Originally Posted by
August252015 
Here's curiosity: how long do you envision this path to abstinence that you are taking ending in that result?
After reading a couple of the responses, several things have become clear.
Evidence has shown that when I drink, I binge.
That when I binge, bingeing in the ensuing days is more likely largely to offset the malaise resulting from the binge.
And nothing good has come of bingeing (with the exception of oblivion, which is transient).
Next time I want to binge, I'll know that all factors considered, it's not worth it.
So I won't do it.
With that, I suppose, I have secured permanent abstinence.