I have anxiety in specific situations like public speaking. But I've realized focusing on my anxiety makes it 100x worse. I realize I'm panicking, blanking, or shaking and my entire focus goes to my body. It's like a mental tug of war with what I'm actually engaged in and my internal alarm system going off saying ABORT! ABORT! OR GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE. There is a sweet spot when you realize your anxiety, heart beating like a drum, blanking out, and shaking but still engage on the task and calmly think about the situation in your mind and make the effort to stay engaged on the task rather than on your anxiety. It will disappear after a minute of your heart pounding, just whatever you do DO NOT focus on it. I know the anxiety is like a black hole trying to pull you in, but don't listen to it or focus on it you'll just feed it. Don't feel rushed, take your time to think calmly and rationally and tell yourself your anxiety is absurd because typically it is lol. I used to hold meetings at work and one time I just got tired of feeling that anxiety. I had no choice. I got the job and I knew I had to hold a meeting daily. At one point I just said fuck it, I gotta get used to it. The anxiety was stupid and irrational, "What if no one listens, what if people think I'm dumb, what if I don't have an answer to a question, then the anxiety kicked in and "What if I blank out, what if I get so nervous I can't talk, or breath properly, what if I walk out, what if, what if, what if etc..." It's irrational. Some people are going to listen, some aren't, if I sounds stupid when presenting something it's okay, it's really not a big deal lol, I'm not dying or anything, if I don't know something it makes more sense to think about it rather than worrying about not knowing it. The anxiety is irrational, I know I'm calm generally overthinking my bodily functions is absurd, my heart knows what to do my lungs know what to do I just have to focus on my task rather than on my anxiety to get the train upstairs running in the right direction.