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May 21, 2005, 09:52 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,272
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I think that it is not uncommon to not recall the attack as clearly. When you are panicking you are getting all those uncomfortable, scary symptoms you aren't thinking what the triggers are.
Sometimes though, well this is for me anyways, is that if you recall what the triggers could be you can deal with it, and then the trigger wont be causing you anxiety anymore.
Heat always triggers anxiety, even if I am not feeling anxious that day. I will sometimes automatically get the symptoms, but since I am able to pin point it then I am able to deal with it so I don't literally get an anxiety attack, even though the symptoms are still there I still can make it go away.
Also what I realized today is that what also triggers me is when my guy goes out mountain biking, I started to get the tightness in my stomache this morning even though I know he will be fine, but I feel a bit of the anxiety... anything can trigger it... finding the trigger is important. What my pdoc told me to do is write it down, write my automatic thoughts, my symptoms, what I was doing etc. That helps to pinpoint it as well.
The book don't panic is fantastic I highly reccomend it. 
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