Grats on the 5 1/2 weeks!
I have a mild case of PTSD from the middle east and I'm on day 14 of staying sober. I was a heavy binge dinker for 5 years straight.
I went from not being shy whatsoever to not being able to physically write anything while during class in about 3 years.
What I've been doing to help my anxiety for the past 2 weeks is:
-work out every day, even if all I did was walk for 30 minutes.
-I used to drink around a liter of Coke everyday...I've had 3 cups since then.
I'm out like a light when I want to fall asleep and rest well 90% of the time now. Also, I've noticed my anxiety level has plummeted lately.
I hope this helps!