Need some advice regarding loneliness in the middle of the night

So first off, I want to say that I have a great group of sober friends I've known for a decade who I know are there for me and support me (they spent an hour talking me through an emotional breakdown recently with no notice), plus I have my new AA group.

However, I've come to realize that arguably my main trigger for drinking is loneliness, and all the people I know in my support system (friends + I've only really met two people in my AA group so far) are all active during the day, and I work night shift, and my loneliness seems to peak in the middle of the night, when everyone's asleep. On nights where I work it isn't an issue, just on nights off.

Who else feels this way, and what are your methods for dealing with it?

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Some good news though, I just drove to the store for a pack of smokes and didn't come back with beer! Also, one of my roommates (probably the new one) left an empty bottle of vodka on the couch and I was able to throw it out without feeling tempted. Plus I keep my white chip in my wallet next to my debit card to remind me not to do anything stupid lol. I gotta collect 'em all.

Wow this got long lol.