40th anniversary of Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein’s death
A journalist asks, "Aug. 27 is the 40-year anniversary of Beatles manager Brian Epstein' s death. How would we analyze his life, assuming that his personal life was in disarray and yet he was obviously an extraordinary over-achiever?"
Epstein was a raging pill-popping alcoholic. This would explain a paradox common to the lives of addicts: the personal life is often in disarray, yet they frequently excel in their professional lives. This seeming contradiction is explained when we recall from my book, "Alcoholism Myths and Realities" that alcoholism causes egomania, which requires the wielding of power over others. Addicts exercise such power by abusing family, friends and other others with whom they come into contact and also, perversely, by overachieving at work. ...
