Originally Posted by
ScottFromWI 
I never listened anyway so the number of times seems irrelevant. The person I needed to be told by was myself, thankfully finally listened.
My mother always told me, just like she told my father before me, the constant nagging would give me the fuel needed to have a drink.
My father told me countless times, my daughter said she would prefer it if I didn't.
My husband allowed me to make my own choices and I blamed him for not stopping me drinking!!
Friends told me I needed to 'get it under control'
Countless professionals told me to stop binge drinking.
I never listened to anyone.
I am stubborn and selfish and I, ultimately, only answer to myself so when My younger self saw the déjà vu and the future being the same as the past, only worse.
Finally I listened, I shook myself until I listened to myself.
I'm still telling myself things, I just hope I listen
Driving my wagon of hope through beautiful views on my road to myself