Lakshmi: What happened? Whats wrong with you? From last 2 days, you are being weird. Do you feel like drinking alcohol again? Anand: No dear. Why are you saying like that? I promised you that I will not drink. From last 1 week i have not even turned to wine shop area. I am minding my own business. Lakshmi: That is why i am asking. When you used to drink at least you were talking something, you were eating well. But now from 2 days you are not eating well, always lying down and thinking something. And you are not sleeping too. Are you trying to cheat me and drink again? Anand: No dear. I promise. Lakshmi: Then whats wrong? why are you behaving like this? Anand: No dear. Nowadays I am not feeling hungry, cant sleep properly, body is shivering, always i am feeling scared. Lakshmi: Ohhhh yes!!! Now I got you. You are planning to go and drink again. I know you very well. Again you will drink? you sinner!!! You f=will never be happy. You are not hungry, not feeling sleepy by giving all these excuses you will ask money from me to drink again. Anand: Hey!!! why are you shouting?? I am not lying, trust me. Lakshmi: No never. By trusting you I saw all the troubles in life. Sathish: Hey Lakshmi!! What happened? Why are you shouting? Lakshmi: Please Come brother. He promised me that he will not drink. 1 week he didnt drink. I thought God is showing favour to me through this. Now he is giving excuses like feeling week and body is shivering, not feeling sleepy to get money from me. Sathish: Hey anand, why are you doing all these? Whatever lakshmi is saying is that true? Anand: Oh brother, please!! You are an educated person, I cannot act in front of you. I promise i not acting and i don't want to drink again, but my body is doing something i am not able to understand. I am not able to sleep, not feeling hungry. If I tell this i know she will shout, thats why i didnt share with her. Today I just told her that I have headache, for that she is shouting like this. Sathish: Ok tell me, it's been how long that you have stopped drinking? Anand: Its been 9 days. Sathish: Immediately after stopping this habit you started feeling like this or just from few days? Lakshmi: Brother!! I will tell you. After stopping drinking habit he was fine for 2 days. Just from past 3 days he is lying like this. Sathish: Oh ok!!! Now I got it!! Lakshmi: Now you got his acting? Sathish: Oh my dear Lakshmi, this is not acting. This is called as withdrawal symptoms. It means, your husband was alcoholic for many years. All of a sudden when he stopped drinking habit his body and mind couldn't resist it. Alcoholic people cannot stop it immediately. when they stop immediately all these symptoms will be seen. So to overcome these symptoms they go and drink again. They should get treatment in hospitals which are especially for this. But many are not aware of it. Lakshmi: Oh brother, only if I take him to the hospital he will be fine? Sathish: Yes dear!! Because your husband has an addiction. So defiantly medication is must. Lakshmi: Ok brother. Please tell me where should I take him? Sathish: Ok dear, Come with me. Silvanus: Friends, listen carefully. Doctor will explain what happens when an alcohol addict stops drinking. Doctor: When he is not drinkng and whatever he undergoes is called as withdrawal symptoms. Due to this. body shivering, being quiet, vomiting, loss of appetite, lack of sleep, confusion, many times they will face psychiatric problem. If you have all these symptoms it means you need treatment. Silvanus: If anyone of you wants to quit drinking habit but if you are unable to leave it because of these symptoms, all you have to do is take the person for treatment.
