Let yourself cry. Crying is not illegal. You are releasing a lot if pain. When you're all cried out it will stop. Be gentle with yourself. Treat yourself to something nice. May God bless your day.

I cry all the time. If I have anxiety or not. My moods are a roller coaster but does seem like I get a bad attack I start to cry and then I feel better. It's not the best but it works

Good replies here. A rejoinder to one of Bridgie's comments however :About being still & being open to it when a panic attack comes along .

My own experience has been that getting something done sometimes helps. Though not always. If something really needs to be done and it is not very difficult, that is one thing. (Thaf's good.) But if it is make-work or requiring carefulness -- well in a panic I don't have much concentration. And making a mistake will upset me more.

In some cases, thus, it helps me to have something to do -- but in other cases if I remember relaxing my muscles as much as possible is the thing to do.

P.S.: With calm music perhaps?

I am a believer in exercize; but it has to be pleasant. Not tedious and labored. . . My 2%. :) --Hope things get better soon

I feel you. Sometimes the fear or panic makes cause me freeze up, stay in bed and just try to sleep. I feel physically ill and the body sweats are the worse. The quaking inside and lack of joy are stealing my life away! I take Effexor SR, but it seems to have lost it's effectiveness...
If it wasn't for my daughter and grandson, I would end this misery ;( Since that's not an option, I have to find some way to get through these days.

It's ok to cry. I also used to cry during my episodes and afterwards I felt so relieved. Does it give you any relief?