anxiety is part of the flight or fight response. Although you are 100% commited to staying sober your sub consience is aware of the big step and the change that is going on now inside your body. I suffered anxiety before I drank due to PTSD and drank to drown out that feeling... ask your doctor for propollol rather than valium etc... it helps the physical symptoms and lets you begin to heal mentally... without the valium brain fuzz.