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What does “functional alcoholic” mean?
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:17 am
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:17 am
Ok imma try to be short with this one…
I have no clue cause I’m oblivious to alcoholism…I drink once a week/Get drunk 3-4 times a year & need 4 days of silence to recover
Best friend … dealing with some drama/ personal issues including a divorce from a known addict/alcoholic…
-can’t remember last time we hung out and he didn’t get shitty (me as well, just ends up that way)
-blames his drinking on the fact that his wife (soon to be ex) “had” to drink (which is a story in itself)
- is going through some serious life shite…2nd divorce, family drama, etc
- ends in us getting into it and me putting him down
*** goes to work everyday
* works for the VA as a pharmacist
* has done so for the last 15 years or so
* has kicked cancers arse while raising 2 great girls
* etc
I think it’s a ticking time bomb but he ain’t hearing it just yet
I have no clue cause I’m oblivious to alcoholism…I drink once a week/Get drunk 3-4 times a year & need 4 days of silence to recover
Best friend … dealing with some drama/ personal issues including a divorce from a known addict/alcoholic…
-can’t remember last time we hung out and he didn’t get shitty (me as well, just ends up that way)
-blames his drinking on the fact that his wife (soon to be ex) “had” to drink (which is a story in itself)
- is going through some serious life shite…2nd divorce, family drama, etc
- ends in us getting into it and me putting him down
*** goes to work everyday
* works for the VA as a pharmacist
* has done so for the last 15 years or so
* has kicked cancers arse while raising 2 great girls
* etc
I think it’s a ticking time bomb but he ain’t hearing it just yet
This post was edited on 6/18/23 at 1:23 am
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Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:19 am to Schmelly
Muhfricka won’t be able to pronounce banana at 3am but will shoot 82 while drinking margaritas on the back 9 the next morning
This post was edited on 6/18/23 at 1:20 am
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:20 am to ZIGG
He’s not functional
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:23 am to Schmelly
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What does “functional alcoholic” mean?
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Muhfricka won’t be able to pronounce banana at 3am but will shoot 82 while drinking margaritas on the back 9 the next morning
There’s your definition
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:23 am to Schmelly
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“functional alcoholic”
quote:
works for the VA as a pharmacist
This answered so many questions
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:25 am to Sun God
I know. It was kinda rhetorical to begin with. The thread was more of an ice breaker for “wtf can I do?”
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:27 am to dbuchanon
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This answered so many questions
Nah, he just gotta fill the test-blockers, he doesn’t prescribe them. Although he did vax his teenagers
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:29 am to Schmelly
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Nah, he just gotta fill the test-blockers, he doesn’t prescribe them. Although he did vax his teenagers
I jokingly meant as the help we get at the VA in general.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:30 am to Schmelly
Ever think its time to sit your friend down and have a talk? Maybe coming from someone he trusts will hit home that he needs help.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:34 am to dbuchanon
I don’t think he’d be part of the problem. More of another cog in the wheel that can’t get shite done. Nonetheless outside the scope of this thread
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:38 am to dbuchanon
quote:
Ever think its time to sit your friend down and have a talk? Maybe coming from someone he trusts will hit home that he needs help.
Tried. Extremely defensive and aggressive. To keep it light…we came too blows the first time & strong words the second time, only due to me being sober & knowing “if I say the right words, shite goes bad”
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:42 am to Schmelly
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works for the VA as a pharmacist
It might shock people how many of their doctors and pharmacists are "functional" alcoholics.
I hope your friend can work it out before he loses his license, but sometimes that's what people need to focus on themselves and recovery.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:48 am to Misnomer
Dude don’t have blemish on his record & been working there for 25 years. Just went “at home” though. He’s put some drama on himself though. Divorcée - cancer- remarried a junky on probation from the nursing board - she goes coo coo - another divorce - sister married a chick & 16 yo daughter comes out. I’d be drinking too
This post was edited on 6/18/23 at 1:52 am
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:52 am to Schmelly
It means youre a professional drinker.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:53 am to Misnomer
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I hope your friend can work it out before he loses his license
I hope so too, thanks
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:54 am to CrimsonFever
quote:he’s really not. Kinda sloppy lol
It means youre a professional drinker.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 1:58 am to Schmelly
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Tried. Extremely defensive and aggressive. To keep it light…we came too blows the first time & strong words the second time, only due to me being sober & knowing “if I say the right words, shite goes bad”
Sadly some ppl have to hit rock bottom before it sets in
Posted on 6/18/23 at 2:05 am to Schmelly
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*** goes to work everyday
* works for the VA as a pharmacist
* has done so for the last 15 years or so
* has kicked cancers arse while raising 2 great girls
* etc
Yeah, I've known people like this. One guy I knew did this for 40 years. He made good money, lived in a gated community, but after work it was time to get shitfaced. Every day. He was not a mean drunk, he just sat back quietly and drank himself to sleep. His wife never seemed to mind since he minded his own business. He never got fat and never had health problems. The only negative thing that happened is he got a DUI.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 2:07 am to Schmelly
Hole up, In what way specifically do you end up “putting him down?” At first glance that doesn’t sound too helpful. But I could be barking up the wrong tree. Please advise.
Also, couple of things, generally: don’t give up on him. Consider it perhaps your good deed of a lifetime. Maybe you were put in this position precisely for such. Even if he seems intent on completely blowing off your friendship, in all likelihood that’s a sign of being in a state of defeat, apathy, and that’s probably a road headed to tragedy.
Also, if you can, maybe set up a positive activity from time to time. That may be the only positive activity ole boy will ever do.
Also, couple of things, generally: don’t give up on him. Consider it perhaps your good deed of a lifetime. Maybe you were put in this position precisely for such. Even if he seems intent on completely blowing off your friendship, in all likelihood that’s a sign of being in a state of defeat, apathy, and that’s probably a road headed to tragedy.
Also, if you can, maybe set up a positive activity from time to time. That may be the only positive activity ole boy will ever do.
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