For me, because my anxiety isn't usually ptsd based, the most important thing is recognizing what's happening. Am I getting sick? Am I just super tired? Nope. It's an anxiety attack. In the past, that would often take hours which often meant I would get sick, because my system was spending so much energy fighting a non existent physical threat.

Now, I can usually recognize it fairly quickly, which means is delving time. What was the trigger? What else is happening to make me vulnerable to it? What can I do to alleviate that?

I am not a fan of Scientology, but for me, when it anxiety attacks, their motto of "the way out is the way through" hits the nail on the head.

As usual, I want to thank you for your openness and eloquence, and send you much love and my friendship and support.