Originally Posted by
AwkwardKitty 
Remind me of why I'm doing this! How do you all cope with your triggers?
Just recognizing them is half the battle. Once you do that you make a decision not to drink, because they are only triggers. Your AV is talking to you, coaxing you, telling you that it's deserved. I've been there, but in recovery I chose not to drink, and it worked out well.
You are doing well, Kitty. The reward at the end of the day was one of my bigger triggers. Just like the earlier cravings, you ignore it, and eventually that feeling of, "But I deserve this," goes away, because it's just a fantasy, a remnant of the life back when you were sick.
24 years after my last drink, I still have that particular trigger after I work hard and feel achy and tired. I just shrug it off with a chuckle.