Dee sometimes says "we don't shoot our wounded on SR." I think that's a testimony to SR's power.
There is a fine line to be navigated here sometimes -- wanting to help, seeking to be constructive and doing so in a way that doesn't push people away, but doesn't minimize the destructiveness of alcohol.
There is no written archive from which I can retrieve evidence of the wasted me. If there was, I'm sure my own words would be cringeworthy.
The best that can be done is to learn from the past and be steadfast in our resolve not to repeat it.
And rest assured, time helps considerably. One of its benefits is that we gain the clarity and confidence to no longer look at alcohol through the lens of "good" times we're deprived of, but rather as a part of our lives -- alcoholism -- we're grateful to see recede, then disappear, in the rear view mirror.