TEN OR MORE QUESTIONS THAT COULD SAVE THE LIFE OF A YOUNGER PERSON, IF HE WOULD DEVOTE SOME THOUGHT TO THESE:

---When are you at your happiest while completely sober?

--Which have been your completely sober "peak emotional experiences" from the most recent year or two of your life?

--If you could pick one or two persons as "coffee and conversation companions" or "tea and conversation companions" for you in your current metro area or town, which persons would you choose for those types of non-alcoholic outings?

---If you could pick one or two persons from the most recent year or two who have the most calming effect on you when you converse with them in person during your leisuretime, who would those individuals be?

--If you could pick one or two persons who elicit in you the greatest feeling of platonic pleasure, or non-sexual pleasure, which persons would that be?

---With which of your current friends or friendly acquaintances do you most look forward to having in-person conversations during your leisuretime?

---Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individuals consistently exhibit the most respect and sincerity of appreciation and generosity toward you as a human being?

---Of all the persons you interact with in recent years who appear to inspire in you a greater sense of self-dignity, which individuals would you cite?

---Of all the persons you interact with who treat you like a "Very Important Person," or "VIP", which individual or individuals do you appreciate the most from that standpoint?

--Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individual or individuals listen the most carefully to what you say, and offer the most consistently constructive responses to your comments?

--Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individual or individuals appear to remember the best what you tell them about yourself and your own life?

---Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individuals have consistently refrained from ever pressuring you into doing anything that was in possible violation of the law?

--Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individuals exhibit the greatest interest in your own medical health and in your ability to pay your bills and in your finding a job or career for yourself that you enjoy and can make good money from?

---Of all the persons you interact with these days, which individuals have opened the most doors for you, so to speak, and helped to expand your opportunities in your career or in your overall life?

TO BE CONTINUED.