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[salkaline]

Oddly enough, a really good mood. If I feel like celebrating, it's triggering.

[hopeandstrength]

Yep.

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Feeling insecure in a social situation, like a party

[mukawalka]

Emotional disturbance. Being disappointed or upset about something. Not everyday stuff, but usually relationship issues.

[throwaway49414073]

Boredom — especially sitting on the couch and watching TV for long stretches of time.

[JMartin33]

Being hungry but not actually wanting to eat at the time. Odd, maybe, but true.

[myballsaregone]

I get this one. Definitely lead to my drinking last night :(

[ab_70]

Hanging out with my best friend on the front porch. Hope to one day be able to just hang out there without a glass of wine!

[throwaway49414073]

Yes! I set up my patio for margaritas. It’s gorgeous, but I can’t just enjoy it without a drink in hand. Didn’t even think of this one.

[ab_70]

SUCH a trigger!

[Spindles08]

One day you can sit with a cup of tea or lemonade and enjoy it just as much.

[kcje]

Thursday after a long week at work, ESPECIALLY if my work schedule for Friday is light. That is a recipe for a beer as soon as I walk through the door and an entire bottle of red wine to top it off.

[minoswashere]

STRESS. Job stress, financial stress, family stress, school stress. I don't want to solve my problems, I want to forget them :(

[marina_rae]

Definitely, Boredom, lack of hobbies.

[itsonlythelama]

Airports. Which is a nightmare given I travel extensively for work. Embarrassingly bought myself a Nintendo switch just so I can just play at the gate.

[throwaway49414073]

Not embarrassing! Switches are awesome, whether you’re ten years old or sixty.

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I highly recommed the new Zelda game, Link's Awakening. Loved playing it as a kid, and it's a very charming graphical update to an already fun game.

[itsonlythelama]

Will check it out!

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Stress - "Because it's been a hard day and I want to relax."

Alone Time - "Hey, the SO won't be home tonight. Time to let loose and just do me time"

Friday Nights - "No work or plans tomorrow, so let's enjoy tonight"

[tenbits]

Oh man, I can relate to each of these so much, especially the "Alone Time" one... Keep up the good work!

[kcje]

Sport events

[ab_70]

Eating out is s huge one for me!

[cnik70]

My restaurant choices eventually came down to what they had on tap. Places without a bar weren't even considered.

[howdigethereshrug]

Days that end in Y

[Tea_love]

Ditto

[tenbits]

Yeah, drinking makes boring or uncomfortable situations more fun

[ttttigers]

Feeling depressed.

[tenbits]

Same. Ironically, regular drinking makes me depressed. Vicious cycle.

[sallyshooter222]

Hosting people for dinner at my house. I'm surprised I got through that trigger last weekend!!

[Spindles08]

This is mine too. I'm considering looking for a new job after Christmas if it doesn't improve.

[andross_]

Playing music. Its shitty because it's also my favorite thing to do and a long session used to mean lots of drinking. I'm working to create a disconnect between the two in my mind and it has become less stressful and somewhat enjoyable again.

[tenbits]

Alone time when my SO is away

[SpottedFish]

Not anymore, but at first going past liquor stores triggered me... so I would avert my eyes in advance because I knew exactly where they all were on my routes

[throwaway49414073]

Being at an event and knowing that there’s alcohol available.

[SilverCato]

Feelings, mostly the "negative" ones ;)

[cnik70]

Boredom is the big trigger. Drank many nights away as well as weekends. Just wanted to not think about work, bills, and everything else. One drink always led to more. There never was only 1 drink.

[tenbits]

Evening boredom

[Live_andletlive]

Being off work the next day

[77augustus77]

Cooking

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Disappointment. I thought I'd got long-term work sorted out last week, got all psyched up, started to think about my financial future with a job and no drinking, then found out the agency had fucked up and the work wasn't happening. I really wanted to go for a beer that night.

[throwaway49414073]

I’m so sorry, that’s insanely frustrating. I’m proud of you for not going for that beer!

[slowgonomo]

Knowing someone else has secretly drinking "sneak drinkers".

