Hello I'm new and finding it hard
Dear @neil-a
Thank you for coming to our forum and for reaching out to others.
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Kind regards
Jo
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Just start by telling us your story mate, whatever you feel comfortable with......that's what we all do to start us off and you will find people exactly like you; with the same problems as you.
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I'm a carer for my two disabled boys I also cared for my dad back in 2015 why he was dieing of cancer 3 month after he passed my mum got cancer so the process i went through with my dad started again she had half of her bowel out and is cancer free but alway il in this time my daughter started to self harm and I could not rest I started to gamble cos I didn't sleep due to the worry soon online slots became away of blocking the fact that I was extremely depressed and suffering from anxiety cos I only thought in the moment why playing on them 19 Nov 2020 I looked at a bank statement something I've not done for along time and it was just deposit after deposit to different sites and I feel like my world fell apart
I'm a carer for my two disabled boys I also cared for my dad back in 2015 why he was dieing of cancer 3 month after he passed my mum got cancer so the process i went through with my dad started again she had half of her bowel out and is cancer free but alway il in this time my daughter started to self harm and I could not rest I started to gamble cos I didn't sleep due to the worry soon online slots became away of blocking the fact that I was extremely depressed and suffering from anxiety cos I only thought in the moment why playing on them 19 Nov 2020 I looked at a bank statement something I've not done for along time and it was just deposit after deposit to different sites and I feel like my world fell apart
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