It's been about a year for me as well. I used to go out on a daily basis because i worked in music, but ever since the panics attacks began about 2 years ago i haven't been the same. I tried going out for the first year or so but then when i was out i would always be filled by this overwhelming feeling of anxiety and felt like i wasn't in control of the situation and things just weren't all real. Almost like i wasn't within myself and i couldn't breathe. My heart would begin to race and i would begin to hyperventilate. So eventually i stopped going out all together because i was so afraid that i would have another anxiety attack if i went out anywhere. I just hope its not too hard of an issue to get over because nobody on God's green earth deserves to feel this way and live in such constant fear.