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orleans

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Fri Aug-07-09 02:50 AM
Response to Reply #76

80. delusional much? "hunt her down and terrorize her?"

or do you just like to lead people to believe a bunch of crap?

i just think it's fucked up when you dump out a ton of personal information about someone and toss their name into the mix. what purpose did using her name serve?

you certainly don't guard your friend's personal information as well as you do your own
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

maybe that's not important to you as long as you make your point

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Apparently A Lot Of DU'ers Don't Know What A Functional Alchoholic Is. You Can Drink To Excess	KittyWampus	Aug-06-09 11:59 PM	#0
Too true.	WillowTree	Aug-07-09 12:01 AM	#1
Seen it, treated some as well after they crash	nadinbrzezinski	Aug-07-09 12:01 AM	#2
Yes, they are, but family usually knows very well they're drunk.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:03 AM	#3
Again, the dynamics of a family with a functional alchoholic is most often DENIAL.	KittyWampus	Aug-07-09 12:05 AM	#5
Again, speak for yourself. Most families KNOW.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:14 AM	#11
Do you understand what Denial is? You may know something without consciously allowing yourself	KittyWampus	Aug-07-09 12:21 AM	#18
I understand that you have it about the reality of families knowing about the alcoholic.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:23 AM	#20
and in cases where there are children,	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:25 AM	#21
Denial doesn't mean you don't know -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:26 AM	#22
Stop thinking your opinion of the term is dispositive.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:30 AM	#26
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-07-09 12:37 AM	#29
The word "usually" covers that pretty well...	Orsino	Aug-07-09 08:08 AM	#88
Denial is more like not wanting to know, or trying to maintain ignorance..... some people	bettyellen	Aug-07-09 12:30 AM	#24
Try to accept that's just your opinion of the term.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:37 AM	#30
your blanket staementis not true for all-and people here have also had shockexperiences w/this	bettyellen	Aug-07-09 12:40 AM	#33
That's right -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:42 AM	#34
let me tell you about my cat. She was eating less and less. Sleeping by the radiator	KittyWampus	Aug-07-09 12:47 AM	#42
The doctor looked at the sonogram.	aquart	Aug-07-09 01:05 AM	#57
Best, and most humane, explaination of denial I ever heard.	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 01:07 AM	#61
it's not my definition, it;s Freuds, and I'm so sorry you can't grasp that it is a genune phenomenon	bettyellen	Aug-07-09 12:47 AM	#43
You may be confusing denial with co-dependency.	Feron	Aug-07-09 12:45 AM	#40
Very true. It's the spouse who covers for the alcoholic with her mom, her boss, etc.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:49 AM	#44
There are both in every alcoholic's family. At least the ones I know.	DevonRex	Aug-07-09 01:23 PM	#115
You are quite right. I know this from experience of generations	DevonRex	Aug-07-09 01:22 PM	#114
i had a roomate who was a functional alcoholic...	dysfunctional press	Aug-07-09 12:05 AM	#4
One of my best friends in h.s. was a functional alcoholic for a while.	Common Sense Party	Aug-07-09 12:09 AM	#6
I was acquainted with a guy who went on until he was 50 something and died with brain damage	KittyWampus	Aug-07-09 12:12 AM	#8
I disagree;	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:11 AM	#7
Yes, their families are the ones who suffer.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:28 AM	#23
Right. Wish we/I had done that.	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:44 AM	#37
