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Originally Posted by gravity 
Has anyone quit drinking & worked the steps and discovered that there are deeper psychological issues at play? What did you do (beyond the 12 steps) & how did things work out?
Also, do you think that there is any conflict between, say, the 12 steps and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
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After working the steps I realized that the "— that our lives had become unmanageable" part of step 1 was always in my life, with or without alcohol.
The root cause of ALL of my problems was DT's (Delusional Thinking).
I now use step 10 to watch for DT's.
I use step 11 to ask God to remove my DT's
I use step 12 to turn my thoughts to helping others.
I don't know much about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but I do know that everything that I learned in college about psychology was useless for recovery. My daily program can be summed up in the following:
"Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help."