Oh, and I forgot to say what I know about helping my own self while experiencing anxiety. I'm still learning, and it may take a little while to experiment with what may help. But I am finding that exercise helps. Distractions help - like getting out of my house to grocery shop, socializing (depending on who and what though), sometimes engaging my mind with a book - because if I'm focused on that, I can't focus on what deeply worries me and makes me anxious. And mindfulness helps - which is basically bringing my mind back to whatever I'm doing at a given moment. Edit: I'd also like to add humor to the list. I'm not sad or freaking out with anxiety when I'm laughing at funny dogs (Saturday Night Live skits, the Office bloopers, etc) on youtube.