Recovery & Relapse
Going a day or two or a week is a struggle but going a full month or a year is a great feat and going beyond that is super human.
But, no matter how far away from the last drink, you're always going to be faced with denying that NEXT drink whether it's 3 weeks of 3 years from now.
It is a constant struggle. Craig Ferguson said it best when he said 12 step programs are horse **** because you made through all steps and then they usher you out the door and congratulate you. That isn't the point though because your whole lifetime is a constant struggle not to relapse and it is so easy to fall back on the drink because anything could trigger it at any time.
Being sober for many, many years is a feat of super human strength and those who have the will power to keep it up; you are super-human.