Welcome to SR Sam! I'm glad you have decided to join us. This site has been my greatest support in sobriety. Anxiety has always been an issue for me as well. I am a worrier by nature, and I used to think alcohol was the perfect escape from whatever was going on, however, whatever was going on was still there the next day, and I found myself in a viscous cycle, and alcohol was making my anxiety even worse.
I have found mindfulness and exercise very effective for dealing with anxiety.
You should pop into the 24 hour thread, you will find a great geoip of supportive people.