Originally Posted by soberjennie

hmm... Highly functioning. Well, my thoughts and experience on being a highly functioning alcoholic having shifted over the years. I thought i was highly functioning in college while drinking - but my gpa could've been higher, i could have won that highly coveted award instead of just being a nominee, i could've had a phd by now instead of two bachelors degrees, i could be debt free and living in my cabin on my land by now instead of in the middle of paying off the debt and saving for the land. I could've traveled to 20 countries by now instead of 2. I could've published 2 or 3 books by now, instead of being in the middle of the first.

I used to think i was an inspired, creative highly functioning drinker. I could've been much more inspired, more productive, and more accomplished had i not been a drinker. I regret not stopping sooner. I wish i'd stopped at age 25 instead of age 36.

Stop now, do yourself the biggest favor ever. It'll be the best thing you can do for yourself.