In adult life Frank largely to mself. He has found it extremely difficult to with people in a straightforward man Painfully a about expressing his opinions feelings, Frank has often said "yes" would have rather refused, When he is angry about someone's behavior, he tries to "get revenge" by indirect means rather than confronting the person directly. For example, when his empl did not give him a raise, he sccretly vandalized equipment at the workplace, In his drinking years he socialized with people quite a lot, but he saw himself as using alcohol as self-medication to reduce his fears. He has almost always avoided close relationships. Frank was married once, but this lasted less than a year was a difficult had initiated the marriage. One of the problems in the marriage was that Frank had a sexual dysfunction; he was unable to feel relaxed enough to enjoy sexual encounters, and th interfered with his ability to function normally