I've been suffering bouts of anxiety for over a year, what practical steps can i take to help me cope better with this condition?

Write it down: keeping a journal to help you to identify what triggers anxiety is the first step. Also, when you are not anxious, practice grounding skills like deep yoga breathing or reciting the alphabet (a is for apple, b is for boy, etc) for distraction. Exercise regularly and sleep. seeing a doctor or a therapist can help you to develop strategies that fit your personal needs.

Therapy?: Have you yet tried any form of psychotherapy? Typically, the optimal combination of things to treat emotional issues such as anxiety or depression is medication (which, on your best day, is supposed to take the edge off symptoms) but the real gruntwork takes place in psychotherapist's consulting room.