; and slurred speech.

In addition, individuals who experience alcohol poisoning typically pass out, they usually feel very ill and exhibit excessive vomiting, they exhibit an inability to make eye contact or sustain a conversation, and they often display erratic behavior.

A Teacher Explains Why Alcohol Poisoning is Not Inevitably Suffered Only by Alcohol Dependent People

The lecturer then explained that an alcohol overdose is not necessarily experienced only by alcohol dependent individuals.

More precisely, the lecturer explained to the class members that most circumstances involving alcohol poisoning were in all probability experienced by abusive drinkers and that a particular form of alcohol abuse called “binge drinking” was possibly the main precipitating factor in most cases of alcohol poisoning. The instructor then defined binge drinking as follows: ingesting four or more alcoholic beverages at one sitting for females and drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting for males.

To emphasize the effect that binge drinking has on alcohol poisoning, the instructor told the class members that a drinker who gets inebriated just once per year, is by definition engaging in alcohol abuse, is almost certainly not an alcohol addicted individual, but is more likely than not engaging in binge drinking. As stated by the trainer, engaging in binge drinking even once, unfortunately, can result in alcohol poisoning that in some circumstances can be lethal.

The Trainer Give Details Why Letting A Drinker With an Alcohol Overdose Sleep is Not The Proper Plan of Action

One of the members in the class raised her hand and asked the teacher if it is a good idea to let an individual with alcohol poisoning “sleep it off.” The trainer stressed the point that letting an individual with alcohol poisoning sleep is exactly what should not be done because doing so places the person at risk due to the fact that he or she is no longer being observed. Moreover, letting the individual sleep when she or he experiences alcohol poisoning is an incorrect response because the person may never awaken.

The teacher then informed the class members that the most appropriate response for alcohol poisoning is the following: if it is suspected that an individual has alcohol poisoning, call 911 and ask for immediate medical assistance, even if the individual is underage. By following this plan of action, the drinker will get the prompt alcohol poisoning treatment he or she needs.

Summary

After learning about alcohol poisoning and particularly about the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, it may be pointed out, Frank realized that he had learned some crucial information that might save a drinker’s life in the distant future. To be sure, Frank learned that knowledge of the usual alcohol poisoning signs and symptoms and knowing how to properly and quickly react to such signs and symptoms (by immediately calling 911 and asking for urgent medical assistance) can help a person avoid a lethal case of alcohol poisoning.

When Janice was in high school, she had secured a reputation as an individual who studied a lot and who rarely, if ever, partied with her buddies. She seemed nearly obsessed about doing well academically so that she would be able to secure a career that she not only liked but one that also gave her some security from a financial perspective.

After much contemplation, eventually she decided that she wanted to be a trial lawyer. In order to pull this off, nevertheless, she would first have to finish four years of undergraduate education.

After Graduating From High School Janice Gets Accepted Into An Outstanding Undergrad University as Preparation For a Career as a Trial Lawyer

After Janice completed high school, she applied to and was accepted into a prominent program in religion. Her rationale underlying this decision was that this academic discipline would be a good springboard for law school and wouldn’t be comparable to the preponderance of law school applicants who major in political science at the undergraduate level.

After graduating with a 3.6 GPA at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at an outstanding law school at one of the Big 12 universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but every once in a while she was flooded with all the work that had to be done at law school. Reminiscent to the way she handled herself in her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made friends painlessly but very infrequently took part in social events until the quarter was done.

After Feeling Proud of the Fact That She Had Done Very Well on Her Finals, Janice Wanted to Take a Respite From School and Have Some Fun

Janice was the kind of individual who worked in a diligent manner to finish what she was doing and then would take a break when she could. As it turns out, however, nearly all of the things she did between school sessions or during summer breaks did not have anything to do with drinking. Needless to say, Janice was anything but a party-girl. Now that her finals for her second year in law school were done and realizing that she had done a super job on her finals, however, she wanted to let her hair down and do something besides school work for a change.

