Diary: Back from the brink did not pop

[Lasgana]

I was a bit disappointed when the achievement didn't pop for me when it should. I had Marin on broken and all the way back up to normal but nothing popped. Just to check around and see if anyone is having the same issue.

1. Day 35: Marin on normal; Murdered father and son in Garage at night.
   
2. Day 36: Marin on sad; Murdered the elders in Quiet House at night.
   
3. Day 37: Marin on depressed; Murdered the 4 girls in Semi-Detached House at night.
   
4. Day 38: Marin on broken; I have Marko talked with him a bit at the door, became depressed at noon. Ate several meals and got Well Fed. Got some alcohol and sleep in bed through the night. The night menu shows him in drunk state without mood.
   
5. Day 39: Marin on sad and hangover; no achievement pops :( Continue feeding and sleeping through the night.
   
6. Day 40: Marin on normal

[EN16M471C]

Had the same issue with Pavle. I got it from my 2nd try. Got him to broken state then did all the same (recovery) steps you've mentioned above.

[Lasgana]

I just did my 2nd try and it did not pop again. This time I have Boris murdered the elderlys in the Quiet House and he went from sad all the way to broken. I tried the same recovery steps -- Czeta consueling at the doorsteps, get drunk and go to bed. He recovered to sad the next day.

I'm guessing maybe there's a bug in the consueling or drinking part that prevents this from happening.

[DonVino]

NO ALCOHOL

[Xpliciit]

i got this achievement just by talking to whichever character it was and doing good things and not killing anyone else, making sure he was fed just enough to be hungry and sleeping in bed. There was no alcohol involved so this might be the problem, but when you think about it, turning to alchol is not a good thing to do when you are broken in real life tbh :P

[Lasgana]

I finally got this and reached 100%. But I'm still not sure what the criteria is for it to unlock.

In that 2nd play-through I mentioned above, I managed to broke Boris again the second time -- and together with Bruno. This time I didn't give any of them alcohol, but when both of them were back to normal, the achievement didn't pop.

So I started my 3rd play-through just for this. On one day I had Boris killed the civilian in Old Town, but that was not enough and he was still on depressed. So on the second day I had him broke into the Quiet House and took out the elderly again.

He was so broken when he came back to the shelter! Not even Zlata can talk sense out of him and he was just crying at the door way all day long in broken state, I can't even had him finish the meal and get the Well-Fed buff. And then the most ridiculous thing happened on the second morning. The achievement just popped out of nowhere! I double-checked Boris and he was still on depressed.

So long story short, if anyone is having trouble getting this achievement, your best bet is:

1. Don't drink any alcohol
   
2. If the achievement was somehow bugged and didn't happen the first time you bring someone back from broken to normal, just start a new game and try again.

[DonVino]

As I said. No Alcohol. It's not bugged. The achievement text tells you that,too.