Good morning ladies, my sluggish brain is trying to get going as I sip on coffee #2.
I have started this post many times! I don’t think there is anyone at home upstairs in my head at the moment to sort out the swirling ideas and thoughts. Glad I have you two on the job! In addition to things mentioned like hormones, Maybe it’s just a point in a woman’s life where we want to have some fun if we’ve been burdened with responsibility and caregiving. And gambling is an EASY way to have fun. In the beginning. But what we don’t realize is we are dealing with something that is addictive. And all those things we are getting away from add up to a reason for continuing to have “fun”.
They mention a drug in this article but it doesn’t relate to trauma, it is used for other addictions.
I’m sure trauma can change the brain. Just look at returning soldiers.
I’m glad you are working through things with your son Monica. It can bring closure and a sense of peace. I did the same things with my mother re my drinking dad. It helped a great deal after I worked through it. I used a 12 step program ACOA – Adult Children of Alcoholics, in my 20’s, as i processed my feelings. My dad and I also had good relationship in his older years, and he apologized for not doing better. But that didn’t come until many many years later. I will forever hold Maya Angelou’s expression in my heart. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
And that’s all any of us can do. Have a great day Monica and IDI!
Laura