Thanks Jen and My. I dont know how I'm able to sit thru an attack, either. The first one I had, in April, was a whopper... and not from Burger King (LOL). I screamed for my husband, quite literally. He wasnt home at the time, and I knew this, but I screamed anyway. After he got home, I couldnt sit still. I had to keep moving, or I was gonna pass out. At least thats how it felt. I was in alot of physical pain at the time, also going thru an attack of kidney stones. I think thats what set off the panic. Went to see my doc, and was admitted to hospital for surgery. When I was discharged on Saturday, I had another major panic attack as soon as my parents got me to their house. I didnt want to be alone, so I spent the day with them, until hubby got off work. The attack lasted the entire weekemd, until Monday afternoon. I was terrified, thought I was gonna die.

These current attacks arent nearly as strong, but they are rather distracting. I know I'm not going to die from them, and that they really cant hurt me. So I somehow manage to ride them out, keeping everything internal. I dare not let anyone else know what I'm going through. If they see that something is worng and want to know / help, they will ask if I'm alright. To which I answer, "not really, I'm trying to hold off a panic attack".