Hegseth spiralling out of control, acting like a dry drunk:

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11. Dry drunk is when the underlying cause of the alcoholism isn't addressed

...and the alcoholic continues to do the things that drove him/her to drink.

To really address alcoholism, you have to get to the root causes. This requires self-reflection and personal work to change bad habits into good behaviors.

In Hegseth's case, it's probably that he doesn't know how to handle the stress of the job. Previously, he'd deal with it by drinking. But he can't and it's driving him nuts.