Panic attacks are horrible Don, I feel for you. I have been told when I have them to breathe in through my nose slowly counting to 3 and out through the mouth slowly counting the same, but it is easier said than done at the time.
Otheer people also breath in and out of a paper bag, and find relief that way until it passes, I tried this but it made me light headed, but it may work for you.
Very true Don, Panic is awful i dread a panic attack, ive been okay recently but i went though a time when i was scared to go to bed because i would wake up terrified feeling like i couldn’t breath. One night a few years ago before I lost mobility I had a bad bout of tinnitus, Lee was away, I was so scared It brought on a panic attack so bad that i was on the phone to the nhs help line i felt like i was dying.
I just like to get my thoughts written down, I keep a journal and a pencil by the bed and another is the dinning room for emergency thoughts, I find if something comes into my head if I dont write it down it will be lost.