Originally Posted by HuskyPup

Personally, I don't think the so-called desire for control has much to do with this sort of drinking; it's more a desire for a lack of control, for oblivion. Not all people with drinking problems come from an alpha-male background in which they have inflated-self-esteems, and think they are invulnerable hot-shots; some come from just the opposite end, and feel, small, vulnerable and have very fragile senses of self, or 'egos', as the psychological term labels one's sense of self.