Have you ever whacked another body part on something hard and suffered pain that came and went sometimes ? It sounds like that is happening here . <| sep |> Please don ' t tell us that we can fix it by facing our fears . This isn ' t regular fear . This is debilitating horror . That can make you feel like you ' re dying , right then and right there . Throwing us into the things that give us anxiety or panic attacks will only make us worse , and then we ' ll be even more fearful and worse off . We need to slowly . SLOWLY get better . Everyone with anxiety has their own pace that they work with , so make sure you ' re allowing them to go at that personal pace . And be encouraging and loving . Living in constant terror is not fun , and even though we know our fears are irrational , they feel INTENSELY real to us , so when you don ' t take it seriously we feel super isolated . So . yeah . Be nice , be supportive , and don ' t drag us into things that ' ll trigger horrible panic attacks . ' Thanks for asking this question , by the way ! I don ' t see a lot of talk about anxiety and how to help people who suffer from it .