Panic attacks are awful are'nt they?

I have a lot of problems with going out, especially shopping.

I have had to come up with a lot of stratergies to help myself.

Grounding strats help. Focus completely on the job you are doing- right, I need a tin of baked beans, loaf of bread...etc

I also try to be aware of the tension and purposely try to relax that area of my body and slow my breathing down.

I also came up with- imagining I have a transparant bubble round myself. I can see where I am going but nobody can get through that barrier to harm me.

Another one is something called exagerated - role therapy. You pretend that you are Superman or Superwoman. Works wonders in the super-market!

Hope that some of this might help you.