I as well come from a long, looooongline of drinkers, and I fell into it as well. I was a daily drinker for a good 3 or 4 years until my stomach just couldn't take booze anymore. I quit for 3 years, not one drink.

I still have the ocassional beer, but hard stuff I don't touch at all.

I don't blame it on genetics, I blame it on past traumatic experiences I went through and my mental illness. I was diagnosed with a severe bi-polar disorder at age 16. High school was rough on me and I eventually got kicked out. Because of my mental illness, I had paranoia, irrational thinking patterns, and a bad temper. Little things set me off and after 2 semesters of getting picked on daily, I had a blackout and beat a kid bloody and bruised. I got kicked out at age 16.

The only way I could control my illness was with alcohol, so that's why I started drinking. It's theonly way I could cope.

Then I got jumped by 3 guys a few years later and that made my anger even worse, so that's when I started drinking everyday.

I drank to be happy. I wasn't happy due to being bi-polar and the pills weren't working. Thankfully, after 8 years of diff. kinds od meds, I have found something that works great. Now I drink on occasion. If I do, it's only a few beers.
Nochowderforyou Reviewed by Nochowderforyou on . Does your Family have a history of Drug/Alcohol abuse? Genetics. People with alcohol and drug abuse problems often have a family history of substance abuse. Studies indicate that when this genetic predisposition for abuse is combined with environmental factors, the person is more likely to develop a substance abuse problem. Temperament and personality. Rebelliousness, resistance to authority, feelings of failure, and failure to form close relationships are factors that may lead a teen to seek the effects of alcohol or drugs. ~~~~ I've Rating: 5