Are a lot of cars honking at you, really? That's not normal. I can't remember the last time a car honked at me. No, wait, I think I can, about a month ago. Any idea why they're doing it? Are you weaving around a lot?
But I don't mean to criticize. Baby steps, man! Keep it up. You will start feeling safer soon enough.
Not riding a straight line perhaps.
While not a fan initially, I must say that one of the flashing LED tail lights really does in a subtle way get cars to give a wider birth to a cyclist. And the flashing headlight, while of no use to see the road does make one more visible. During winter I use two headlights, one flashing and one steady.