Originally Posted by
JamesfrmEngland 
I don't see why an 'alcoholic' wouldn't think like a 'regular' person.
Doesn't really matter "why".
Doesn't even really matter what "regular" might or might not be.
Point is; those of us suffering from alcohol addiction definitively, consistently, and without a doubt have developed specific patterns of thinking that tend to lead us right back into the depths of addiction if allowed to take the wheel.