By the way @snickers, have you checked out some online courses to manage anxiety? If you're wanting a non-medication route to managing it, you might find some of the CBT courses helpful. Here are a few options:
eCentreClinic
The eCentreClinic is specialist research clinic and a not-for-profit initiative of Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. We develop and evaluate state-of-the-art free online treatment Courses for people with symptoms of worry (GAD), panic, social anxiety (Social Phobia), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stress, depression, low mood and other health conditions including chronic pain. We offer FREE access to these treatment courses via participation in clinical trials, which we run throughout the year.
e-couch (ON-LINE program)
e-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief. It provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity. e-couch is available for you to use free of charge.
Mind Health
The mind health connect website is a brand new initiative launched in July
2012 as part of the Australian Government's National E-Mental Health Strategy. The site is your trusted gateway to issues surrounding mental health care and your first step to finding relevant support and resources to meet your needs.
MindSpot
MindSpot a free telephone and online service for Australians with stress, worry, anxiety, low mood or depression. We provide mental health screening assessments, therapist-guided treatment courses and referrals to help people recover and stay well. We provide free online or telephone screening assessments of stress, anxiety, worry, and mood. Take the online Screening Assessment and a MindSpot therapist will then contact you via telephone or email to provide you with feedback regarding your online screening assessment. After a screening assessment, MindSpot therapists help you locate and access services that can help. Or, you can choose a MindSpot Clinic treatment course. After you have completed a screening assessment we can offer you a free MindSpot Clinic 10 week treatment course. These treatment courses have been carefully constructed and tested with thousands of Australians.
Mood Gym
Moodgym is an internet training program based on the delivery of CBT for preventing depression. Moodgym aims to help identify and overcome problem emotions and develop good coping skills. Includes anxiety and depression assessments.
This Way Up
Online Service for anxiety and depressive disorders the provides treatment, education and research information.
Guided Treatment: five courses to treat anxiety and depression, taken under the supervision of a clinician. Access restricted to people with a prescription code from their clinician. A course (which contains 5-6 lessons) cost $55 for 90 days access.
Self Help: information and skill development courses. Information about anxiety and depressive disorders and brief courses that people can take to learn to overcome their disorders. Open access.
Prevention: an internet-based learning system that provides health and wellbeing courses for school students.
Centre For Clinical Interventions (CCI) InfoPax
The CCI InfoPax consist of a number of self-help modules that you can complete online, or you can save the modules to your computer and work through them onscreen in your own time. Alternatively, you can print out the modules and work through them by hand. The CCI InfoPax cover a wide range of subject areas, including: assertiveness training, depression, body dysmorphia, distress tolerance, health anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, disordered eating, panic attacks, perfectionism, procrastination, social anxiety and chronic worry.
