What triggers random anxiety and panic attacks when nothing is going on?

Anything can trigger an anxiety or panic attack. It could be your surroundings, your thoughts, what someone said, etc..

Remembering a situation in the past and keep thinking of what have could been can triggers anxiety easily

Your thoughts might trigger the anxiety and panic attacks, one thought alone can set you off, I know it sounds terrible, but there’s various methods you can use to stop a panic attack, for example, grounding.

Cutting or other suicidal actions on the arms, legs, or other body parts. This makes me uncomfortable and triggers me

Numerous possibilities. First, I recommend a doctor visit. Also, there are things such as diet and sleep issues that can impact mood. You also may have some issues that you are suppressing that you may need to talk out with someone. Most importantly - don't freak out over it. It's actually fairly common. : )

Too much noise on a room or just too much stimuli. Also being in a place which is crowded by people

For me, my anxiety can be triggered by merely thinking about the possible outcomes of some of my decisions. Did I make the right choice? Should I've done something different? But then I just think, it's no longer in my control. If I can't do anything about it, I have no reason to worry about it. Obviously, that doesn't always work, but it does most of the time. For the times it doesn't work, I just take a few deep breaths and think about what good has come of my decisions and what good can come of them.

Anxiety attacks can be triggered by a lot of things, there is never ‘nothing going on’ and I think the most important thing is to practise grounding techniques and other self help methods in order to calm yourself enough to seek either professional help, help from peers, or talking to a listener on 7 cups

Anything does, being around crowds of people and feeling stuck in one place, but everyone is different

The best place to start is with the invisible triggers of anxiety. Invisible triggers are possible triggers that you may not even know is happening. A great example is clutter. Some people (not all) start to experience much more anxiety when their homes have more clutter because they associated cleanliness with control. That's an invisible anxiety trigger, because the person may not even be aware that their home is affecting them until it's cleaned. Other invisible triggers include: Too Much Time to Think Lack of Goal Setting Health and News Loss of Coping Anxious Thoughts Panic attacks are so unusual that they can be caused by fear of panic attacks - or simply by thinking about your panic attacks. They can be caused by exercise, by dehydration, and by nothing at all. The first panic attack often comes at a time of considerable stress, but some people have been known to get their first panic attack for no apparent reason. Once that first panic attack occurs, common triggers include:Chest pains. Lightheadedness, Heart palpitations (rapid heartbeat that you can feel)Trouble taking a deep breath. Oversensitivity to physical sensations. Health fears

That would be your brain trying to say that there is something there when there isn't. It's quite common when dealing with panic attacks and anxiety. Maybe look and see what your emotions are doing. Are you feeling over-stressed? Are you feeling down? Just out of sorts? This may be a factor playing into your triggers.

Trained thought behavior patterns in a circular negative sense can cause severe anxiety. The dreaded overthinking pattern. Dwelling on the past. Paranoia.

In my experience, thinking about something stressful or scary is a possible cause of a panic attack. Sometimes I'll be sitting in my room or on a couch and I'll start to think about something, and it will give me so much stress I'll start to hyperventilate and have a panic attack.

A lot of the somatic symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety are natural body processes - e.g. feeling a bit hot or sweaty, the heart beating a bit faster etc and therefore sometime if these processes are happening naturally the anxious mind can misinterpret them as signs of panic, causing the anxious reaction. However, with treatment and working through anxious thinking, the association between these natural bodily changes and anxiety and fear can be broken down - consequently causing panic attacks to stop or at least reduce in quantity.

Sometimes, its just past memories. Like it took a long time to react to a problem that happened in the past.

In my personal experience I found that even when nothing was going on in that very moment, I was holding on to prior situations/stress that I did not deal with. I would try to bury it and pretend it wasn't there, but it would still be lingering in the back of my mind and before I knew it, I was having a full blown panic attack without knowing why.

There’s always something going on in your head. Even if something isn’t going on physically, in real life, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening in someone’s head

Well, that could be any number of things. You could have a random thought of something that happened to you a while ago, which happened to me in the middle of history class. Or you could venture into the land of what if, don’t go there. That place is living hell. The world of what if is panic attacks galore.

I had this same problem and it's what you call negativity don't allow yourself to think negative try and think positive and it will ease the panic attacks and anxiety

What can cause an anxiety or panic attack with nothing going on can be as easy as over thinking any situation that really doesn't need a thought process. If you are not occupying your free time, you'll need to find a hobby of interest or maybe regular exercises could help. Many people don't like to admit what's going on because they think they might get judged by someone or anyone which can also cause the attacks. There's many reasons that can cause anxiety attacks but one person can't tell you everything that's why 7cups it's very helpful. You get different insights with real people that comments on their techniques on how to handle the situation. Sometimes you will need professional help eventhough a person would not like to admit it.

it may be a negative event you have been experiencing in the past or worries about the future so write your feelings on a piece of paper and then tear that piece off

Most panic attacks come from anxiety which can come in severe cases where you break out into a panic attack

In my experience sometimes the trigger surfaces within our subconscious, eliciting panic and fear without cause.

The brain is a weird place, sometimes being somewhere or seeing something that you saw when you had an anxiety attack can trigger a random attack, because your mind analyzes the smallest details while you’re in an anxiety attack.

Thinking too much triggers mine. Being alone gives me a lot of time to think. I don't like being alone for long periods of time but I am slowly learning how to enjoy my own company.

Check out the anxietycoach.com it’s pretty informative in regards to the way the anxiety mind works tricking you to fear when there is no real reason even in panic attack mode. Hope that helps.

It’s a physical involuntary response the body has to a build up of suppressed emotions about things that have negatively impacted our hearts and minds.

i am not a doctor, but panic disorders where random anxiety and panic attacks happen without triggers do exist, if you feel you may be experiencing this please go to your doctor if possible, as they will be able to help figure this out and get you support

Even if you don't feel stressed in the moment, a few things could trigger anxiety. I remember I had a serious breakdown, and for a month I wasn't able to do what I had to. In that month, I visited so many doctors to find out what was wrong with me, but all the tests came out negative. I realized that it was nothing physical; it was mental. I remembered that, before this breakdown occurred, I was in serious stress mode. I was in my junior year of high school, so every single grade mattered a lot to me because I had to make my transcript look good, as well as extracurriculars and community service. I knew that I wasn't taking time out for myself at that time because I thought I was okay. That mental breakdown was a wake-up call for me; I needed to take a break. If you're like me, you can't expect to run yourself dry without having any leisure time. The most important thing is that you learn to balance your activities and manage your time.

For me- Negative Thinking , Thinking something bad is going to happen so that will set off anxiety then escalate into a Panic Attack, Something unexpected pops up. Someone shows up at the door that was invited, Unexpected death in the family or friend. By saying Nothing is going on would be very hard because there is always something going on so really random for me doesn't exist I am always expecting something to happen so I am on edge all the time waiting for something to trigger me worse so I don't know what a day with anxiety would be like. It happen out of the blue but really its always in the sub conscious mind.