Withdrawal Is Not A Hangover South Africans love to joke about hangovers. We talk about “rough mornings” like it is a badge of honour, we laugh off blackouts like they are funny stories, and we treat heavy drinking as normal as traffic. That culture creates a dangerous blind spot, it makes people think that stopping […]
Month: January 2026
Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms People Mistake for Stress
Why Withdrawal Feels Like Stress at First Alcohol affects the nervous system directly, which means regular drinking slowly trains the brain and body to expect alcohol as part of the baseline routine, whether you realise it or not. Over time, the brain adjusts its chemistry to compensate for the calming, sedating effect of alcohol, and […]
Why Waiting Makes Addiction More Dangerous
Rock Bottom Is a Hollywood Story South Africans have absorbed the idea that a person must reach collapse before rehab becomes appropriate. They imagine rock bottom as a dramatic breaking point involving job loss, family breakdown, arrests, or medical emergencies. They repeat phrases like “he needs to hit rock bottom” as if this point is […]