I believe I was born an alcoholic. I come from a long line on both sides of my family and now, most of the males are either in recovery or currently active.
Once I got into recovery and became a recovered alcoholic, I'm still having a lot of problems with me and how I think and act.
That being said is why for me, for this alcoholic, alcohol was but a symptom of my bigger problem, me and my alcoholic body and brain.
Kjell