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Sober First Year — Milestone Hazards
Predictable walls: 30/60/90 day, six-month pink-cloud crash, nine-month restlessness
The first year has predictable hazards: 30/60/90 day walls, the six-month "pink cloud" crash, the 9-month restlessness, the one-year "I've got this" trap. Anticipating each keeps you from being ambushed.
Milestone plan
Milestone
Common hazard
My plan
Person I'll call
30d, 60d, 90d, 6mo, 9mo, 1yr, first sober holiday, first sober birthday.
The trap at one year
One year sober is when clients often decide they're 'done' and stop the practices that got them there. The practices ARE the recovery.