I understand…I hear you. I had panic attacks (to the point of panic disorder) in highschool. What I was taught in therapy is to identify what thought caused it, and take slow, deep breathes to calm down. For heart palpitations, rub the arteries in your neck. Hope this helps.
I hear that anxiety exists on a continuum, with obsessions and compulsions (and to a lesser extent, panic) at the severe end.
