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Here is my problem...I take a substance (not narcotic) that helps with anxiety/depression and I am told they wont see me until I am off the substance otherwise they wont get a true gauge to where I am at.
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Normally, they won't be able to get a true gauge of where you are at anyway because if you quit, you'd likely be in a state of withdraw, if that applies, which might last for months.
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I do come off the substance, I just absolutely know I will lose the capacity to be so aware and open.
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That sounds like hypomania. Has that state been relatively stable? If it is mania, that can get much, much worse from therapy stirring up thoughts, memories, and feelings. You could get flooded.
I don't think just because a rule is in place that it is necessarily right, or right for every person, but I'd advise against doing this. Like someone else mentioned, NA might be a better choice. From what I've heard, it can be like group therapy, plus you have a one-on-one sponsor relationship.