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If i can i usually blast music to distract my mind
Distract myself. Go on my phone, try to think about something else, talk to myself, watch tv, read, draw, watch YouTube. Take a few deep breaths in and out as well. Maybe drink some water to calm myself down too.
Play video games
Complete shutdown. Curl up into a ball, panic, and eventually someone notices and sends me to calm down.
I do not have coping mechanisms.
I usually do this in private, but when my anxiety spikes, I have a little squshmallo, about 6 inches from nose to tail, that I use almost like a stress ball. It gives me something to do with my hands and calms me because I have a stuffy. I'm still a child at heart so maybe that's why it works.
I close my eyes, take a deep cleansing breath and count to ten. If I’m working or driving, I take a deep breath and focus exactly on what I am doing. Your brain literally cannot do two things at once. I focus on the road ahead or whatever is in my line of sight.
