Internal prohibitions on drinking alcohol, or the so-called mental immunity that protects a person from alcoholism, are formed from childhood, the head of the department of drug addiction and substance abuse at the Russian National Research Medical University INOPR told socialbites.ca. NI Pirogov, psychiatrist-narcologist Lev Blagov.
The formation of alcohol dependence occurs through induced psychosis. This mental disorder of the patient arises from the delusional content of the thoughts of another person with whom he is in close communication. So a healthy person gets the idea that “alcohol equals happiness” from an alcoholic. However, the process of addiction formation can be blocked by mental immunity.
“So I look at the person I like and he is drinking a big cognac, there are candles around, there is music, smells, the environment and I think: “What a handsome man!” Subjectively, it’s a nice image, but “immunity” tells me: “Stop, stop, stop, he’s drunk enough to go crazy, he’s incompetent.” That’s it, we no longer equate alcohol with absolute happiness. Of course, in reality everything is much more complicated, but the meaning is clear,” said Blagov.
As is known, immunity in the traditional sense can be congenital or acquired. The described case belongs to the first category.
“The second one is shaped differently. The disease that started due to innate psychopathological immunity ends, the dominant meanings that create addiction lose their validity, and we observe “conscious sobriety”. But sometimes this can turn into a cruel joke – paranoia of drug addiction can turn into “paranoia of struggle” against drug addiction, explained the expert.
According to him, such mental immunity is formed from childhood. Infantilism – underdevelopment, delayed mental development, inability to make the right decision, inability to calculate the consequences of actions, irresponsibility do not allow the organization of a strong immunity.
“Many things are important here: a prosperous family, communication in the context of socially positive attitudes, a high level of motivation and much more. The most important thing here is a “healthy” microenvironment, the psychiatrist-narcologist added.
Learn more about how addiction occurs and why it’s time to change approaches to treating this disease. report Blagova “socialbites.ca”.
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