Find a NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) practitioner. They use hypnosis to teach patients other responses to the stimulus. Panicking is just one of many responses to a stimulus. The reason NLP practitions are successful in curing panic attacks so fast and for good (like during the first session) is that they quickly gain access to the part of the brain which forms panic responses and they teach the panicker to re-frame those experiences into harmless memories.
Doctors are about as good at curing panic attacks as they are at getting their patients to lose weight.
Personal reports of successful treatments are nice...and one can't "prove" that something doesn't work, but I'd go with the science if I wanted treatment for panic disorder.
There is a strong body of scientific literature (well-designed studies, blind-reviewed research, respected professional journals and publications) that disagrees with you, Grady. Practitioners using evidence-based treatments are effective in treating panic disorder in more cases than not. [I have no idea what the data is for doctors getting patients to lose weight.]
As to NLP.... well, if it helped someone you know, that's great. But NLP is not an evidence based treatment for panic disorder. It has been around since the late 1970's, has somewhat morphed into EMDR techniques, and has been studied fairly extensively. With insufficient sound data to support its use for the treatment of Panic Disorder.
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