Anxiety first aid

1. 1.Name 5 things you see
2. 2.4 things you hear
3. 3.3 things you feel physically
4. 4.2 smells
5. 5.1 taste

These techniques reduce the SYMPTOM, not the cause. If anxiety is regular, panic attacks repeat, or you avoid places/events — that's work for a psychologist/psychiatrist. Thoughts of self-harm — crisis line 1503 (UA). Breathing techniques work through the parasympathetic system — it's physiology, not 'just calm down'.