I suffer them, and mine tend to be about being in control. fortunatley they only tend to be if i am going to go into a situation I have no control over that i have know about for a few days or longer, like a meeting or journey.

As has been said, it is the thought of having an attack that can make it worse, but hard not to.

Sometime letting people know and not be ashamed can help. My last attack was at an the airport but the air hostess was fantastic and made sure i did not have to que and reminded me that i was in control which calmed me down - did have two attacks but pushed through them.

I had a trip to Newcastle coming up with the lads and we have to leave early - worst time for me!! I am going to drive so as to remain in control, we will see how it goes.

The key for me is to be able to see a way out if I do have an attack, and as sometimes I feel like my arse is going to let go, i have instant imodiems, pop one of them and the most that can happen is i sweat and have a fast heart rate for 2 minutes. I will drive alone to newcastle so that there is only me in the car and if I do need to pull over and calm down I can, but on my own in the car i will be fine tbh.

It aint good, and is all in the mind, but I think the best method is to challenge yourself often, and when you make it through remind yourself of the fact and the next time remind yourself that you have done it before and can do it again.

One thing is for sure, your not alone, lots and lots of people suffer, you just don't realise it.