From Chado....for the better....

[Chado1]

OK guys....this is one of the hardest things I have had to do but I feel I should let everyone in my "BC family" know what is going on with myself personally as honesty is one of the keys to a happy life. For the past couple years, I have been struggling with a cocaine addiction and I am leaving for treatment tomorrow morning and will be returning on approx April 27th. During my stay at this place I will have access to a phone for a short period of time on a daily basis and will be giving my account password to a very good friend of mind to post my playoff winners for you guys. Instead of blowing all my gambling profits on cocaine I will now have something to show for it. This is a huge step forward in my life and I am glad that I recognized I had a problem at such a young age before it was too late. Luckily my job is going to be there when I come back as my EAP (employee assistance program) is fully supporting. I just want to thank everyone for allowing me to be a part of this great forum as their is none better and I will be excited to be back here in 3 weeks......bye for now everybody!!!

Chad Hamilton

[screwtape]

all the best, chado.

[thesandman]

Chad. I wish you the best. You are a smart person to do what you are doing. Good Luck.

[baseballdave]

Chado, it takes a "winner" to realize his problem. My own opinioon, don't worry about gambling, take care of yourself first. Best of luck and you'll be in my thoughts.

Dave

[wayne1218]

Take care of yourself buddy. I've had some friends who had a problem with it in the past too and i can promise you in the long run ........ NOTHING good EVER comes from it. They are much better men today for leaving it behind and you will be too. Good Luck!

[Chado1]

Thank you guys so much....you don't know how much your support means to me!!!

[Spark]

Best of luck buddy .. I wish you nothing but success ....

and it does take a winner to reach out for help ...

[beerball101]

wish ya the best !hope it all works out !

thats great chad, bol buddy !

see ya in 3 weeks ! we'll leave the light on for ya

[kbsooner21]

Best of luck with you treatment bud! You have much more to worry about then getting your plays posted here. It takes a big man to admit that you have a problem and that in itself is half the battle. It is a very addictive drug and I wish you the best in this battle. Take it day by day. Wake up each morning and tell yourself "I can make it through today without doing cocaine." The more and more days you can make it without doing it, the better off you'll be. I know it won't be easy, but you have my full support that you can do it. You know you can always lean on us here. Take care and get well Chad!

[Chado1]

Best of luck with you treatment bud! You have much more to worry about then getting your plays posted here. It takes a big man to admit that you have a problem and that in itself is half the battle. It is a very addictive drug and I wish you the best in this battle. Take it day by day. Wake up each morning and tell yourself "I can make it through today without doing cocaine." The more and more days you can make it without doing it, the better off you'll be. I know it won't be easy, but you have my full support that you can do it. You know you can always lean on us here. Take care and get well Chad!

Thanks KB....I bet you were thinking from my previous threas earlier this week that it might be something along this nature. I was on the verge of getting evicted from my apartment and losing my job. I was hitting rock bottom and have been clean for 12 days as of today and when I get out it will be about 30!!! You couldnt have said it any better....just take it one day at a time. At the rate I was going I had not even thought for a 2nd about my future...all my focuse had been on that day and that high...over these past 12 days I have actually been thinking about what I can actually acheive in my life, not being blinded by the drug covering my potential. THANKS GUYS!!!

[tech fan]

Chado Good luck my man i am sure this thread was not an easy thing to do but it takes a man to do what you did.Dont worry about the plays man worry about yourself and thats it.I know its something that is very hard to stop been there myself but i realized that i can live a better happier life without the crap.You have to find something that you can do to get your miind off of it.A friend of mine was on it bad and stopped then he realized his cravings for it only got worse when he drank.So he stoped drinking which helped him and he has been 100% sober for 3 years.wISH YOU ALL THE BEST MY FRIEND.

[ULikeApples]

I wish you the best and hope you succeed!

[KazDog]

Kudo's to you Chad. The hardest thing is to admit you have a problem. Some day you'll look back at this decision and be very happy you made the right one. Drug addiction is a horrible thing, and though I haven't been through it myself, I have seen many who have and known some as well. You CAN do this, we all support you 100% and hope to see you back here soon....Take care my friend

KAZ

[gr8whtnorth]

Do what your told, to the letter!

You will wake up one morning with a clean slate.

Your physical demands and your emotional demands will soon by mute.

Do it, get it done and move on.

It will only be a small blip in your life.

The people important to you, will still be around.

You will realize later, how happy you are that you finally did it, and wish you had only done it sooner.

You will laugh and then you will be so very proud.

I wish you Good Luck.

[Chado1]

Chado Good luck my man i am sure this thread was not an easy thing to do but it takes a man to do what you did.Dont worry about the plays man worry about yourself and thats it.I know its something that is very hard to stop been there myself but i realized that i can live a better happier life without the crap.You have to find something that you can do to get your miind off of it.A friend of mine was on it bad and stopped then he realized his cravings for it only got worse when he drank.So he stoped drinking which helped him and he has been 100% sober for 3 years.wISH YOU ALL THE BEST MY FRIEND.

Thanks a lot tech fan.....I know that I can not go back to alcohol either because everytime I started to get a buzz off the booze the first thing on my mind would be "ok how can I get some shit now to increase this buzz" and you are 100% correct. One of the hardest things for me is to get rid of my "so called" friends that I used with. I really only have one buddy (the one that I was referring to) that has always been the guy that came out and drank with us but never did any of the shit with us. He is a guy who I talk to on pretty much a daily basis and he is a "true friend" who helped me realize the magnitude of my problem as time had went on. I am only 21 years old and am at a tough age with alcohol being such a social thing to do but I know I cannot drink either as it will release my addiction all over again. And as for starting this thread...you are right....it was extremely difficult to do....I was thinking "what do they care about my personal life" and stubborness of me also needs to be overcome an admitting I had a problem was even tougher but I knew that you guys would be fully supporting.....thanks again guys!!!