Alix Earle says the online hate got so loud she had to step back, then nearly panicked at the U.S. Open.
Earle, 24, discussed the fallout in a TikTok video after a brief social-media break, and also recalled the panic attack she had while attending the U.S. Open in New York City. In the clip, she said she was in a suite bathroom with her friend Christian when the episode hit.
In the video, she wrote, “Hope this helps anyone who struggles with anxiety.”
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She also described how the panic attack started.
“I had a little panic attack which I really haven’t had in a while. I’m literally on the floor of the bathroom in the suite. I thought I was going to go home, I thought I was going to have to call 911, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.”
Earle said the first thing she does is tell someone nearby.
“No. 1, and I know this is super hard, but I like to tell someone that I don’t feel good, that I’m having anxiety.”
She gave the same advice while pointing to Christian beside her.
“For example, here I’m with my friend Christian. I was like ‘Christian, I’m having really bad anxiety right now. We need to go to the bathroom.”
Earle then walked followers through her breathing routine.
“I’ll repeat that a few times,” she added. “That helps calm your nervous system and get into a better headspace.”
She said the last step is to pull her attention away from the spiral.
“You will just go through this rabbit hole in your head freaking out so you need to, as hard as it is, just find something else,” she said.
She has been open before about anxiety and panic attacks, including saying in a past interview that she had shared “the good, the bad and the ugly.”
“It’s not the negative comments that bother me, but the ones that just aren’t true. You can’t control everything and what everyone thinks. It’s really just about being happy offline, and then you can be yourself online,” Earle said.
In the viral moment, Earle was at the U.S. Open with friends when she realized the attack was getting worse.
She said she got herself through it, and the group stayed for the event.
The clip later spread because Earle turned the scare into a practical breakdown of what she does when anxiety spikes.
She said the advice was meant for anyone dealing with anxiety.
Earle is scheduled to appear in New York City next for a promotional stop tied to her current media work.