Sorry to keep beating this drum, but caboblanco's first post on this thread hit a nerve. I think it is horrible that you were seeing therapists and counselors who approached your addiction in this way. I'm not a big fan of A.A. or some of the "conventional wisdom," but I think your nurse had it right and the so-called "professionals" were off base. Even the DSM does not list alcohol dependence as a personality disorder (and I'm not a fan of the DSM, either, but on this I think they are on the right track).