Originally Posted by
Vesna 
Last night I relapsed in a big way...
I know what's wrong with me, of course... I'm an alcoholic, and that little voice telling me to have "just a glass" is my addictive brain, and I have to learn to ignore it. Clearly, I can't have just a glass, as I've proven time and again.
All addicted people hear that "little voice". It took me a while to get good at ignoring it, until I learned to recognize all of the different variations of it.
What I had to do was keep an eye out for
any thinking, imagery, or feeling that supports any possible use of alcohol - under any circumstances - ever.
Over time, it got easier to recognize and ignore, but the little voice has certainly come up with some very subtle and very ingenious "plans" which would possibly have led to drinking.