Hi Maya,
The important thing is not to internalize what happened to you. the mind is a mysterious organ, the more you believe that you are experiencing trauma, the more the brain will internalize it and repeat the pattern. I suffered from a horrible, disabling attack in February of this year, due to medication. I was immediately taken off the medicine and went for psychological treatment. I have been refusing meds and will continue to do so. I have slowly gotten better, but it has been a long journey. My therapist explained to me that if the brain internalizes the trauma, is more likely to repeat the pattern again, in response to similar stimuli.
I did not have a chance to read of all of the feedback but I think these attacks are very common, especially among women. You are talking about it, that is the first step into resolving the situation.
What has worked for me is to actually rationalize what I'm feeling: i.e if I see that an attack is coming or if I see that my mood is changing, I literally start talking to myself, by saying:" This is just a response to .... , I will be OK, this is just a response, I will get thru it". I concentrate on my breathing and try to distract myself. The last part is always the hardest. I also "walk them off". The brain sometimes cannot concentrate on multiple things at the same time, walking takes the concentration away from the attack.
If you had no prior history of psychological issues, this is probably a temporary phase.
I hope you are feeling better.... (hugs)
