Great idea! I thought my problem was just alcohol until my 11th year of recovery when I entered the worst relationship of my life. He was a dry drunk, abusive, insulting, crazy. He made me miserable. I stayed for three years, until finally seeing that my pain is my fault. I picked him and I stayed. Alanon saved my life and my sanity. In my 22nd year of sobriety I can't be around an active alcoholic because eventually I'll drink. But a screwed up dry alcoholic was terrible too.
I know a number of people who came into AA by way of Alanon. Once I heard a guy say "I'm in so many 12 Step programs I'm surprised I only have two parents" Yea, no kidding.
An addict is an addict. My drug of choice is alcohol but I can use a disturbed person, food, money, whatever. It's the nature of the disease. You just keep working on yourself to keep a lid on things.