I get sick of the people who fawn over the alcoholic.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:56 AM	#51
I don't know any of those, and treatment isn't fawning.	elleng	Aug-07-09 01:10 AM	#62
Asking everyone in the family to conform to the needs of the alcoholic is.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 01:19 AM	#65
You are right.	Luminous Animal	Aug-07-09 04:26 AM	#82
Dupe.	Luminous Animal	Aug-07-09 04:26 AM	#83
I don't know any of those, and treatment isn't fawning.	elleng	Aug-07-09 01:13 AM	#63
Well, I don't know if I agree with that sentiment. My mother was	Stardust	Aug-07-09 02:41 AM	#79
People who drink like that will show changes in their physiology	Warpy	Aug-07-09 12:14 AM	#9
One of the stories mentioned diabetes which could cause those symptoms	csziggy	Aug-07-09 12:16 AM	#13
She never saw a doctor. Symptom there, imo.	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:19 AM	#16
No, it's not typical alcoholic behaviour	canetoad	Aug-07-09 12:37 AM	#31
That's true, especially if the cannabis had been ingested	Warpy	Aug-07-09 10:16 AM	#98
Well, this woman was only 36, and maybe she started only recently?	Art_from_Ark	Aug-07-09 12:50 AM	#45
they blame untreated"possible diabetes"or moving lump" on her leg with making her drink!!	bettyellen	Aug-07-09 12:55 AM	#50
I'll bet she's been a boozer for 20 years.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:59 AM	#53
If she'd been a boozer for 20 years,	Art_from_Ark	Aug-07-09 01:21 AM	#66
Her husband is probably lying.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 01:23 AM	#68
I tend to take what people say at face value	Art_from_Ark	Aug-07-09 01:34 AM	#71
No, it takes a while to work yourself up to over half a pint	Warpy	Aug-07-09 10:14 AM	#97
I was raised by 'functioning alcoholics' - they only appeared functioning to outsiders.	csziggy	Aug-07-09 12:14 AM	#10
It took you more than years, it took real courage and determination	havocmom	Aug-07-09 12:20 AM	#17
Thanks - and congratulations for being another survivor!	csziggy	Aug-07-09 01:05 AM	#56
Kids know. Spouses know. Siblings know. Parents know.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 12:21 AM	#19
I drank a fifth a day for years. Piece of cake.	cliffordu	Aug-07-09 12:15 AM	#12
Sorry. Your cells loved it.	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:53 AM	#48
I have no teeth, take Lamictal for little seizures and	cliffordu	Aug-07-09 01:06 AM	#59
"There's a saying in AA - Drunks don't have families - they have hostages."	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 01:17 AM	#64
Yep - We're everywhere.	cliffordu	Aug-07-09 01:45 AM	#73
My best friend from high school died	proud2BlibKansan	Aug-07-09 09:34 AM	#92
Thanks.	cliffordu	Aug-07-09 11:57 AM	#104
Wow!	NNN0LHI	Aug-07-09 09:22 AM	#90
I never liked drinking either	proud2BlibKansan	Aug-07-09 09:37 AM	#93
Damn. I could have taken ALL of it. Heh.	cliffordu	Aug-07-09 12:09 PM	#105
When I was younger I could tolerate alcohol a lot better	NNN0LHI	Aug-07-09 12:44 PM	#107
...	DevonRex	Aug-07-09 01:26 PM	#116
Its a TERRIBLE story,	elleng	Aug-07-09 12:16 AM	#14
I've seen some episodes of the reality show "Intervention"	Quantess	Aug-07-09 12:18 AM	#15
Some of those people are so sad	proud2BlibKansan	Aug-07-09 12:35 PM	#106
You're absolutely right- I knew a lot of them...	TreasonousBastard	Aug-07-09 12:30 AM	#25
Amen to your last line -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:45 AM	#39
I'll drink to that!	Ernesto	Aug-07-09 12:33 AM	#27
My friend Andrea	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:35 AM	#28
It's always okay when the wine is (very good).	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 12:45 AM	#38
For a lot of people,	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:46 AM	#41
Forgive me. I was being sarcastic. I know a lot of people who love to drink	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 12:52 AM	#46
