There is hope

I was addicted to pokies for about 10 years. Since their arrival in Melbourne, I don't know how much I lost. I only know that it was a lot. My parents died in that time and I know I lost a lot of the inheritance, because there was no one to say "that's their hard earned money" to me like I have the sense to say to myself now.

And it make me feel really bad now.

Now that I'm out of the haze, and clear of mind. The shame I feel is still something that feels soul destroying.

I would love to help others to get clean, now that I have. I never thought I would though. I did think that suicide was the only way out. I didn't think that I'd ever be safe again.

But there is hope.

I have now grown from the experience and can say I'm a different person because of it.