{"id":86474,"date":"2022-12-11T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=86474"},"modified":"2022-12-19T11:57:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:57:54","slug":"what-causes-alcoholism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-causes-alcoholism\/","title":{"rendered":"What Causes Alcoholism? The Psychology of Drinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/why-do-people-become-alcoholics\/\">What causes alcoholism<\/a>? Is alcoholism psychological or genetic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people assume that alcoholism is a biological disease, but that&#8217;s simply not the case. As Holly Whitaker&#8217;s book <em>Quit Like a Woman<\/em> suggests, alcoholism can also stem from psychological factors such as trauma and mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn what causes alcoholism and the first step to treating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Real Cause of Alcoholism: Inner Wounds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at what causes alcoholism more often than the generally assumed <em>genetic<\/em> basis for addictive behavior. While some people do have a biological predisposition to addiction, <strong>addiction is also a symptom of inner suffering that can arise in response to the challenges of existing in a patriarchal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/market-society\/\">capitalist society<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitaker explains that when you\u2019ve suffered trauma, had a difficult upbringing, are societally oppressed or marginalized, have mental health issues, don\u2019t have a strong support network, or suffer from other inner pain, you\u2019re more likely to turn to outside sources\u2014drugs, alcohol, shopping, and so on\u2014for the comfort and validation you can\u2019t give yourself. For instance, you might eat excessively to make yourself feel better about a bad test grade you know your parents will punish you for, or you might drink to numb the pain of a workplace microaggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you repeatedly use an outside substance to cope with inner pain, you reinforce a neurological <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-cycle-of-addiction\/\">cycle of addiction<\/a> to that substance<\/strong>, continues Whitaker: Outside sources of pleasure trigger the release of dopamine, the happiness hormone. Then, the substance triggers the subsequent release of glutamate, which makes you <em>remember <\/em>how happy the addictive substance made you feel so you\u2019ll want to take it again. When this cycle repeats for long enough, you come to believe the pleasurable substance is not only enjoyable but <em>necessary<\/em> for survival, and you prioritize it over true survival needs, like finding nourishment, procreating, and defending yourself. You thus become addicted, concludes Whitaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The neurological process Whitaker describes may become even more destructive and worsen your addiction if you have reward deficiency syndrome (RDS). When you have RDS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/real-healing\/201510\/what-causes-out-control-eating#:~:text=addiction.%20These%20things%20increase,that%20your%20problem%20is%20not%20due%20to%20a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you have fewer dopamine receptors than other people<\/a>. This means you don\u2019t get the same level of pleasure as others from the same thing\u2014for instance, a piece of cake\u2014and must consume more of the substance to get a significant hit of pleasure\u2014say, an entire cake. Your brain then still releases glutamate to make you remember how pleasurable the <em>entire <\/em>cake was. You thus become addicted but need a particularly high quantity of the substance to feel pleasure, which will likely have adverse health effects.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Factors Contributing to Alcohol Addiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitaker focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-suffering\/\">psychological pain<\/a> that can set the scene for alcohol addiction while acknowledging that other factors contribute to an addiction\u2014such as the above-mentioned genetic predisposition. Let\u2019s look at some of those other factors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therecoveryvillage.com\/alcohol-abuse\/social-determinants-alcohol-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One is the school and peers a person grew up around<\/a>. If a teen spends time with other teens who drink, they\u2019re more likely to drink. Teens with social difficulties may also view alcohol as a way to socialize more easily and therefore drink more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, if someone started drinking at an early age because parents or older siblings made alcohol easily accessible, that person is more likely to develop alcohol problems later in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above two factors occur early in life, yet factors that push someone toward alcohol can also crop up in adulthood. Work and money troubles can turn alcohol into an escape for adults. Even having a stable yet stressful job can increase the likelihood that someone drinks to unwind or destress. As Whitaker asserts, addiction is a complex condition with many possible causes that vary between people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solution-heal-your-inner-wounds-to-recover-from-your-addiction\"><strong>The Solution: Heal Your Inner Wounds to Recover From Your Addiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of how addiction starts, <strong>we shouldn\u2019t focus on treating the addiction itself, but rather on healing the inner wounds that <em>give rise<\/em> to the addiction<\/strong>, claims Whitaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Treating a root cause, rather than symptoms, is an approach applied not only to psychology but also to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/business-problem-solving\/\">problem-solving in business<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automation.com\/en-us\/articles\/2012-1\/root-cause-analysis-treat-the-problem-not-the-symp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The \u201cFive Whys\u201d technique<\/a>\u2014in which you repeatedly ask \u201cwhy\u201d a problem occurs until you get to the root of the problem\u2014is a way to move past symptoms to their cause and could be applied to the process of uncovering the wounds that gave rise to your addiction.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What causes alcoholism? Is alcoholism psychological or genetic? Many people assume that alcoholism is a biological disease, but that&#8217;s simply not the case. As Holly Whitaker&#8217;s book Quit Like a Woman suggests, alcoholism can also stem from psychological factors such as trauma and mental health issues. 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