Unprovoked Anxiety Attack

As I said in another thread here, I have gone years without having issues with anxiety. I am finding out a physical "sympyom" of a yet unknown (need more testing) cause can cause anxiety and depression (went a couple years without experiencing bad episodes of this as well). Now however, I am experiencing anxiety and depression, the likes of which never before have I experienced.

Today, I was simply responding to a post on here (that in no way triggered me) - and all the sudden .. I had the "fight or flight" feeling and needed to get out right away. I could hardly breathe. My heart was racing. I was extremely impatient to the point of anger bc I asked my husband if we could go walking and he said "go ahead" .. since part of my physical prob includes passing out I didn't want to go alone. So I said "can WE go walking" again he says "go ahead" .. I just stared at him with anger building .. then he says "where at?" I said "I don't care." He said "what do you mean?" I said - "I don't care" He said "what do you mean?" .. Now I was about to boil over. I said "I ... don't... care!" So he started getting ready .. I said "as long as it isn't too far bc I can't sit still". He went to get ready and came back. By this time, I was having to do controlled breathing. When we got in the car and down the road a bit, my heart stopped racing n my breathing began to return to normal. When we got outside .. within a few seconds, I was ok.

Anyone else ever experience this severe of an attack just out of the blue like this? (I tried pacing before asking to walk - but that just made it worse). If so, is there any way to prevent it from escalating to that intensity that quickly? Honestly, my anxiety attacks in past had trigger and I was able to refocus my thinking to calm myself. This is a new type of anxiety. Just like my depression is a new type.

I need a counselor so bad - yet finding one is proving to be impossible it seems.

Actually - just writing that almost put me in another attack. Getting too sensitive..

I know you said that responding to a post didn't trigger you but it actually sounds like it did.Maybe it was at a subconscious level rather than a conscious level?

No the post sincerely was not the problem. I have responded to many like it in past with no issues. I knew someone would say it was the post that's why I noted I was not triggered. I can tell when something triggers me .. this was not a trigger.

Just as an addition to the above.. and so you understand. My depression n anxiety n PTSD n BPD have been things I have been dx'd with 20 yrs. The anxiety and PTSD has not botheres me in so long, last time I went in docs were arguing with me if I was ever dx with it (bc I had moved n some records had been lost). So .. this is highly unusual for me to get such strong attacks. Triggers for me used to be regarding certain sexual assault scenarios, thunderstorms or loud noises, sexual situations that seemed out of my control or if watching TV or reading, those types of situations occurring in a scene. Angry tones of voice. Angry looks.

The post I responded to had nothing to do with any of that.

Ok .You say you were not triggered yet your body and brain reacted as if you were so IDK then.

Hopefully someone else will come along and chime in

It did not react as if I were triggered. It reacted as if I went into an anxiety attack. But thank you for arguing with me. I believe I think I will stop posting in this particular forum as I do not seem to get any support here anyway. Have a lovely day.

I do believe you have misinterpreted me.I was in no way even arguing with you.

In my first reply I was thinking maybe you were triggered at a subconscious level rather than at a conscious level which would mean it wasn't the same experience as recognizing you've been triggered But you shot that down right away and seemed offended that I had even suggested it since you had already made it clear you weren't triggered.My second reply was letting you know that I simply don't know why your body and brain would react that way and was hoping someone else might come along that might know.

I'm sorry you perceived that as arguing.That was not what I was doing and not my intention and not my responsibility that you took it that way

Have a nice day regardless.

Love that you added "not my responsibility that you took it that way". Up til then I was good with your reply even though I disagreed with your presentation. But when you said thar, it angered me all over again.

I was not ignorant to what you meant when you said "on a subconscious level". I was telling you the things that used to trigger me AND that I have responded to MANY posts like the one I responded to in past so you would understand it was not me being triggered.

You still came back as if my ORIGINAL post were somehow FLAWED bc I said I was NOT triggered but rather it was an UNPROVOKED anxiety attack. However, you, in your unfailing wisdom decided how I felt, how my body responded and that I was simply triggered.

So - in essence, yes .. you were arguing bc you were deciding you knew more than I did on my ORIGINAL post instead of just answering my ORIGINAL questions you chose to "figure out" whether or not I was "really" triggered.. which had NOTHING to do with my question. I included that info in my pist so if/when someone ASKED if I had been triggered that CONFUSION had been covered.

So now .. I tried to tell you prior to this last response of yours I simply was not going to post here anymore. But your response was neither needed nor was it supportive (again) - So I decided to respond. I will not respond to you again as I am blocking you now.

Take care.