Re: panic attacks...mental or physical problem?

hi, no, I never had shortness of breath. As I explained, it takes time to overcome it. And a Lot of time has gone by since my trauma in 1985. This isn't to say that I don't have a little bit of anxiety from time to time. But, it's rare and easily controllable with....time. That is, when it starts it stops pretty quickly. And it's minor. I just had to get straight in my mind what happened and why plus the actual "feelings" that were so vivid ? Those have faded away. I am now in the here and now, dealing with things that are Present instead of in the past.
I did have a friend who listened to the same stories for months on end. IN this I was quite fortunate. Then I had who is now my present husband who did the same thing. I've now come to the point where I realize that what's done is done, you cannot change the past--only how you Look at the past. I never did deep breathing or yoga; I hear those are effective. You have to get tough, mature, and accept what has happened, deal with it as best you can and AFTER all that try to forget about it. Concentrate on the present . You can't rush time; you have to deal with these anxieties and just hope they don't go on forever.
aster