Nothing is too personal! (Okay, that's a lie, but I'll give it a shot).

Lets see...

I identify with the feeling out of control.
With the whole bit about how drinking makes your problems appear to go away.
With how alcohol makes you feel a lot better about yourself, even temporarily.
I identify with having an abusive family situation
I know how alcohol can make me want to do crazy things (like risk taking... sometimes I've been trying to play in traffic)
I know I can't really stop drinking once I start.
I know I've got an addictive personality
I know I switch addictions depending on my mood
I know I'm self-destructive
I know I'm depressed and have really low self esteem
I know I'm just trying to fill a void in myself with something.
I feel like all I want to do is fit in with everyone else and do whats normal... and in university, that's generally to drink
I really do actually enjoy the taste of alcohol... but I seem to enjoy the effects of it sometimes too much

I think that's all thats off the top of my head... that's me identifying and placing myself in the place that other people have talked about when discussing their alcoholism.

((((((((((((((Slippers))))))))))))))) Thanks for making me think of it from another perspective... that's actually really helpful