No, the irony is not lost on me lmao

So yeah, long story short, my therapist told me to try different breathing exercises that involve inhaling, holding for a few seconds, releasing, holding for a few seconds, and repeating

But the problem is that something that makes me really anxious is breathing stuff. If I wake up congested, I might have a panic attack, if I read one of those things that says “YoU aRe NoW bReAtHiNg MaNuAlLy” I might end up breathing manually for days because I can’t stop thinking about it, etc

So does anyone have any other ways to calm myself down/any grounding techniques?

(I will mention all of this to my therapist eventually)

Much appreciated!!!