do you worry that they mean that you're dying of a heart attack or that you're losing control of your body? - No, I never think I'm dying, although I don't worry about it - I look forward to that day. As for the control part I don't have control of it - If I did I would spit on them and shoo them away.
Have you started to avoid places/situations that seem to cause these symptoms? No....no place or nowhere seems to actually trigger them
Do the symptoms come abruptly without any warning, only to disappear in 10-20 minutes, though you feel shaken the rest of the day? Sort of. A few I know when they're gonna happen - Like if my heart is racing the chest pain will probably come next. If I push myself to do something I just dont have the energy for I know I'm gonna have the slower than normal harder than normal beat, and I know that I'm gonna get dizzy when that happens. The dizziness is always accompanied by a pounding head. Although the chest pain will sometimes come on its own....sometimes really badly will start hurting....for little to a long time so much that i can't move and have to hold my breath or it will send a painful jolt throughout my whole chest. Sometimes it's only a little pain...That just sorta creeps up - it hurts but it doesnt hurt that much so I can just ignore it and wait for it to go away. -That's what it's been like as long as i can remember. I remember when I was hmm under 6 yrs old I rolled over in the bathtub and i could have drowned because my heart started to hurt and i had to not move or it would hurt more, but it wasnt long only lasted a couple seconds. that's my earliest memory of the chest pains.
hot and/or cold flashes?-no
abdominal distress?-no
"choking" sensation while swallowing?- no but sometimes when i'm breathing i cant breathe through my mouth because it feels like i'm suffocating (like the air is escaping somewhere between my mouth and my lungs) But its better once i start breathing through my nose...
shaking/trembling extremities? - no
racing thoughts of worry about what's happening? - no, I normally just close my eyes and wait for it to stop, I'm pretty calm in almost any situation...I don't remember the last time I panicked over anything - Level headed - think things through
I took your advice and looked up panic disorder, and although some of the symptoms are the same (heart palpitations or racing heartbeat, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness or disorientation, nausea) The rest of the details about panic disorder just doesnt fit me.
The effects dont really fit me either.
Avoidance Anxiety: not at all
Anticipatory Anxiety: not at all
Depression: I'm sure everyone is depressed sometimes....I dont have thekind that interferes with everyday life though.
Alcohol or Drug Abuse: been there done that got the t-shirt, threw away the ticket.

I hoped you were right so these symptoms could stop. I want to fly again. These symptoms make my medical invalid, which also invalidates my pilot license. By my next birthday I will be old enough for the next level-up licesnse, but I wont be able to get it if I keep having these symptoms

Any other ideas?