I've dealt with anxiety for over five years and I know exactly where you're coming from. It's like you're nervous and anxious about nothing in particular. Isn't that an exhausting way to go through life? Makes you tired, huh? Its tough struggling to get through every day. And no one really understands unless they've gone through it. However. Anxiety is simply a seratonin deficiency in the brain. Everyone has this chemical, but people who deal with anxiety or panic attacks or depression have a depletion in seratonin. Just like a diabetic would take insulin, people with anxiety take SSRI's in order to up their seratonin levels and regulate that. I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, that medication works wonders. I was always against putting something into my body to alter my brain, but now I take XANAX , which is the most common anti anxiety, 3 weeks later, I felt SO much better. Of course, it's an every day process, but every day in every way you're getting better and better. I promise.
To calm down: start at your toes and clench those muscles and release them and work your way up to your shoulders. You should start to feel more relaxed. Work on your breathing. Breathe from your diaphragm (your stomach) not your chest. Count to five when you inhale, and eight when you exhale. Listen to music. If you start to get that panicked feeling where you feel you can't breathe all that well, put in headphones and go for a run. A racing heart makes you breathe and helps you calm down, surprisingly. Talk to a friend or family member who understands if you've got one , if you google all the "what if's" you will freak out. Don't do that. None of those things are going to happen to you. You will be 100% fine.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Let it be completely okay that you're anxious. Let it be okay. Accept that that is what is happening to you when you get anxious, know that you've made it through before, and know that it is not permanent. Let it be okay, and it will not run your life.
So. To recap.
1) Go to the doctor.
2) Talk to someone (friends/family/therapist/etc)
3) Practice calming techniques.
4) Let it be okay.
5) Live.
To calm down: start at your toes and clench those muscles and release them and work your way up to your shoulders. You should start to feel more relaxed. Work on your breathing. Breathe from your diaphragm (your stomach) not your chest. Count to five when you inhale, and eight when you exhale. Listen to music. If you start to get that panicked feeling where you feel you can't breathe all that well, put in headphones and go for a run. A racing heart makes you breathe and helps you calm down, surprisingly. Talk to a friend or family member who understands if you've got one , if you google all the "what if's" you will freak out. Don't do that. None of those things are going to happen to you. You will be 100% fine.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Let it be completely okay that you're anxious. Let it be okay. Accept that that is what is happening to you when you get anxious, know that you've made it through before, and know that it is not permanent. Let it be okay, and it will not run your life.
So. To recap.
1) Go to the doctor.
2) Talk to someone (friends/family/therapist/etc)
3) Practice calming techniques.
4) Let it be okay.
5) Live.