I’m so grateful to be sober and what I have in life, but anxiety and depression still seem to be a factor that I’ve been having a hard time with. Anyone else experience this?
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Absolutely. I only recently pinned my anxiety as the root of my addiction, and it's been more of a challenge to overcome than staying sober has. CBT has been helping me a lot
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Yup… therapy and meds were my saving grace.
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I feel this to my bones , I used substances to mask my trauma and my regrets and my loneliness. It’s hard to face these things , but I think hearing other people struggle helps me a little
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With all the good things in my life, I still feel anxiety and depression. I think this is the root of my addiction! If I can overcome it, I can overcome anything.
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Anxiety and depression where the root of my alcoholism as I'm sure it was for many others. I see a counselor weekly and a doc every month to adjust meds, etc. It's isn't a night and day difference, but I feel mellow now and less up and down
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Oh yeah. 25 years with a narcissist will do that to ya
Therapy medication and higher power and AA have helped
Yes , am right there with you
I am feeling this a lot! Hoping tomorrow I can get some type of help with my medications and find me a therapist locally. I live in a small town, and don't have a lot of just about anything readily available or accessible.
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Yeah, I have a diagnosis of MDD, GAD, PTSD, SUD. I’m hearing that Ketamine and Psilocybins have been proven to help. I’m a disabled veteran and the VA does use Spravato (Esketamine). My psychiatrist won’t prescribe it until I’m sober for four months. Has anybody tried Spravato or psilocybin’s?
Absolutely! I struggle daily, and most of the time nothing seems to help. Don’t feel like you are alone 
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Yes! I used my drinking to cope with anxiety and depression which would then just exacerbate both. Navigating these feelings sober is challenging but working through then vs. drinking to avoid them has made me stronger in sobriety. Going to rehab, therapy and AA meetings have all helped me develop tools to recognize abd better cope with both depression and anxiety. Still never easy, but at least I have tools now to recognize and deal with these feelings in a healthier way when they do come up. I'd highly recommend therapy and/or AA - being able to talk with others about these challenges has been really helpful for me. You are not alone!
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I think we all struggle with that so you’re definitely not alone 
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In my experience I had to get sober completely clean. I thought I absolutely needed Xanax or something like it because my anxiety was so strong. But the only way I got sober was to slowly get rid of ALL medication and start fresh.
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The support of family and some wonderful friends went a long way towards helping me. It’s ok to lean on others. 
Yes I’m a year sober and still struggling with anxiety and depression. Some days are really rough and just have to keep reminding myself that it would be worse with alcohol
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Yes, Lisa. Relating.
I am around six weeks away from an entire year ( ! ) of being, remaining sober…and I know that alcohol makes everything worse…while the anxiety is constant.
I drank to quell it which made everything worse. While during moments like right now, I get angry that I will never be able to drink again. Even as I know that it would ruin everything.
Yeah. That’s how insidious addiction is and can be.
Leslie, relating!
Therapy, meds, meetings,