Originally Posted by
Tommyh 
the 12 steps did away with my depression
and a therapist cannot help me
therapist cannot get to and help the root causes of my defects which caused my depression
That is wonderful! The steps and daily meditation have "cured" my sponsor of his depression to the point that he has been off all his meds for 3 years. But that is not the case for everyone and there's nothing wrong with that.