This is the First Birthday of postings on this Permanent Abstinence Forum.
To truly commit to Permanent Abstinence, all you have to do is pledge to NEVER experience the pleasure of drinking/drugging again along with knowing that for the rest of your life there will also NEVER be any negative consequences from drinking/drugging.
I have done it and am aware that millions of others have also done it throughout history.
Your better self is perfectly capable of doing it. Those who really care about you will come to trust you again, as will new people you meet.
As I did, I hope you will come to appreciate the various and interesting refinements of human emotions and relationships once the repeated assault of deep physical/psychic pleasure from chemically enhanced stupidity has ended.
GerandTwine