Well I guess I can’t go by my personal experience then.
But let me clarify one crucial point here. I did NOT suggest to just swallow a bunch of pills to cover it all up as was implied.
I said behavior modification alone or WITH meds. I never said MEDS ALONE. There is a critical difference between the two.
In my case, finding the why did absolutely nothing to alleviate the situation. It wasn’t until I went through a systematic desensitization program which involved a series of exercises for progressive relaxation that anything was mitigated. I refused to take meds but I realize they may be valuable for others.
To imply that I was suggesting to swallow a high dose narcotic instead of dealing with the cause of pain is ludicrous. What does physical pain have to do with panic? ( or with the price of beans in China, for that matter)
Kindly don’t read more into my posts than what I actually wrote. Thank you very much.