Drinking at a Local Tavern Results in Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms, Calling 911, The Emergency Number, and An Ambulance Ride to A Drug and Alcohol Rehab Hospital

So Janice and several of her pals went to a local bar and grill where they had a few mixed drinks. As the hours quickly passed, Janice persisted in drinking without having to worry about research projects or tests the following day. In truth, Janice stated to her buddies how much fun it was to whoop it up and drink with her classmates.

As the evening went by, Janice and her buddies continued to drink. In actual fact, she was having such a marvelous time that she didn’t want the night to come to an end. It was almost like she was making up for lost time and making an effort to shove a year’s worth of pleasure into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” it needs to be stressed, does not often work. If truth be told, when Janice went to the restroom and threw up, her classmates started to feel apprehensive about her safety.

Around twenty minutes later when Janice started to speak in a confused manner, slur her words, and then fall unconscious, nonetheless, her pals immediately knew that they needed to call 911, the emergency services number, and ask for medical assistance because they believed that Janice was exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the alcohol treatment hospital, the presiding physician substantiated what her buddies had speculated, to be precise, that Janice ingested far more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a result, she experienced an alcohol overdose.

After the emergency room medical staff pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were evident, Janice was transferred to the recovery room. After staying about six hours in recovery, Janice was then placed in one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the most crucial part of her hospitalization had passed and all of her vital signs were normal once again.

In response to Janice’s hospitalization, her pals caringly called her Mom and Dad. As a consequence, early the next day, her parents and her best buddies went to the hospital to see Janice.

Janice Narrowly Escapes Death, is Gratified to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Excessive and Irresponsible Manner

Janice was conscious of the fact that she came close to losing her life and, as a consequence, was pleased to be alive. Her parents realized how hard she worked at the university and how little she permitted herself to have any fun. Nevertheless, they also knew that Janice needed to keep away from excessive drinking.

As a result, they suggested that in the future, whenever a drinking situation unfolds, that she always drink responsibly and in moderation. Janice was of the same opinion and gave her word to her friends and to her Mother and Father that she would never again drink in an irresponsible and hazardous manner. In Janice’s own words, “I never thought that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local college newspaper. I now understand that excessive and abusive drinking is not for me. I promise that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also displayed a lot of common sense. That is, she instantaneously realized that she had made an error and made up her mind that she would never make the same error again. Indeed, she now understood that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this form of hazardous drinking can end in a loss of life.

When Janice was in high school, she had acquired a reputation as a studious person who rarely, if ever, let her hair down by drinking with her pals. She seemed passionate about doing well academically so that she would be able to go after a career that she not only got pleasure from but one that also gave her a degree of security from a financial standpoint.

After much contemplation, in the end she made up her mind that she wanted to be a lawyer. In order to accomplish this, however, she would first have to attend four years of undergraduate education.

After Completing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Prestigious Undergraduate University as Preparation For a Career as an Attorney

After Janice graduated from high school, she applied to and was accepted into a nationally ranked program in math. Her rationale underlying this decision was that this area of study would be a good springboard for law school and wouldn’t be indistinguishable from the majority of law school applicants who major in political science at the undergraduate level.

After graduating with highest honors at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at a greatly admired law school at one of the Big East universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but every once in a while she was inundated with all the work that law school entailed. Not unlike her high school and undergraduate days, nevertheless, she made buddies easily but almost never got involved in social events until the semester was over.

After Feeling Overjoyed That She Had Done a Super Job on Her Tests, Janice Felt Like Celebrating

Janice was the type of person who worked in a diligent manner to complete what she started and then would take some time off when she could. As it turns out, however, virtually all of the things she did between school sessions or during summer breaks did not have much of anything to do with drinking. It almost goes without saying that Janice was anything but a partygoer. Now that her finals for her second year in law school were done and realizing that she had done extremely well on her finals, nevertheless, she wanted to take a break and do some celebrating.

Drinking at a Local Nightclub Leads to An Alcohol Overdose, Calling 911, The Emergency Number, and a Visit to An Alcohol Treatment Clinic

So Janice and a few of her classmates went to a local tavern where they had a few shots. As the hours flew by, Janice continued to drink without having a care in the world about examinations or class the next day. As a matter of fact, Janice mentioned to her buddies how thrilled she was to have fun drinking with her classmates.

