Maybe, maybe not. Here&#x27;s the obligatory &#x27;what worked for me&#x27;.<p>I looked at a bundle of research and treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy appeared to have better long-term outcomes and after 10 years or so of depression and several years of anxiety I had never tried it.<p>So I gave up the &#x27;I&#x27;m stuck with this forever&#x27; mentality and started retraining my brain to not have the anxiety response. After roughly 6 months of work I was able to shake it and I&#x27;m not on SSRI, Benzos or whatever.<p>IMO anxiety is recursive, having anxiety gives people anxiety and trains you to have an anxiety response (see hebbian learning). Getting out of that loop is a huge deal.