What has panic taken from me? Wow, this could be totally theraputic (sp?). Okay, it took away my first marriage, which happened to be a blessing in disguise actually. My ex couldn't cope with the fact that I had panic. He felt I was crazy or totally lacking in willpower. Time went on, I recovered from agoraphobia and met a wonderful man whom I married after 3 years. We went on to have 2 more boys and one on the way and I can say I'm way happier now then I was 6-7 years ago. He is very understanding and supportive. Never throws my panic in my face or uses it as a weapon against me. My ex still uses it as a weapon whenever we have a child visitation or child support dispute. I have custody of our child from my first marriage but whenever things don't go his way, he threatens to use my "psychological problems" against me.
When I see posts such as Outlaw's or Sue's, I just want to hug you and tell you I understand. Been there, done that, still do it sometimes. I can completely understand exactly what you're going through.