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Justyn Rees Larcombe had it all. Around his beautiful home were the mementoes of success - the Sword of Honour awarded by the Queen when he left Sandhurst; the silver photo frames with the pictures of his much loved wife and family; the rooms full of the rewards of a City career.
But Justyn had a parallel life: he gambled.
Gradually he allowed it to take over everything, getting through a staggering three quarters of a million pounds - some his own money, some his wife's, and some belonging to the company he worked for. The crunch came: he lost his job; his wife left him, taking his sons; and anything that could be sold was - and then gambled away again.One day, he had no alternative but to go back to his mother's home and start again.
Today Justyn has a high profile in the media, talking about the dangers of gambling and helping others coping with gambling addiction.
Acknowledgments 11
Prologue 12
Part 1 - Beginnings
1. Early Introduction 19
2. Early Loss 24
3. Early Idyll 29
4. Saying Goodbye 36
5. Channelling My Energy 40
6. Free-falling 47
Part 2 - The Army
7. Blade Running 55
8. Down to Earth 61
9. A Close Shave 66
10. Fully Committed 71
11. Dandelions and Daisies 81
12. All or Nothing 85
Part 3 - Just Business
13. The Bottom of the Pile 93
14. Break-up 99
15. Lucky Breaks 102
16. New Beginnings 106
17. The Best Day of My Life 113
18. Matty 115
19. Shocks 121
Part 4 - The Beginning of the End
20. The First Bet 127
21. The Gentle Slope 134
22. Out of Control 140
23. Autism 146
24. Toilet Brushes 154
25. Easy Credit 160
26. Terminal Velocity 165
27. Crisis at Work 169
28. Humiliation 173
29. Train Crash 179
Part 5 - Twelve Steps to Recovery
30. Step 1 187
31. Step 2 192
32. Step 3 201
33. Step 4 204
34. Step 5 207
35. Step 6 209
36. Step 7 211
37. Step 8 214
38. Step 9 218
39. Step 10 222
40. Step 11 224
41. Step 12 231
42. Reflection 234
Epilogue 238
Contact the author 240