It has now been a full year since my first panic attack (18), and ever since I've had a pretty bad anxiety disorder, with smaller scale panic attacks ever since then (got like 10 within a week after the 1st time), got a million medical checks done and no doctor could find anything wrong that would give me the same symptoms as panic attacks, though I do have a heart condition it's not supposed to affect me much.

I've mostly just coped by... ignoring it... And trying to tell myself I'm fine every time I have a test or exam at school/now uni, but it seriously hurts my grades as I spend more time trying to calm myself down during exams than I do actually thinking and writing.

Most common symptom I have is muffled hearing, it comes out of nowhere and then suddenly I remember I have this anxiety issue and it devours me and I have to try **really** hard to not let it go to a full panic attack. I usually take 250 mg of Ashwagandha for a few days before exams and such to make it easier on myself, I've no clue if it does anything but at least it somewhat works as a placebo.

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Personally weird things I found that help was 1- burping, I have no idea why, but it alleviates a bunch of pressure in my chest and feels like I'm burping the anxiety out, and 2- opening my mouth wide so that my ears pop open a bit more and I can hear a bit clearer again, but doesn't always work :/

Anyone got similar weird/niche coping tips for getting rid of anxiety?