Originally Posted by
AVRT 
You're getting the hang of it. Just recognize all self-doubt as the Addictive Voice. Remember, the Addictive Voice is "any thinking, feeling, or imagery that supports, or even suggests, your future use of alcohol or drugs, ever."
Doubt is supporting the future use of alcohol or drugs, and by definition, fits the bill. If you can recognize it for what it is - an expression of the Beast - and dissociate from it, you will be fine. Over time, it will settle down.
Being a bit of a nerd, I like the following programmatic description myself:
1. I never drink/use.
2. IF ("ANY contradiction of 1") (ex: "you can have just a little, if you're careful.")
3. GO TO 1.
Sounds good to me.
I realize too that the tracking of days is part of the Beast's game.
I can hear this sometimes.
Beast : Oh you've went 42 days then. You've another 10,000 to go. Think you can do that? [shrinks internally].
Me : [Zen like clarity in realizing what's happening here] **** off.