Originally Posted by
Terminally Unique 
I hope it is implicit that I don't believe people need more drinks to get them sober, either. Your Addictive Voice can and will readily twist that "I needed every drink I took to get sober" slogan into a ready-made excuse to keep drinking.
For my overall take on things, please see my signature line.
Wow. I obviously hadn't thought of it that way. Definitely something to consider. I'm recognizing the power of that AV every day now and up until last night, I could ignore it. But of course, it told me last night that I was under stress, that I'd been "good" for awhile, and that I needed the relief .... that tomorrow I could get back on the wagon. Such BS. But I still caved. It's all starting to click ...