It's not just about the substance
I rarely drink, anymore. Kratom removed my alcohol addiction. That's not what I would like to address. A few years ago someone on this site mentioned she had been sexually abused, then others, including myself did the same. It seemed to me, close to 98%, of our female group, had been sexually abused. Sexual abuse in the general population is less than that. I wonder if specific traumatic events don't lead to substance abuse. I was triggered recently and started drinking again. I'm okay. I'm having a very difficult day but will get through this. (I talked to my mother and she called me a liar again. I'm not sure why I keep trying to repair that relationship) But I do find it helpful to isolate the core. Would anyone else like to share what may have started your addiction (or abuse of) alcohol?