Why does alcoholism cause domestic abuse so often?

Question

I’m more so curious what it is about alcohol’s effects that make it far more likely for a person to hurt the ones they love. I speculate that it has something to do with impulse control, but I can’t be sure.

Thanks in advance.

In: Biology

Answer 1

The book ‘Why Does He Do That?” by Lundy Bancroft addresses this directly. Spoiler: it doesn’t. Abusers are abusive regardless of substance control issues, and many abusers get _worse_ when they become sober.