Brilliant, Obladi, that was some very perceptive insight, your analysis about your beast building you up to lead you back to the bottle.
The Addictive Voice is any thinking that supports or suggests the possible future use of alcohol or other drugs.
She thought, "Look at that pitiful thing. He is so miserable. Good thing we're not like him. At least WE have some control and are not that bad off."
Yep, that AV was saying that you can control your drinking, so let's have a cold one to celebrate our good fortune. Amazing.