The worst thing about living with panic disorder are the panic attacks. When you are in a panic attack, you literally feel like you are going to die, or that you may be going crazy. And panic attacks could be so distressing that some people would rather die than go through another one. Indeed, when you have a panic attack, it may feel like you are having a heart attack or an asthma attack, so you may go to the emergency department to see if you are suffering from an acute medical problem.
The next worst thing about living with panic disorder is that you spend much of your time waiting and anticipating when the next panic attack will occur. So you have anticipatory anxiety, and this can take time away from other things, like relationships, school, job, and self-care.
And if your panic disorder continues untreated, then you may go on to develop agoraphobia, which is a fear of having a panic attack in a public place. So if you develop agoraphobia, then you literally become home-bound, as you fear having a panic attack in any public place you may go.
