For whatever reason I just want to explain what helped me completely eliminate panic attacks (though not all anxiety, of course).    Story is like this: years ago I had my first major panic attack (was in my 30's).  Horrible chest pains, fear of a heart attack, shaking, dizzy...and they went on for about a year and half after that.  Went to the hospital first, got checked out with numerous tests.  Tried medication, but it did nothing for me.  Watched every Youtube video on anxiety, read books, continued my own meditation...nada.  Zilch.

But then I did two thinks that were super helpful and indeed lifesaving (obvious disclosure: I'm not a doctor and none of what I did should be done without consulting a physician, though I do personally believe that my methods were fairly tame).  

Step 1: I read Claire Weekes' book *Hope and Help For Your Nerves*.  An excellent book on recognizing triggers of anxiety and the "steps" it takes in consuming you.  This was instrumental in helping me to understand how an original fear or initial scary moment should be separated from what follows after.  It is a deceptively simple book in premise, but boy oh boy did it help.

Step 2:  This was the most important thing.  I induced panic attacks in myself.  I would sit down and do very heavy, fast breathing for about 45 seconds at home.  I did it until I made myself slightly dizzy (of course I did this in a very safe space... my couch).  I made myself deeply uncomfortable with this breathing...in fact it was the only way for me to actually get myself to have a panic attack because usually I tried to avoid them altogether, of course.  The next step was SUPER important.  When that panic attack comes, you don't move.  You sit down and let your body relax as much as humanly possible. I let that anxiety flow all over me. I let it overcome me completely.  The mistake I made before with this process is I would walk around my room, pacing, saying, "No problem. It's just a panic attack. You got this, dude."  I really believe that the movement and self assurance talk were me trying to escape the panic, and thus they perpetuated it.  I had to accept that anxiety fully.  So sitting and loosening my body during the peak of the anxiety was key.  To me, panic attacks aren't just all in your head; they're something that you have to train your body and nervous system to deal with.  Desensitization on the physical level was a necessary part of this.

Now this took about one or two months of semi-regular occurrences to be effective for me, but holy smokes was it effective.  I have lived panic attack-free for years now.  I'm just saying what worked for me.  Hope you all live happy, healthy lives.