misspond,
at the risk of overstepping, what i was trying to point out are the benefits of pondering the "why" of the triggers.
i've found better self-understanding that way, which can lead to more and better ways of making my life such that i'm not sideswiped by these challenges.
seeing how certain feelings manifest as "drinkdrinkdrink" triggers has given me more choices...and a clearer view to where i need to put energy and effort into finding better ways.
if i thought, as you describe, that i'll probably always feel lonely and have bouts of boredom...wow, i'd find that really distressing. i'd need to look at why i thought that, if it were really so, and more importantly: what i could do, what i'd be willing to do....all that would come from that trigger you described
my thinking is that triggers don't result in drinking, but continuous feelings of loneliness and frequent boredom would increase the risk of sober life seeming so miserable that the ****-it-all response would seem more tempting.
apologies if i overstepped and crossed boundaries.