Abstinence

The abstinence is a voluntary and durable renouncement of the satisfaction of an appetite or a desire. In the majority of the cases, the term indicates the abstention from sexual relations, alcohol, Tabac even of a type of food or a addictive practice .

This practice can result from religious interdicts, of practical, philosophical considerations even political.

Abstinence with the poisons

Alcohol

Concerning the problems of alcoholism, the abstinence is the suspension of any consumption of alcohol. This abstinence must be total and final to avoid the relapses.

The abstinence seems currently the only effective method to cease the physical and psychological attacks due to the Alcoolisme.

This abstinence can be obtained and succeeded following a Detoxification therapy in hospital medium, and possibly of a Post-cure in specialized establishment in Alcoologie. The regular assistance to meetings of groups of support and exchange, kind Alcoholics anonymouses, can also be effective.

Drug S

Concerning the problems of drug, the abstinence is the suspension of any consumption in order to eliminate the problems involved in the dependence. This abstinence must be total and final to avoid the relapses.

This abstinence can be obtained and succeeded following a Detoxification therapy in hospital medium, and possibly of a Post-cure in specialized establishment.

Concerning the Heroin, it is the goal of different the substitution therapies practiced with the Méthadone or the Buprénorphine.

Abstinence related to the religion or philosophy

It can result from an ascetic element present in the majority of the religions or from a subjective need for spiritual discipline. In this case, the abstinence must help to raise the believer beyond the normal life, of the desires materials towards a selected ideal. The abstinence is a conscious act, voluntarily agreed in order to rise spiritually.

It often refers to an abstinence provisional or partial of food, as it is the case for the Jeûne, the Jews, it acts of the Yom Kippour; for the Moslems, the period of fast lasts during all the month of the Ramadan, of the paddle in the twilight; for the Christians, there is abstinence of drink and food before the Eucharistie, the Friday and the Lent which are periods known as thin with knowing without meat.

The Protestants abstain from alcohol and tobacco. The Mormon S abstain from alcohol, tobacco, coffee and the by combining the spiritual discipline with considerations of health.

In India, the Buddhist S and a certain number of Hindus abstain from eating meat for health reasons and by veneration of all the significant forms of the life. The total abstinence of the food of beef comes from the Hindouisme.

Sexual abstinence

See also: Sexual abstinence

It is about its oldest direction, it is to be brought closer (but not to confuse) with practices like the Chasteté or the Célibat.

Sexual morals Christian, ascetic, formulated a a whole series of prohibited around sexuality. Prohibited apart from the marriage, it does not have like only goal procreation. With the Early middle ages, a whole series of prohibitions are formulated by the Catholic church, with regard to the laic ones: the sexual relations are prohibited the day, but also of very many nights, by penitence, in order to keep itself pure: the night which precedes Sundays and feastdays, that which precedes Wednesdays and Fridays, during the three Lent S (forty days before Easter, Christmas and the Holy-Cross of September), neither during the menstruations, neither during the last three months of pregnancy, nor forty days after the childbirth. It is also advised with the young husbands not to have a relationship the first three nights of the marriage, the ideal being the total abstinence, even between husband.

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