Have you ever known an alcoholic? what causes alcoholism? could it happen to you?

Answer 1

I was one, it comes from (at least for me) drinking when you have a bad day, but then you have another bad day then before you know it you are drinking every time you have even the smallest problem, you think it makes you feel better but all it does is mask the feelings that you are having,covering them up. Before to long you drink for breakfast, lunch and dinner and maybe you will even eat. Its hard to stop but it can be done, I did it and so can others, you just have to learn how to ake control of yourself and be accountable for your actions....

Answer 2

Alcoholism can happen to anybody and affect everybody. I have known several acoholics but the one who has had the largest and worst impact on my life is my father. The causes of alcoholism can't be pinpointed to any one thing, though the most common cause is depression and the drinking starts as an early stage in the denial phase of depression. Alcohol like any other substance is a poison, not only to the body but also to the mind. Alcoholism is an addiction and an illness. It can take over a persons life and destroy the lives of people around them. If you know any alcoholics, please take my advice and stay well away if your circumstances and relationship to that person allow you to.

Answer 3

Both of my parents were alcoholics. My Father whilst I was growing up, and my Mother when I left home. There are many factors which lead to alcholism and they incude: an additive personality disorder, marital breakdown, the onset of mental illness, an unhappy marriage, the stress of child rearing, unemployment,depression, isolation and lonliness,alcholism within the family,genetics, wanting to block out painful memories and the general stress of modernity.

I believe that anybody can become an alcoholic, an yes it did happen to me. Because I saw drinking at home on a daily basis, i grew up to believe that it was a socially acceptable and normal thing to do. So, when I left home to go to uni i did the normal amount of drinking that students do, but then it became difficult as I realised I couldnt get through the day without a drink, so I started to drink on my own. What I was doing was actually blocking out the memories of my Fathers drinking. Thanks to some really good friends I managed to get some help and decided that I wanted to break the cycle that had been in my family for years. I decided to stop, and now only drink on special occassions. It was a very lonely period of my life and I felt that the only friend I had was the bottle. Peple say its a disease, however I believe it is a life choice, just like other addictions. It is evil and destroys so many lives, leaving family after family to pick up the shattered pieces. My chilhood still affects me now and I am 33.

Answer 4

Causes of alcoholism have been proven to be genetic in some cases, inherited from parents or grandparents.
In other cases causes of alcoholism include the over abuse of alcohol until drinking no longer becomes a choice. This lack of choice stems from a change in the brain and body that become part of the causes of alcoholism. These physical causes of alcoholism create abnormal thinking patterns and personality characteristics.
Some other causes of alcoholism are found in people who simply lack a certain amount of impulse control. Such personalities naturally want to feel good but have difficulty with delayed gratification. Scientists have identified the frontal brain lobe for much of this activity.

Answer 5

i lived with an alcoholic for 12 years. Its an illness that some people are more susceptible too than others. He eventually got off the alcohol but became addicted to painkillers instead.
I like a drink, but I think if I was going to be alcoholic I would be by now, so I guess I'm lucky huh?

Answer 6

I am an alcoholic. I began drinking as a way of coping with severe depression as a teenager. I drank heavily for 7 years and gave up around 15 months ago. I can't drink a reasonable amount without severe discomfort and a tremondous act of will power (and sometimes even that is not enough) so I just don't drink anymore these days.

Answer 7

yeah my uncles an alcoholic. and it runs in my family my mum had it for a while but then she pulled her act together after seeing how it was destroying her twin brothers life. people can get addicted to the feeling when they drink alcohol and that makes them drink more and the more they drink the more immune their body becomes causeing them to drink more so that they can have that same feeling. it could happen to me if i start to drink alot at parties and stuff but after seeing what happened to my uncle i stop and think about how much i drink. he has tried to commit suicide twice now and he has been in a mental hospital on suicide watch a number of times. it is a horrible way to live.

Answer 8

Yes, one. Hes father was also.You cannot become an alcholic,its genetic.You can become a heavy drinker,a drunk and drink dependent,but alchoholism is a completely different ball game.The one I knew only ever drank 2 strong cans of beer a day.But he HAD to have them.! People just dont understand that an alcoholic will always be an alchoholic.

Answer 9

Yes I've known one. Too many factors can lead a person to become an alcoholic and yes it could happen to anyone! But Amy is this your psychology homework? Don't you think you should do this yourself?

Answer 10

Just like any drug if you take to much of it your body and mind become addicted to it. Alcohol like nicotine can get you hooked. There is no difference between a heroin addict or alcoholic. They are both just as dependent on their addiction. Alcohol can destroy eveything that was good in your life, and makes a bad situation even worse. It,s a powerful drug and very difficult to give up.