when the reality that you simply cant have it sinks in? lol i know bad answer.
But I think it was like i hit a point where i started to accept the fact that I simply could not have it anymore and that i MUST find another alternative.
I think about 6 months I realized this but it wasnt exactly easy for me then either. I'd say at a year i was navigating my new found reality gingerly with each step no longer craving booze learning how to keep the triggers at bay and cautious but excited and nervous about the new found life i finally had before me. It was scary but exciting and liberating.
each mile stone tho it gets easier like I made it 30 days I made it past 60 days I made it 90 days I made it through christmas i made it through monday i made it through saturday etc... all those little milestones reaffirm it in our heads that it is indded possible to live life without alcohol and we dont need it. ALl of that is what helps it sink in I think and allow us to accept it.
It will ease up. more you focus on it more you will want it too distract yourself some if possible.