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Originally Posted by Altered Moment
For me relapse with drugs and alcohol is very preventable and I have and use the resources available. Namely AA.
Depression is another matter. It has always been very cyclical without any situations that trigger it. Seasonal biological. Now a situation is causing me some difficulties.
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Oh, I think I understand; you have natural support for your addict problems in the AA. Your problem with depression seem to be that it perhaps no longer is predictable.
This must be very frustrating now when you have your father to think about. I hope that you will not slip further into depression. Send you good thoughts!
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Originally Posted by Altered Moment
Maybe that is the issue is people need structure and guidance from a central source that coordinates it.
I am lucky in that I have become good at utilizing many things under my own guidance. I teach myself with guidance I seek. I can't always trust my own guidance but I will find out from those who know about something. Nutrition, mediation, whatever.
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Me too. I had a good therapist once that took me seriously and gave me the time I needed to work through rough areas in my life. I'm very grateful for that! It was not a psychodymamic therapy, but it came very close to that. Other topics like structuring my time, stop old traumas to ruin my day (days), eating healthy and so on, I had to teach myself to be able to take care of by my self.
I feel that I know myself very well and how to cope with triggers, but for the time being I feel that it has become too much for me and I'm frightened ...