This is a good thread for me to read today.
This morning I was thinking about the fact that I am lucky not to have strong cravings to drink when I abstain (all bets off when I don't abstain), but what gets me is that nothing gives me the burst of happiness/fun/enthusiasm or the sense of control (weird right??) that the idea of drinking used to give me. Not the drinking itself, but the idea of it.
So, life seems a bit boring (or you could say peaceful). I also travel a lot on business and this sense of boredom with an added dose of anxiety is multiplied on these trips. Not because anyone thinks its odd not to drink, but because it all becomes a bit much and to be honest a bit scary.
So I empathise with you, and will be thinking of you when I am off to far away places tomorrow without my old companion.