Well, here goes.  My first post on my new blog page.  If you read about me on this page you know all about my first panic attack.  I have had many since then.  Some mild, some more intense.  Some for good reason, some out of nowhere.  But I have also learned how to minimize them.  And sometimes that has come from the help of others.  My first success story:
I was flying to Pennsylvania to visit my family.  I boarded the plane, took my seat and pulled out my magazine.  It was a rainy day but not harsh.  We taxied out to the runway when the pilot came on to tell us that there was a weather delay and we would be 45 minutes to an hour before taking off.  My first thought was "OMG, I'm stuck in this tiny metal tube!"  I called my husband from my cell phone to tell him that I was freaked out.  He said to me, "Look out the window.  What do you see?"  I told him I saw the ground, the tarmac. He said "It's better than being stuck in the air!"  I immediately calmed down.  I sat back, told myself it was just a slight delay, pulled out my magazine and went on to have a great flight. 
You see, it's all in how you think!!