Originally Posted by
freshstart57 
The water is fine, nothing bad can possibly happen, and more good things will happen than you can imagine.
This is probably true in many cases, considering that life in addiction is usually a horror show, but the Beast will often demand
a guarantee that good things will come, and if they don't, it's back to getting high. I feel bad jumping on you for this, but this type of bargain is a Beast set-up, and it is best not to make "good things" a condition for abstinence. We can certainly hope for better things in an abstinent state, since we won't be manufacturing additional problems, but there is no guarantee that life will improve in other ways.
Reference: "Illusion 12" on pages 81-83 and "Outline of a Big Plan" on pages 132-134 of
RR:TNC.