my experience was I always thought I had to deal with my underlying issues to stay sober but in fact it turned out getting sober finally helped me deal with my underlying issues.
Not trying to pressure you but you might be surprised at how many sober days you can rack up even before you start dealing with 'stuff'
why not check out our Class of October 2019 support thread? all you need to do to join is post in it
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-1-a-2.html
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