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Depression In Recovery  by: James Sterling I've suffered from depression for years in and out of recovery, I didn't know what it was though. I just thought I was some kind of loser who would never get things right, I didn't know I was a human being and would never get everything right. I read an article in an A.A. grapevine once where Bill Wilson said he was in a depression for 15 years, I think it was the first 15 years of his sobriety, I can't remember but I'm sure that's what it was. Depression is a fact of life for a lot of us addicts/alcoholics, mine comes and goes, this time I've been in one for a couple years. I've learned to live with it though and I trudge on in life almost never satisfied with where I'm at but getting better none the less. I've thought about going on medication for it and I might eventually go that route, I don't know at this point. I see some people in early recovery go that route and I think it's a huge mistake, I mean their brain chemistry is already screwed up and then they go on medication and they just get worse and wonder why. I'm kind of scared to go that route just because I'm afraid of the effect medication will have on me....me being such a control freak as it is. Anyway, I don't know, that's just where I'm at right now. About The Author James Sterling is a recovered addict/alcoholic and an advice columnist. He uses his experience as a counselor to help others at his own site http://www.dearjames.net. jsterling1966@hotmail.com This article was posted on February 21, 2006   View More Videos from the "Self Improvement and Motivation" category: Applying to an MBA During Round 3 Learn how to Apply for a U.S. Passport Learn about the Process for Personal Injury Cases Survival Crisis Essentials Part 3/4   Read More Articles from the "Self Improvement and Motivation" Category: Where to Begin? by Damien Senn The Best Way to Pick Up a Girl by Paul Kyriazi The Art of Concentrating by Means of Practical Psychic Exercises (Part 2) by Zach Keyer Managing Stress by Burt Cotton Be Intelligent By Being Active by Frank Breinling Self Development Guide in Achieving Success by Igor Silva Is Self Coaching the Beginning of Taking Total Responsibility in Food Addiction? by Maia Berens De-stress - Nobody Can Get Rid Of Stress But You Can Reduce It by Amy Twain The Power of Your Thoughts by Daniel N. Brown Don’t Get Involved In Other People’s Problems Or You'll Get Sick by Ineke Van Lint << Back to "Self Improvement And Motivation" Index

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