Hi there Laura and everyone. Laura, your comments about voids and gambling make sense so much. When I started gambling 18 years ago I was desperately lonely, and as I looked around the casino I saw many similar woman to myself, slightly over weight 40/50 + year old woman, zoned out on the pokies. At least on the pokies the feelings of loneliness and failure were replaced by pleasant sounds and excitement. For me this sometimes last for 12 hours at one sitting. So voids are a similar thread indeed. It’s a terrible thing to watch those you love become ill, fade and die. The cost of loving someone is often grief but as we both know filling a void with gambling is distructive. There are healthier and more meaningful ways of filling these voids in our life. Thanks for your thoughts and thread which I find interesting to read Laura.
