I'm A Gambling, Drinking Drug Addict..

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

She might not see it like that as 'its only a bottle of wine a night' but they always say if its affecting your relationship with others or causing arguments then you might have a problem.

A bottle a night sounds like a hell of a lot tbh. Sounds dangerous. Its sad that people turn to the bottle or other distractions in hard times (I'm not having a go just stating what I think). I hope you will be ok.


And good on ya ShadowDancer. Baby steps n all that stuff. If you ever fancy a gaming sesh on Xbox Live my gamertag is EDDIE M0NS00N.

[Peekay]

Putting fruit machines in pubs is absolutely lethal.

In Australia, the slots ("pokeys") accept debit cards..! I'm glad gambling has never appealed to me. Strange story: about ten years ago when I was in college, two friends and I went to the pub after checking out its particular
fruit machine online (it was a Big Breakfast one). We'd found some website which gave you tips and tricks for particular types of machine. None of us had ever played a fruity before. Anyway, we followed the tips from the website and won the jackpot - 20 quid - and split it between us. The other two lads both went on to have fairly serious gambling addictions for a few years, whereas I've only gambled a handful of times since (and not really enjoyed it).

[ShadowDancer]

Please don't frown upon me as I have made really good progress.

I have kicked drugs..that is a fact. I don't want them in my life and I am enjoying 'legal' drug as in Cuban Cigars. Its a swap I guess, but I feel more comfortable with it.

I'm not drinking everyday..infact..the only drink I have had this week was earlier, and that was because the wifes friend bought me some as a present...they were only mini bottles and I had six and stopped.

My only on-line account left is Ladbrokes...now..I have had a few bets but for fun (sorry) this was only left open as I used it to watch sports, they do have a fair few streams and this is genuine..

However! (this is good in the end) My old gambling addict hit me earlier, I saw two away teams with good odds, rather generous...I staked £11 that I had in paypal...I felt a bit bad, but as I haven't gambled like I used to, it was also fun..

It bloody won..over half a grand, now this is good. Why? nope..not the over half a grand, (which is going towards a great Christmas) but the fact it shows me..too much uncertainty in football (which we all know anyway) but gambling...too much uncertainty...

I don't care about the live streams..I have withdrew that money already..the moment it hits my account, I am closing ladbrokes and staying happy that I went out on a) a high b) you just can't predict football.

Happy Christmas NTSC-UK. Thanks again for the genuine support.

[smouty]

Great news. Have a great Christmas as it is an easy time to go off the rails

[Dirty Sanchez]

Good effort mate, no easy task facing up to it. Keep chipping away at the bits you know you shouldn't be doing and enjoy what you have left of yourself.

Have a happy Xmas knowing you've turned a corner.

[QualityChimp]

I've got a high five with your name on it!

Good work, mate. Keep it up. 2010 sounds like it's going to be a good year for you - new house, habits kicked and so on.

We had the annual poker night the other week. We only play for chips, no money, and we were laughing about how much easier it'd be if you knew what cards everybody else had and playing poker is some kind of... gamble!

I'm pleased with your win, but don't start thinking it's always that way!

Have a great Christmas, mate, you've done really well these last couple of months.

[abigsmurf]

Please don't frown upon me as I have made really good progress.

I have kicked drugs..that is a fact. I don't want them in my life and I am enjoying 'legal' drug as in Cuban Cigars. Its a swap I guess, but I feel more comfortable with it.

I'm not drinking everyday..infact..the only drink I have had this week was earlier, and that was because the wifes friend bought me some as a present...they were only mini bottles and I had six and stopped.

My only on-line account left is Ladbrokes...now..I have had a few bets but for fun (sorry) this was only left open as I used it to watch sports, they do have a fair few streams and this is genuine..

However! (this is good in the end) My old gambling addict hit me earlier, I saw two away teams with good odds, rather generous...I staked ?11 that I had in paypal...I felt a bit bad, but as I haven't gambled like I used to, it was also fun..

It bloody won..over half a grand, now this is good. Why? nope..not the over half a grand, (which is going towards a great Christmas) but the fact it shows me..too much uncertainty in football (which we all know anyway) but gambling...too much uncertainty...

I don't care about the live streams..I have withdrew that money already..the moment it hits my account, I am closing ladbrokes and staying happy that I went out on a) a high b) you just can't predict football.

Happy Christmas NTSC-UK. Thanks again for the genuine support.

Sounds like you're doing well. Cigars are obviously bad for you but you won't affect anything other than your health later on in life.

Words of advice from someone who gets carried away with gambling (I never spend enough money to get me into problems but I do spend enough to regret it): Do not use your winnings to justify more gambling. Assume that was a one off windfall you're not likely to see again. You see those winnings as something to play with, they'll not only dissapear, you'll go into non-winning money.

permenently close any betting accounts you can (if you can re-open them it's a waste of time, change the password to a random string of characters you copy and pasted instead). Set ?5 monthly limits in the rest of them (and change the email adresses registered so you won't get emails spurring you to gamble)

[Soundwave]

Awesome stuff D Man

Glad to see your on the right track's & everything is progressing nicley...it's a slow process but will be well worth it.

Hope you have a cool yule & a funky fresh New Year

If you ever need a chat or anything just drop me a PM always nocking around

Keep it up buddy

Neil

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Woohoo good on ya Shadow, & what a great way to end 2009 too!!

Take it slow tho mate & like has been said dont feel the urge to go back after finishing on such a high win. Remember that it'll never happen twice so cut away now while it was good.

Merry Xmas & have an amazing 2010! (sounds like you're gonna mate)

[ShadowDancer]

Thank you guys a-lot..

You really have helped, it was good to be honest and your kind words have helped, and If I didn't change, after the great support you gave me, it would feel like I was letting you down as well as myself.

I definitely know that 50-1 shots are stupidly rare, and shorter odds fail time after time also...there is just no benefit for me gambling now. I was already out the loop to a degree before my win...

Merry Christmas again. *Group Christmas Hug* (extended thanks without sounding formal - but trying to express gratitude)

[NW2013]

Good luck with your various addictions, I hope you manage to battle through them.

[ShadowDancer]

I've had a few moments since the last post, but nothing major. I've written this to remind me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0_vrDzaWk

[charlesr]

Congrats dude.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Well done, & thats a great song you've written too. You should be proud