As the evening progressed, Janice and her friends continued to drink. In truth, she was having such an incredible time that she didn’t want the night to end. It was almost as if she was making up for lost time and trying to shove a year’s worth of fun and excitement into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” it needs to be stressed, hardly ever works. If truth be told, when Janice went to the lady’s room and vomited, her pals started to get concerned about her health.

A few moments later when Janice started to talk in a confused manner, slur her speech, and then pass out, nevertheless, her buddies immediately realized that they needed to call 911, the emergency number, and ask for medical assistance because they suspected that Janice was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the alcohol rehab hospital, the lead healthcare practitioner validated what her friends had suspected, that is to say, that Janice ingested substantially more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a consequence, she suffered from an alcohol overdose.

After the medical team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were identifiable, Janice was relocated to the recovery room. After staying approximately five hours in recovery, Janice was then transferred to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the worst part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs returned to normal.

In response to Janice’s situation, her pals kindheartedly called her parents. As a consequence, early the next day, her parents and her best buddies went to the hospital to see Janice.

Janice Comes Close to Dying, is Thankful to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Excessive and Abusive Manner

Janice was attentive to the fact that she came an inch from losing her life and, as a consequence, was pleased to be alive. Her Mom and Dad were aware how rigorously she worked at the university and how little she permitted herself to socialize with her pals. Nonetheless, they also knew that Janice needed to steer clear of excessive drinking.

Consequently, they recommended that down the road, whenever a drinking occasion arises, that she always drink responsibly. Janice was in agreement with this and gave her word to her parents and to her friends that she would never again drink in an irresponsible and excessive manner. In Janice’s own words, “I never thought that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local newspaper. I now understand that excessive and hazardous drinking is not for me. I proclaim that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “school smart” but she also had common sense. Stated more precisely, she instantaneously knew that she had made an error and decided that she would never make the same error again. Indeed, she now understood that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this kind of hazardous drinking can end in a fatality.

Just a few days ago, Frank applied for a job as a bouncer at one of the local discos. He had studied karate, aikido, judo, gatka, and ninjitsu for eleven years; he was a weight lifter; he took daily minerals, supplements, and vitamins; he was into health foods and healthy eating; and he seemed well suited for such a position. In fact, since he was concerned about his health, he started drinking in moderation approximately four years ago and then totally quit drinking alcohol around nine months ago.

When Frank received notification that he had been chosen for the job, he was tremendously pleased. Due to the fact that this was an elite disco, however, he had to go through a two week training class.

Individuals At Clubs Who Drink Abusively and Alcohol Poisoning Signs and Symptoms

On the first day of class, the instructor started talking about individuals who drink abusively and what the bouncers, barmaids, and bartenders should do when this situation arises. When the trainer started discussing alcohol poisoning, Frank was pleased to learn that all of the new bouncers, bartenders, and barmaids had to learn about alcohol poisoning and what they should do when they spotted a individual who was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms or exhibiting the signs of alcohol poisoning.

More specifically, all the new bouncers, bartenders, and barmaids were instructed that vomiting and nausea were almost always the first signs of alcohol poisoning and that unconsciousness was in all probability the most highly perceptible alcohol poisoning symptom or sign. The teacher also made it a point to stress the fact that alcohol poisoning signs were signals from the body and from the brain that the drinker has ingested more alcohol than his or her body can metabolize.

There were, nonetheless, numerous other symptoms and signs of alcohol poisoning that all the new bouncers, barmaids, and bartenders were taught to be familiar with. For example, the class members were made aware that drinkers with alcohol poisoning exhibit confusion, they are difficult to awaken, exhibit poor reflex responses, and they often have seizures.

In addition, the students in the class discovered that many individuals who have alcohol poisoning also display slow, shallow or irregular breathing; little response from painful stimuli, for instance from pinching; slurred speech; and blue tinged or pale skin.

Not only this but, people who have alcohol poisoning usually exhibit an inability to make eye contact or sustain a conversation, often pass out, they usually feel very ill and exhibit excessive vomiting, and they often display erratic behavior.

