Let's see. Well I lost my virginity when I was 20 so there's that one. After that, when I discovered that girls liked me, I was sleeping with as many of them as I could. Just steam rolling that shit. I hurt a lot of people that way. It ended up being not fun at all. When I was 20, I didn't quite realize how much my own wants and desires could affect the people around me. When I learned to start caring more, I became a heck of a lot happier. I've come to realize that the sex thing was just a small part of the binge-era 20's. There were a few solid years there where the most important question of the day was 'what are you drinking tonight?'. I think it's something I HAD to go through in order to realize this and would never suggest that people live differently - for sure this type of lifestyle defines many a 20-year-old.

My only advice to glean from all of that for anyone listening is to try really really hard to nurture your internal self. Build your OWN character. As you get older and the friends disappear, and the scenery changes, the ONE thing that you will have to rely on is the person you've made yourself into. What kind of person do you want that to be?