I dont drink to self medicate..more shop/spend..compulsive like drink/drugs/gambling...joined DA to try to get it under control...but just like alxohol...do it to feel better-sometimrs not rven realizing how much im doing..yhen later,have same remotse,why did i buy all 5hat/no purpose,more debt,feel worse..just makes your anxiety/depression worse. I cannot comment on AA except to say that DA is founded on AA principkes and i find it/people helpful. But yrs,ours is more complicated because of MI and the reasons we drink/dtug/spend#gamblw#internet,etc