famous author lovingly describes alcoholism as a personality trait

A celebrated writer uses florid metaphors—rollercoasters, pure thinking, joyful transformation—to romanticize what is transparently a compulsive drinking problem she's noticed since her thirties. The self-awareness is almost there, the regret is performative, and the whole thing reads like watching someone narrate their own spiral while convincing themselves it's relatable charm. Peak 'I'm not an alcoholic, I'm just *different* from my sensible friends' energy.