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Originally Posted by tecomsin
Your proposal is interesting. One thing is that there is a very simple measure of success in AA, which is how long has a person refrained from drinking, but there's no simple measure of success with mental illness. I think this is why AA can be so successful with their mentor program but you don't see the same interest in the mental health field. In fact many group therapy leaders urge people to refrain from interacting outside of sessions. I am not sure why that is.
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——In the past I have been stable with periods of remission as long as a year or more. That would describe the mentor. I was definitely doing something right. Right now I’m in a huge transition in my life (moved towns plus semi retired) plus tried a major med change that was a disaster, and two people I knew and loved since childhood passed. I would consider myself as needing a mentor at this point because I have been rapid cycling and will probably try switching out meds. Luckily I met a local woman whose son is bipolar. She has had depression. She totally gets it. However, I hold back a lot so I don’t drain her just as you folks said. Well, let’s see what additional folks add to this.