An Instructor Explains Why Alcohol Poisoning is Not Necessarily Suffered Only by Individuals Who Are Alcohol Dependent

The teacher then clarified the point that an alcohol overdose is not always experienced only by people who are alcohol dependent.

More precisely, the instructor explained to the class members that most cases of alcohol poisoning were more likely than not experienced by alcohol abusers and that a unique form of abusive drinking known as “binge drinking” was almost certainly the primary precipitating factor in most circumstances involving alcohol poisoning. The instructor then defined binge drinking as follows: ingesting five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting for males and drinking four or more alcoholic beverages at one sitting for females.

To exemplify the impact that binge drinking has on alcohol poisoning, the instructor told the class that a person who gets drunk just once every year, is by definition engaging in abusive drinking, is in all likelihood not an alcoholic, but is more likely than not engaging in binge drinking. As expressed by the teacher, engaging in binge drinking even once, unfortunately, can result in alcohol poisoning that in some instances can be lethal.

The Teacher Clarifies Why Letting A Person With Alcohol Poisoning Sleep is Not The Correct Plan of Action

One of the members in the class raised her hand and asked the instructor if it is a good idea to let a person with alcohol poisoning “sleep it off.” The lecturer stressed the point that letting a person with alcohol poisoning sleep is explicitly what should not be done because doing so places the drinker at risk since he or she is no longer being observed. What is more, letting the individual go to sleep when he or she experiences alcohol poisoning is the wrong response because the individual may never awaken.

The teacher then told the class members that the correct response for alcohol poisoning is the following: if it is suspected that a person has alcohol poisoning, call 911 and ask for emergency medical assistance, even if the individual is underage. By taking this plan of action, the person will get the prompt alcohol poisoning medical attention he or she requires.

Summary

After learning about alcohol poisoning and especially about the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, it can be emphasized, Frank understood that he had learned some vital information that might save a drinker’s life in the future. Indeed, Frank learned that knowledge of the familiar alcohol poisoning signs and symptoms and knowing how to appropriately and quickly react to such signs and symptoms (by immediately calling 911 and asking for emergency medical assistance) can help an individual avoid a lethal alcohol overdose.

When Janice was in high school, she had obtained a reputation as a studious individual who rarely, if ever, ”got down” and drank with her classmates. She seemed passionate about “standing out” academically so that she would be able to pursue a career that she not only got pleasure from but one that also gave her some security from a financial standpoint.

After much thought, in the end she made up her mind that she wanted to be a lawyer. In order to bring this about, nonetheless, she would first have to complete four years of undergrad education.

After Completing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Highly Regarded Undergraduate University as a Foundation For a Career as a Trial Lawyer

After Janice finished high school, she applied to and was accepted into a prestigious program in linguistics. Her logic behind this decision was that this subject would be good preparation for law school and wouldn’t be identical to the bulk of law school applicants who decide to take political science as their undergraduate major.

After graduating with a 3.9 GPA at the undergrad level, she applied to and was accepted at an outstanding law school at one of the Big 12 universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but every now and then she was overwhelmed with all the work that law school entailed. Akin to the way in which she handled herself in her high school and undergraduate days, however, she made friends easily but scarcely took part in social activities until the quarter was over.

After Being Jubilant With the Fact That She Had Done Very Well on Her Finals, Janice Felt Like Celebrating

Janice was the kind of individual who worked diligently to accomplish her goal and then would take a couple of days off when she could. As it turns out, nonetheless, nearly all of the things she did between terms or during her summer vacations did not involve drinking. Clearly, Janice was anything but a partygoer. Now that her final exams for her second year in law school were completed and feeling proud of the fact that she had done extremely well on her exams, nonetheless, she wanted to let her hair down and do something besides going to college for a change.

Drinking at a Local Saloon Leads to Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning, Calling 911, and An Ambulance Ride to The Hospital

So Janice and several of her friends from college went to a local club where they had a few glasses of wine. As the hours flew by, Janice persisted in drinking without having any concerns about tests or research projects the following day. In fact, Janice revealed to her friends how nice it was to have fun drinking with her law school buddies.

