Anxiety sucks. Sorry you have to deal with it. I've been dealing with it since 2002. It was really bad when I was in college, but it got much better after I graduated. The one thing I think is a really valuable coping tool is experience. Having the experience of having anxiety attacks should eventually tell your brain that it's not as big of a deal as you are making it be in your head. It's truly all in your head. If you control your mind, your anxiety will decrease, or go away altogether. When having an anxiety attack, try to tell yourself that it is temporary, because it is. Also, please tell yourself that you are in no way, shape, or form in danger of dying. Anxiety attacks are like a magic fairy that makes you feel nervous/anxious. Once you realize that the magic cannot hurt you, you will master the best coping mechanism for anxiety: knowing that you will feel better within an hour. An hour of anxiety sucks, but it could be much worse. Just know for 100% that you're gonna feel much better in a relatively short amount of time.
