Very honest therapy and very emotional when heard it in GA. Keep up the hard work mate and all the best with your recovery.
From when I can remember I always had the buzz for winning things. Even if there is no chance of winning. From the early years I loved the dazzle of the arcades at the seaside. The lights and the sounds. All entice you in. 2p machines, Grabbers and the 5p fruit machines. Playing on the arcades to win tickets. Probably spend £30 over a week’s holiday to win a toy that was worth around £5. Looking back I probably was not even bothered about the toy. All innocent fun as a child but set the foundation for what was to come in the future.
Around 2001. I started going to the local pub with my granddad on Saturday nights. We always used to go in the back room of the pub as it was quieter but we sat right next to the fruit machines. Grandad used to drink away with…
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