 [ Symptoms ] what can i say to a friend while she is having an anxiety attack  my friend has generalized anxiety disorder and she has panic attacks pretty often once or twice a week typically and when it is the worst daily they get bad and it is pretty scary i was wondering what i can dosay to her that will stop the anxiety attack or make it less bad so she does not have to leave class she has a fear of throwing up that is often what causes the panic attacks even when she just has a stomachache she freaks out she is on treatment but it can only help so much [ Disease ] in a word no remember the last time you had the flu and could not keep anything down yep you did drop some weight most of it water weight and perhaps a pound or two of fat depending upon the length of non eating time however as you recovered you probably also remember in vivid detail how your hunger kicked in big time and before you knew it you would compensated for the weight loss and then some this is actually a beautiful example of how incredible your body is when you provide it with a survival challenge