Easier said than done but try to calm down. This may mean taking yourself into another room or outside. Being over- stimulated by your environment can trigger anxiety.  If you can, try to slow your breathing. Focusing on steadily breathing in through your mouth and out through your nose may help you achieve. Going outside for fresh air can help as well. Distractions can be a useful tool. Some people do math equations on paper. Some focus on singing a favorite song. And others even use a grounding technique where you focus on a specific object, like a book or a piece of jewelry, and describe it using the 5 senses (maybe not taste depending on the object though!) This is a coping mechanism taught by therapists to help clients be present. Some sufferers of anxiety attacks may even carry around a special grounding object (like a locket, keychain, marble, etc) that they keep with themselves and focus on every time they experience the onset of symptoms! And of course, talk to someone if you need to. If you wait until you are calm, that is fine. But some people need another person to help them shift focus off the attack and direct it somewhere else and that’s ok too! Do what YOU need to do! Helpful Numbers Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 1-800-662-4357 Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Your local emergency services can be reached by dialing 911. Don’t be ashamed to report a worrying anxiety attack, services will know where to direct you.