1.) It does not matter if you feel frightened, bewildered, unreal or unsteady. These feelings are nothing more than an exaggeration of the normal bodily reactions to stress.

2.) Just because you have these sensations does not mean you are very sick. These feelings are just unpleasent and frightening not dangerous. Nothing worse will happen to you.

3.) Let your feelings come. They have been in charge of you, you have been pumping them up and making them acute. Stop pumping. Do not turn away from panic. When you feel the panic mount, take a deep breath and, as you breath out, let go. Keep trying. Stay there almost as if you were floating in space. Do not fight the feeling of panic. Accept it. You can do it.

4.) Try to make yourself as comfortable as possible without escaping. If you are in a street, lean against a post or store wall. If you are at the cosmetics dept. store find a quieter counter or corner. If you are in a boutique, tell the salesperson you do not feel well and want to sit for awhile. DO NOT jump into your car and go home in fear.

5.) Stop adding to your panic with frightening thoughts about what is happening and where it might lead. Do not indulge in self pity and think, "Why can't I be like all the other normal people? Why do I have to go through all this?" Just accept what is happening to you. If you do this,what you fear most will not happen.

6.)Think about what is really happening to your body at this moment. DO not think,"Something terrible is going to happen. I must get out." Repeat to yourself " I will not fall, faint, die or loose control."

7.)Now wait and give the fear time to pass. Do not run away. Others have found the strength. YOU WILL TOO. Notice that you stop adding the frightening thoughts to your panic, the fear starts to fade away by itself.

8.) This is your opportunity to practice. Think of it that way. Even if you feel isolated in space, one of these days you will not feel that way. Sometime soon, you will be able to go through the panic and say " I DID IT", Once you say this, you will have gone a long way towards conquering fear. Think about the progess you will have made. YOU ARE IN THE SITUATION!!!

9.) Try to distract yourself from what is going on inside you. Look at your surroundings. See the other people on the street , in the bus wherever you are. They are with you not against you.

10.) When the panic subsides, let your body go loose, take a deep breath, and go on with your day. Remember, each time you cope with panic, you reduce your fear.