When I feel an attack coming on, I try to talk it down. I say to myself, outloud sometimes, "I will not let this get to me," or, more often, its "God, You gave this to me. Now I'm giving it back to You. I can't handle it." Sometimes talking works, sometimes not.

I still don't know what specifically triggers these attacks for me. Once it was a scent/odor.. someone sitting 2 seats away from me was smoking a flavored cigarette. That's all it took to send my head into a frenzy. I quickly removed myself from the vicinity and was able to calm down enough to function.

But yes, I do talk fast, whether or not anyone is listening. Does it work? Depends on the situation and how bad it gets. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Linda