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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I did when I was 18. In my case, I was a college freshman, going crazy with newfound freedom, and really didn't know how to manage it. I was learning my limits wrt alcohol and many other things, and found this limit the hard way. In my case, the actual DWI turned out up a blessing in disguise. It was a HUGE wake-up call, and stopped me in my tracks - I am eternally grateful that it convinced me to change my ways before I hurt anyone. Yes, the consequences of the DWI sucked - but I fully deserved them, and more importantly they had the intended impact: I faced my drinking head-on, cut way back on the binge drinking, and never again drank and drove. It's been over 15 years; I'm still a social drinker (couple of glasses of wine a month on average) but have never again come even close to an alcohol-related legal incident. Long-term impacts are minimal; I still have to report it on most job applications, security clearance applications, etc - but it has never caused an issue. Let this be your rock bottom, attack the issues head-on, get the help you need with depression, alcohol dependence or anything else, and history will judge you more on your response to this event than on the fact that you got there in the first place. Best of luck to you. [/quote]
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