Is alcoholism a disease? In this video, I’m going to present 3 core arguments against the “disease” theory of alcoholism. I’ll also explain why you don’t need to adapt to the disease theory to get sober, and how it actually ends up harming your journey.
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Many people ask themselves: is alcoholism a disease?
And, if they answered yes to that question, they often believe the disease of alcoholism is incurable.
During the arduous 10-years of trying to find a solution to my own drinking problem, I ended up buying into this argument.
And how exactly did I come to this conclusion?
Firstly, I looked at my family tree. My family tree was filled with people who had drug and alcohol problems.
“Surely, it must be part of my genetic make-up.”
I thought to myself.
And then, as soon as I heard about this “disease” theory, I knew I must have it! My entire family must have suffered from this disease.
That was the answer! I had a disease! That’s why I couldn’t control my drinking.
A large percentage of ex-problem drinkers also believe in the disease theory of alcoholism. But, is alcoholism a disease?
Luckily, I now see my drug addiction exactly for what it was – an addiction. And these days, I now realize that I am not, or never had a disease.
The “cure” for the so-called disease was simple. I stopped drinking.
Ever since that day, life went well again.
I’m going to present 3 core arguments against the “disease” theory of alcoholism. I’ll also explain why you don’t need to adapt to the disease theory to get sober, and how it actually ends up harming your journey.
You Are Not The Problem
Here’s the first major issue, with asking “is alcoholism a disease?”…
If you choose to believe alcoholism is a disease, you become the problem. You are essentially saying “I have a disease and it’s all my fault.”
In addition to this, you end up taking away any personal responsibility. You end up saying stuff like:
“It’s not my fault. I was born this way.”
Well, I’m sorry, but it is not true. Problem drinkers aren’t born this way, and they have absolutely nothing wrong with them.
If they drink a powerfully addictive drug, and then they drink it again, I’d argue that that’s the nature of the drug – not the person.
What would you say to someone that stopped taking heroin? Or stopped smoking? That they also live with a disease for the rest of their lives?
We know this is not the case. But, for some strange reason, we use this theory of disease for alcohol.
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