No need to apologize -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 12:55 AM	#49
True. Nothing is simple. Thanks for understanding.	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 12:58 AM	#52
And as fruits go,	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 01:00 AM	#54
No. I didn't know that.	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 01:04 AM	#55
Cleaning up -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 02:06 AM	#75
The guy in Brooklyn actually was a very good singer!	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 09:41 AM	#95
It's the 2nd track on this CD, I'm pretty sure.	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 09:52 AM	#96
I don't think it was Track 2 -	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 01:04 PM	#112
You are correct! I was thinking it was the second song in that medley	NoSheep	Aug-07-09 09:49 PM	#121
and you use her name in this post? n/t	orleans	Aug-07-09 01:33 AM	#70
I did?	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 02:10 AM	#76
delusional much? "hunt her down and terrorize her?"	orleans	Aug-07-09 02:50 AM	#80
Deleted message	Name removed	Aug-07-09 03:15 AM	#81
I almost posted in another thread...	hvn_nbr_2	Aug-07-09 12:40 AM	#32
Oh fuck, fuckity fuck fuck fuck	BanzaiBonnie	Aug-07-09 12:42 AM	#35
I was married to one....so I truly know the deal.	Hepburn	Aug-07-09 12:43 AM	#36
"You many even make it through each work week"	Maru Kitteh	Aug-07-09 12:52 AM	#47
That's what he believes, or at least for public consumption.	elleng	Aug-07-09 01:06 AM	#60
I thought you were labeling him as an enabler, and I'm not ready to do that yet.	Maru Kitteh	Aug-07-09 01:40 AM	#72
I'm not labeling anyone anything.	elleng	Aug-07-09 02:04 AM	#74
What really struck me in	Tangerine LaBamba	Aug-07-09 02:18 AM	#78
Yeah I have a friend who is a functional alcholic	cherish44	Aug-07-09 01:06 AM	#58
Do we know that this woman was a functional alcoholic?	MADem	Aug-07-09 01:23 AM	#67
Ages ago, I would drink a six pack a night and then also a shot	Hardrada	Aug-07-09 01:26 AM	#69
Here the lawyer for the husband is suggesting she	LisaL	Aug-07-09 02:10 AM	#77
it's ridiculous that they admit she drank, but say she wasn't "a drinker", so make up crazy reasons	bettyellen	Aug-07-09 07:53 AM	#86
They've listed a whole bunch of health issues:	LisaL	Aug-07-09 10:39 AM	#103
Yeah.. cuz it's much easier to get vodka than orange juice.. and about that pot...	progressivebydesign	Aug-07-09 12:52 PM	#110
You have described one of my in-laws.	mamaleah	Aug-07-09 04:51 AM	#84
you are so right	paulsby	Aug-07-09 07:47 AM	#85
Holy crap!	Ohio Joe	Aug-07-09 08:31 AM	#89
you are correct	paulsby	Aug-07-09 02:27 PM	#119
Strange thing,	H2O Man	Aug-07-09 08:08 AM	#87
K+R. I've seen a few people drink superhuman amounts of alcohol	shadowknows69	Aug-07-09 09:26 AM	#91
I knew one. A major major asshole	ecstatic	Aug-07-09 09:37 AM	#94
or they function well in professional settings	Kali	Aug-07-09 10:21 AM	#99
Some people can keep up appearances longer even when very drunk	dugaresa	Aug-07-09 10:26 AM	#100
My father was a functional alcoholic...	pipi_k	Aug-07-09 10:35 AM	#101
not "in her system" - "IN HER STOMACH"	Lance_Boyle	Aug-07-09 10:37 AM	#102
Yikes. She was hardcore...	progressivebydesign	Aug-07-09 12:49 PM	#109
I do know of the functional alcoholic phenom.	progressivebydesign	Aug-07-09 12:47 PM	#108
At least your stepkids' mom had the sense enough not to get behind the wheel	lapislzi	Aug-07-09 12:55 PM	#111
Good testimonial. An alcoholic parent is an abusive parent.	TexasObserver	Aug-07-09 01:15 PM	#113
"A Lot Of DU'ers Don't Know What A Functional Alchoholic Is"	snooper2	Aug-07-09 01:31 PM	#117
I was for a long time	madokie	Aug-07-09 01:35 PM	#118
Hell, there are functioning heroin addicts	Lilith Velkor	Aug-07-09 02:51 PM	#120
Which is the hardest version of events to accept?	elleng	Aug-08-09 12:19 AM	#122
kick	mdmc	Aug-11-09 11:55 AM	#123

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