The AA recovery program is the best “therapy” program for long term sobriety and continued personal and spiritual growth.
Having said that, there frequently are psychiatric medical conditions that underly addiction that warrant appropriate treatment by a professional who understands addiction also.
In the history of AA’s founding it can be noted that repeatedly the founders, the physcian and Bill Wilson were strong advocates of working closely with the medical community. Bill Wilson had a serious clinical depression and at the time we did not have the medications to treat that which we have today.
There is a vast difference between accepting the reality of medical conditions and seeking treatment or being a life=long “victim”. Both the Aa program and the medical interventions require responsibility for self-care.
Congratulations that you were one of those whom the AA program alone was sufficient. There are those who need additional treatment, not in lieu of, a strong recovery program, The founders of AA would be the first to embrace additional help.
No argument with your comments. The medical treatment for depression is depression meds. The medical treatment for alcoholism is total abstinence.
Both benefit from support groups. Dual diagnosis is a sub-discipline within psychology.