Use it as a reminder that you don't want to be that way? Ask your friend to remove it? Don't go there and look at it? Comment on it? Not sure what else to say here, KIS. Most importantly ... Remain STRONG and DON'T drink. It's just a photo.

Use it as a tool to reinforce your belief in your new journey. I would also ask him to remove it and tell him why. Don't need to go into deep detail just tell him it makes you feel uncomfortable and no you do not think it's funny. A true friend would understand.

Also, to put it bluntly....get used to it. I still have people saying "oh Rick remember the time you were so sh$t faced you did such and such". Comes with the territory but evaporated over time.

Realize everything can be photographed or recorded and adjust your behavior accordingly. I do NOT mean this as a dig - it's a horrific reality of today's world that cameras with AUDIO are EVERYWHERE! Ask the politicians. While it CAN be and IS a good thing to be able to take pictures when you want, you can be photographed when you don't want to be. Your example is exactly one of the things I always think about when at a gathering that helps keep me sober.

Also, considering you want to be a nursing student and employers frequenting FB to do "background" on their applicants - even more reason to firmly request your friend take those off FB without your permission.

I think I might create a new facebook account.

I don't know-what do you think you should do? Create a new facebook account or address the real problem beneath-

She is addressing the real problem KK, that's why she is here. Unfortunately old demons come back to haunt us sometimes.

It's okay Rick, I am a strong girl and can handle what others have to say. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I am entitled to only take the advice that I choose.

Had to ponder this one today. Oh ...the wonderful world of Facebook! Ha!
Sounds like you answered this one for yourself. Revamp it, update, create new, etc... I personally deleted all my "partying" pictures from my FB upon getting sober for 2 reasons: Simply moving on from it all to cement my lifestyle change and also like Setmefree77 mentioned..... for my Nursing future. It may sound crazy, but schools are even diving into social media to check out applicants these days.
-Matt

I did not mean to be cruel-but really these types of problems are not the real issue if you are an alcoholic. I think the real issue is how to prevent this in the future. Yes they are horrible-and very embarrassing. But they will fade into the past eventually. When I was younger I would often try and fix crap I did drunk-whether it be a scandalous picture, a situation, etc. These never were my bottom because I would sorta fix them and then move onto putting out the next fire.

This demon in your life is ultimately not about facebook-and it is not in the past- sounds like it is alive and well, right?

It was amazing to me the embarrassments and horrific calamities that happened to me while drinking never made me see that drinking was the problem, constantly trying to put out little fires after the drinking was exhausting. I don't know why it took me 20 years to figure that out-but it did and here I am, alive thank god.

Just want you to look deeper keep it simple.

Matt, I'm glad to see you understand where I am coming from, but I actually decided not to create a new one for now.

KarmicKuru, I do understand that facebook is not "the problem" here. I guess in the beginning every little thing that appeals negative to yourself seems bigger at the moment. Thank you for the advice, I will try to keep a clear open mind and look deeper into this.

You can untag yourself on photos if you want to be "less public". Even if somebody else tagged you, you have the option of untagging.

But the photo will be forgotten within days, so I wouldn't worry so much about it. Just focus on what you have to do for yourself, and don't worry about what others may think.