I am totally with you, Crystal226 and actually hate the term "functional alcoholic." It is an insult to me, having grown up in a family run by a "functional alcoholic," where there was hardly food or milk, often no heat, electricity or phone, but ALWAYS beer and cigarettes. The neglect, and the abuse I suffered, and the scars I have on my body from that neglect, makes me sick to think about. And that is just the tip of the iceberg, no exaggeration, but I do not want to continue about the $hit I call my childhood. IMO, anyone who uses the term "functional alcoholic" and believes it, is in Denial. All that term is, is a way to ignore the TRUTH.
Thanks for sharing.