This tentative model for understanding the causes of problem drinking is offered in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of
Alcoholism: «An individual who (1) responds to beverage alcohol in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined,
by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and who (3) is a member of a culture in which there is both pressure to drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop
trouble than will most other people.»
On top of the repetitive information, depression also fills this movie as scene
by scene, minute
by minute, more crap hits the fan, most of which comes in the form of
alcoholism or relationship
troubles.