I have really bad anxiety as well. I guess it's fairly common for BP people to get diagnosed with OCD and/or GAD? I have both.

I try to handle my anxiety without meds. I wish I had meds, but my pdoc won't give me any because he's an idiot (which is one of the many reasons I'm trying to change pdocs). I was actually in denial about my GAD and OCD for a long time, and my pdoc was the one who kept insisting that I had both of them, yet he won't give me any kind of anxiety meds. Ridiculous, isn't it?

Anyway, I practice relaxation techniques. It helps to soothe myself with calm music. Some people like nature sounds, but it doesn't matter really... You just need to find music that relaxes you (even if it happens to be heavy metal, for example). Meditating is nice too. I don't do yoga, but I heard that is pretty relaxing.

Sometimes stress can exacerbate anxiety, so working out can actually help *reduce* your anxiety levels since working out reduces stress.