Gerbosko

I want to make an interesting thread that I hope gathers attention. I want to see what replies we get here

Seeing yourself today, either early / late sobriety or still drinking, what advice would you give yourself if you could meet and talk to yourself from the past before you started drinking?

SSIL75

"Alcohol is not nearly as important as you think it is".

Terminally Unique

"Don't start drinking. Always remember, anything that sounds too good to be true, probably is."

soberlicious

"Drinking will not make you less broken, it will make you more broken."

Gerbosko

"Alcohol will never fix a problem, only create them"

Dee74

I really doubt I would have listened, but I would have said - there is a better way to live your life...don't be afraid

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recoverywfaith

Love yourself Love others and strive to be what God intended for you to be.

Hevyn

Alcohol is a soul-destroying poison. If you fall prey to it you will lose everything you love, and suffer immeasurable misery.

Itchy

Buy Apple shares. Keep them.

Peter G

lmao!!!!

ovrock

Nice thread!
I can think of couple:
"You know that first one is going to ruin you"
"Why don't you go practice instead?"
"Your reputation is quickly going down the drain"
"Is this the legacy you gonna leave for your daughter?"
"You could really use that money on something more important, or save it"

soberlicious

Itchy...I busted a gut on that one...lmao

EmeraldRose

Unfortunately, I was stubborn enough that if I had given myself advice I wouldn't have taken it. But it may have gone something like this: You have a path to follow in your life. It will curve, it will be uphill and you may come to a dead end once in awhile. Dealing with your life will be so much easier without obstacles that hinder your perception of how you 'think' it should be. Let it be and follow your heart. And under no circumstance, alter your thinking, state of mind or befall into a web of deceipt.


"Mentor: Someone whose hindsight can become your foresight".

lushly

I would not have had the maturity to understand that advice before I started drinking, but I sure wish I would have heard those words and heeded them, as it is truly what happened to me.

debsam

"the Hell that you are suffering everyday, can stop right NOW, if you put down that bottle"

Ranger

"The stage is set....genetics, anxiety, sh!t coping skills...the only thing separating you from alcoholism is that first drink."

LosingmyMisery

You could never imagine.

switchboard

I nodded when I read Dee's response .. "there is a better way ... don't be afraid" .... That is the advice I would have given myself too.

I like this thread.

CRAZE

You can't drink away your short commings, but you can drink away the advantages you already have.

bigguyslimm

I would tell my old self to put down that bottle before it gets worse. I quit for 4 months back in 2009 and felt fine. Quit again 6 months ago and have been going through hell.