Keith F. maps out the slow grinding process of sobriety moving from a place of 'criminally nuts' behavior—including a stint in a maximum security psych ward in Colorado—to a life where he can finally look his children in the eye. He dismantles the myth of the 'magic bullet' medical fix recounting how he acted out even while on chemical injections.
Instead he traces his recovery through the painstaking work of the Ninth Step describing the relief of making amends to family members he once chased with a machete. He describes a shift from a life of 'schemes and plans' to a fragile but real serenity where he no longer needs to throw money out of car windows to avoid the temptation of porn. He frames the Promises not as magic but as the result of being beat down enough to finally be teachable.
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