Relative newcomer myself and I agree it is scary dealing with all those emotions you buried underneath the drink. What i'm finding now though is the good emotions are also coming through too. The joy of waking up mornings looking forward to the day instead of trying to get through it as quick as I could because I felt so rough, the joy of actually being present in my life and living it (because I really wasn't before)
Stick with it, it's true what other people say, it really is much better on the other side.