Christi, that is brilliant news. Really brilliant. Thank you for letting us know.
Google, were you hay with your cbt therapist? Have you asked on mn how to cope with panic attacks? You do have my deepest sympathy - I know what they are like. I used to run out of shops halfway through a transaction (this was some time ago) sweating and heart beating.
Last time I had one, and it was the only one in years, was about 18 months ago at the dentist before some fairly major work. I started hyperventilating, and he told me that unless I stopped he wouldn't treat me. Well, that was urgent enough for me to force myself to do the textbook breathing through the nose, etc.
I also did a year long counselling and counselling skills course, mainly motivated by wanting to know what a therapist would do if I paid them. That was very very useful, but a bit drastic, perhaps. And getting older helps too, I think. You can learn to deal with them in some ways.
I am very cynical about some schools of therapy, but cbt and 'short, solution-focussed therapy do seem to work for relatively well documented and manageable problems.
I hope that doesn't sound harsh. I do think that a lot of your suffering could be managed, and I am not sure that your cbt therapy has been effective.
(Mouse, who do you want to win the x-factor tonight? 
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