Bachmann Addiction

Bachmann’s condition of living was decent; she was home alone for most of the day only leaving when she needed to go to the store or pick up her daughters. She would sit at home watching the clock tick by, one day putting paper over it so she couldn’t watch the clocks. She even got as bored as thinking to herself that she should reorganize her silverware drawer. She then went to a casino and set strict rules so she didn’t blow through all her money and always was home to pick up her daughters from school. While there was a plan in place, Bachmann fell into the trap of the negatives of addiction and ultimately caused significant damage to relationships as well as financial ruin resulting in bankruptcy court. Her story connects to Alexander’s theory of addiction because he believes people form unhealthy addictions when they are in a less stimulating environment, being trapped at home was …show more content…
Bachmann felt welcome and special at the Casino and the stimulation of gambling offered her something vastly different from her life of feeling non-existent at home. The lack of purpose in her life delivered her into this negative spiral. Bachmann was completely aware of her gambling problem yet continued to do it. Bachmann stopped gambling for a period of time after claiming bankruptcy, showing some sense of control and desire to get back on track, while only temporary. As with most addicts, the sensation, the stimulation, the attention, often draws you back into the negative spiral as evidenced by Bachmann falling right back into the bad habit from which she once almost escaped. Bachmann was aware of her addiction yet continued to frequent the casino since she loved the satisfactory feeling and, interestingly, for this specific reason, the court dismissed her