@malebreastcancer47, it’s not that easy. Anxiety attacks can be caused by external stress but often we don’t know why we’re having an attack. I get them most often from loud noises or people yelling (fighting) near me. It’s from my PTSD. I try to avoid what I know can cause me stress but I can’t avoid everyone or everything. We learn ways to get thru the anxiety and, with time, we might not react the same way.