I am in therapy and am well aware that I am chronically anxious, and while I've been given great tools to work with in dealing with trauma, etc. by my therapist, i am not feeling the anxiety subside at all.

I am ready to ask for meds. I'm in a good place where i feel receptive to the help meds could bring me, but my family is riddled with mental illness and I've heard anti-anxiety meds could send you into mania if the potential for that exists already. 

Curious if anyone here has dealt with that. I am terrified of the challenge of bipolar mania (which is what's rampant in the family) and that fear is what will put me off trying meds if anything. 

Just looking for general advice here, but still very much planning on discussing with my therapist 🤗