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You know when you have one of those moments of clarity where you remember something? Well I just had to go to my mums to quickly do something and I felt a little panic creep up on me and I suddenly recalled an old tip I read about. When my mum had her stroke I had to visit her every day in the hospital. And I hated it, I felt panic every time. The hospital holds many bad memories for me so going there is a trigger every time. Now I had completely forgotten about this phase in my anxiety journey, in my mind my next big battle with anx didn't start again until the beginning of the next year, It's just me, my coping ways, as soon as I'm better I try and forget, anyway I digress. This is the technique I read about, I used it and it worked. When you feel that panic come over you close your eyes (as long as you aren't driving or walking down stairs etc, if so keep your eyes open) And repeat to yourself in your head, forcefully NO, STOP I am OK This is panic, it cannot harm me NO, STOP I am NOT in danger, STOP Repeat until you feel calmer The aim is to get through to your subconscious that you are not in danger and to put a stop to the fight or flight response