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#53: Is It Possible To Be A Functional Alcoholic?

Oct 20, 202310 min
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We often hear the term functional alcoholic to describe someone who drinks alcoholically but is able to meet the basic requirements in life like maintaining a job and paying their bills.

When I first heard this term, I knew that is what I wanted to be.  

I never wanted to be a normal drinker.  The idea of having one or two drinks did not appeal to me.  

I liked to get drunk.  

I wanted all the fun without the consequences and I thought that was what being a functional alcoholic would be like.  

But is that even possible?  Can someone be a functional alcoholic?  And if so, is there a way to maintain that status, or is it just a phase on the way to being a full-blown alcoholic?

Well, that is what we talk about in this episode.

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