Don was raised in the south, in an alcohol-free family. He thinks now his inexperience with alcohol caused it to have an allure, and so he sought the experiences as often as he could. He would make up alternate personalities for himself while he was drunk so he can experience different lives. But his drinking worsened, as he chased the feelings he felt. He soon ended any drinking for socialization, just only to get drunk. He would drive drunk, singing and talking to himself circling freeways.