Thanks for all of the great responses, all very helpful. By the way, soberlicious, I too have an autistic son and I know all that you are going through. I think I used his autism as a poor me exuse to keep drinking all these years. In reality, it's an even bigger reason to stay healthy, functional and not in a fog on a nightly basis.
The AV has subsided a great deal since this morning. Although I realize that that's not really the point. I think the point is that if the voice starts up, notice it as what it is , don't react to it and move on. Even if the beast speaks to you 10 times an hour or more, just don't respond to it 10 times. It's not about thinking the method is not working because the voice is speaking to you, it's about how you react to it. I think I have to expect the AV to speak to me quite a bit right now and trust my higher conscious.