What causes the problem of alcoholism? What causes it to arise in the alcoholic's spirit?

Answer 1

The world health organization recognizes alcoholism as a disease of addiction. Certain people are more predisposed to this than others. Culture, ethnicity, physiology, home life, personal experiences are all part of the equation though experts are not quite sure like other types disease what plays the most dominant role. Most addicts express a sense of poor self worth but it would be hard to decipher whether this was before the actual substance use came into play or was a result of the consequences caused by the use itself.

Answer 2

As a recovering alcoholic and member of AA, I can tell you what I have learned. First, we are not weak-willed, or evil, or spiritually bankrupt.

Science, at this stage, has only a glimmer of what causes alcholism. They have identified a gene they believe is only in people with chemical addictions. But that doesn't matter because not all people with the gene become alcholics.

We did not wake up one day and say "Wow - I think I'll become an alcoholic and wreck the lives of everyone around me." It's a gradual process and we cannot see it. Even if someone points it out, we deny it. Our denial system is firmly entrenched.

As long as there is alcohol, there will be a small percentage of the population that is alcoholic. Same with pot, same with heroin.

The answer to your question? No one really knows.

Answer 3

I think that the alcoholics' problem is a sensitivity to alcohol that most people do not have. In this sense,it is a physical problem.
The spirit of the alcoholic becomes involved when they repeatedly make errors in judgment and hurt the people around them.
I grew up with alcoholic people around me. I saw the pain their behavior inflicts on their family and friends. As a result, I am a
tee totaler. I agree with the people who say that we each have our choices to make. Many alcoholics were unwilling or unable to look at their early alcoholic behavior and ended up in dire straits.

Answer 4

While there does seem to be some genetic predisposition to that is correlated to alcoholism and opiate addiction, the issues of dependence and abuse seem to be more common sources of alcholism.

In a discussion with college instructor and writer, Jim Dodge, he revealed that in his interviews with many alcholic homeless or those attending AAA meetings, the vast majority seemed to be using alchol either as a cheap form of medication for physical ailments or as a psychological buffer/crutch due to problems they felt were far beyond their control.

There are also various religious viewpoints, as well, but most of those boil down to either an outside force corrupting the drinker, or the drinkers own inner forces corrupting them.

Therapy, communication, and assistance are usually the best ways to deal with this, as it may very well be the perception of having NO help or NO hope or NO affection that contributes most to alcoholism outside any innate biological dependences.

Answer 5

People who are Mentally Weak take refuge in Drinking ALCOHOL.
They need something to hold to.
Then they become addict and need more and more .
They do not get a kick or high with a few pegs, they drink a bottle.
Sometimes children get into bad company at an early age and they drink for fun but they get addicted and are unable to leave it.
An Alcoholic starts drinking from the morning and drinks till he sleeps late at night.
Most alcoholics do not believe that they are acoholics and do not want to take any treatment.

He not only ruins his life but also the life of his family.

Answer 6

I'm not sure what you mean by "alcoholic's spirit," but alcoholism, like so many other things, appears to arise from a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Answer 7

There is ever-increasing evidence suggesting there is a genetic predispostion to alcholism. Alcoholism is defined by the American Medical Association as a bona-fide disease. This has been their position for many years.

Answer 8

Some people have personalities that are addicted easily...could be behaviors, pastimes, etc....but this is a substance, an addictive in itself substance.
Once a person gets the habit of indulging, it can lead to addiction.
Drinking is a behavior, it is NOT in the genes, as so many proclaim. It is NOT a disease...NO disease ever forced anyone to put a bottle to their lips. THAT is a behavior.

Answer 9

The younger you start drinking the more likely you are to become an alcoholic.

Answer 10

I think it starts as a way to escape life's problems. Then it grows because one isn't drinking enough so they have to drink more and more just to get through the day. Could be hereditary or it could be self-induced.