Originally Posted by
BTB 
As I read so many of these stories, I am constantly thinking about possible underlying disorders, like borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bi-polar, etc. that alcoholism is just one of the symptoms of the disorder versus is it just the alcohol and wonder if the alcohol goes away do their personalities change.
My wife was never able to work on her "underlying disorders" because the alcohol didn't allow it. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, anybody can do about the disorders you have listed while an alcoholic is drinking. It's a barrier between the disorder and the treatment, and until it is gone the rest will just continue to manifest.
It is only now, after seven months of sobriety and working the AA Program, that my wife is finding success being treated for what she and her doctor describe as PTSD and Bi-Polar disorder (an assessment with which I agree). That said, since she has been sober the Bi-Polar thing really hasn't manifested. Funny that.