Hi everyone. 

I (24F) had a strange experience today that I have had before but never really taken such note of, or questioned, and I was hoping someone would have some advice.

I sat down to have lunch with my bf (24M) and had a sudden *physical* (very strong) wave of anxiety rush through me - *but with no mental feeling of being anxious*. 

I've dealt with anxiety for about 7 years now, going through waves of severity. I'm currently in the longest, most anxiety-free period. I've even been able to start drinking coffee again (for the first time in 4 years), dealt with interpersonal stress more directly, and not had any nightmares or intrusive thoughts.  But today was weird. 

I do have very physical symptoms of anxiety normally - generally it manifests in nausea (or an empty feeling in my stomach), general weakness in my arms, and the feeling like my legs are going to cave out from under me. Today I had this all rush over me in a split second and last a good three to five minutes. I had no real reason to be anxious, I had just sat down to eat with my bf, and I was generally in a pretty good mood.

I only really took note of it because I mentioned it out loud to my bf, as he doesn't know or really understand much about anxiety so I like to take opportunities to explain it to him when I can. But in telling him about it, I realised that I actually used to get it quite a lot.

Does anyone else have experience with this or can explain why it happens? It passed fairly quickly, especially once I communicated it and knew that I was physically safe as my bf knew what was going on. But it hit me like a ton of bricks nonetheless. Would really appreciate any information or advice!