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Originally Posted by ElCambio
I meant as in most people outside of the forum wouldn't understand. I had no idea that alcoholism would affect a diagnosis. I never have had a physical dependence on it, but it just became all that I wanted to do. I get cravings and impulses to drink too, but that's more mental. These symptoms came because I felt like I lost everything...I don't alcohol caused it. Alcohol just made me want to be "high" all the time.
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Alcohol in general (it doesnt have to be to the extreme of having alcoholism) affects many things including diagnosis. which is why most if not all mental disorders recognized in the USA carry the requirement that the problem is not because of alcohol or drugs....
let me give you an example... one beer for some people can cause a persons mood to change, can cause someone to feel numb, a bit spaced out, and a bit disconnected. the doctor now doesnt know which the person has ...a sensitivity to alcohol or any number of mental disorders or any number of medical problems...solution take alcohol out of the situation, have the person come back after they have not had any beer for so many days, and send the person to allergy testing and other medical and mental tests once the alcohol is no longer a factor. I know many teens and adults, that ended up getting diagnosed with all kinds of mental and medical problems simply because they had a beer with their friends.
just a bit of information here where I live your statement......
it just became all that I wanted to do. I get cravings and impulses to drink too, but that's more mental.
is considered being addicted / being an alcoholic\ having alcoholism... not saying you are, only your treatment providers can say this of you, just saying .....if you were here where I am.... thats what it would be called.
Sometimes teenagers (and some adults too) dont realize that being addicted to something doesnt have to be physical it can be physical or mental or both.