hello my name is linda im a 49 year old single mum to three kids 8 10 and 13 i also have two older kids aged 25 and 31 i had another son but he died from meningitus 10 years ago on march 20th.ive always suffered from panic attacks for as long as i can remember around five i think was my first,ive had the odd year here and there where ive been panic free well almost but in general its always there looming.i also have no friends its just me and the kids and my elderley parents and one sister i know that for me panic attacks always come to the surface after any kind of distress or daft thoughts,so by now i should be able to know how to stop them somtimes its easier to disarm one than others,like now im really upset because ive had to have several teeth removed and cannot get on with partial denture so have to go down the dental implants road which is very expensive,and also bringing panc back again but as a single mum on my own for almost nine years now its my only hope as i feel so ugly and introverted since losing my teeth.i never saw myself as a lonely old women my dream of a good man in my life was what kept me going but with todays superficial men you have to look a certain way or your just not noticed ive taken note that i had less panic attacks when i had a partner .like a lot on here i too have had brain tumours and heart problems and breathing problems digestion problems swallowing phobias i never go out alone for fear of panic attacks.you name it ive had it in my head,it is horrible so i sympathise with everyone who has had the courage on the site to speak out and say how they feel,it does help to share,the young ones on here touched me so much as i saw myself in them and spent half my life worrying for nothing now its wasted,i hope that you all find your own way of coping towards a kind of cure its within ourselves it lies we all know that but grasping it somtimes seems impossible big hugs to everyone fellow sufferers