As the evening proceeded, Janice and her friends continued to drink. In truth, she was having such a wonderful time that she didn’t want the night to end. It was almost like she was making up for lost time and making an effort to squeeze a year’s worth of pleasure into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” however, infrequently works. Indeed, when Janice went to the lady’s room and threw up, her buddies started to feel apprehensive about her wellbeing.

About twenty-five minutes later when Janice started to slur her speech, talk in a confused manner, and then fall unconscious, however, her buddies instantaneously realized that they needed to call the emergency number and ask for medical assistance because they suspected that Janice was exhibiting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the alcohol treatment hospital, the head doctor substantiated what her classmates had thought, namely, that Janice ingested substantially more alcohol than her body could metabolize and, as a consequence, she suffered from an alcohol overdose.

After the medical team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were visible, Janice was transported to the recovery room. After staying about four hours in recovery, Janice was then relocated to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the most perilous part of her hospitalization was over and all of her vital signs were back to normal.

In response to Janice’s medical circumstances, her pals kindheartedly phoned her Mother and Father. As a consequence, early the next morning, her Mom and Dad and her best buddies went to the hospital to visit Janice and check on her medical progress.

Janice Comes Close to Dying, is Happy to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Irresponsible and Hazardous Manner

Janice was very aware that she had narrowly escaped death and, consequently, was pleased to be alive. Her Mom and Dad realized how rigorously she worked at the university and how little she permitted herself to socialize with her buddies. Nevertheless, they also knew that Janice needed to keep away from abusive drinking.

As a consequence, they recommended that in the future, whenever a drinking circumstance develops, that she always drink in moderation. Janice agreed and gave her word to her friends and to her Mom and Dad that she would never again drink in an excessive and abusive manner. As stated by Janice, “I never had an inkling that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local newspaper. I now understand that excessive and abusive drinking is not for me. I guarantee that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also displayed a lot of common sense. Stated another way, she quickly realized that she had made an error and made up her mind that she would never make the same error in judgment again. In truth, she now knew that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this form of abusive drinking can end in a loss of life.

Simply put, binge drinking is drinking to get drunk, a self-destructive and unrestrained drinking bout. During the drinking binge the heavily intoxicated drinker ignores responsibilities, squanders money, and engages in all manner of harmful behaviours that may well bring them into contact with the police or emergency services.

Binge drinking is a world wide problem, even though different countries have different attitudes on the subject. In the U.S Stricter standards of four drinks for women five for men at a time is considered binge drinking.

The general definition of the term “binge drinking” in the UK is the consumption, on a single occasion, of more than ten drinks. Because of the lack of strict rules in the U.K, it is getting to be a serious problem that parliament must deal with.

What is the Issue?

Binge drinking is irresponsible; heavy drinking that often comes under the disguise of fun and games. Binge drinkers are a danger to themselves and their entire community.

Risks to the binge drinker include:
 
Getting into trouble with the police
Alcohol poisoning; a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
Damaging property
Not using protection when having sex

Risks to people around binge drinkers:

Experiencing an unwanted sexual advances or assault
Having leisure time or sleep interrupted
Being insulted or humiliated

Why do people do it?:

For status associated with drinking
Culture of alcohol consumption
Stress

Do you have a binge-drinking problem? Do you recognise any of these harmful and destructive behaviours in your own life:

Are you drinking more heavily and more often?
Are you drinking to get drunk
Is your drinking affecting your work or upsetting your partner or family?

What can you do?

The use of Hypnotherapy Plymouth and NLP can be effective in lessening binge drinking. We all tend to be miss-programmed by negative input in some way and neuro-linguistic programming reprograms the mind for a positive outcome. Hypnotherapy and NLP when combined are greatly effective.

Binge drinking habit can be changed by following a combination of Hypnotherapy Plymouth and NLP for a few hours You may stop binge drinking with the re-programming of your brain; you may have a trained hypnotherapist do this, or do it on your own by means of a self-help download. You have to be able to gauge yourself to just have a few drinks and stop, way before you are actually drunk.

It’s a matter of self-control, and there are neuro-linguistic and Plymouth Hypnotherapy techniques that create a sequence of thinking that get the brain to move from the thought of drinking to excess to the thought of just having a moderate amount of drinks and enjoying yourself.