When a person with substance abuse enters treatment and begins to live a life of sobriety, losing your routine and attempting to face reality can be a serious source of anxiety ­– even driving you into depression. ~ Shanthi Mogali, M.D.

Do you miss sugar or your personal drug of choice?
Enough even to be depressed and ashamed of the missing
and of the depression? Don’t worry. You’re not alone.
What is depression? How do you know you have it?
Do you sleep more…or less?
Are the fun things in life less fun, less interesting/
Are you tired all the time, exhausted easily?
Does your mind wander, do you have trouble concentrating
do tasks not get done or take forever?
Appetite problems may result from depression,
but if you’re in Overeaters Anonymous
talk to your sponsor, dietitian or medical professional.
If you’ve lost your sense of worth or of hope?
How would you rate your sense of hope or worth?
Would a counselor be upset with that?
Or with your sense of anxiety?
Would you prefer to go tp sleep and not wake?
When we come to recovery we are abandoning
our go-to remedy for dealing with life.
Depression is serious. Is yours significant enough
to need professional help?