They subscribed to the double standard that alcoholism in women was more shameful than alcoholism in men and therefore more discomforting to discuss with a female patient. Despite the progress made by women since the high point of feminism in the 1970's, it still remains true that treatment personnel hold the view that a drunken women causes more offense to society than a drunken man. Whilst this attitude is not always overt, the way in which health personnel label and make their primary diagnosis and treatment of the problem indicates their denial of the condition. The research findings internationally serve to illustrate the ways in which traditional, patriarchal values reinforce the desire to silence, narcotize and tranquilize women. No more tears.
Days melt into months.
I don't care about anything. I see my therapist on a Friday, the only day I go out. My therapist decides I don't like my mother. Tries to talk to me about my mother. I refuse to talk.