How to diffuse 'PhD Panic'

• talk to people
• write lists
• lipsyl
• frankinscence oil
• Read
• Write
• Think of Five Amazing Things - write them down (Count your blessings)
• This;  is not a matter of life and death.  This is a PhD.  That's all.
• Plan work as a project.
• Break down topic or problem into doable tasks.  Put timescales on each task.
• Get a sense of perspective. 
• Go on a walk.
• Have a short break
• Remember your PhD is a journey, like any of life's journeys, it will have its ups and downs.  Appreciate the contours. 
• When you get a breakthrough, write it down.
• Remember this is a three year training position - the whole thing is you are getting trained.
• Re-read what your supervisor has written to you.
• And then re-read it again.