How to Tell if You are a High-Functioning Alcoholic
Six things to look out for if you’re worried about your drinking.
Sarah Allen Benton’s book, Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic explodes old stereotypes of alcoholism. She explains that these ideas are not only wrong but dangerous.
It’s something I’ve written about before, the lesser understood fact that there are many different types of alcoholics or people with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs)and a great many of them are functional.
Many people with an AUD hold positions of power, raise families and do excellent work.
We usually drink too much to cope with the fact that our life doesn’t suit us.
These sorts of drinkers are ‘high-functioning alcoholics’ (HFAs). An oxymoron if ever there was one, but this is the society we live in; one with a very high tolerance for booze.
HFAs drink hard and function at a high level. They drink much more than the government guidelines…
