I went through a very toxic divorce that led to me getting severe anxiety and depression. I rarely get it now and this is what worked for me:

1. See a therapist. I was too proud for too long to take this step

2. Prioritize your sleep…there are several things you can do to get good sleep. Do your research on the internet and try different things. When you sleep well, your brain develops healthy neurotransmitters to prevent panic episodes, etc.

3. I use a device called Alpha-Stim…look into it, it’s a game-changer. Costs about 700 bucks. It’s not witches brew or a scam and is an incredible tool to help open your brain’s pathways

4. Exercise daily. This is absolutely necessary. If you don’t have time, go find something to do in your house like walking up and down your stairs and that makes you break a sweat for 15 minutes

5. Diet. Cut out highly refined carbs. I don’t know why, but eating a low carb diet helped me immensely. (It also made me look better too). And you should occasionally try to hit ketosis. The ketones do something to the brain that helped me a lot.

6. You need to prioritize having positive, loving relationships in your day to day. This is better than any drug or therapist. Friends and family are good to have for many reasons and mental health is one of those.

7. If you are using alcohol, you need to stop. It messes up everything and the effects carry-on past your moment of intoxication. It really alters the brain chemistry in a way that sets you up to be anxious.

There are more things, but I’ll stop there. I’m sorry that anybody deals with this but there is light at the end of the tunnel