Panic attacks don't control your life - it's a common misconception. And there's a reason it's so common, because it's very easy to believe that when you are experiencing it. They are debilitating. You need therapy my dear. Find yourself a good therapist, to help you get in touch with yourself again. You are not your condition. You need to get to the root of the problem. By the way - your symptoms are not unusual either. You're not alone. If you want to talk, feel free to e-mail me. Brenda9

the thign is i have been seeing a therapist and had different types of therapy for about 5 or 6 years now i do suffer from depression.and i know that i very much fear humiliation and rejection and i feel i know why this is too and yet i still panick evryday of my life and its making me feel scared and one point i didnt leave the house for months.i dotn want people to see me panick its embaressing but they do and it happens evryday :( and i end up having to get away from peopel as quickly as i can...i hate livign like this

Katharin, i can really relate to how u feel,my panic shows too, i shake, get all jittery, but i go GREY...where all my blood kind of drains from me,it is hell, and i feel it rules me too (sorry brenda9 x), i refuse to put myself in certain situations where i know i will feel bad and get embarrassed ,so my lifes very limited.....keep in touch if u want to...Claire x

thats how i feel like why do i put myself throught things time and time again i put myself in these scary uncomfortable situations thinkin if i face them it might get betetr but it doesnt...id rather go grey but i spose u'd rather be anything that what you are.Its the bright red bit and hot sweats that gets to me if i was panicking and noone could tell it would be fine its just they can clearly see and peopel are liek what the hell is going on i feel so alone and i panick over the most ridiculous things i mean soemoen comign up to me and saying hello....somone who is nice and is not threatning atall and yet i panick and have to try and get away from them....i dont know what to do anymore its happened for so long now sometimes i just feel liek giving up

dont tell urself they control ur life, cos even tho they are just words, u begin to believe it, and they WILL end up controlling u i havnt had an attack for 2 weeks. wats helped is iv given control of my life to God. cos i cannot control my life. wen i try too take bak that control, i destroy myself, and get panic ataks. and yea, counselors help, drugs m,ay help temporarilly, but wont solve ur problems 4 u. hope u get thru this. i know u can xo

I started getting panic attacks as well. They are scary, which makes them worse. I try to do the following and this seems to work

I get involved with GOD one on one each day. The longer the better.

I avoid bad or depressing news. you can do the same by turning off the TV and getting a book instead. That way you choose the content of what you see

Try to see 10 good things each day. Make it a game

Focus on someone else. I usually have a lot going on in my head when I panic- reach out to others to give them real assistance.

Find a group of friends to talk to.

I came across EFT, and it worked for me as well. I also, through the EFT site found a blog by a very upbeat young man, which I read often

http://www.karlblog.com/

Here is the link to the EFT manual download site. The manual is free. Please try it.

http://www.emofree.com/downloadeftmanual.asp