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need2recover · 04-14-2008, 07:21 AM

Hi,

I seem to only use drugs when I am off my medication and manic/delusional/paranoid/etc. Once I'm back wrt. mental health I have no interest in using drugs. Do you think I am an addict or what?

I do want the spiritual support of the 12 Steps but it seems funny having to mentally re-write the words "addict" and "alcoholic" to "mentally ill" as I read the literature and it's worse when I have to share in a meeting. I feel misunderstood at best.

I've been trying to find 12 Step groups for mental illness either exclusively or predominately. The Dual Diagnosis groups I've gone to so far seem more centered on drugs and alcohol. There is a group called GROW but it's on the other side of the planet from where I live. There's also Emotions Anonymous which I'm starting to investigate.

Thanks

04-14-2008, 07:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
need2recover Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 8	Dual Diagnosis or Just Mental Illness? Hi, I seem to only use drugs when I am off my medication and manic/delusional/paranoid/etc. Once I'm back wrt. mental health I have no interest in using drugs. Do you think I am an addict or what? I do want the spiritual support of the 12 Steps but it seems funny having to mentally re-write the words "addict" and "alcoholic" to "mentally ill" as I read the literature and it's worse when I have to share in a meeting. I feel misunderstood at best. I've been trying to find 12 Step groups for mental illness either exclusively or predominately. The Dual Diagnosis groups I've gone to so far seem more centered on drugs and alcohol. There is a group called GROW but it's on the other side of the planet from where I live. There's also Emotions Anonymous which I'm starting to investigate. Thanks