The words 'Panic disorders' encompass problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

These problems can take over your life and cause isolation, sometimes just because it is impossible to believe that anyone else could feel the way that you do. Yet at least one in 75 people are affected, and so you are far from being alone.

Knowledge really is power, which means that learning about panic attacks and the other disorders can be helpful. Also, try to remember that because you were not born this problem, you do not have to suffer with it for the rest of your life. Holding on to this thought may give you the strength to make the changes you need to restore normality in your life.