I do totally agree. After being in a psychiatric drug fog for so many years, I have a clear head now
I had to learn natural ways to deal with anxiety. It could be difficult at first because I wanted my crutch, the pills
What I did is looked at when the anxiety would start and the outcome. What helped me was to stop the anxiety before it got out of hand. The anxiety always led to depression, then the hurt would start and soon the anger. I knew this was not good. I dealt with the anxiety by going to a quiet room. Listening to meditation music and reading. After a short while the anxiety would dissipate and the rest didn’t come. Also I was having negative thoughts of hopelessness and anticipating the worst. Learning to think positively and maybe that the negative thoughts could be wrong. I have been reading about cognitive behavioral therapy and it has shown me what the negative thoughts can do
I hope this helps a little