YES! my drinking esculated when i moved states and didnt know anyone, hubby was working long hours so I'd just crack a bottle earlier and earlier everyday. prior to this I NEVER drank alone!! drinking was just a social thing to me even though it was always heavy.
fast forward 3 years and i absolutely prefered drinking alone....lots of it. so weird to me, still baffles me how it happened. now 7 weeks sober i only crave when im alone. if im out socializing its easier, unless im with other heavy drinkers, then i just dont stay very long. they become so seriously booooooring!