Originally Posted by
Palimpsest 
... each time she is out of town, I always get drunk because I have no one to judge me and see how much I drink... it's freedom. This is making not drinking that much harder. Stupid I know.
Funny, i thought I was the only one! My husband going out for the night is one of my triggers too.
What's been working for me (sometimes) is going to bed early, I mean really early like 8pm. The other thing is making a nice hot chocolate or cup of tea instead of a glass of wine.
Good luck, you can do it.