Originally Posted by
sillysquirrel 
Well, I am confused.
Many are saying this is normal, typical behavior of an alcoholic. It is what alcoholics do. It is how they act.
Others are saying he's a jerk. A sober jerk. A drunk jerk. He's a jerk. He hasn't drank for 3 weeks. Alcohol is not the problem. That is just his personality.
Can anyone clear this up for me???
He might be a drunk, a drunk jerk, a jerk, a sober jerk, or ten million other things or any combination of them all. It might be the alcohol. It might not be. It might be his personality. It might be his personality on alcohol.
None of these things are contradictory. There are no simple answers. Many things "cause" people to act the way they do. The reasons may change from day to day, even hour to hour. With or with the influence of an addiction.