I am still feeling very depressed. I am trying to separate the thoughts and realise that
1. there are very real issues and circumstances in my life (other than drinking) that are legitimate reasons to feel sad and worried about
2. in order to get out of my depression I have to deal with those things and try to figure out what to do.
3. drinking won't help.
It's all very simple and of course I knew this all the time. Just trying to repeat and repeat it to push my usual pattern away.