lots of good points here.
I was a highly functioning alchy ... till I wasn't.
The two guys who started AA, Dr. Bob & Bill Wilson were highly functioning alchies ... till they weren't.
Bill said this in telling his story in the book 'Alcoholics Anonymous' ---
"Though my drinking was not yet continuous, it disturbed my wife. We would have long talks where I would still her forebodings by telling her that men of genius conceived their best projects when drunk; that the most majestic constructions of philosophic thought were so derived"
Sound familiar ??
You will either learn the hard way, by continuing drinking.
Or you can learn the easier softer way, by taking into account the experience of those who were once like you.
Succinctly .... you'll either think "but I'm different & here's how" or you'll think "mmmmm these people seem to know what they are talking about"
Good luck with it all
