Well done for working through it @jaynie.

I doubt anyone really understands panic attacks unless they've experienced them. They are so... strange and debilitating, and sneak up on you. Mine are usually when I have severe headcold or the flu; my head will get congested and I wake up freaking out because I think — no matter how irrational that sounds — that I am going to drown; I can't get air. Of course, I CAN-- I just have to open my mouth and BREATHE. But that still doesn't stop me from staggering around the house in full freak-out mode for 10-20 minutes. Fortunately, it has been a couple of years.

"Baby steps" is exactly right...