Originally Posted by
Bib 
I'm not going to drink any alcohol today. It's not that I'm going to drink it's this ******* voice in my head that I can't out-argue or shout down. Going mad slowly ....
I can relate, once that 'hunger' strikes me nothing will satisfy that beast. Except it's poison. All these exercises and techniques and advice and will power go down the tubes.
I'm trying to recognize these urges before they even occur and deal with it ahead of time. Playing the tape forward helps tremendously! If I drink then what will happen? Think of the #1 reason you made the choice to STOP and replay that over and over.