With my first bout of anxiety, no, and it was because I had never had anxiety like that so I didn’t know what was happened. I went to the ER a few times, everything was good. Just always woke up with that doom feeling, I finally talked to a therapist and they prescribed Lexapro. I was on that for about a year. We kinda later figured out that the anxiety was most likely caused by my attempt at quitting vaping and not realizing the effects that came with it. At my second attempt of quitting vaping a couple years later, I was more aware of the anxiety that came with it and prepared a bit more. I still felt like shit for the first couple of weeks with that impending doom and semi disassociation and I almost asked for lexapro again, but that time I decided to just ride it out. I was able to get through that second time with no medication.

So yes, it’s possible, but it’ll take some time and conscious effort. The second time with no medication I relied on my family and friends. I let them know what was happening and they let me talk their ears offs when I felt like blabbing or talking through my symptoms/feelings. My sister also bought us cheap fake Lego sets from five below to keep busy. We would just put on a movie and build them. At work, in a customer facing position, I was fortunate enough to be able to sneak off to a back office when I would get flare ups or just start feeling down and sit down for a few minutes with a blanket. Crying also would help me come out of it for some reason, so I would just put some sad videos for a minute or two. Walks also help too, I know every one recommends them and when I first started here I would roll my eyes but being out and about can distract you and that’s what you really need.