I suffer from chronic anxiety/pd as well wiht some other issues. I was put on xanax in college when I was only dealing with anxiety. I can tell you the drug helped me out tremendously. I understand that people get into trouble with xanax when they start trying to use it to attain a certain state of mind - say replacing alcohol with xanax. The satisfying relaxing effects of xanax wear off very quickly. Just be aware that once you are on it it is super hard to get off it. And doctors don't like prescribing it either so you will also have to deal with that.