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I thought I'd share something with you that might be obvious to some but was something I never really thought about until my Dr told me. Once she did, I had a "duh" moment and it suddenly made perfect sense. It still took me a while to finally come to terms with it though. Alcohol is a dep...

I've come to realize that talking about this helps me way more than I thought it could. I guess after 30 years of hiding this I thought talking about it was the last thing I wanted to do. Reading and writing these posts seems to be helping as much as the meds and therapist. If nothing else, it's a h...

Hardheaded, stubborn, I-can-do-it-myself, Don't need anyone's help tough guy...Sound familiar? This is how I've always seen myself but I've also dealt with depression since I was a teen. I was recently diagnosed with Bi Polar II and this is my story about how I got to this point almost 30 years late...