Beerbottles

Having a real conversation with my alcohol voice tonight... Hubby away

eh1988

Ahhhh that voice. It gets quiter and less substantial the longer you get in sobriety. Hope you're doing ok tonight

instant

It gets easier over time. I get the odd thought now and then- it's not a biggie. It can be very hard in the beginning. If you do not do anything you will be OK.

I found just accepting that it is the "alcoholic voice" labelling it and not paying it further attention helped. In a similar way we can ignore ads on TV or pop up ads on our computer. When they happen I don't talk back to the ad, I just get on with what "I" am doing.

brickthrowing

What load of crap is it trying to tell you?

scrambled2012

The voice lies. It pretends that drinking is a viable option---it isn't. Drinking is what will make us feel like crap and do things we regret, sometimes to the point of causing harm to others or ourselves.

If drinking didn't have these effects, hey, it wouldn't be so bad. But it does; bottom line.

Hang in there BB~~~!

Beerbottles

It's telling me to go grab some beers because a few will be nice, fun and harmless... And the voice is constant! Only have to hold off another 2 hours before I head out

Easyrider

I find is strangely amusing when people post questions on here. "should I do this? etc. It's only... etc." And I recognise THEIR AV. It's a powerful tool.

miko67

Yeah I woke up with it this morning in my head. A fees good and nice. I tried t stop few months bk too and itwoke me up in a sweat thinkibg I was drinking. Yep its a pest, imagine attacking someone when they are sleeping. !!!!

Sapling

I don't know...A voice to me is just a result of what I'm thinking...If I completely change the way I'm thinking...Alcohol is longer a thought that is there....In AA we call that having the obsession to drink lifted....What a beautiful thing. No fighting it...No avoiding it...No hiding from it....No thought of it.

Dee74

Anything that makes drinking sound like a good idea is a lie BB.
You can do this

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sugarbear1

I told that voice that maybe I would recognize it tomorrow, if it quieted down today/tonight. It seemed to work, one day after the next and it finally gave up trying. Especially after working the steps, but that's how I did it.

You can get through this, sober!

Luling

Oh, I think I know that voice. I could hear it in the background last night, "Blah, blah, blah." It wouldn't shut the hell up, but I didn't pay close enough attention to hear what it was actually saying.

Beerbottles

Just got home and am pleased to announce that I drowned that voice out with good company, pure fun and free laughs.. I'm
Now crawling into bed feeling proud and looking forward to a glorious tomorrow