welcome to sr dean. Yeh that mental obsession for booze can be very difficult in recovery but over time i do beleive it gets better- and will eventually go. For me though the urge only lessened when i started workinmg the steps of AA with a sponser. Unfortunately i gave into the urge this weekend juts gone and, although deeply regretting it at first, it's made me realise i just need to re-assess things suggested to me by others. These things include- keeping sober company, keeping out of wet places for a while, getting to many meetings (and for me sharing at them all so i feel more a part of), and talking honesetly with my sponser whenever i notice my thinking going a bit wrong....
It was my stinking thinking that led to my drinking so this for me is something i need to keep in check- by sharing it, reading the daily reflections book and genereally trying my hardest to be positve. Also keeping a close contact with my H.P.of course!