Anxiety attacks for no reason

I don't usually get anxiety attacks, but when they happen, they happen for no reason! No reason that I know of. Suddenly, I'll just get the feeling like I'm not breathing right. Then panic sets in and I'll be sitting there trying to keep it together. The first time I had one was two years ago. I was so convinced something was wrong with me that I dialed 911 and had an ambulance take me to the hospital. That ended up being a waste of time because they couldn't find anything wrong with me. It was embarrassing, but that's how panicked I was. I've had a few more since but I've managed to avoid calling 911 again. I've tried seeing if anything might be triggering them like stress, social anxiety and things that make me sad, but they really happen out of the blue. It makes me nervous that there might be something more wrong with me than I realize. I count my blessings that they don't happen more often than they do and pray that they don't start anytime soon.

I used to get a lot of anxiety attacks for what I thought was no reason. My therapist at the time made me question that more though. Often there was a reason, but the trigger could be from a few days beforehand and I wasn't able to connect the two- he'd always ask what things have happened in the past few days. Once I started thinking more about it, there usually was something anxiety-provoking in a big way or a build up of things from a few days before. I do have a lot of dissociation going on, so maybe I've just shut it out until a point where it's overwhelmed me. When I was younger, my anxiety attacks were always related to an immediate trigger, so it was kind of confusing to have that delayed reaction. I have also had particular meds which have triggered attacks too- I've not stayed on those long. These days my meds seem to control my anxiety better in general, and it seems to mean far less attacks.

They're awful when they hit though, hugs.

I see! Now, I'll keep track of things that might've happened days prior or whenever to see if I'm getting a delayed reaction too. Thanks for your insight, that's helpful!

You're welcome. I hope you can get some insight into what your triggers might be.