I’ve struggled with severe anxiety for 10+ years, mainly panic attacks when alone. 

It interferes a ton with my life because I always have to be near people and can’t drive too far from civilization. 

When I panic the worst, I totally lose the ability to think clearly, go on autopilot and run to find people, and generally feel out of control/hysterical/absolutely panic stricken and it lasts until I reach people—so I’m terrified of that happening when I am truly out of reach of others (rural areas, etc) because I don’t know when/if I’d ever calm down. 

Please share if you’ve had similar issues/how you dealt with them—considering doing a small “flooding” exercise because I can’t bear to deal with this anymore.