Using Tropes: "Dry Drunk" and "Manipulation"

Coming Up for Air — Families Speak to Families about Addiction

What do these terms mean? Should we use them? And are they disparaging? "Dry drunk" comes from Alcoholics Anonymous, and refers to someone who's abstinent, but may not obviously be doing more than remaining abstinent. And "manipulation" is often in the eye of the beholder; CRAFT can help take the judgment out of it. The only fact you have is what is internal to you. CRAFT aims to help you get to know your process, and make choices on how you feel, what you need, and the boundaries you can live with.