For me, I kind of do things for both physical health and mental health.

Lately, I started running. It helps my anxiety a great deal.

From a mental health perspective, I have meds that help me a great deal, such as Zyprexa. (I know different meds do different things for different people).

I can understand you when you say you don't want to be on Xanax again. Sometimes people need those kinds of meds for a short time, though, just to cope.

I am finally off of taking benzos consistently. That means I have to do holistic things to help my anxiety. Deep breathing helps. Meditation helps. Exercise helps. Meds help. Therapy helps. Doing soothing things helps, like burning a candle at night or something like that. Doing relaxation stuff helps. I have a tough time implementing positive self-talk, but that is supposed to help, too.