Functioning alcoholic

Hello, i'm Dave, I've been a functioning alcoholic for over fifteen years. I have tried meetings, medication, and rehab.

I come from a very broken family, and I am the only one
still alive. I've lived a very difficult life, but I have never hit rock bottom. Every relationship i've had has been ruined by my drinking.

I am not a violent or destructive drunk, In fact, most people prefer me after a few drinks. I've had multiple years of relationships and lost people I loved. They can't watch me kill myself slowly over time.

I'm alone, and I feel like giving up. Living in a very remote area, there's not much support here for me. Stop going to meetings because they wanted to make me drink more. I'm not a religious man

I just don't know what to do anymore.

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You've never hit rock bottom yet every relationship you've had has been ruined by your drinking.
Help me understand that.

Hey it's not your job to analyze the situation and then put negative comments in there how do you know he hasn't hit rock bottom rock bottom might be death for him so he hasn't hit it yet. Think before you speak you never know what somebody is going through think about that