Is the Law of Attraction complete cadswallap?? did it work for you? did you read 'the Secret'?

I have had a good life, but a year ago decided after reading 'The Secret' as recommended by a friend, to use the Law of Attraction to bring more good things into my life. I never really used to consciously focus on being 'positive' and having 'creative visualisations' and things were fine, but I thought well I'll use the tools in the Law of Attraction and see if I can make my life better. I really believed it, I truly did, even when things started to go wrong I believed it was all for the greater good and the Universe would get me where I wanted in the end, I just had to be patient. Now over a year later here I sit in totaly poverty at my wits end as so much has gone wrong over the past year like I can't begin to tell you. I feel so angry that I was sucked into that nonsense and truly believed it so much, I have never had so many awful things happen, I am really in a hole and not sure how I am going to get out of it - maybe the first thing I should do is burn that book!!