Anxiety Attacks Have Specific Triggers

One thing that anxiety attacks, depression, and panic disorders have in common is that they all have triggers that the sufferer may not be aware of. This can be very confusing to a lot of people and may lead them to feel more helpless than they need to.
Your nervous system is very good at subconsciously remembering what else was happening or present when a traumatic event occurred. This is a safety mechanism, and while it can do a lot of good, it can also inadvertently do a lot of bad. If, for instance, you were attacked by a large black dog wearing a red collar when you were young, your nervous system will remember the details at the subconscious level. Years later you could be folding laundry while the TV is on and see a commercial with a small white dog wearing a red collar on. Your subconscious mind may react with massive stress and send you into a panic attack even though, consciously, you aren’t afraid of white dogs. The red collar could be enough of a stimulus to trigger an anxiety attack or send you in to panic.
The good news is that by becoming more conscious of your triggers, you can learn which things are the cause of anxiety for you. There is no greater anxiety attack help than your own willingness to face your fears and see which neurological associations you should focus on breaking.