Hi may86,
Sorry you are struggling right now, immediate relief is always tough because I remember being in your spot where I needed relief from what felt like a panic attack, I think you need to use distraction, watch a TV show, listen to some music, play a game on your phone, anything to try and take your mind off the worry. Try some deep breathing exercises as well, you could even google some different ones. When I was at the peak of my anxiety, my biggest issue was falling asleep because I was in a heap of worry, my psychologist taught me a trick to help which takes practice but I found after a while it helped, it was lying in bed in the pitch black and closing my eyes and taking 3 deep breathes and imaging me putting a book on a book shelf, the book was my worries, and saying to myself, I cannot do anything about these worries, I will deal with it tomorrow, then I would take 3 deep breathes again and repeat, this was a way to signal to my body that it is time to sleep. As I said, it takes a while to work and it isn't for everyone but it was something I was using to help myself.
I know you said the psychologist isn't until end of January which is quite a while so please remember you can have these forums to use or you can also call the Beyond Blue helpline on 1300 22 4636 24/7 to discuss anything you are going through. They are trained professionals on that line as well.
Another suggestion may be the Smiling Minds app, I haven't personally used it but have heard glowing reviews about it for anxiety sufferers.
My best for you,
Jay
