Originally Posted by
MMAARRKK 
This is a tough one ...
I believed alcoholism was a physical disease until this year. In my own case I realize it's a mental weakness. I know that if I have one drink I will mentally want more and more, but my body does not really want or need it.
I don't doubt that some alcoholics can be social drinkers: many probably can't.
A large number of psychological disorders are chemical imbalances...they are in fact diseases...recognized by the medical community...our condition of addiction is precipitated by a chemical change in our brain. I must agree however that we have psychological barriers that must be addressed as well...some consider them our character defects or contributing to them...