Fear of experiencing a panic attack again can create a self-perpetuating cycle that triggers further anxiety.

“I learned that through therapy that is you get panics from not wanting to get a panic attack and that's how you sort of drive your panic attacks that's what happened to me I was more in fear of feeling like that again that would put me into the realm of going down that spiral”

The primary cause of her past panic attacks at work was the conflict between needing money and feeling that the job was not aligned with her true purpose.

“My anxiety at that point really stemmed from Oh my god, this is so not what I want to be doing, but it's the means to make it happen. So, the anxiety came from This is absolutely not where I want to be, but I know I have to be here cuz I need money.”