I know substance abuse is rife with bpd. But does anyone have a serious addiction, whether it be alcohol or drug, just to “function”? 
I have a husband and a child, but I need to drink daily just to function. By 2 or 3 pm I have a beer. My partner also drinks beer, but not until well after he gets home at 4... mostly until 5 or 6. Then I just drink with him. Then he goes to be at 10 or 1030 and I continue until well past midnight. Then I get up a 7, get my son breakfast, made his lunch, and put in an easy day. Is this what’s meant as a “functional” alcoholic? I look forward to this drink and only really feel happy and loose and easy when I drink. But I also need to keep my mouth shut and hit say anything because I can’t risk angering him. When I do I feel like I want to die or leave. What the hell ....