Local on 'Secret Lives of Women'

A North Codorus Township woman who overcame years of panic attacks will be featured on "Secret Lives of Women" at 10 p.m. Tuesday on the WE channel.

Melissa Straub, 46, (above, at left) struggled with panic and agoraphobia for years. At times, she ventured no more than a mile from her home, dreading situations that might trigger her panic. She had stopped working, traveling and, eventually, leaving the neighborhood.

Using a technique that included elements of visualization, hypnosis and conditioning (the modification of thinking patterns), Straub overcame her fear, and has been panic-free for two years.