While I don't really understand the differences between CBT and DBT, I've been seeing a therapist who has prescribed a lot of the treatments the author mentions

While I don't really understand the differences between CBT and DBT, I've been seeing a therapist who has prescribed a lot of the treatments the author mentions. It never occurred to me that I suffered with anxiety but through a series of events I started having panic attacks and sought help. I've since learned that anxiety is often a front for emotions that cannot be adequately expressed or processed. For me, it's all the "unhealthy" emotions - anger, sadness, shame. The tools I've been able to deploy in anxiety fits include mindfulness: simply concentrating on my breathing and realizing how my body is reacting to stimuli. Often just meditating for a few minutes helps lower my anxiety, get my breathing under control and stop my heart from pounding. There's also journaling my emotions several times a day. I built an app that sends me an SMS asking me how I am feeling and why and logs the response for later analysis. It's not easy building new skills. It's also not easy re-training your mind after a lifetime of negative thinking. But so far its been working, and I've been able to do it drug free.