Comments on: So You Think You Are A Functional Alcoholic? http://www.orchidrecoverycenter.com/blog/so-you-think-you-are-a-functional-alcoholic/ Alcohol and Drug Rehab for Women Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: WI Alcohol Law and Policy http://www.orchidrecoverycenter.com/blog/so-you-think-you-are-a-functional-alcoholic/#comment-168497 WI Alcohol Law and Policy Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:45:30 +0000 http://www.orchidrecoverycenter.com/blog/?p=1218#comment-168497 Many high functioning alcoholics do not learn these habits on the job, but often get into the pattern of heavy drinking in a high pressure work/learning environment while in college. The consequences are often not apparent until the HFA is in the workplace. Academic institutions need to focus on educating students and enforcing consequences to break this habit before the consequences become very serious in a professional setting. Many high functioning alcoholics do not learn these habits on the job, but often get into the pattern of heavy drinking in a high pressure work/learning environment while in college. The consequences are often not apparent until the HFA is in the workplace. Academic institutions need to focus on educating students and enforcing consequences to break this habit before the consequences become very serious in a professional setting.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.orchidrecoverycenter.com/blog/so-you-think-you-are-a-functional-alcoholic/#comment-34208 Colleen Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:13:35 +0000 http://www.orchidrecoverycenter.com/blog/?p=1218#comment-34208 I have a friend who believes that 'they' are a functional alcoholic, because they held their job for 17 years before getting fired. In addition, they don't believe the loss of their job was alcohol related, although they continuously missed work, because they went on a drinking binge for days and couldn't go to work, were too hung over to work, or took time off so they could go on binge. Not too mention, they had two fires while drinking, fell, broke things by falling on them, etc. They've had 4 DUI's; however, because of the distance between them, they have only counted as 2. Their last DUI involved evading a police officer. I could go on and on. The person even had co-workers (hospital employee) send them home, because they came to work intoxicated and reeking of alcohol. There were other times they did that also, and didn't get caught. In addition, there were occasions when they drank at work. This person would have never lasted at another job more than 6 months. The boss was very co-dependent and constantly covered up for them. They finally lost their job, because it went over the bosses head. Yet, this person still thinks that they didn't lose their job due to their drinking, since they were sober when it happened. Never mind the constant write ups over excessive absenteeism, being late, etc. This person is in rehab, almost at the end of their 90 day program, and still thinks they are a functional alcoholic that didn't lose their job because of drinking. I'll be very generous and give this person 30 days before they relapse. Realistically, I believe it will happen within the first week or two. My point is that any person who believes that they are either NOT an alcoholic, or that they are a functioning alcoholic because they have held on to their job for years is in DENIAL. I have a friend who believes that ‘they’ are a functional alcoholic, because they held their job for 17 years before getting fired. In addition, they don’t believe the loss of their job was alcohol related, although they continuously missed work, because they went on a drinking binge for days and couldn’t go to work, were too hung over to work, or took time off so they could go on binge. Not too mention, they had two fires while drinking, fell, broke things by falling on them, etc. They’ve had 4 DUI’s; however, because of the distance between them, they have only counted as 2. Their last DUI involved evading a police officer. I could go on and on.

The person even had co-workers (hospital employee) send them home, because they came to work intoxicated and reeking of alcohol. There were other times they did that also, and didn’t get caught. In addition, there were occasions when they drank at work.

This person would have never lasted at another job more than 6 months. The boss was very co-dependent and constantly covered up for them. They finally lost their job, because it went over the bosses head. Yet, this person still thinks that they didn’t lose their job due to their drinking, since they were sober when it happened. Never mind the constant write ups over excessive absenteeism, being late, etc.

This person is in rehab, almost at the end of their 90 day program, and still thinks they are a functional alcoholic that didn’t lose their job because of drinking. I’ll be very generous and give this person 30 days before they relapse. Realistically, I believe it will happen within the first week or two.

My point is that any person who believes that they are either NOT an alcoholic, or that they are a functioning alcoholic because they have held on to their job for years is in DENIAL.

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