glad you are seeing a therapist. sometimes problem drinking goes hand and hand with abuse and depression. i used alcohol to numb the abuse and the horrid depression. was a short lived solution that ended up biting me in my butt. in my case i had become an alcoholic, major depressive disorder and was an abuse vistim as well. i got help for all of it to sort it all out. sobriety is a very good beginning. congrats for your year sober. each day is a new beginning of a wonderful life. 
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