Originally Posted by dustyfox

Hope you're ok Polaroid? The 'Addictive Voice' that voice that tells us to drink, has so many different tricks. By making it 'separate' from 'you' it makes it easier to defeat it - shut it down.
A bit like Boondock, I actually found picturing my 'addictive voice' helpful - I used a fox - drunk fox, nasty fox, killer fox, sly fox, seductive fox, whimpering pleading fox, cruel cheating fox, clever, manipulative fox - Well those foxes were shown the door - I don't want them harming my nice, kind, fox who sleeps peacefully now by my side. It's what ever works Polaroid, but you need to find a way that will work for you, something that can help you stick to it when you say - 'I will never drink again' - 'because I will let never you (the AV) hurt me again'.
I hope among all these great posts you find something that gets you through.