Originally Posted by tursiops999

Hi JS -- sounds like you did great, getting through that one.

Cooking was a huge trigger for me -- because I would always uncork a wine bottle while starting to prepare food. I couldn't imagine cooking without drinking. I took a break from cooking for the first few months, on most days. Did take out, or cooked earlier in the day and ate leftovers, etc.

The good news was for me at least, this phenomenon passed. Now I can cook and I don't associate it with drinking anymore. So there's definitely a 'new normal', and its much easier to cook and entertain now, with no booze.

So hang in there!