Yes I can definately relate to this. When I first started getting panic attacks about 5 years or so, I was convinced it was because I was about to faint, I didn't even realise it was panic and thought I was panicking because of the faintness and not feeling faint because I was panicking. If it help to reassure you it is really incredibly rare that you would faint because of a panic attack, in fact it tends to raise your blood pressure, whilst people often faint because of low blood pressure. I found mastering breathing exercises helped me cope with it more but it still can be quite scary.
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