Howdy Kevlar,
I think it's different for lots of people as to when they stop or reduce their thoughts about drinking.... I still think about drinking, jeez, I just had my first dream about thinking about drinking. Lol. I wasn't even drinking in my dream, I was having a massive urge to drink in it. Very weird.
Plus, you have some deep emotions you recently shared which I think would be super charging your AV. Drinking was your self medication to avoid those emotions I am guessing, your AV is active because you are dealing with them
Love to you and I hope your AV pi$$e$ off toot sweet.