Originally Posted by
Jules62 
I absolutely do not agree I was born an alcoholic.
That's a good place to be when starting the work and after reaching about page 43 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. And that's where I am coming from. If you don't do A.A., then I'm sure your other method is fine for you.
But in A.A., we go into the path of recovery and spirituality with a question; maybe I'm an alcoholic, maybe I'm not. We also do this yearly when we go through the work again and take a "regular" inventory.
Originally Posted by
Jules62 That said-this debate is one of those endless ones that never gets resolved...you know...
Debate? Who's starting a debate here? Someone merely asked a question; "Are alcoholics born to be alcoholics? If you don't like the question, then why respond to the thread? There's your debate.
Originally Posted by
Jules62 Ultimately though, for me, it really doesn't matter.
There again, why respond? It does matter to me.
Originally Posted by
Jules62 I accept I am one and I do my best to live a good sober life.
This stuff is just mental musing really-doesn't change anything.
Jules.
Disagree. Anything that helps someone identify as an alcoholic is very important.
Originally Posted by
Bamboozle Is it situational? Is it genetic? Is it both?
There again, in A.A., real alcoholics are not alcoholics because of a situation. If that's the case, then once my situation gets better and settles down, I can drink normally.