what a helpful post, brookwest!  when i got sober i was also dx'ed with major depressive disorder among others. so i went to therapy, took my meds and the other action i did was to go to AA regularly. i was treating all areas of my life at the same time. my psychologist studied addictions for his degree and specialized in helping clients incorporating that in sessions. so it proved to be fruitful in my success in sobriety as well as my mental disorders. AA and therapy replaced my distorted solutions to helpful tools to learn to live life in a healthier way.
thanks for this thread.
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