I am just about at 5 years and I never really think of alcohol. I wouldn't have believed it possible when I first quit. Things changed for me when I decided that I could never ever have a drink again. Once I surrendered to that idea, my mind finally got over it and I moved on.
If I picked up again, sure I would be right back in deep. A neurological path was created and there is nothing I can do to get rid of it. However, I choose a different path to live. That is the path I want to follow, so why dwell on the other.