Monday, July 7, 2014

Is she/he an alcoholic?

I often get emails from people that ask if their relatives are alcoholics along with a descriptions of their behavior and drinking habits.

That's when I start to think, is it important? Is it important to have a label or a diagnosis? What does it mean if a person is an alcoholic? Or not?

As I see it, it is the consequences of the might-be-alcoholic-behaviors that are interesting. Does the drinking affect other things in life? Does the drinking have consequences on the relationships to the relatives? To the wife/husband and the children? Does it affect ability to work? Does it affect the economy? Are other areas in their life affected?

If there are negative consequences on the different areas of life the person probably has a problem with addiction, and that is enough for it to eventually become a huge problem, despite if the person would be classified as an alcoholic or not.


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