Here's where I found logic does help: 1) Acknowledging that you're not the only one battling anxiety (makes you feel not so alone) 2) Realizing that the negat

Here's where I found logic does help: 1) Acknowledging that you're not the only one battling anxiety (makes you feel not so alone) 2) Realizing that the negative feelings will pass (whether through pharmacy or death -- nothing's forever) 3) (useful for GAD/agoraphobia) Asking "what's the worst that can happen [if I have anxiety/a panic attack]?" and following that to its truthful, logical end. Unless you're a pilot or tightrope walker, the answer is usually nothing, which takes off some stress and helps. 4) Recognizing automatic thoughts and discarding them. Anxiety is often marked by runaway "snowball" thoughts (my cat is meowing funny, he must be sick, the vet will find cancer, the treatment will bankrupt me, I'll get fired, I'll be homeless, I'm going to die under a bridge). Practicing recognizing the start of those thoughts and intentionally saying, "nope, that isn't true or helpful" and guiding your mind elsewhere helps greatly. This often becomes second nature after a time. Like you said, there is a continuum. Our thoughts influence our feelings, and our feelings influence our thoughts.