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[hippie37]

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Wish, YOU have YOUR whole life ahead of YOU. YOU have recognised a problem early on and been able to deal with those facts. YOU............(OK can I stop using those big capital letters now YEAH??).....Thank god for that!!. Hey guess what? When I came out of school I trained in travel agency exams. Back then it was called COTAC. Can't even remember what it stood for!! I moved to London very early aged 18 and got a job in a 'booket shop' in Tottenham with a gropu of West Indians and Mauritians. Shit man! They were MAFIA or YARDIES in their country. I smoked weed every morning when I got into work and before I left work. I was constnatnly stoned for about 2 years. I thought travel was gonna open up the 'big wide world' for me and I was gonna get loads of free and cheap travel etc. BOY was I wrong!! I worked my arse off and got nadda, NOTHING. Everyone else seemed to be getting the free flights etc to the Carribean because they all had familly out there. Eventually George (his English name) gave me a flight out to Jamaica for ?50!!! I was laughing!! Then a friend called Lou Lea said I could stay in her grandmother's house in Spanish Town that hadn't been lived in for over 10 years etc. I looked up Spanish Town and...........YUP I would of got my arse kicked......It was right in the heart of the Ghetto. I would of been the first person to walk in that house since her gran died and I was WHITE!! FUCK THAT!! I'd of been shot!. So I went to festival down in Plymouth to console myself and got 'wrecked'. Came back and got sacked by the bosses son who called me Jew Boy! I'm not even Jewish. Maybe half lebanese or Persian on my Mums side BUT???...HA HA!! Just wanted to share that with you anyway WISH!! Glad to have you aboard my friend!

Love and Happiness
Hips
xxx

[Wish Upon a Star]

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Hey hips

I became a travel agent after leaving school it was my first full time job. Went for the interview and was so pleased when I got the job. Can remember dancing around my bedroom so pleased I got the job! Was only when I started there did I realise that this just wasn’t for me, even though I stayed there for 3 feckin years!! Yes that is 3 years!!!! I started of as a travel agent selling holidays to people who wanted “family holidays … “ couple holidays” … “ walking holidays”. I wasn’t meeting my sales targets because I was not a hard seller! So they moved me to the foreign exchange where I became manager for two years and loved it! Dealing with money and I didn’t have to hard sell. Still got all the staff discounts. Not that I ever took advantage of the 50% off holidays or the book 2 days before for ?75 holidays because all my friends were skint and couldn’t afford it. So as I said I stayed there for 3 years and prob would have been longer but got the sack for my stupid drunken ways. That’s when I was going through my get drunk “ forget about it” stage. Used to go into work still stinking of drink from the night before. Then my manager had enough and we had a two hour chat about my drunken ways and how my heart just wasn’t in it and I got the sack. Yes I felt like quite a fool afterwards. Moved on from there and have had many jobs. Even applied for a job as a foreign exchange consultant with Lunn Poly after that but didn’t get it. Anyway did all my exams for nought as I have never gone back to that.

[ramki]

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Hi
Very good identification, i have almost the same story,but i am a male,today i live happily without drinking for the past 11 months one day at atime. Praying God for you,Trust him as all honest prayers are answered. Best wishes to you and Cy,

[Wish Upon a Star]

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Hi Ramki,

Thank you for your kind words and well done on 11 months AF.

Wish xx

[kaponium]

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Wishy - Like my recovery, I am going to keep this simple: You Are Beautiful.

[bloggy]

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Wishy

I missed this thread- don't often look at this section, but I should because there are some very inspirational stories here!

You certainly did not have a good start in life, but I believe everything we have to go through is a lesson, that will make us stronger and better people.

I am very glad Cy has you and you have him- I hope from now on your journey becomes easier.

Mx

[maddiva]

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Oh somethings you have endured are terrible. remember that out of shit, roses grow. It is good that you and Cy can support each other. Love can heal people.

[comet075]

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Dear Wish, you are a star! Your story brought tears to my eyes for your pain. The story goes that something good always comes from our bad experiences, you are proof. And love is as love does, we often love even the ones that hurt us the most, I believe this is the truest love and the kind that can cut us deepest. But love is priceless. Without it we would be empty no matter how many material conquests we own. You have love and therfore will have success. Good luck!

[Accountable for Me]

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I missed this thread as well. Wish, I didn't realize you were so young! Good for you for acknowledging you have a problem with alcohol at such a young age. And what support you are to Cymru.

Not having a drink for 3 months for the sake of helping another is awesome. It is probably doing you a world of good as well!

You have a bright future ahead! Both you and Cy. Reach for the stars and, go for whatever you desire in life.

[Beaches]

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Wish, I was going back and reading stories and just found this. You have been through so much in your life and you have come out a fighter. Good for you. I am happy you are finding the path you want to travel.