Is Lisa Nowak crazy–or alcoholic?
"She's too smart to be an alcoholic, and if she does something at which we shake our heads in disbelief, we should assume she has a psychological problem.â€
The antic-of-the-month below, starring astronaut Lisa Nowak, brings to mind all sorts of myths. She's too smart, too successful; the stress caused her to freak out; it's probably a psychological problem rooted in something other than alcoholism; she's too good a mother; ad nauseam.
No, when inexplicable and destructive behaviors rear their ugly head, it's probably alcohol and other-drug addiction.
While there were reportedly few problems in Nowak's life until a few weeks ago, outsiders often have no idea about the turmoil that goes on behind closed doors. Such turmoil often continues for decades, while ...
