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

When you have an anxiety attack it's usually triggered by something going around you (meaning if you take the outside factor out, then it will subside). A panic attack is caused when nothing is going on and there is no discernable trigger, so to answer the question there is no outside trigger. The reason why panic attacks happen is unclear really.

Well...You have to start trying to figure out what triggers them. Your surroundings, thoughts, someone else's actions, it could be anything. Stress could also be a reason.

Anxiety and panic can be triggered by the simplest of thoughts. While there might not be something going on around you, you may think of something that triggers this response, such as a public situation.

Everyone who suffers from anxiety or depression gets triggered by different things, persons, situations,... A similiar question would be Why do some people get triggered? But also this depends from person to person. Some get memories that really go deep, or they might be afraid of surtain situations, people, elements etc. These are just a few examples. I guess what i'm trying to say is there is no real answer to this question. Since we can not compare ones suffering to anothers. They all suffer differently.

Insecurity triggers anxiety and panick attack. When people have no confident and they start to worry about what the others might think, Then they overthink it. They keep think and think about what the worst scenerio could happen untill it creeps them out, then panick attack happens.

unprocessed thoughts, being like in a spiral going up and down but never reaching the point to finish with a negative thought that could cause anxiety and panic attacks. any comments or actions from the outside we see as "negative" can be a trigger but also simply not having anything to focus on, the brain will easily pick up existing negative stories in our head to have something to do.

Your mind has the ability to wander when we are not distracted. Usually, this is why we are the most anxious at night or when we are by ourselves. When we aren't doing something else, we end up getting caught up in our fears and negative thoughts. Almost everyone has been there.

For me when I had panic attacks, it was typically certain thoughts that would up my heart rate to where I started hyperventilating or it was my hypochondria, which triggered fears that something was wrong with me, then I would get numb from the hyperventilation and freak myself out even more and next thing you know I'm in a full blown panic attack.

For myself, this usually occurs when I am alone. I believe it to be when our focus externally is reduced because we are not occupied with an activity or project. Our focus then turns inward and we begin to look for potential difficulties or far of problems. Unfortunately, I think our judgmental side also turns onto ourselves generating a phantom opponent and causing the anxiety.

When nothing is going on, it means your mind is left empty allowing anxiety to take up residence there. Anything could trigger your anxiety, it is unique to each person and we all experience it in different ways. When your anxiety is taking up your whole mind it builds up to a panic attack level. Together we can work together to push the rising panic down, and help you find ways of crowding out your anxious thoughts.