At this point you are afraid of feeling your fear just as much as the initial trigger for your problem - this is fear of fear.

Practise it a few times and take note of how it feels and how it affects your body. What will the doctor do? It helps you to take better care of yourself in a dangerous situation and it can help you perform better, for instance in an exam or public performance. There are only two considerations: They may also be obliged to live in a certain way (e.g. YES/NO Humour is all around us, all you have to do is plug into it. Start the breathing as early as possible, so that you go into the situation calmly. You can also talk to a good friend or family member. This problem can carry on into adulthood, and a person can feel quite unable to manage the emotion in question, simply because they didnt learn to do so as a child. Lets look at the example of someone with social phobia. Exercise - if your exercise programme is going well you can remind yourself how fit you now are, and that your body can clearly cope with Anxiety. If you think you have the energy and motivation for this, then self-help for your Anxiety is worth trying. Breathe normally. Breathe out and allow your stomach to shrink as you push the air out of your lungs. Then it wont be necessary to skip lunch, and the lunch break can become a small window of rest in the busy day. Rather like putting Anxiety on trial, this is a way of shining a light onto it and understanding how it works. Whenever your mind is active, your body seems to want to express whats going on. Your task is to identify your own negative thoughts, then compose a positive, affirming statement which contradicts the thought. Again you can always promise yourself youll go back to your old interests when youre better.