High-Functioning Alcoholics. "We Try Twice as Hard to Make Sure Everything Works properly."

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"We don't allow ourselves to neglect our responsibilities. We drink in secret, binge-watch Netflix in the evenings. Our families don't notice the problem for a long time. We feel like we're doing something wrong by drinking, that we're failing as mothers, wives, and women. That's why we try twice as hard to make sure everything runs smoothly," says 41-year-old Ela, an accountant by profession, mother of a teenage daughter, and alcoholic.