Is alcoholism a diesease or just something that selfish people claim so they can stay drunk?

Answer 1

alcoholism is a disease and one of the symtoms of the disease is selfishness.

Answer 2

If enough people complain about what something is, our society labels it as a disease. So if alcoholism which is being unable to control the desire for alcohol a disease then why isn't smoking a disease? Is any addition a disease? Then breathing must be because I desire to do it all the time.

But if you call something a disease then that gives the person who has it relief, they can no longer be held responsible for not being able to control it. By every American standard I was an alcoholic, blackouts and the whole bit, with a family history of drinking, and married into an alcoholic family, went to the meetings, tried to understand and cope. I quit the meetings, and used FIRM DETERMINATION to stop drinking. My ex still used "but it's a disease so it's not my fault" as his excuse. He can't help it if he's never paid child support, he's got a disease.

Yeah it's a disease when our society says lets feel sorry for the addict they can't help it. (Yes they most certainly can, they can CHOOSE to be different) I didn't say it was easy, and yes there are physical withdrawal systems, just as there are when you stop drinking caffeine, or discontinue the use of any drug "cold turkey". Your body has become dependent upon the drug and now you are taking it away. Maybe it's just our society that is diseased in it's thinking when we will label alcoholism as a disease but won't give the old dude with a cigar a break for smoking.

Answer 3

I think it's more of an addiction than a disease. Both of my parents are alcoholics (they've been sober for about 2 years) but they still consider themselves alcoholics because they know at any time they can relapse. They aren't out looking to get drunk and yet they know if they took that first drink it would take an immense amount of willpower to keep from taking the second. So to answer your question, yes and no. It is sometimes used as a way to keep from having to quit. At other times it's not. You have to understand addiction. For a long time I didn't believe in it. I told myself that if my parents wanted to quit drinking and drugging they could. But the drugs and the alcohol had weakened their willpower. Drinking became automatic to them...right along with breathing. They told themselves they couldn't quit, and when your believe something wholeheartedly your mind controls your actions. In this case the action happened to be drinking. You can only be addicted to something if you let yourself get addicted. Once you let the substance control your willpower, you become addicted.

Answer 4

It's not a disease it's an addiction. Those of us who overindulge in alcohol, cigarettes (drugs of any kind), food or sex are so selfish that we have no concern for how the addiction affects those around us. We want what we want when we want it without regard for what we are doing to ourselves or to others.

Answer 5

Alcohalism is an addiction. Its basically a psychological problem.
Our actions become behaviour and it turns in to habit and repeated habit becomes in to an addiction. If we control actions, we can get rid of any addiction.

later, this addiction creates physical problems where it turns into desease. however, it can be stopped by will power and control.

Answer 6

It is a belief that helps some alcoholics deal with what they have done, and to stay sober.

It is used to help, not just to keep drinking.

Answer 7

It is not a disease it is an addiction. I hate how everything is being called a disease now days like obesity its not a disease either just a lack of self control.

Answer 8

Addiction

selfish people claim so they can stay drunk

Answer 9

Alcoholism is an addiction, as well as a disease. It is real, not imaginary.

Answer 10

It is an addiction which will lead to cardiovascular problems, liver and kidney problems in due course.