Anxiety is such a bully.
I don't mean that bullying leads to anxiety, which it does. I mean anxiety itself is a bully. Your constantly being insulted by your own mind and made to doubt the very foundation of who you are. Why does the mind do this if it knows that what it's saying is not true. How do you stop a bullying that's in your head?
I can relate. Do you have ways to quiet your mind? Things I do to quiet my constant worry and self doubt...color (uses a different part of the brain so it helps change your mood) head phones with classical music so I'm not trying to sing songs or trigger memories, I have 2 play lists - one is upbeat work out music that is motivating to be me moving (dancing makes me happy)- one is like heavy metal/rock that I play on a road trip and sing my heart out.
I tend to try the 5 4 3 2 1 method. Try to get all my senses involved.