This happened a couple of months ago, but a recent experience (unrelated to anxiety and with a different doctor) reminded me of it. 

I went to the doctor. 

Told her about my almost daily panick attacks. Told her that I’d been having panick attacks of varying frequency and severity since 2014. And how it was impacting every aspect of my life; including work and relationships and how it was a factor in me dropping out of school. 

She proceeded to spend a ridiculous amount of time googling a bunch of ‘calming apps’ I could download. Telling me the price of each one and reading out reviews of them while I sobbed next to her because I wasn’t being taken seriously.