Panic or anxiety attacks are not mental they are a physical response to stress. I would say you have enough to qualify. Once I realized that I wasn't just being a wimp and that they could assist me medically it became less fearful. It didn't stop them but I knew when I was prone to having one I could take the prescribed med to prevent it. If I had one unexpected the meds worked in 20 minutes and I knew I could hang on. There is no reason to suffer in silence you don't get any awards for it so please get with you doctors and let them know what is going on. This is all hard enough without using whatever we can to get through it.