I thought I was on my own. I've been suffering panic attacks for around 10 years now and they have gotten progressively worse. I struggle with breathing and find myself constantly struggling for breath. Recently I've been having a strange sensation of swallowing my tongue which really stresses me out as I feel like I'm going to choke and can't swallow. I've also started to get dizzy spells and feel like I'm going to faint. These attacks never seem to go away and I always seem to be panicking about something. Am I becoming agorophobic ? I'm scared to return to places where I've had an attack which worries me as I've had some attacks at work. Any ideas as to what I can do ? I no longer drive on the motorway because I panic that I can't get off and don't want an attack to cause an accident. Logically I know I'm being fatalistic and should try to get a grip but the panic just seems to take over. I think I'm probably more worried about what other people think and what I look like when I'm panicking. Other people just cope and can't understand some of the seemingly small things that panic me. I'm just glad that I'm not alone as the Doctor seems to suggest. He just thinks Im an over exaggerating weirdo as opposed to an educated person with a legitimate problem !