I got sober only to find out how insane I really am....
At 1 year sober I was diagnosed with depression which finally was diagnosed as bipolar, PTSD, and chronic anxiety.
The good thing is with the diagnosis the mental health issues can be treated and managed for the most part which in turn helps me maintain my sobriety.
I have often wondered which came first the alcoholism or the mental illness'. But it really doesn't matter I guess since I am not willing to take the chance of drinking again only to find out that the alcoholism was not just a way of self medicating my mental illness'.