Nervous...

I think you will find lots of support here for drug or alcohol addictions. These problems seem to be very closely connected with mental illnesses. People may suffer from depression for a long time without proper diagnosis or treatment, because we hate to talk about it in this society. As a result we attempt to "self medicate" without really understanding the problem. All we know is that this makes us feel better for awhile.

I also have several friends who were pushed into a state of depression as a result of continued drug abuse.

I do think it is important and appropriate to talk about and to treat both problems at the same time. Anything you wish to share I'm sure will be welcomed here.

I think you are well on the right track as it does seem you are dealing with both issues. Congratulations on your success in recognizing the bad effects that alcohol and drugs have on your mental (and physical) well being and for being able to work on changing these behaviours successfully.

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