Originally Posted by
Venecia 
I'm going to be honest, Bob. The occasional "tell us how bad it got for you" threads yield plenty of response, often with lots of detail. And for the life of me, I cannot see what purpose they serve.
Kind of like hearing one too many drunk a logs in an AA meeting.
I do understand where you are coming from.
For me the purpose that they occasionally serve is
to remember what I wish to never forget.
As mentioned above:
We will not forget the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
True, does not mean that we need to go overboard in our sharing.
65 years old now.
I remember back when I was in my twenties
and took it all -- way to far one night
my heart was jumping out of my chest and I thought I would die
went to Kaiser Emergency Ward at around midnight
the doctor looked sad as he told me
"if you don't' stop doing what you are doing you are going to die"
this impressed me much and I assured him that I would stop
as soon as I got home I went right back to what I had been doing.
True -- the stories of addiction are not pretty ones.
Very grateful to be alive today with 8 years of sobriety.
Bob