People wish to know how I cope with having GAD? I think people want to know and maybe have a right to know a bit. I learned much from someone close to me whose illness was worse than my own. She was effected financially, and with family, work, everything. That came clear to me that I was in a similar boat. You learn from these people like her how to save your life. She gave me the knowledge to do what had to be if I could survive. I rarely have panic attacks anymore, but the world is still scary and I can’t go into big stores and theatres etc.