hello, i have just completed my 14 week stay at Gordon House (Gordon Moody Association)
A quick past history on myself i have gambled since i was 16 (im 26 now) on these magical roulette machines which just seemed to give me money but as time went by they dragged me in and dragged me deeper and deeper into the cycle of addiction and despair until last december i ended up cleaning out the work safe and losing the lot on roulette. This was my "rock bottom" and this lead me to try and find a way to stop this horrible cycle and change my life around because i felt i could no longer do it alone. That was when i applied to Gordon Moody and i entered there on the 30th of January 2012.
I felt scared at the realisation of what had happened to me and even walking in that front door i was nervous and very anxious. I have to say though that it was the best thing i have ever done. It was not easy and at times i wanted to go home but i persisted on with the course because i knew it was something which will help me become the person i want to be. I fully engaged in the art and the drama even though i had never done it before and it really helped. I focused on other issues like relationships,health and my finances and everything through hard work is now coming to fruition. I thought i would never get a job again but i have been offered a job and start on the 1st of May, i have lost 2st 5lbs and also have had my debts resolved so i have taken nothing but positives from this experience.
Also the break from gambling and the vicious web of lies and deciet has brought a calm to my life which i would have never gained from anywhere else. I feel that the positive attitude i have brought here has brought these positive things into my life and i dont want to go back to where i was and i believe i have learnt the foundations to lead a happy, gamble free and "normal" life which i didnt have 14 weeks ago.
i am leaving tomorrow to go back home and tomorrow will be my day 1 of the rest of my life 🙂
 
Thoughts Bring Things– 23/04/2012 08:40:37: post edited by harry.