Interesting that you both mention panic attacks. I haven't physically had one in a few years, but the emotional scars are still there...feel very wary and to some degree frightened of putting myself in unknown surroundings or surroundings I know cause a panic attack in the past. This has really limited my life which ain't good.
The problem at the moment is that I have broken my leg in a motorbike accident. Am sitting around unable to exercise contemplating the future...not good when you feel like this. Also, I'm staying with friends who eat a lot of simple carbs. Have casually tried to stear them towards more slad and complex carbs etc... but they don't understand and just think I'm a bit eccentric!!