I’m gonna keep this short and brief, but today i had a talk with my mom lasting an hour and change about my mental health and i am looking for non biased opinions in regards of what to do next. Originally i told her I wanted to try going on antidepressants / anxiety relief medication but i was met with immediate reassurance that just simply getting on a better sleep schedule may be better. I’m 21 &amp; don’t socialize really much besides on ps4 with friends because of the pandemic &amp; recently moving away.  I usually go to bed around 6 &amp; wake up around 5 (which i know is terrible but so do my friends) but as of late my anxiety has gotten worse to the point of constantly feeling knots in my stomach, constant sensations of having to use the restroom and just a shitty feeling 24/7. I’ve been on a bad sleep schedule for years now &amp; i’m not sure why now all these symptoms would just pop up. These symptoms have only been present as of the last 2+ weeks &amp; besides the sudden symptoms i’ve never had issues like this before with anxiety. My mom have had past problems with anxiety but nothing critical.my dad had issues himself which led to substance abuse &amp; ultimately his death. this is something i was made aware of only hours ago tho &amp; I just need help if i should instantly go to meds, or try bettering my sleep schedule in the hopes that things turn around &amp; then resort to meds if necessary... everyone i talk with has suggested fixing that first instead of randomly going on meds asap. It’s worth noting also that i am under a period of great stress at the moment as well.. but nothing i’ve not dealt with before. I’m unsure if my anxiety has heightened to the next level, or if i’m just not giving my body the tools to get through this slump. Please let me know if you can help at all &amp; in any way.. all advice will be greatly appreciated ❤️