Any alcoholics? What is the life of an alcoholic like? ?

Question

Do they see the world differently, experience the world differently or live differently from those who are sobre? How does their alcohol problem affect their social and family life, or do they even care about their family? Why do alcoholics even drink? I mean they know it is terrible for them, yet they still drink. Any alcoholics, or anyone for that matter, who can answer and clear my misconceptions?

Answer 1

Alcoholics drink for the same reason smokers smoke: they are addicted.  Do I think it's a "disease"?  No, but it's definitely an abnormal state to be in, and it is no fun, believe me.

Do alcoholics care about their families?  That's the hardest part.  Yes.  But the need to drink overrides everything else, and it is pure, sheer h**l of the first order.

Having lived through it, I would not wish alcoholism or any other addiction on my worst enemy.  

Answer 2

Why not ask about those who does serial killer, rappist, kids f****rs? They sure dont have any excuses but mental disorder thats clearly against any kinds of law. I'm an alcoholic. And I CARE to those things u've been worrying about. Thats why : I still have my family. I still have my job. I still have my friends. I still have those things u thought sober people has. Does that sounds different? Maybe i'm not a sober people like u said, but doesnt mean i'm not normal. I do feel better when i drink and to be honest, i drink on each meals i have, each meetings i have, shortly i cant stand to stay far away from my wines and whiskeys. Believe me, somehow i feel i have way much better things experienced in my life rather than those whom u called as sober people. Please do note this : I'm an alcoholic, I'm a drinker hun, not a drunker!

Answer 3

Well, now. I think sk has given you the definitive answer from the point of an alcoholic who is still a drunk. But we alcoholics who get sober discover what PJ and Sowkrates said--and they both said it well. I can't decide which is the better answer, myself, and I've been in AA for nearly 3 years. but 3 years ago I could have written sk's answer.

If you want to read the AA "Big Book" online, and read some of the former drunk's stories, they are heart warming, touching, often funny, often sad, but they are in the book so that we alcoholics know we are not alone in this worl--and so that people like you can read what it is really like from many points of view.

http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/ Look under the part labeled "stories."

Also, you can go to my website and click on the link for AA.

Answer 4

i don't know its all a blur to me

Answer 5

Alcoholics represent a cross section of society.  Alcoholism knows no economic or financial boundaries, culture or ethnic differences, no special agenda or value, religion, race, or avocation.  

The medical model for alcoholism classifies it as an allergy.

Short of that, their is no common indicator or predictor of behavior.

Answer 6

This is an important question.  Do you know anyone with diabetes?  A person who is an alcoholic cannot control their behavior when it comes to drinking.  If they take one drink they will not be able to keep from taking another.  Since alcohol disables one's mind they loose what little control they begin with.  Many people die from this illness.  They are still responsible for their condition, however, in that they must recognize they are sick, they must seek help, and they must understand they cannot have even one drink.  This is very difficult for the majority of people who suffer from this illness.  Do you know anyone who smokes?  There are people who can have one cigarette and stop, others, those addicted to nicotine cannot stop after one cigarette.  Look for articles on addiction in Scientific American (online).

Answer 7

...yes...its daily consumption of alcohol...

...responsibilities you surrender for yourself and your actions...

...lost of respect for self and others...

...a very lonely life living in your own world...

...help is available and seeking it to recover is a choice...

...good luck...

Answer 8

Alcoholics drink because they are alcoholics.  They can use any excuse to drink.  Of course they live differently than people that are not alcoholics because they get too drunk, lose jobs, crash cars, get arrested, p**s off their loved ones, etc.  Yes, they care about their family and friends, but have a hard time controlling their drinking.  My brother is an alcoholic and has been for 35 years.  He is sober now, for 3 years.  He has had 11 DUIs, lost more jobs than I can count and crashed quite a few cars.  He is a kind, sensitive person that was unable to control his drinking.  One drink is too many and a hundred isn't enough.  Once they start drinking, they just can't stop.  My brother lives with lots of unhappiness and shame over the things he has done.  

Answer 9

We all have addictions at some level. It is innate to our creation for we are programed to be self survivalists. Flight or fight is our innate choices.

The goal of humanity is to evolve to a higher level of life, one founded on higher values, for now we are working on God as just such a value.

Just consider where we came from as a species to where we have yet to go and it will stop some from thinking so highly of themselves.

When we look at our past, P.905 - §6 Biologic evolution and cultural civilization are not necessarily correlated; organic evolution in any age may proceed unhindered in the very midst of cultural decadence. But when lengthy periods of human history are surveyed, it will be observed that eventually evolution and culture become related as cause and effect. Evolution may advance in the absence of culture, but cultural civilization does not flourish without an adequate background of antecedent racial progression. Adam and Eve introduced no art of civilization foreign to the progress of human society, but the Adamic blood did augment the inherent ability of the races and did accelerate the pace of economic development and industrial progression. Adam's bestowal improved the brain power of the races, thereby greatly hastening the processes of natural evolution.