EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 26 MIN
"High functioning alcoholic" - jail, death, or sobriety
from The Sober Scoop · host India Gants
If I had stayed on the path I was on, it was going to end one of three ways: jail, death, or sobriety. And I’m so grateful I chose sobriety.Just because I’d been lucky so far didn’t mean my drinking wasn’t going to catch up with me, it just meant it hadn’t yet. Being high-functioning while drinking heavily isn’t a flex... It’s actually incredibly dangerous.So today, I want to talk about the myth of the high-functioning drinker -and why ‘nothing bad has happened yet’ is one of the most dangerous lies alcohol tells us.Sobriety Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15TpYcTaDhv/
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If I had stayed on the path I was on, it was going to end one of three ways: jail, death, or sobriety. And I’m so grateful I chose sobriety. Just because I’d been lucky so far didn’t mean my drinking wasn’t going to catch up with me, it just meant it hadn’t yet. Being high-functioning while drinking heavily isn’t a flex... It’s actually incredibly dangerous. So today, I want to talk about the myth of the high-functioning drinker -and why ‘nothing bad has happened yet’ is one of the most dange...
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