Aug
15
2010
Can alcoholism be inherited even if you don’t drink?
Posted by: Alan in alcoholism treatment, tags: Alcoholism, Don't, Drink, Even, inherited
Question by SevasTra: Can alcoholism be inherited even if you don’t drink?
My dad is a severe alcoholic. It eventually got so bad that he abandoned my family just so he could drink. I have been drunk once in my life, and since learning that alcoholism can be inherited, I haven’t touched alcohol. But lately, all I want to do is get really wasted. I think about it often and I’ve almost gone through with it twice. Since I haven’t touched alcohol in over two years, I’m pretty sure that I didn’t start an addiction to it on my own. So, can alcoholism still be inherited if you don’t drink?
Best answer:
Answer by Shivam
i request u please please please don’t drink.
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August 15th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Its not alcoholism if you don’t drink…
August 15th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Yes. A person can inherit alcoholism, but if they don’t drink it doesn’t surface. I’m a recovering alcoholic, and I learned about alcoholism’s hereditary affect, but I had to find out for myself if what I heard was true. It was. My father, and cousins (2) all died as a result of alcohol. My one cousin drank himself to death one night. My father died from prolonged alcohol abuse, and my other cousin died in a car accident while driving drunk. I’m the lucky one. I decided to get help. My advice is don’t kill yourself. Alcoholism kills almost as many people ( either directly, or indirectly ) as cancer. I wish you the best, and please learn from my mistakes. You really don’t need to find out for yourself. If you do. It could kill you too.
August 15th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
No. You cannot inheriate alcoholism. I know there have been studies that say it’s possible, but that is all bull. It’s all about how you’re brought up. Just how mothers are a big thing in a guys lives, fathers are a big thing in womans lives. Havn’t you ever heard the phrase: “daddy issues?”
You look up to your dad, no matter what he has done. It’s a subconcious thing, and you see him drinking to solve his problems. So your mind tricks you into thinking that you also need to drink in order to solve your problems. That’s why this whole debate about it being genetic is around.
There is no problem with you having a drink here and there, and getting sh*t faced now and again. It’s about mind over matter. You control what you do. No matter what. If you’re a strong enough person, then wether it is genetic or not shouldn’t be an issue. Don’t make it out to be a problem, and it wont be. Do what you think is right, and what YOU think needs to be done. :]
Stay safe, and hope this helps.
August 15th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
well that’s the thing.. that u don’t drink… who said that u have to get drunk every time you drink?… it all depends on how much self control you have…just do it on the weekends… do it around friends… keep it fun… its when u drink alone or when your sad that its bad…. when u see a problem arising then stop…if you’re around friends, tell them to let you know when u had enough… 2 years?!… i had a hard time doing a month, but i hardly get drunk… last time was on new years… i drank ’til the room started spinning and it wasn’t fun anymore… but remember.. self control… you’re 21, right?
August 15th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
You cant be an alcoholic if you dont drink.