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Jackdandy
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Hi I did it 

Thank you good advice 

The pokies started to get a hold of me in 2009

When my relationship with my ex became a little miserable and dissapointing 

I wanted to move and she didn’t 

In the end we moved and things weren’t going to bad

Had money and a pretty good job

Then in 2011 I lost a sister 

She was my best friend 

I dealt with it by completely self destructing 

12 months I drank and gambled every day and I really didn’t want to go home to the wife 

My fault not hers 

I left her in 2012 and since then its taken till now to get to the stage where I want to be well 

I just cant go on like this anymore

In the meantime I have tried ga meetings counseling and self exclusion 

Its my thoughts that I need to change

One of the thoughts I have often is loneliness doesn’t work for me 

Ive got into relationships I shouldn’t have because of this feeling and have ended up feeling more miserable than I was 

Im not making that mistake anymore 

So today I am thinking 

Get myself right 

Change my thoughts and my behavior 

If I can get my life back on track 

Maybe then I will be ready to find someone 

Until then I aim no catch

This site and everyone’s responses ,stories and the poems are helping like nothing else ever has 

Thank you so much for caring