So there is but fire In you, in me?

Let's face it - hyperventilation and then excessive breath holding - doesn't seem a good idea for a person who already has panic attacks. But, I came to understand that there was no way I could rationalise or even accept the feelings, as a way out of panic.  Panic is a body thing, and the bit of my mind that is responsible - doesn't speak English. The unconscious mind is fast, it has to be.  When I was triggered in class by a really subtle cue, I knew there was no way I could de-associate because I wouldn't have expected that just seeing on screen someone with dilated pupils would suddenly cause my body to react in that way! The library of things that could be a threat according to my non-verbal mind, could never be gone through and decoupled by thinking. My day-light, word mind didn't speak the language. And though certainly a panic attack is a two step process, the flood of adrenaline, and then the conscious mind reacting with dismay and bewilderment - the best an