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What is the most unhelpful advice you have received? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by axolittl@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'll go first: "You have to have children when you're young," told to me when I was in my late 20s, with no desire to ever have kids, and no means to support them, by someone divorced multiple times with at least one adult child who does not speak to them.

Also: Responding to "How do I deal with this problem?" questions with "Oh, don't worry about it, it's enough that you're even thinking about it!"

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[–] Jellojiggle@lemmy.fmhy.ml 63 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“Just have one or two and then stop” when telling a friend I’m an alcoholic. Well shit, thanks! That never even crossed my mind!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I'm cured!

[–] TheHalc@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which would inevitably be followed by "Just one more can't hurt!"...

I hope you're doing better now.

[–] Jellojiggle@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

That is absolutely what follows. I am doing MUCH better, I’ve had 2.5 years sober in the last 3 years because I thought I was “cured” and started “moderating” last summer. The stop drinking subreddit was amazing insight and help. It’s on lemmy but the only posts are the daily checkin. I should start being more active on it to boost it.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It's more a question of how many times it crosses my mind.