I could not agree more. At a little over 8 weeks sober, that voice in my head still creeps in and tells me how lovely and relaxing a drink would be. I counteract that by thinking of what happens after the 1st drink, it's one big head game, headache, etc. I know the drill. "The thought of drinking is better than actually drinking"
I'll have to keep this in my head when I start to throw an internal fit about why I can't be a normal drinker!