Felicia claims that she drinks and uses pills because her home life is intolerable. She is telling what she perceives to be the truth. Her husband has withdrawn from her, is unresponsive to her, and makes caustic comments. Her children are ashamed of her and treat her with disrespect. She believes this emotional torture causes her to drink and use drugs. She says, “When work is over and you know you’ve already experienced your high for the day and there’s nothing to look forward to, of course you want a few drinks or pills.”
