Originally Posted by
snowbunting 
- When I'm left alone, I drink for a number of reasons:
- To make the time pass faster
- To mask my anxiety about my husband dying in a plane crash (or something) while he's away
- Because being alone triggers bad thoughts about myself, bad memories, and bad feelings, and I can't stand it. When my husband is here I'm distracted from all that and rarely dwell on things, but alone I crumble
- Habit
- Boredom
Alcoholics drink. Period. And we all have lists of why. Being alone just makes it easier.
Work on a List of why drinking isn't a solution for these reasons and what could be