Remember you have a super-power. If you can make anxiety your friend you will be able to get into a hyper-focus state. How to get into that state: Trying to ca

Remember you have a super-power. If you can make anxiety your friend you will be able to get into a hyper-focus state. How to get into that state: Trying to calm yourself is actually the wrong thing to do. Meditation works right before the episode or if you're a master meditation expert. It does work for some but I found that my ADD and Anxiety make it really hard to meditate. Like many of the comments here, do an activity that excites you; jumping jacks, powerlifting, running, taking a shower etc. Anxiety has a similar pattern in the brain as when you exercise. So you're tricking your brain to divert the feelings to activity instead of panic. Then when the tightness in your chest subsides and you spent yourself, CODE!!!!! You'll realize the focus is different. Your thoughts are still there but now you can put them aside and use that anxiety to power focus. My routine is to pace, pumping myself up, acting like Muhammad Ali then for hours I can work. It's hard, this is very hand-wavey, your struggle will work; you just need to find your inner strength buried beneath worry and uncertainty, trick your brain and unleash your super power.