Review: High-Functioning, Alcoholic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
High-Functioning, Alcoholic (Life in Balance) by Gray-Nomad and ArtSlim is a forty-nine page informative guide. It does not have a table of contents or chapters however the books information flows in good order. It begins with a short story, that could have been worse (no falling down drunks anyway), and then picks apart the story to explain exactly what a high-functioning alcoholic is. I personally was not familiar with this term and found the information interesting and a bit shocking. Several examples of high profile people that have been known to fall into this category are talked about.The biggest take away from the guide for me was learning how the hfa may not see a problem. Since the hfa is generally highly intelligent and rarely see them self as a stumbling alcoholic it can be difficult for them to see when they are at rock bottom and gain help. The short story was an interesting way to point this out.