WARNING talk on mental disorders

I don't know how to approach this. I have a few issues but one that has been bugging me the most was this one. 

Small backstory, I had my first panic attack at 7. Ofc I didn't know what that was at the time and I remember struggling to get words out and my grandma brushing me off. I remember getting them VERY often for NO reason at all. I only found out they were panic attacks when I was 12. I thought it was just very normal and I would randomly have them in front of my classmates. I remember laying on the floor and kids around me freaking out about what to do (my heart rate was 180+ and that was measured when I was feeling better).

Anyways, I still have them and it eventually came to a point where when my friends vent to me about their own issues with their "first panic attack," I lowkey don't feel any empathy for them. I thought it's 100% normal and I had a hard time feeling bad bc u won't die having them (u will just feel like you are though). 

Welp I was in health class the other day and we had to do projects on mental disorders. I lowkey wasn't paying attention until one of them came up. Panic Disorder. 

It suddenly all made sense. Everything aligns. I feel like I have answers that my own doctor couldn't tell me. I would go to her and tell her my issues and I remember her going like, "I'm not the kind of doctor to disclose this too. This is something with a psychologist." I was like confused by what she meant but ye now I get it.

Anyways, not to self diagnose but like it REALLY falls in line and my own doctor hinted on it but she can't diagnose me cause it's not her field. What do I do now? My parents are the type that don't believe in mental disorders btw

P.s. i have other issues that could have further amplified these problems but I'm not prepared to talk about them yet. basically, I have a guess as to why they started at 7.

i feel cringe. gosh. might delete this.