I found the technique of urge surfing helped me - I'd long considered that my feelings were an imperative - it was important to me to realise that I didn't need to act on my feelings and thoughts..I could actually remove myself, to varying extents, from what I was feeling.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
And this is not a dig but...I found it incredibly hard to deal with cravings thoughts and rationalisations when I was still drinking.
Any amount of alcohol in my system, however small, sent me 'off to the races' and really made logic very difficult to process...it was all very visceral for me.
I think you'll find it easier to deal with the inner babble once you're not drinking at all.
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