@MrBrownstone Thanks! ^^

@Nightwings Hopefully the rest of your life will make you happy.

@MrBrownstone 🌻

@ostfuidctyvm That's amazing. It's rare that I hear from people who managed to quit gambling, even online. I think my husband had some issues creeping up, specifically with poker. One day he spent $100 not telling me, and I screamed at him for 2 weeks straight. He quit playing poker since I'd have murdered him otherwise (not really but I'd have left), yet he still hung onto the idea of getting back into it one day. A couple months later I found out he was trading online, and not being a total doorknob I thought it's related and banned that too. A while after that is when I quit drinking because I realized I had to step up as well. Idk if he truly had a problem (he says no), I know that a lot of it was also about time wasted (many years of trying to earn money that way), but during that time we grew old enough that I felt like any rational person could see it wasn't realistic. It's hard for me to put my finger on it, but the whole thing chilled me to my bones. I'm completely certain that the direction he was headed led to life ruining issues for him if he didn't stop. I have been flawless in regards to not drinking since I quit, so I'm proud of that. Sorry if I'm wildly oversharing, I'm in a strange mood today lol. I am really amazed at everything you were able to do for yourself and your life. 🌻

@Nightwings Yeah, at my height I gambled on average £500 per week for two years straight. It was not good and it was the hardest to quit. Later this year I will face quitting my longest addiction which is nicotine. I smoked for 27 years and I've vaped for nearly 7. In October they bring in heavy taxation on vape juice which will increase the cost exponentially and I think it's time to stop being slave to the government drug dealers. So I'll attempt to walk away from my last addiction of all.

@ostfuidctyvm Oh I need to quit nicotine too! Cigarette prices have become absurd over here, but it's mainly my health that motivates me. I've smoked since I was 13 years old, so I hardly even remember a time when I didn't. I believe that for many people, it is one of the hardest things to quit. If I wasn't so stressed about earning money right now, I'd do it immediately, but I worry I can't keep up with freelance work at the same time.