I worked my tail off at first and let myself go through all my emotions. I figure i've been deadening myself to emotions for so long that it's about time to experience them, the bad with the good. Yes, i's draining but that's how it is in the beginning. 5 days is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. I'm at 3 1/2 months and honestly that's not very long considering that i've made a lifelong commitment. You may find that it takes a couple of weekes before you feel you energy levels start to even out and some sense of normalcy return to your body. In the beginning i had to take the "fake it 'till you make it" mentality. Personally i ate out or had my husband cook a lot, slept a lot and didn't do a lot of cleaning. I met my minimum obligations and let my body and mind heal. Give yourself time and be gentle with yourself. It gets better and after a while you won't be able to understand how you were able to function with all that alcohol in your system. Your body and mind are amazing things but you need to give them time to heal and you need to be gentle with them for now. You'll have plenty of time to run them through the ringer again when you've healed up.