Sometimes I still just think out of the blue, wouldn't a drink be nice, which is easily dismissed.
But that is not the core of it. For me, the issue arises even before the addictive voice. Its the uncomfortable feeling, that feeling of dis-ease that then leads to the addictive voice. The feeling of wanting to escape. To run. The reaction is no longer to reach for a drink, because I do not drink and I never will, but I do still want to run. Getting though those uncomfortable feelings without running, at peace and even learning from them, that is where I am headed.
It is in (1) recognising that feeling of discomfort and (2) accepting it, and (3) sitting through it, where the solution lies, for me.
Thanks for the thread Tats.