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Hi. When dealing with anxiety, it is important to raise your serotonin level. The two most powerful natural ways to do this are 1) At least 5 days a week of moderate to intense aerobic exercise. Things like swimming, biking, running, ect. Getting your heart rate up and breaking a good sweat for at least 45 minutes. 2) Getting plenty of sunlight. Sunlight also releases serotonin in the brain. I had developed developed generalized anxiety and OCD in my late teens. Then at age 20 I started jogging outdoors and found I was a pretty good runner. Running outdoors instead of on a treadmill, gave me the added benefit of getting lots of sunshine. Soon my anxiety was gone and I’m still running at age 61. The last thing is that when you have anxiety, you should limit your caffeine intake. Too much caffeine makes anxiety much worse. Best of luck and hope this helps!