I've been living with generalized anxiety disorder for many years. I take a daily dose of Pregabalin around 300 with klonopin. 

I also take Xanax when heading out or doing some activity. 

What I've come to realize is that the triggers of all my anxieties come from "what if" thoughts. Like "what if I freak out, people are going to think I'm weird." "What if I lose control of the car. I should stop the car now." It's been this line of thinking that absolutely cripples me. I try to run and escape and that makes anxiety worse. 

I read somewhere that you have to accept your anxiety to conquer it. But this is just it. At one point in my life I just cleared my mind and tried not to anticipate and have "what if" thoughts. And it helped a lot. 

Basically I'm asking. For those of you who have frequent panic attacks. Does blanking your mind and riding with the situation help better, or does direct confrontation with anxiety work better instead? 

Thanks for your opinions.