Wow! From my own personal experiences, I can attest to the effectiveness of these suggestions. I would highly encourage anyone with anxiety to try your suggestions.

I've suffered from anxiety and depression off and on for what now appears like much of my life (37 years and counting!). Only in the last few years have I really made much progress. Hardest is not beating myself up for having anxiety and depression! But although I had encountered many of the anxiety-reducing strategies in my own research, I was unable to actually implement them until I *finally* found an *effective* anti-depressant. (I had tried others in the past, with unsatisfactory results, and didn't really believe I could be helped with medication until I reached the end of my rope emotionally last fall.)

It's not that I am advocating anti-depressants for everyone - far from it. But I was unable to calm myself enough to really practice the anxiety-reducing strategies until the anti-depressants took effect. I am fortunate to have great primary doctors who could not possibly have been more understanding and supportive, taking me seriously.

It's only been a couple of months, and really none of the problems that have brought on anxiety attacks have gone away in any substantial way. But my coping mechanisms are starting to get better. I am feeling much better about myself and my ability to deal with life's problems, which of course do not magically disappear. I've become more accepting that I can't solve all the problems, or even some of the problems, because problems are inherent to life. While I know that it will take a long time to unlearn unproductive thinking and communication habits, and to get better at dealing with the anxieties, I want everyone to know that I already feel 100% better than I did only two months ago.

So ... don't let it get it to you that this process takes a long time, and think that you won't see results in a short time frame. You can feel better, and sooner than you might believe.

Best wishes!