I feel like I'm in a very dark place in my life. I'm not sure exactly what caused it because I haven't gone through anything traumatic but I think it's just a combination of stress and unhealthy habits over the past year that have all caught up to me now. 

Since the end of Nov 2021 I started experiencing a lot of anxiety and sleep issues. I'm not good at managing and releasing my stress and I always tried to brush it off when something did happen. I never really process anything. I've been going to therapy for a couple of weeks now and all they've told me is to stop thinking so negatively and to challenge my negative thoughts. I went to a doctor and got put on sleeping pills. 

I just don't feel like myself these days. I know this is just a phase in my life and I'll be better one day but how can I get through this time in my life? Has anyone else experienced bad anxiety? How did you get through it?