Much as Northerners saw (and see) the Confederate battle flag as a symbol of slavery and oppression, thanks to Reconstruction many Southerners saw freed blacks as a symbol of oppression and tyranny. Basically the North made a lot of the same mistakes in the South as the US made in Iraq.
The urge to drink may still be there, but by exercising healthy coping strategies, you can ultimately free yourself of addiction. 1  Drink water and replenish electrolytes to ward off feelings of dizziness, fatigue, and vomiting during withdrawal. 2  Balance blood sugar levels by eating healthy fruits and vegetables. Alcohol can do damage to the liver, the organ that helps to metabolize sugar in your body. Because alcohol is metabolized into sugar, your body needs to balance itself out with the loss of alcohol.
Convulsions occur in a small number of cases. As a result, you drink alcohol regularly and depend on it to prevent these symptoms. If you do not have any more alcohol the withdrawal symptoms usually last 5-7 days but a craving for alcohol may continue for longer. Delirium tremens (DTs) is a more severe reaction after stopping alcohol. It occurs in about 1 in 20 people who have alcohol withdrawal symptoms about 2-3 days after their last drink. Symptoms include: marked trembling and agitation, confusion and seeing and hearing things that are not there (delirium). Some people have convulsions.