6 months sober and still overwhelmed with the guilt and embarrassment of how I’ve acted while drunk. People who have been sober for years, when does it get better?
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Can’t give ya a when but it does go away you need to realize you were not in control of you then and well that wasn’t the real you.. I hid away for a year beside going to meetings that’s only place I went till I finally learned what is written above hope this helps 
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I've got 2.5 years and I have now realized that I am never going to completely get over the devastating consequences of drinking on my life. All i can do is remember where it got me and why I never want to go back to that. There is no problem so big that a drink can't make worse....
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Agree with them. You can't have serenity and carry guilt at the same time. We are not supposed to live in it, that's in the bible. My guilt lessened about a yr sober when people started noticing that this girl changed. Give it time
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I still struggle with the same guilty feelings about the Ahole I let myself become. I'm learning the lesson that you can't change the past but there are plenty of second chances. You feel guilty because you're a good person. Don't forget that.
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It’s a natural space to be in at your stage.
But you can COMPLETELY get over and beyond morbid reflection, guilt, and remorse.
Atonement and restitution, connection to something bigger than yourself, knowing you can use all those rotten parts of your past to be uniquely helpful to others….
Those are a few of the ways you can have peace and freedom.
Go to meetings so you can connect with alcoholics and addicts who are recovered. They started off where you are at and are now happy and free. Ask them for help. They’ll show you what you need to do. God bless! 
I relate to this. At the beginning, memories haunted me constantly. It does get better.