My biggest coping skill is to first identify the condition, feeling, or situation as anxiety.

Once I do that, then the supportive techniques are used to further manage it.:
The holding of the breath or deep inhaling and long and slow exhaling;

or running warm water on the hands;

or playing the relaxation music while working, playing, or sleeping;

the laughing at sitcoms;

distracting self with non-competitive no brainer games that can be quit at any time (no pressure to stick to it or see it thru successfully);

I also color (got these great coloring books with cats and dogs; and one with the fairies; and another with a princess and prince).

I read posts of DS;

I get about 5 minutes of sunshine--the warmth seems to calm me as well.

Oh, and I use my old cologne as air freshener..it lasts longer - lingers and brings a laid back mood.

Talking myself through it is probably the biggest thing i do. Realizing that im just being silly, and it really is all just in my head. Realizing that im making a mountain out of a mole hill.. I found coloring to be really relaxing and helpful. Went i joined a gym, omg the results were amazing.. Not to my body but just what it did to my anxiety and depression. Its like i was set free completely.. Exercise really does help. My therapist told me drinking water is supposed to help calm anxiety so i do that sometimes too.

I more or less do what you do. The breathing, relaxation, distraction. Theres no quick fix but if you keep working at it, it starts to make a difference. Its up and down but accepting it for now calms things down. Try not to keep testing how you are you will more anxious just accept for now, it does go, im having a bit of a set back, im trying not to worry about it, that way it will go quicker, Susie x

Thanks everyone for sharing your coping skills i appreciate it.

I have just been learning about mindfulness, concentrating one one thing, your morning coffe, relaxation music, or nature sounds, use your sight, smell, hearing, taste ect and tune in only to this for 3/5 mins 3 times daily or close your eyes and watch your worries floating away on a cloud, or being washed away by the sea or put your worries on a leaf in a stream and watch them float away.
We also did an exercise were we had to feel, smell and peel a lemon and finally taste it, I had a physical reaction to it I salivated when I bit into the imaginary lemon, the point of the exercise was to show you the power of your mind and we have much more control over anxiety than we think.
All these skills should be practiced when where not having anxiety until we get the hang of it.
Im sure youll find a lot on mindfulness on the net if you look it up.
I am finding these techniques helpful.

I have just been going with the flow. I just try to keep myself both mentally and physically relaxed as possible. I find that all of these so called techniques for controlling anxiety just make it worse. I can tell you that although incredibly uncomfortable, I haven't died or lost my marbles as they say. I have been able to work as I always have. Just have an added anxiety disorder. Eventually the body and mind will just correct itself. I find that by looking to cure or control the anxiety only increases it because we don't want to feel the way we do or the symptoms. Anxiety to me is nothing more than a psychological term that causes people to react by trying to rid yourself of it. Try reading Hope And Help For Your Nerves by Claire Weekes and At Last A Life By Paul David. You will find the info in these books about Anxiety and nervousness to be spot on. I only read these 2. I don't want to overthink with too much info. I can honestly say that I was suffering intolerably for about a year and a half and with practice the symptoms are becoming less and less intense. I find myself thinking more freely and about anything, as well as, becoming much more calmer. Time is a great healer. Hope this helps.

Daily exercise has been very helpful in managing my anxiety.

Thinking positively is what I do... It helps me at times

Thanks everyone i will try your techniques i appreciate it so much.

In the car, I sip cold water hold it and count by 3's. It creates the cold sensation my brain needs to recognize and the counting slowly by threes takes my brain into another mode. If that fails I get off the road and out of traffic and do it again, by then I have usually rode out that attack. If I still feel like it's going to happen again, I go home. At home read sing to music or the ice water and counting again til I calm, take meds.

All great ideas! I found some really good progressive relaxation podcasts on iTunes that help. Playing stupid ipad apps helps me too.