Does anyone else get panic attacks whilst simply sitting in the audience at theatres / churches etc? 

I have recently been getting them so intensely where my entire body just shuts down, pins and needles everywhere, I am so dizzy that I can barely walk, chest is so tight that feels like some kind of heart attack, and feel nauseous. I try to fight it by staying seated there but it simply becomes too intense and I have to leave. It’s an issue as I love theatre, and have upcoming occasions where I need to attend a church.

It’s getting so much worse now. I even struggle where I feel ‘trapped’ in work meetings, and I’m unable to concentrate and sometimes need to just leave. 

Just wondering if anyone has any advice or can explain why this is happening to me. Thanks