Lip I could have written your post word for word! What worked for me was finding something- ANYTHING - to replace with drinking when I was through with work. I went to AA meetings, learned to knit, joined a gym...but there were still days when none of those things were working so I took some melatonin and slept. Yes sleep - do whatever you can to get sleep except drinking. SR is a tremendous help too - even if you only have 5 minutes to check in and get some perspective. Good luck!