Oh yes, the shopping channels. When I had a tv & right after I went through the trauma with the home care person & my Mother when she was dying of cancer, I kept the shopping channel on all night...it helped keep the nightmares away.

The only thing that helps me through anxiety attacks are hot showers.....sort of washing all the anxiety down the drain...until just before there is no more hot water left.....then I am ok for most of the time I need to be ok......if I end up feeling ok after that great...otherwise, it's another hot shower when I get home (after the hot water heater has recovered from my last shower).

My other stress reliever when I am home is to read the Bible. The words that help me always find their way into my reading....God is very great at making that happen for me.

When I am out somewhere & it hits.....like the depersonalization thing hits & I can't seem to get myself through it, I usually excuse myself & head home to a nice HOT shower & then crash in bed for a good sleep. I am usually sleep deprived when things like that hit in the first place.