Panic and Prayer

How many licks does it take to get to the center of the post-modern Tootsie Pop?

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“My therapist told me to eat a WARHEAD whenever I’m feeling a panic attack coming on … and when I say I have never had anything rip me out of the throes of a f***ing panic attack faster, I f***ing mean it.”