Thanks so much for your reassurance Katie. Your panic attacks started early on like mine did. I was 11, almost 12 when I started to have them. I don't know about you, but is seems as though my panic constantly reinvents itself. It has gone from obsessive thoughts about death and dying, to derealization and depersonalization, to such fear about developing a severe food allergy that would make my throat swell ( I hardly ate a thing), to now, these extreme obsessive thoughts of becoming schizophrenic. I mean right now, if I lose track of time, (which I have been doing a lot because I am so preoccupied with myself), I start to think, oh **** it's because I am becoming schizophrenic, and then I get incredibly anxious. I am so happy that there are such wonderful people like yourself on this website. I thought that pd was just about the panic attacks. This scared me because I have many obsessive thoughts, that don't always lead to panic attacks. Through this website and all the people on it, I have realized now, that most people do have all these obsessive thoughts that don't always come to panic all of the time. Hang in there Katie, and post anytime you need some support, because we can all relate to eachother! :)
