Staying Alive One Day at a Time
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Originally Posted by Astro 
Don't get me wrong, I didn't embrace AA or my beliefs, and I certainly didn't have an easy time dealing with isolation. I spent months struggling with depression, overeating, and not wanting to leave my apartment. Eventually I started forcing myself to take short walks, and before long I craved that time outdoors. As far as the meetings and church went, that was just a matter of life or death, I knew that if I wanted to continue living I had to have a firm foundation somewhere.
I'll never tell you it was easy rharman, but I'll always sing the praises of how much it's worth the time and determination to put together and follow a recovery plan.
I'll never tell you it was easy rharman, but I'll always sing the praises of how much it's worth the time and determination to put together and follow a recovery plan.
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rharman, I spent months sitting at AA meetings, shaking from anxiety and spilling coffee on myself, miserable because I didn't want to work a 12 Step program. It took me a long time to "get" what I was supposed to do, but the more I dove into the recovery program, the more I got out of it. Peace and gratitude took awhile and I'll always be a work in progress. Meds helped me, but spirituality played a greater part in my recovery.
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[QUOTE=Astro;7371661]rharman, I spent months sitting at AA meetings, shaking from anxiety and spilling coffee on myself, miserable because I didn't want to work a 12 Step program. It took me a long time to "get" what I was supposed to do, but the more I dove into the recovery program, the more I got out of it. Peace and gratitude took awhile and I'll always be a work in progress. Meds helped me, but spirituality played a greater part in my recovery.[/QUOTE
Thank you Astro . I guess I’m just so confused . This depression will not go into remission after all this time and I know part of my motive is trying to find anything I can to make it go away . I know I shouldn’t think that way . Like I’m trying to find someone to tell me that by working the 12 steps , this depression will go away .
Thank you Astro . I guess I’m just so confused . This depression will not go into remission after all this time and I know part of my motive is trying to find anything I can to make it go away . I know I shouldn’t think that way . Like I’m trying to find someone to tell me that by working the 12 steps , this depression will go away .
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I can't say that my depression has every gone away or into remission, but without a doubt I've been given the tools to overcome it most days and live a reasonably happy life, some days are even miraculously good!
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[QUOTE=Astro;7372553]I can't say that my depression has every gone away or into remission, but without a doubt I've been given the tools to overcome it most days and live a reasonably happy life, some days are even miraculously good
