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Simply knowing you have a backup strategy if you panic can go a long way to preventing panic attacks. Psychiatrists sometimes do something similar where they write a script for a benzo, just one or two for your bag.

Knowing you can control panic if it occurs goes such a ways in preventing panic at all.

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Anecdotally, one of the best treatments for social anxiety I've found is to always know where the exits are. At a concert, identify the exit signs. In a conversation, have someone who can take over for you.

Knowing there's a way out of the situation can completely nullify the scariness of that situation.