Originally Posted by
BrokenHeartWife 
Ugh...it is so frustrating when A's say this. I wish that rehabs kept the "functioning alcoholics" away from the "drunk all day since I was 12 years old alcoholics". The functioning alcoholics often end up patting themselves on the back by saying, "well, I'm not as bad as those people".
"Comparing out" (I am not as bad as him thinking) is very common for an addict/alcoholic who still wants to drink/use. It's not the rehab, its the addict mind of someone who has reservations about quitting.
Rehabs educate them that its a progressive disease. They know they will be as bad as "those people" sooner or later. Separating a homeless alcoholic to a "high functioning" (if there is such a thing) is not the solution.
Have you educated yourself at all on the disease? Are you getting any help for yourself??