YES! This is an everyday thing for me I feel like I have anxiety over everything I do. Sometimes I think its because of me being a people pleaser but I've realized that a lot of the time I'll be in my room with my head full of thoughts and start getting anxiety with no direct cause. I'm still learning how to cope with this I dont think anyone has a solution for it, if someone does please let me know!!

Anxiety is a helper, and is natural, so yes, you can 'feel anxiety' without knowing it's anxiety.

I can't answer yes because anxiety is a trigger to a response. Something must have happened that day that triggered the anxiety that you are not aware of. I journal's for years, and when I looked back at those journals a few years later I was like "holy cr@p, I was so blind to that a few years ago"

Amygdala hijack is a real thing. It comes on slowly and next thing you know you have anxiety and maybe some anxious thoughts.

The other thing that can trigger anxiety out of nowhere is hormones. I suffer from hormonal imbalance and before my cycle hits, loads of anxiety! It took me years to put 2 and 2 together. Went to an endocronoligist and she confirmed it all with labs. I had my blood taken so many times for tests I hated it. But, I learned why I get this spike of anxiety for a duration. It comes on slowly, and I have to remind myself "oh is this a hormonal change right now.?" Usually it is. Or "OK why am I anxious? It's not a hormonal change so what gives? Oh it's because I have a million things to do today and I was triggered by my coworker who did XYZ" so then I say to myself "OK I am stepping away from my desk, to either take a walk, load the dishwasher or something, then go back to my desk and make a list"

I think recognizing what created the anxiety is the first step. Its a lot of reflection. I did this Friday. I lost it with anxiety. I was up until 230 am figuring out what triggered it, creating a plan to stop it. Yeah it was a rough Friday haha! It was not fun getting up Saturday at 8am with my daughter.

i've never heard of the, "Amygdala hijack" goldie mentions, but it sounds like what my shrinks have called, "adrenaline addiction." adrenaline is a physical, potent and highly addictive substance. the fact that the dealer quite literally lives in my head and supplies for free only makes the addiction that much more compelling. those adrenaline shots just keep on coming for as long as i feel threatened, whether the perceived threat is real or not.

in my own case, i was born into a domestic war zone with such high levels of stress and danger that i was addicted long before i could say, "adrenaline." i attribute my unexplained anxiety attacks to this phenom. if the attacks persist, i will do a detox diet for a few days to purge the adrenaline from my system.

I think the answer is yes. I've lived with anxiety for 35 years after taking antimalarials. Of course if you are in an anxiety state you will be much more susceptible to any stressful situation. However when I've been on effective medication then a situation that might have been blamed for causing anxiety has no. negative effect at all. However, we all do have some triggers that will cause anxiety however well we are feeling. I recognise this as natural anxiety as opposed to the free floating anxiety I suffer for no apparent reason - this is just my take on it having lived with the condition for so long.

Yes, I have read alot about anxiety. And alcohol, caffeine can have an effect. I do Drink coffee and drink alcohol, I do have days where I drink coffee (drink coffee every morning) and nights I drink alcohol watching tv..........and nothing. (maybe a little) And some days it's like so intense, And really bad Flashbacks, From The PTSD, Though, not diagnosed with PTSD I believe I have it.