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Posts belonging to Category Alcoholism and Family

The Functioning Alcoholic: Gaps in Functioning?

Posted by Dr. Neill Neill

As drinking and driving becomes less tolerated, many communities have volunteer programs, as well as paid services, to get people home safely if they’ve been drinking and shouldn’t drive. Their existence is a reminder that parties, family gatherings, weddings and other celebrations push up alcohol consumption.
A few of all the people celebrating will already be [...]

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The Functioning Alcoholic Who Wants to Live with You

Posted by Dr. Neill Neill

Readers repeatedly ask me questions about their relationships with the functioning alcoholics in their lives. Today I will look at the case of the woman who is not yet living with her boyfriend, but wants to. She is concerned, however, about his alcohol consumption. It usually goes something like this:
“I’ve been wondering if my boyfriend [...]

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