@determinedHemlock9877
Hi Hemlock! Hope you are doing ok as I am writing this. I believe we talked in the chat room recently. Sorry you are going through this. You were great, trying to support in the room, I could never even tell you went through an anxiety attack, and your post is very well-written also. I wonder if maybe you are a perfectionist at heart.
Anyhow, to answer your question, I am not sure if something like this happened to me, but I can tell you that I have had attacks where I didn't even know what they were. I was suffering from mental health issues and did not even know it or what they were and in younger years I ende up in the ER a couple times.
Through trial and error, I decided I did not want to end up like that. I ended up incorporating mindfulness and reading about it. I kind of tried to control my anxiety on my own which obviously is not possible so I commend you for seeking help for it. The idea at the time scared me. I did look for help but felt really bad about it and inadequate. That only delayed my healing, but I now cannot recall the last time I had an attack like that. I definitely know when my anxiety got worse, but I have used a combination of tactics or efforts but I would not recommend you to do it alone.
For me what currently causes me anxiety is not feeling productive or stressing myself out, and also I realize that in the past I was being too hard on myself. I was actually judging myself negatively for having issues.
But again I do congratulate you for wanting to do something about it. I know I feel better sometimes when I take action on something, but I think sometimes I overdo it and maybe not feeling entirely comfortable. That is when I use some sort of meditation, or distraction, even being here responding to you is beneficial to me because it feels like I am investing my time to help someone.
Most days I am not like this, and I derive pleasure even in the smaller things. The only problem with me is that I don't feel good unless I feel like I am somehow helping someone else but I am also selfish because I want to derive a benefit from it.
Anway I do wish you good luck and sounds like you are already on your way to recovering