Cerberus:
"Success" is a tricky word in this business. Many say that it's dangerous to be too complacent, but that doesn't mean that you have to be all on pins and needles, waking up each morning to pray your heart out that it's going to be O.K. I'm no expert but my impression is that what statistical studies there are seem to indicate diminishing rates of relapse, particularly after the first five years. Just what the curve looks like is unclear, that is whether the risk diminishes at a steady rate or whether that rate is exponential. It is likely to vary with the individual.The only thing that I may be qualified to tell others is about my own experience and how I felt along the way, knowing that my experience might not be what someone else might encounter.
Congratulations on that one year! Are we allowed to say "Congratulations!" or is that something that comes out of the dark dungeon where the Beast is lurking? (Ha! Ha! You old Beast! You're never gonna git out of thar!")
W.