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.
And although the symptoms of withdrawal vary, the time course for withdrawal symptoms can be predictable. Withdrawal usually begins 6 to 8 hours following a reduction in alcohol use, peaks 24 to 28 hours after the last drink, and can last up to 7 days. After you withdraw from alcohol, however, you can and may experience disrupted sleep patterns or changes in attention and concentration days to months after the last drink. Some people stop drinking on their own (how to stop drinking alcohol on your own). But if you are thinking about detox for alcohol, SEEK MEDICAL HELP. If you stop drinking cold turkey, you can provoke serious side effects in the body such as seizures, hallucinations, or you may even become temporarily delirious.