Random panic attack?

Panic attacks usually are random, not associated with any particular trigger except the fear of having an attack.

David Burns, psychiatrist and popular author, says that the overwhelming majority of these attacks have no physical cause. When they do, it's usually side effect of a drug or drug interaction.

As I said, the attack is triggered by your fear. This works like what happens when you have a microphone near a speaker, and the repeated amplification makes that loud noise. You get nervous, you're afraid of the attack, and it's fear upon fear. So what you want to do is break the cycle.

Sometimes, it's hard to say why the condition arises. You might be highly stressed these days. Anyway, stress management is what we all need. I link you to stress reduction advice at the end.

Sometimes, the solution to a problem is counter-intuitive. That means doing the opposite of what common sense tells you to do. Example: if your car skids on ice, the solution is to steer in the direction of where your going, not away from it, because a moment later you'll be able to get control of the car.

People always say, I have panic attacks. Tell me how to calm down. Cognitive therapy says, when an attack happens, try to make yourself even more scared. Say to the attack, "This isn't bad enough. I want to be totally insane." Have a horror movie you can watch handy. If you're afraid you're going to do something silly in public, do something silly in public.

This is nothing but a phobia, a fear of things that are totally harmless. You're not afraid of fast heartbeat or sweat when you run and there's no reason to fear them with an attack. When people come to see the attack for what it is - a nuisance, an unpleasant feeling like the dizzy feeling you get from a roller coaster, the attacks become less severe and less frequent, or they just go away altogether.

All this is from David Burns, author of When Panic Attacks and The Feeling Good Handbook. You can download Handbook or get a used Amazon copy in a couple days for pennies. If you search with "NICE anxiety," you'll see that readings based on cognitive therapy is a recommendation for panic disorder, not drugs like Xanax.

If you're not satisfied with any of this, I'll mention some lesser known things.

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well, SOMETHING is triggering it, just figure it out then go to a naturopath, cuz he uses no harsh drugs.....

No matter what the reason, it's best not to dwell on it because it can set off more attacks, I've had dozens of them.

It happens to me because I have anxiety,perhaps you are the same.

When you look back, most times, they aren't random, but they DO sneak up on you. Could be anything, but mostly they are related to sudden high-stress situations or you dealing with something emotionally.

I used to get those

Probably just a weird muscle spasm lol