"He/she doesn't look like an alcoholic!"
by Janee S. Parnegg, CAC
Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church, Inc.
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The functional alcoholic is a: husband, wife, doctor, father , priest, lawyer,mother, bishop, butcher, Chief of police,secretary, boss, carpenter, artist, son, engineer, realtor, sister, brother, laundryman,mailman, golf pro,The First Lady, teacher, blue collar worker, nurse, The President,psychiatrist, daughter, dentist,high school student, sailor, grammar-school-student, cousin,college student, janitor,soldier, movie star, waitress, minister, ski instructor, truck driver...and everyone else.
The functional alcoholic DOES NOT NECESSARILY:
1. Get drunk every time he/she drinks
2. Drink a large amount
3. Have hangovers
4. Miss a lot of work
5. Drink during the day, week, or month
6. Look bleary-eyed
7. Have slurred speech
8. Stagger
9. Get unpleasant or belligerant with other people
10. Drink in the morning
11. Become physically abusive
12. Crave a drink
13. Show up late for work
14. Have any kind of withdrawal symptoms
15. Get a DWI
16. Ever look drunk
17. Have blackouts.
Tomorrow I will post a listing of what the functional alcoholic DOES!
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