Have you overcome any addictions?

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  1. Miller

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    Have you overcome any addictions?

    Was just wondering if anyone has? What was it, how did it affect you, how did you deal with it, etc, etc!!!

    Mine was gambling. Just on fruit machines/bandits though. I used to get paid on a Thrusday, and put over half my wages in a bandit on a Thrusday night. It used to drive me mad. I knew exactly what I was doing, but just couldn't stop.

    Now I can just put a couple of pounds in, just when i'm in a pub, etc, but no more. I never go anywhere just for the soul reason to play on them.
    I dread to think how much I have put in them over the years. Probably enough for a nice deposit on a house, and i'm not joking.:( :mad: :cry:


    So what's your's, if you have any???
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    i hate bandits to. :cry: always put a canny bit in them
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    Youre over that?? Since the last time I saw you :p
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    Smoking- Managed to give up 6 mths ago and aint touched one since.

    Food- Used to be really fat in my pre 16 years (Discovering girls, erm inspired me to lose all the weight under 12 stone now)

    Dan pats himself on the back :D
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    They were the vain of me, but no more!:D :D
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    Rach you have no idea. I only ever put a couple of quid in now. But i don't feel the need to put anymore in, like I used to!
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    Me too. But only cos my b/f at the time made me. :rolleyes: Probs the best thing he did! lol. I found that staying in the house, where I wasnt allowed to smoke, helped :D
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    weed, only i havnt overcome it!
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    never been addicted to anythin really...

    smoking... addicted? i do it cos i can.. not cos im addicted - ive not had one for a week cos i dont feel like it...

    but i guess its all down to ur personality - i dont really care about a lot of things... i lack commitment and the need for things :)

    which is good + bad...
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    i could never work bandits out. just ended up putting a few quid in, never won anything so stopped. any techniques or tips would be appreciated :p :lol:

    stuck to greyhounds, horses and footy mainly myself. Oh and the casino - but i've never lost there so i wouldn't call that a problem :D

    did have a bit of a problem with horses. used to punt all day and then bet on US racing in the evening. lost 200 notes in a week :mad:

    tried to find a system after that, studied form, started betting on 4 out of 6 horses in a race to cover my odds - had varying degrees of success :lol:

    Its all good fun and a great buzz when you win. Once bet e/w on the Scottish grand national and my horses came 1st and 2nd :king: Thought I had it cracked :lol:

    But no, I haven't got an addiction really.
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    i thought it wasnt addictive???
























    :p
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    I used to buy shit like videos and clothes all the time... spent nearly four grand in my first semester at uni... only stopped this summer when I found the joys of drugs...

    'out of the frying pan...' ;)
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    I'm still a smackrat:D
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    fact.
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    Ma brother used to work in O'Neils in harrogate, some days I'd help out.

    the bandit was direct opposite the bar - we'd watch untill punters had put enough cash in it then he'd go on and clear it out!:p This went on for ages. You would get to know the bandit junkies, saw them in their on it for ages.

    Lets hope Darude has not blown all his cash in the bandits:eek:

    Get hold of that addiction boy:D
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    nah, the dirty tabs you put in it are though :(
  18. Miller

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    I used to be like that. My mates used to play on it, and I would just watch, picked it all up. If someone is on them though I love helping. I could do that for ages, cause when they lose, it's not my money!!:D :D
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    got any gear left tom??
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    :laugh:
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    fine - you tell me how to work bandits and I'll tell you how to read horse form

    everyone's a winner :lol: :D

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