More therapy, less medications.

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5. This is a huge meeting discussion that comes up a lot

And BTW, Vanje, I cannot speak for anyone else here, but if I'm in GD, I can scramble into the mud with the best of them. But here, on this forum, even though anyone can actually look in, I use the same kind caring and assumption of anonymity that I practice in the rooms. And I'm trying to move that to all areas of my life, even GD, though right now, I just stay away. In other words, I would never say anything bad about anyone here. Not to their face, nor behind their back. And since so few actually post here, I see people's names elsewhere and I find myself being much more caring and willing to listen to those whom I "know" from here.

I don't snark here, any more than I would in any of the rooms. It just isn't okay. People bare their souls and that is sacred.

Now, about your subject. I have little to contribute because I'm a co-addict (friends and family of addicts also post here) but I can't help but believe that for many, alcohol serves as self medication. Though as a depressant, I think alcohol would be a sucky way to get out of depression. But then, I think we may have a chicken/egg question here. I suspect most alcoholics are depressed but did the alcohol bring them to the depression or vice versa?