What’s helped you ease or even cure your severe anxiety the most? I’ve been suffering for a very long time, it flared up back about 4 months ago when my depression had gotten extremely bad. The anxiety got so bad I finally found the courage to see the doctors I needed for so long. So far I’ve been diagnosed with GAD, and bipolar depression. 

Ever since this flared up I can’t seem to even go an hour without feeling anxious. The heart palpitations, the shallow breathing, I’ve had almost every symptom constantly. I’ve been put on a mood stabilizer a few weeks ago, I was prescribed hydroxyzine when needed but I truly feel uncomfortable with meds and I think I make myself more anxious just taking even a quarter of the pill. Every doctor keeps telling me I need to get it under control but I have no idea how.

I’m seeing a psychologist twice a week, a psychiatrist. I’m spiritual so I’ve tried meditation, spiritual practices in general. Several teas, breathing exercises. My depression makes it hard for me to stick with things I’m really trying to force myself it’s so hard so I just feel so stuck.. I’m just wondering if there’s any YouTube videos, podcasts, something that’s helped someone stick to easing the anxiety. Certain breathing exercises, I feel like I find some but I like to hear personal experiences with them. I’m just starting to get worried about my health because of how much the anxiety is messing me up so I’ll take all the advice I can get, it’d be so appreciated.