An Intelligent but Troubled Mind
She recalls one time she managed to hand in her assignment and score an A in one of the papers. The teacher’s assistant was happy about it and said to her, “you are brilliant when you turn things in. Imagine if you were more diligent.”
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In Brooke’s head, this teacher’s words would have a better meaning if she said, “imagine if you weren’t depressed if you weren’t a drunk, if you were just a better person.” Could she manage a day without alcohol? And did she really desire to be a better person?