The problem with benzos, if you take them constantly over long periods of time, is that your body gets ised to them and you'll need more to get the same effect. Benzos really should only be used in a crisis. That's what my ex-pdoc taught me and other pdocs have told me the same.

There are a lot of coping skills for anxiety. There's breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and meditations. There's also arts and crafts or hobbies that can help distract you.

What I was taught, again by my ex-pdoc, is that in order to help the anxiety, you have to move through it. Over medicating actually makes things worse. It jist delays the process.

Have you thought about an ESA or service animal? I know my ESAs help my anxiety a ton!

Don't give up hope! You do have to put in the work. It might not cure the anxiety, but it makes it less so you can still live your life.