one thing i had to do is stop comparing myself to others. if it was a problem for me that is all that mattered.
my drinking didnt get as bad as some but was worse than others.
however, our THINKING was all pretty much the same. THAT is what mattered to me- learning what made me tick, fixin my thinking, and changing who i was.
the high functioning thing can be looked at from a different view- instead of looking at the actions take a look at the thinking. how functioning was/is the thinking?
on this:
Not sure if these were just cases of assholes venting about their own lives or if these were a real indication that maybe I don't fit into the "alcoholic" category.
just as there are different depths people have taken drinking, people in AA are at different phases of development. some can have years sober and still have a bit of pride and ego about their drinking- they get into pissin competitions.