[Everglow.]

As of late my anxiety has been very up and down due to a number of things going on in my life. I'm usually quite good at managing it and it's not something I'm ever shy about talking about with people, but I had an experience the other day which I feel like I could use some advice on.

How do people deal with sudden onset anxiety/panic/dissociation when there's no opportunity to escape the situation? For example, I work in customer service, and sometimes it's not possible to stop serving a customer, and the work I do requires me to be able to think and concentrate on what I am doing or what they are saying to me. In these situations, how can I manage sudden anxiety or panic without drawing attention to myself? The goal is to be able to manage until I'm at a point where I can leave and calm down again.

Thank you for any suggestions.