The guy under the bridge with the brown bag?
I was never him- tenured academic job, in a DSoctorate Program, built a beautiful house in the hills...
until I became the guy on the bench with the wine cask bladder- homeless.
Alcoholism- many say they are 'functioning alcoholics'. A misnomer- like cancer- not able to be spotted by outwardly looking for it, until it is waaaay too late.