I used to have bad anxiety problems and mostly I helped myself by forcing myself to take the control back from it. Basically to become a control freak over it, rather then let it control me. Whenever I started getting that uncomfortable uneasy feeling I would just tell myself to just "look around you, there is nothing happening, you are fine" and put my mind on something else. It takes a lot of will power to overcome something like that on your own. And it may not be possible for everyone. But if it might help, then try it. Other then that, find a good therapist that could help.

Most normal (ok, they’re not "normal") panic attacks usually occure when the person is feeling stressed out due to environment, as in the people around you, the situation around you, etc. If a person gets scared badly, they can have one. In my case, I get them when I’m surrounded by too many people. What happens to me is I start feeling dizzy, I can’t breath, my chest gets tight, I can’t move, I get extremly confused, I can’t talk, and I start to hypervenilate. Worst case scenerio, I pass out. I get like that in supermarkets, malls, any place where there’s a large mass of people, and lots of confusion. Chaos. I’m a personal space person. I get freaked out when people are too close, when people are passing back and forth by me, especially quickly. If I feel it coming on, or am having one of those days when everything feels oddly, I take my perscription. My pills won’t stave one off that’s already starting, but it will end it much faster.

Definatly talk to your doctor about the way you feel, because there are medications available that will help you feel more "even". I hate using the word normal, because really, who IS normal? I use the word even, as in evening you out. Getting you balanced again, and feeling good.