I only found this site last Monday (I'd never looked before.) I've been having panic problems for 6 years and the first four were terrible, but in the last two, things have been better. Although I have had up and downs in the last two years, dodgy feelings at meetings, a panic attack in a traffic jam (a year ago,) amongst other things, I really thought I was doing well. But last Monday I was in a department store and the feelings of panic suddenly hit me and I had to walk out (much to my wife's annoyance!) I came home in a terrible state and began searching the net for help. I found this site and read everything in it that night. I even printed out some pages for my wife to read, so that she could "understand." She took note of the "What to do if a family member....etc." item 5. "Don't enable avoidance." On Wednesday she took me to the door of the department store but....I refused to go in! Last night she tried again and I went in. I was not comfortable, but I survived it.
This afternoon neither of us were working and she very kindly (?) took me to virtually every damn woman's clothes shop in Madrid! Not once did I feel uncomfortable and although I can't say I enjoyed it, I'm very happy that I had no problems.
The site has helped me a hell of a lot and I've only been taking the advice for a few days....who knows what the future will bring?
Bryn[8D][8D][8D]