This theory may address the issue for some, but for many it is a mile wide of the mark.
Mid-career, highly successful people, with overwhelming circles of friends and family.
Somehow feel the need for “a little help” to maintain the pace, move from coke, which has “worked” for a time, to crack...which takes over and drives them into a ditch.
Lawyer friend,
Aerospace Exec,
Software Exec,
Several honor role students in my graduating class.
We disagree as follows.
Mid-career, highly successful people, with overwhelming circles of friends and family.
Business, career success can STILL be ridden with a chronic gnawing, desperate sense of low self-worth. Even the billionaire convinces himself he'll finally feel worth something if he makes yet another billion or maybe another 10 billion etc.
Such seemingly grand job success may merely highlight workaholism as their addiction of "choice."
Even a SEEMING grand array of social friends and family that SEEM to adore--at least on the surface, may mask a horrible sense of DISCONNECTION, ALONENESS etc. etc. etc.
We have known a long list of highly successful types that seemed to have it all together--even their relationships. But look not that deep below the surface and they and their family members were as miserable as a skid-row drunk.
Somehow feel the need for “a little help” to maintain the pace, move from coke, which has “worked” for a time, to crack...which takes over and drives them into a ditch. Lawyer friend,
Aerospace Exec,
Software Exec,
Several honor role students in my graduating class.
All such people can end up in a variety of types of ditches. Some are gilded ditches full of just as much pain as the gutter ditch.
We have been able for decades to merely ask a few questions and uncover the rot in the lives of such seeming social and career success stars. It's not even that well hidden--except to those who fail to or are unable to see below the surface very far.