It's important to not view yourself as a passive victim to these thoughts and feelings that arise. This bad feeling is a feeling, it has no power by itself, it's almost literally nothing. You on the other hand, you're not nothing. You're present to be able to see that feeling arise, and if you cultivate the skill to sit and observe this feeling, you will recognize that feelings of all types come and go and you can act on them or not as you see fit. Meditation can help you see this type of thing, it's helped me. I used to view my bad feelings as trapdoors that I would fall thru and be totally derailed by, but they were just bad feelings. I still get them but I don't go running for the alcohol now, I recognize the feeling and remember that it have no power over me whatsoever, that it's just a temporary visitor anyway. Feelings come and feelings go, but I'm still here observing them and looking out for myself and my health, doing the right things.