[WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt]

I'm pretty sure I had an anxiety attack last night. I was reading and all of a sudden I felt really sick, so I sat up and everything got worse. I couldn't move for the fear I would throw up, I was really dizzy, and I was having heat flashes. I felt weak, almost like the world was pushing down on me and I couldn't get up. I eventually layed back down with my one arm over my head and the other laying on my forehead. I started to feel a little better and eventually I was so worn out that I fell asleep. Could this have been an Anxiety Attack Or something else?

I haven't had any attacks per se but I've had extreme anxiety. I don't think I could have lain back and fallen asleep.
Everyone is different tho so who knows Sounds like it's worth getting it checked out if it continues to happen.

[Odee]

Sounds very unusual to not be an anxiety attack. They can all vary on intensity and length. So, even if it wasn't full on panic it definitely could have been a sudden 'attack' of anxiety.

[WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt]

Its happened four times since then.

[sallyjoseph]

anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, anxiety can help you stay alert and focused and motivate you to solve problems.

[Odee]

Originally Posted by sallyjoseph

anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, anxiety can help you stay alert and focused and motivate you to solve problems.

On a normal, healthy level, yes.

When anxiety is disproportionate and begins to have too strong of a negative effect on someone's life, then it is so longer healthy and becomes a disorder. Anxiety disorders can cause someone to be over-alert, unable to focus, and to shatter their motivation to do anything that gives them anxiety.