I'm an adult who has been sober for 12 yrs starting at the age of 27. Failing to internalize the second half of step 1, I drank for 3 1/2 yrs. Confided in a doctor who helped me with ADHD. I take medicine for it now. Drinking was really a self medicating stemming from m
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[More]y ADHD. I prayed, did step work, service work, went to many many meetings, and helped others in the first 12 years and got drunk. It says in the literature that doctors can be of help. I have responded positively to the medicine. It's not for everyone but it has helped me and my only regret is that I did not try this with the recovery process from the beginning. To those who think AA alone can do the trick, be careful with that advice.
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