my therapist made an interesting comment today when we were talking about the fact that i've quit drinking (for the past month), but might drink again around the holidays. she is supportive of whatever i want to do, and said that only i know how to best deal with myself and my issues. the interesting comment was this: "maybe you'll find that you're not really addicted to alcohol, that it is/was more of a way to self-medicate.."

i thought that was a really interesting thing to say, and i was wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on it. do you think there's a difference between the two? if so, what is the difference? and can you define the terms addiction and self-medication?

any feedback would be really great, thank you.