I was talking to one of my friends the other day, who also has panic disorder, and I truely believe that you can not completely understand it or relate to it unless you are going thru it also. MY family and friends have all watched videos, read books, etc about it, but when i talk to my friend who has it, it seems like something completely different bc our experiences are almost mirror images of each other. Does anyone else feel like other people in their lives "just dont get it"?