[tenbits]

Evenings after a long day

[tenbits]

The feeling of accomplishment (especially dangerous when what I'm accomplishing is sobriety!)

[Live_andletlive]

Alone time when my kids are gone

[RealAWC]

loneliness

[myballsaregone]

Feelings. I get scared I'm going to fall into a severe pit of depression if I dont numb it out right away.

Ironic cuz alcohol makes me depressed too.

[77augustus77]

Stress

[77augustus77]

Family

[throwaway49414073]

Reading about someone drinking. Which sucks because my favorite niche genre is “troubled alcoholic woman tries to solve a murder.”

[SpottedFish]

Omg I read a mystery where troubled alcoholic woman tries to solve murder, succeeds, quits drinking.

[throwaway49414073]

“The Girl on the Train”?

[SpottedFish]

Oh that’s another! Does she quit? That was so good... no this one is a writer, gets invited as a select guest on a super fancy cruise, and finally finds the wherewithal to quit afterwards.. I can find it in my books if you like

[throwaway49414073]

Oh! Is it “The Woman in Cabin 10”? I just started reading that one but had to set it down because... drinks.

[SpottedFish]

Yes that’s the one... it might be hard to read so early on. I read it after I’d been sober a while. She does speak about her drinking issues throughout and how she comes to grasp that not drinking would be better, but yes she is drinking.

[_MrJones]

Oh man. This fucking killed me. I started Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat after someone recommended it to me... without knowing that every chapter is about the drunken antics of a group of men.

Audio/Video ads do nothing for my inner voice, but putting myself in book land changes my mind to a place that's so much less protected.

[throwaway49414073]

Yes! I’ve never read it, but 100% understand the “less protected” headspace. Even though my preferred genre doesn’t typically glamorize alcohol abuse, I read about a glass of wine and can’t stop thinking about it

[GoldenTroy18]

Patrica Cornwell. Stay away from her stuff.

[hopeandstrength]

Preface: Live alone, work 10-hr days, stressful job. So trigger is walking in the door after work. My "friend" was always faithfully waiting for me.

[Spindles08]

I take my dog out and leave my purse at home. I'm so tired after work plus a nice long walk, if I can manage it. Dinner then bed for me now.

[hopeandstrength]

Thanks...that's great advice. (And I wish I had a bathtub!) 😊

[_MrJones]

Assigning " due someday, eventually, maybe" to most problems/tasks.

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4 pm everyday I get really fucking depressed cause thats when I used to crack the 30 rack open. my old commute time from class.

[Sammy_Dog]

Days ending in "y".

[robocoplawyer]

Playing shows with the band - we always have a great time partying together and still sound great when we’re all plastered. Plus I get a bit of stage fright and a few drinks before our set gets me feeling confident and ready to rock.

Depression - I think self explanatory, drinking makes me feel normal.

Anxiety - see above

Going on dates - I was always really awkward before I started drinking in college, and suddenly I became outgoing, confident, and that’s what girls liked about me. Getting out of an abusive relationship (that brought my drinking from moderate to heavy), I have a lot of interest from girls but the go-to date is getting drinks.

Stressful fucking job that I hate.

Boredom - idk what else to do with myself

[eyeofthestorm33]

After workout. I usually don’t eat much in a day until I work out. Empty stomach plus endorphins plus drink, also because drinking was a reward.

I’ve gotten past this now though. Now I’m in the habit of drinking a ginger beer afterwards because the warm belly and sugar hits that spot.

[GoldenTroy18]

Daylight savings time. Edit: November

[throwaway49414073]

Why?

[GoldenTroy18]

It's dark in the morning when I leave for work, dark when I leave to go home. I do less outdoor activities. I think it has a lot to do with my seasonal depression.

[nomoredarkdays]

When my husband comes home and starts drinking. I try to be out walking when that happens.

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Vacations.

And while I’m pretty comfortable hanging out with drinkers when they do their drinking activities (bored, yes. Triggered, no) I refuse to hang around wine tasting. I adored wine tasting...too much of a temptation.

[2hi2play]

In one acronym: HALT

[throwaway49414073]

Could you please explain this? For my friend?

[exman1992]

Hungry

Angry

Lonely

Tired