Hello everyone and I hope you are all keeping safe and well. 

I am 25, (26 in December).

i went for my first ever smear last June I believe, when I had my results it said they had found severe dyskariosis, in which I had a follow up appointment for a colposcopist at hospital -

when I arrived, they took around 3 biopsies, the nurses and student nurses were amazing and tried to keep me calm. However, I suffered a panic attack whilst on the chair during the examination as if gotten myself into a panic. (Even though the student was trying to use distraction mechanisms to help haha). 

the colposcopist then said to me that she thinks it would be best for me to be out under general anaesthetic so that they could remove the abnormal cells - which I went ahead with in October and had them removed - didn't feel any pain and was there for day surgery and left. 

had my follow up smear the end of February at my doctors this year - had the results back from that stating they had found hpv in the test results but no abnormal cell change - and that I am to be refferrred to colposcopy again. 

this has now caused me great anxiety due to how badly I handled the last one. Has anyone got any advice/tips/guidance on how I can remain calm for this procedure? 30th September is when I am due to go and I am in such a panic :( any help or experience would be so appreciated. Thank you so much.