ryen,

its the best question. I have anxiety attacks that can be crippling, and Ive had some real awful experiences, some of them I can hardly bear to think about. Ive managed to narrow down the situations or things that are likley to start them of. That was the first positive thing i ever did. The next thing was to tell certain people that this situation can bring on an anxiety attack and I might need help. And slowly I faced my fears. Dont get me wrong, I still get them but I prepare myself for it before hand. When they do strike, well, i get through it and know that the next time it wont be soo bad. I breathe a little slower and deaper, i exhale all the way out and dont get into short quick breathing cos that makes it worse.

I also have little pills that my doc gave me and they work in about 10 minutes flat, so I keep them with me but find that I very rarely use them now.

ATG