Originally Posted by
Algorithm 
It helps to remember that they don't necessarily have a clear working definition of the Addictive Voice. The "alcoholic voice" they speak of in the RGM is not quite the same thing as the AV of AVRT, which is clearly defined. The "alcoholic voice", insofar as it suggests more using, is certainly a subset of the Addictive Voice of AVRT, however.
How can they recognize something when they don't know what to look for? How are they going to know that "I can't drink", as jaynie04 pointed out, is the Addictive Voice itself, suggesting that if they could drink, that they would drink?
Remember also that one of the main functions of the Addictive Voice is to conceal its existence and true nature from its host and from others. You have the the machinery of AVRT at your disposal, and also the lengthy AVRT discussion threads.
This is a remarkable thread.
See this is where after doing Smart for years, I was getting the AV of Smart mixed with the AV of the Beast in AVRT!
In Smart, it was always MY av and I would dispute it, treat it as a salesman trying to sell me someting, play the tape, try to silence it, giving it attention.
Instead of thinking "Thats the Beast, wanting drink" and dismissing IT's wants