You might want to try a facilitated support group. Up here in Canada, the Mood Disorders Associations puts on regular support groups for people with various mood disorders and or substance abuse problems. But they're specialized, like one's just for depression, another for bipolar, another for people dealing with depression and addiction. They're facilitated by a peer, someone who is in recovery from the same problem, who has been trained in group facilitation. I think, that NAMI in the US has a similar concept and runs groups. There might be one in your city. It would be worth a google search at least.

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