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Former Insider host Pat O'Brien, who left the show in a disgrace after taped telephone conversations where he was caught having a graphic conversation about sex and drugs with his alleged mistress were exposed, has decided to dispense his advice to troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan -- in an open letter.

In the letter posted on THR, Pat implores Lindsay to "Do us all a favor and take a snapshot of your life on this Friday, Sept. 3, 2010."

"I've been through it, Lindsay," says O'Brien, who also went to rehab. "For me, there has been no jail, no courtroom antics, no ankle bracelet and, thankfully, I don't have the paparazzi snapping my every move. But I, too, have the same demons you have, and it's no fun."

"But there is good news and bad news about these demons," the wizened O'Brien says. "The bad news is that they never go away: We're wired differently. The good news is that with a certain amount of willingness, structure and personal inventory, those demons can be arrested. And the ones who survive, like myself so far, are the ones who accept that these are the cards that were handed us and we don't have to always gamble our lives away."

He then goes on to slam his former employers ("Yeah, The Insider really wanted to do a story on your closet!") and ask Lilo for a coffee date sometime soon ("I suggest the nearest Starbucks.")

I'm sure Lindsay is dialing your number right now to take you up on that offer!