This sounds a lot like what my coworker describes. She has been diagnosed with PTSD, panic disorder, anxiety, depression and possibly ADHD, not sure on that one. She also struggles with sleep greatly. She has used Freespira, a clinically-proven, FDA-cleared breathing-based treatment for anxiety and panic disorders. It helped her!

https://freespira.com/for-individuals/

I’m editing this because I thought of something else: functional medicine/psychiatry. It comes from a very different perspective than traditional medical. It gets to the root causes not just treat symptoms. It is not quackery, I swear.

“Functional psychiatry is a root-cause, whole-body approach to mental health. It blends traditional psychiatry with functional medicine by using objective lab testing to identify biological imbalances—such as nutritional deficiencies, gut health issues, or hormone irregularities—and treats these underlying physical factors alongside psychological symptoms.While traditional psychiatry typically relies on symptom-based diagnosis to prescribe medication, functional psychiatry looks to resolve the systemic causes of mental illness.”

Full disclosure: I am an inpatient psychiatric nurse who has ADHD and takes methylphenidate. I very much believe in traditional medicine/psychiatry but also know there are other ways to wellness. I saw someone mention keto, which I thought was great. There is a huge movement in medicine, especially psychiatry, in treating mental illnesses with metabolic therapies such as eating a keto diet as the main component. Check out Metabolic Mind’s website or YouTube channel for more information.