I hear you. The start of the day is particularly hard for me as well. A lot of the time I wake-up in a panic wondering what I am going to do if I don't drink today. I think we all drink at some point to run away from something that is going wrong or has already gone wrong. Find something else to do -- go for a run, go shopping, read a book . . . anything to occupy your mind at the time the cravings are the worst.