Not long winded at all actually. It&#x27;s not easy to admit you have a problem like this, most people (men especially) tend to run from it.<p>I don&#x27;t have any answers, except that this is really where a professional can help you out. Dr Habib actually has been dealing with this sort of thing for a long time and was quite successful, it&#x27;s just that the issue with him being live on air was so different and he wasn&#x27;t really prepared for it. He seems to have worked on strategies with professionals. When you read his blog post, you can see that he&#x27;s not defeated by this experience, but is going to use it and take lessons from it to work out more strategies to prevent it from helping.<p>(I hope that the ABC asks him back again when he has dealt with the issue, he is an expert and what he has to say is actually very valuable).<p>There are a lot of great professionals that can help with anxiety and panic attacks. As someone who uses a pyschiatrist, a psychologist and was referred to a guy who helps people with adult ADHD (a life coach I guess), it has been incredibly helpful. Not sure where you live, so I don&#x27;t know how much it costs but if you can afford it, or you are lucky enough to live in a country that helps pay for this, then speak to your doctor and get a referral to someone.<p>Only other bit of advise around this I can give is to forgive yourself if you make mistakes, and if you do go to see a medical professional and you don&#x27;t think they are the right person to see, don&#x27;t feel bad about finding someone else. Any true professional psychiatrist or psychologist won&#x27;t mind, as they know that each person has different needs and not everyone they see will be a good fit for that person.