It and all other addictions are mental disorders. With some addictions there's an actual physical addiction but they all have a mental component to the addition. Marijuana, as an example, isn't physically addictive but that doesn't mean that there aren't people who are addicted to it. Alcohol can develop into s physical addiction but requires 20 years of drinking to get to that point.
I can assure you that it is a disorder. I wish there were some way to show people without the problem what it's like to be caught in the midst of a craving for alcohol. The cravings are a form of panic attack so at the time of their taking place nothing else matters. It is one of the most difficult things to be able to get beyond those cravings.
It is an addiction, which IS a disease; a few can quit on their own, but most require treatment and life-long vigilance to stay sober. I got treatment over 20 years ago; it was the hardest (and best) thing I ever did.
"Alcohol Dependence" and "Alcohol Abuse" are both listed as disorders in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition), which is basically the psychologist's Bible.
So technically, it's a disorder if you ask the professionals.
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It is "a mental obsession that causes a physical compulsion to drink."
It and all other addictions are mental disorders. With some addictions there's an actual physical addiction but they all have a mental component to the addition. Marijuana, as an example, isn't physically addictive but that doesn't mean that there aren't people who are addicted to it. Alcohol can develop into s physical addiction but requires 20 years of drinking to get to that point.
I can assure you that it is a disorder. I wish there were some way to show people without the problem what it's like to be caught in the midst of a craving for alcohol. The cravings are a form of panic attack so at the time of their taking place nothing else matters. It is one of the most difficult things to be able to get beyond those cravings.
It is an addiction, which IS a disease; a few can quit on their own, but most require treatment and life-long vigilance to stay sober. I got treatment over 20 years ago; it was the hardest (and best) thing I ever did.
"Alcohol Dependence" and "Alcohol Abuse" are both listed as disorders in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition), which is basically the psychologist's Bible.
So technically, it's a disorder if you ask the professionals.
It is considered a disease by many doctors
No it's not, it's an addiction.
No its not