Jackie asked me how many drinks could her husband have in a day before she should worry. She says he drinks three or four beers in the evening on work nights and a lot more on weekends when he doesn’t have to go to work the next day. She thinks he may be a functioning alcoholic. [...]
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“My Partner is a Functioning Alcoholic” Being married to a functioning alcoholic is a big problem. Tens of thousands of families in North America alone are struggling with the issue. For a minority of people social drinking can gradually deteriorate into alcohol abuse and eventually into alcohol dependence. The drinking could have started in a lot of [...] [...] Mary (alias) recently took the Alcoholism Test and then emailed me. (She didn’t leave a public comment because she wanted her communication to be confidential.) Although a few details are changed or omitted to protect Mary’s privacy, she began with “I was researching functional alcoholism and came across your site. I took the Alcoholism Test to determine [...] [...] Dr. Neill Neill Is Your Marriage Partner a Functioning Alcoholic? There are many tests for alcoholism on the internet, so why do we need another one? The simple answer is that most of them aren’t very practical. Most of the tests for alcoholism are "self-tests" and are therefore aimed at someone who is wondering, "Do I have an [...] [...] Dr. Neill Neill You both enjoyed a drink when you were first married. But unlike your drinking, his has increased over time. In fact it has become an integral part of everyday living for him. It has become a familiar part of your life too, because you worry about what is happening to him and to your [...] [...] |
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