Fast Recovery

There is much about AA and achieving and maintaining sobriety. One of those things is “fast recovery”, which is considered a safer. The big book talks about the danger of a person who wants to make everything better by the weekend. This is a great way to flame out because sobriety is a cold hard unrelenting slog. It can be brutally hard work, and it can only be done one bit, one day at a time. In my own case, I hit or was near 30 days twice and flamed out. Reality is not many people show up at AA, pick up a white chip and never drink again. It takes time, learning, and growth.