"Three weeks out of the rehab
Living one day at a time"
Recovering addicts are told to "live on day at a time" as a strategy for staying sober. Apparently this might not be going so well for the narrator. I'm not saying they're definitely using again, but they're definitely not living one day at a time if they're counting the weeks like this.
I disagree. The "one day at a time" conceit is also popular in 12 step programs, and it is intended to keep people from looking too far in the future and getting overwhelmed by the immensity of the task. There would be absolutely nothing wrong with saying "three weeks out of the rehab"; it would be an indication of achievement, and many 12-steps even award pins or other tokens for specific predesignated lengths of time.
I disagree. The "one day at a time" conceit is also popular in 12 step programs, and it is intended to keep people from looking too far in the future and getting overwhelmed by the immensity of the task. There would be absolutely nothing wrong with saying "three weeks out of the rehab"; it would be an indication of achievement, and many 12-steps even award pins or other tokens for specific predesignated lengths of time.
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"Three weeks out of the rehab Living one day at a time"
Recovering addicts are told to "live on day at a time" as a strategy for staying sober. Apparently this might not be going so well for the narrator. I'm not saying they're definitely using again, but they're definitely not living one day at a time if they're counting the weeks like this.
I disagree. The "one day at a time" conceit is also popular in 12 step programs, and it is intended to keep people from looking too far in the future and getting overwhelmed by the immensity of the task. There would be absolutely nothing wrong with saying "three weeks out of the rehab"; it would be an indication of achievement, and many 12-steps even award pins or other tokens for specific predesignated lengths of time.
I disagree. The "one day at a time" conceit is also popular in 12 step programs, and it is intended to keep people from looking too far in the future and getting overwhelmed by the immensity of the task. There would be absolutely nothing wrong with saying "three weeks out of the rehab"; it would be an indication of achievement, and many 12-steps even award pins or other tokens for specific predesignated lengths of time.