Why Don't You Just Get Over It? The Secret Heart of Dual Diagnosis

When I sobered up in 1977, there was no such thing as dual diagnosis. Depression was dismissed as a “sincere form of self-pity.” … Once, during my first year, I was speaking in a meeting in the basement of the Alano Club, trying to work out something about my self-image, and Don, who enjoyed putting people in their places, stood up and said, “Self-image, schmelf-image! You’re an ALCOHOLIC!”

Peer StoriesDoug Westberg, CRM/PSS, QMHA-INovember 8, 2023Peer Support, advocacy, Recovery

Tools That Have Helped Me In Long-Term Recovery

My name is Terry. I'm an alcoholic. My sobriety date is April 22nd, 1995. I'll give you a little bit of a background on where I came from and what it was like, and then share some recovery tools that have really impacted my life and made me become the person I am today.

Peer StoriesTerry Leckron-MyersMarch 17, 2021recovery, asian american, peer support, Partnership for Safety And Justice, alcoholics anonymous, advocacy