I find Buddhism interesting but I don't practice it. On a practical level what many of you are describing is the same practice as AVRT. It's not that difficult to recognize that there are many competing voices/desires existing together in your mind. AVRT teaches you to recognize and isolate the AV/Beast Voice as being in opposition to your Rational mind. For me that was all it took to stop drinking (so far at least- 13+ months since I've drank). YMMV.