how long does it take to complete the twelve steps in alcoholics anonymous?

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1. nickipettis says:
   June 27, 2011 at 7:00 pm

   you can read the entire book in one evening or 2.

   But you don’t really “complete” the 12 steps in the sense of being finished, like some rehab programs are 28 days. you don’t get cured. You become a “recovering alcoholic” as opposed to a practicing alcoholic.

   Some people see their life and thinking changing in a month – the best recommendations say to go to 90 meetings in 90 days if you are serious about wanted to change your life or to quit drinking.

   Different people “get it” at different rates.

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2. Sunny says:
   June 27, 2011 at 7:56 pm

   It depends on the individual, time constraints, etc. The chapter “How it Works” in the Big Book explains how to ‘work’ the steps. The “12 by 12″ explains how each step sets one free. A person can work the steps as many times as they want. Step 8 is worked on a daily basis and is ongoing.

   Basically, there are no time constraints for getting through them, but it is encouraged to go through them within your first year.

   The saying “90 meetings in 90 days” is found nowhere in the Big Book, and is thought to have originated in treatment programs.

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3. Taf says:
   June 27, 2011 at 8:07 pm

   The early members of AA would complete the 12 steps within a few days or weeks. Bearing in mind the last three are not ‘completed’ but are to be repeated as a program for living.

   Nowadays members will get various advice depending on who they talk to, but it is generally at your own pace, from weeks, months to years.

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