Panic Attacks...Does Anyone Ever Feel Like Your Family Just Don't Understand?

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I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. When I tell my mom or my sisters that I am having a panic attack, I either get things like "I think it's all in your head", "You need help", "I think you work yourself up to it" or "Not again, you're always getting them". They don't realize how hard I struggle not to go into a really bad episode. They don't understand that there doesn't necessarily have to be a reason for it, sometimes it just happens out of the blue. They always say, "Everything is going great for you, why are you having one now?" They don't realize how this makes me feel and that it makes me worry worse because I know they are right but I can't control it. It makes me panic more because I think "I have to get myself together, I will lose it if I don't. Then what will I do?" MY husband is great and he really is supportive through these times. Still, I always wonder if one day he will get tired of it and want someone who is more normal. He says he loves me and always will but I'm still scared. Plus, I have always longed to be a mother and sometimes I feel that I will never be able to with these disorders that are always disrupting my life. What do you all think about this? Do any of you feel this way at times?