Anxiety HIGH

I've been taken off a controller for anxiety and the result is more anxiety... I'm trying to distract myself with billiards, studying, and meditation but so far no relieve and the ativan hasn't helped much either... any other Non-med ideas I can try while I seek medical intervention??

this is what i do for anxiety and panic attacks.

a way to stop panic attacks is to relax. it is physically impossible to panic and relax at the same time. you dont even have to really relax. just fool your brain into thinking you are relaxing. imagine as if you just did a meditation or had a massage and all your muscles have turned into limp noodles. just let them all go. this will stop the panic attack. you may have to do it a couple times over your first tries, but when i started doing this it ended the attacks and soon i never had a panic attack again,

for anxiety, i have this thing called an anxiety meter that i visualize in my head. it goes from 0 to 10, 10 being the worst anxiety ever. so when i am anxious, i see where the needle registers on the meter. then i do breathing exercises until i get it down to a four. which is manageable for me. sometimes i see a knob on the meter and i will manually turn down the meter to four so i can calm down faster. practicing this enough, all i have to do now when i am anxious is say dial down, and i can calm myself.

Physical activity is helpful for me, the more intense the better. Often the anxiety will return, but at least I have some-term relief AND I'm contributing to my physical health and self-esteem.

I agree with Mountain.....physical activity. The more strenuous the better.
I go to the gym and it will do it everytime for me. Even if just temporary. I work hard there and a couple of sets into it and I can feel it let loose.
If the gym is not your thing, take a brisk walk.

When I am in the middle of an acute anxiety event, I can't talk myself out of it. That is what I am working on long term.

Best to you.

I'll have to try these tomorrow. I'm exhausted.

Thanks kaliope, right when I read that I noticed how tense my shoulders were - lol.