Relate? Me also. My wife went for a cottage week with old girlfriends, leaving me alone here with only minimal supervision from my daughter. I did hear my AV a couple of times, once in particular after a GRARRRRR day at work, but held fast without much of a problem. I simply did what you do, focused my attention on it instead of fighting it and getting worked up over it, and it slunk away behind the bushes.
Contrast to last year, similar situation with the discretionary time. Blotto from morn til night, nearly a fifth every day. My darkest days were last summer before I finally stopped this nonsense.
I just pull out the memories from last year, those that I can still find, and that helps me keep my perspective. As for the end of August, SudzNoMore, there is always SR!