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Friend concern with my mental health- need advise

I am an anxious person and i am struggling with university at the moment. I have been having panic attacks for a few months. I am getting support from the university as well as CBT and a few other things im personally putting in place so I am managing.

I have a friend who is concerned about me. Every time i have a panic attack she is insistent on me going to speak to a senior tutor or to welfare and whilst I know her heart is in the right place it is becoming annoying. Once the panic attack (or maybe they are anxiety attacks- not quite figured this out yet) is over and ive calmed down, I dont feel like i need to speak to a staff member.

Whilst the attacks suck the conversation i have are the same every time and I am implementing everything staff say and im constantly working with them so I dont feel like it always helpful. I know my friend is the kind of person who is not good with words and i know she wants to find a way to help me and i dont want to tell her to stop but i dont know how to communicate that I genuinely dont need to talk to staff every time i have an attack.

Any advice will be helpful

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I am an anxious person and i am struggling with university at the moment. I have been having panic attacks for a few months. I am getting support from the university as well as CBT and a few other things im personally putting in place so I am managing.
I have a friend who is concerned about me. Every time i have a panic attack she is insistent on me going to speak to a senior tutor or to welfare and whilst I know her heart is in the right place it is becoming annoying. Once the panic attack (or maybe they are anxiety attacks- not quite figured this out yet) is over and ive calmed down, I dont feel like i need to speak to a staff member.
Whilst the attacks suck the conversation i have are the same every time and I am implementing everything staff say and im constantly working with them so I dont feel like it always helpful. I know my friend is the kind of person who is not good with words and i know she wants to find a way to help me and i dont want to tell her to stop but i dont know how to communicate that I genuinely dont need to talk to staff every time i have an attack.
Any advice will be helpful

Does your chest get all tight and you start hyperventilating when you have an attack ?. If so get yourself a medium size paper bag, and breath in and out of that slowly and deeply, whilst clamping it around mouth and nose. It helps to calm you down/

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