I too get bad anxiety and I get racing thoughts too. I take medication for it prescribed by my psychiatrist. Other things u can do is try to relax and calm down and drink some hot decaffinated herbal or decaf black tea with milk. Be kind to yourself. Give yourself a massage. Read books on how to deal with anxiety and stress. U can find books at the library to help u or u can buy them at a bookstore or online. Talk about it here on daily strength or see a counselor, psychologist. Listen to music to help u calm down.

I struggle with anxiety too. I've been on meds before, but now I'm just in therapy. It helps to do things you enjoy, and do relaxing activities. For example, I write, read, play basketball, color, listen to music, watch Netflix, etc. Whatever helps you!

I know how frustrating and defeating racing thoughts can be. I dealt with anxious thoughts
keeping me up for years. I came to learn that we cannot just stop thinking. I used to toil trying
not to think and would get discouraged when it didn’t work. The reality is, it’s impossible to just
not think about anything. What we can do, however, is REPLACE thoughts. I started practicing
replacing my anxious thoughts with good thoughts. If I was afraid of something, I would,
instead, start focusing on something I was grateful for in my life—my family, my friends, my
freedom, etc. I’ve come to learn that gratefulness is one of the best weapons against fear. It
takes practice to replace thoughts; so, don’t be discouraged if you don’t immediately get it. Just
keep pressing forward! I believe in you!