Like, BRUH- If I'm having a panic attack, I'm not gonna think, 'Oh, I should breathe or else I'll pass out!' And if I DO, then i

Ik they are just like “just be calm and breath” it doesn’t work that way

Ikr

They think i can just “be calm”. If i could i wouldn’t be talking to you in the first place

Facts

Use a harmonica to spice up your panic attacks
For actual coping methods, take yourself to a quiet space and have a fidget toy, I use one of those fidget cubes because it diverts my attention to the sensory input

Your therapist isn't wrong tho, stable breathing patterns are very important too