"It gets better" isn't just a cliche. Take it from me.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Yes I've been in AA since 2008. I tried everything, kept going back to the doctor, but AA worked for me

I was very fortunate, met my AA sponsor at my second meeting and, like I said, she was supportive and told me what to do. She was one of my favorite people ever and I also loved her little dog. And it didn't happen overnight, I met her in November of 2008 and my sobriety date is April of 2009. But I kept going to meetings that she recommended and met lots of others who had been or were going through the same things, too. My "home group" was a women's group and today I count people I met there among my best friends. And since then, I've reached out to others just like my sponsor did to me,

And many of those in AA are on medication, especially in the beginning. I needed meds to get through withdrawal in the beginning and to help me sleep, I had serious insomnia. And I can think of two others who went through the exact same thing. I'm not saying it's easy, it takes time, but it's worth it.