Your best ways to combat anxiety?

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We try focusing on the breath first and see how that goes - I generally give it about 20 minutes. Sometimes salt baths can help. But, if it is a seriously severe panic attack with nasty palpitations and chest pain symptoms that are not being controlled at all by our usual techniques, and the next thing on my mind is wanting to call 911, then I end up having to use a benzo. I do not do this often and certainly keep this use to the most extreme circumstances, but that is where the worst attacks lead me. I learned a long time ago that if I do call an ambulance and they take me to emerg, emerg just gives me a benzo and sends me home. In a few weeks I get a $1000.00 ambulance bill. So I've learned to forego the bill and just administer the appropriate medication as per doctor's instructions.