well in my case, i recognize the physical symptoms i guess due to years of dealing with it and dealing with the same physical symptoms every time. once i notice them and realize i'm having an attack, (it takes a while sometimes) then i can try to deal with it. i find the ones that mostly affect my body are easier to deal with, when it gets bad enough that my brain starts to fry, i couldn't tell the difference between a cockroach and a chocolate bar. lol once i was in this situation and putting groceries away. it took 3 weeks to find the toilet paper - in the freezer. in the midst of my attack, at the time, it was perfectly logical to put it there.