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what is the main reason behind alcoholism?

i am puzzled, do all alcoholic have some deep personal issues so they try to avoid? or just pure pleasure seeking?

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1. I think that many just seem to have problems that eat at them.
2. That's a good question I think that some are trying to have fun but take it too far. For example, if someone goes to a club and they are alcoholics they may have a very good life but don't know when to stop.
3. Alcohol is addictive. Is is no different than narcotics or other drugs. The motivation for drinking other than that may be emotional problems.
4. Its hereditary
5. Various studies have been performed to show the relationship between alcoholism and genetics. New research on male twins show that genes play a critical role in the development of milder forms of alcoholism A lack of impulse control could be a sign of increase risk for developing alcohol abuse disorders, according to a new study conducted at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Researchers found that impulsivity is also linked to reduced frontal lobe activity in the brains of alcoholics and their offspring, even those who have never had a drink.
6. Hi. There are a few factors that I've observed, both in friends and in myself, that may help answer your question. First, it's trying to fill that gap inside with a feeling or experience that either relieves boredom or alleviates pain. Secondly, it's a substance that seems to be addictive, which means it triggers of a chemical process that the body and mind feels compelled to repeat. Finally, it is always a choice, but a harder one to resist when alone and when there's nothing else to 'fill the gap'.
7. Sometimes the only way to meet friends is with the help of alcohol. Or the only way to keep them is with alcohol. Sometimes your only friend IS alcohol.
8. A lot of alcoholics just have crappy lives they are trying to deal with. Many people in the military become alcoholics. There are a lot of theories as to why: being uprooted a lot, alcohol is one of the few "friends" they can always reach, their bosses place unbelievable demands on them, their efforts at protecting the nation are not what they expected, and other drugs they may or may not have enjoyed in the civilian life are not available to them. Various other civilian employers put some, or all of the same kind of demands on their workers. A lot of homeless people turn to alcohol as well. One I managed to talk to explained that when you're drunk, you don't feel cold. A sizeable quantity of alcohol is a lot cheaper than a hotel room, and does not come with the various costs or expectations that various shelters include. Many are probably the children of habitual alcohol users, and just don't realize it is a problem, It's just what everyone else did all their lives. Others become alcoholics to self-treat minor cases of depression that never get proper medical diagnosis. Still others just can't resist a "Good" thing, maybe they like the taste, maybe they once had good memories involving a little beer. That addictive personality leads them to get more. Alcohol isn't like crack, where you need to find some secretive criminal, whenever they need to pick up some gas, or a few groceries, there's a pretty comprehensive selection to choose from. And a few just like a little more to drink than what our standards consider safe. Currently, anyone who has more than two drinks a day is considered an alcoholic. In France, where wine is often served with every meal, most anyone you meet would be considered an alcoholic according to the surgeon general. I would consider most of these to not be deep personal issues. I guess some folks that were abused, or tortured, or whatever might turn to alcohol, but in my mind, I can't imagine that being the major reason. I suppose some of these might be considered pleasure seekers. A lot of underage, or college drinking involves that sort of thing, but often they can get by without a drink for long periods between parties, so they are technically not alcoholics, although some of them go on to become alcoholics.
9. Crying children!
10. Well, the "educated" doctors and such say that alcoholism is a disease so if you buy into that then no there are no deep issues to avoid and no seeking of pleasure. A disease by nature is something someone contracts without trying to or without knowing it. People with "addictive personalities" are more prone to contracting this "disease". Dr's make a fortune with this problem. On the one hand they claim it is a disease and on the other some psych doc tells you it stems from some deep rooted issue. Usually your mother or father has done something to you that you find difficult to deal with or they were alcoholics and you contracted the "disease" from them. Fact: Alcohol is a drug - it is a depressant - alcoholics feel a sense of euphoric at first but it always - ALWAYS - is replaced by a sense of guilt, fear or something of the sort. I suppose it's up to you to decide who is right.
11. neither. alcoholism is classified as a disease, meaning fatal if untreated. there is no cure, only remission. it is a genetic defect, and affects body, mind, and spirit. there are plenty of people that drink heavily all their lives, yet are not alcoholics, and other afflicted folks, that don't drink much at all, but can't stop entirely on their own. i never had issues to avoid, i was not pleasure seeking, i merely enjoyed a glass of wine with a good meal once in a while. no binge drinking, never drunk, yet i could not give it up . it took me a while to discover, i was an alcoholic. there is no reason behind diabetes either, you have it, or you don't.
12. I am not an alcoholic by any means, but I drink on the weekends. I enjoy drinking because it makes me more social. I don't drink to get away from problems. Just to have a good time.