What you're saying makes sense, but I have not been "conditioned" by my parents. Most of what I believe and think about the world doesn't have much of an association with whatever they think, I was just mentioning that they didn't give me a particularly negative not particularly positive upbringing. Being rational is important when thinking about anxiety. If I weren't at least some sense of rationality, I would in fact think horrible, death-like thoughts during each panic attack. You're insight is appreciated but I didn't come here to receive a psychoanalysis or some sort of self formulated explanation for panic disorder. There is no argument about it. I don't think I will be posting here much anymore....I'm a little disappointed in the type of replies I've been seeing.