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Originally Posted by AnnieK

I suffered with panic attacks for years (brought on by my own actions and life choices ) - crippling attacks that left me feeling the only safe place was home. I lost count of the number of times I bolted from wherever I was to get home being unable to breathe and convinced this time I would actually die. I had various medications to treat the symptoms and underlying issues but the best advice that worked for me was when a Dr told me to welcome the attack, recognise it for what it was and sort of repeat "this will not kill me" and I honestly can say it worked for me. It took time for me to get it and recognise when an attack was coming and I could then stop it before it got a grip.