Eating, swalling food, choking phobia

Hi All

as mentioned in my intro anxiety and panic is nothing new to me, I just cope a lot better with it these days

But I have suddenly developed this fear during eating that my food will get stuck in my throat... which is bad cos I love my food lol on a serious note I like to keep fit and need to maintina my eating levels for energy etc

I don't know where it has come from but when eating I end up having panic attacks as I begin struggling with when to swallow and when to breath

I don't where this has come from but it's really getting to me

any advice is much appreciated

cheers

Well, I have also this problem but before to choose best i made an appointment with a psychologist for next wednesday. i really hope this gets resolved. i just want to be free and go out to eat with friends and not worry if im going to choke, make a fool out of myself, or look like i dont want to eat.. when that really is not the case .

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Originally Posted by kvnfrnk

Well, I have also this problem but before to choose best i made an appointment with a psychologist for next wednesday. i really hope this gets resolved. i just want to be free and go out to eat with friends and not worry if im going to choke, make a fool out of myself, or look like i dont want to eat.. when that really is not the case .

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exactly the same here

this is a very new aspect of my anxiety and I want to get rid of it quickly

thanks for your reply, please keep me posted on how you get on, any help/ideas as top resolve this are much appreciated

Yeah, I have had that. Even now I get fleeting feelings of it; I suddenly can't swallow anything. I have no idea what this is all about - just another instance of anxiety bro!

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Originally Posted by kaisersozay

Yeah, I have had that. Even now I get fleeting feelings of it; I suddenly can't swallow anything. I have no idea what this is all about - just another instance of anxiety bro!

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Hi Kaiser

cheers for the reply

you say you have had it, suggesting you have overcome it to an extent, did you find anything which helped with this?

I am eating (I am forcing myself to do so) but not eating anywhere near as much as I should or would like to. The thought of eating is becoming an issue now, only managed a small toasted muffin this morning. Gonna try and eat some of last nights chinese left overs for lunch (left overs are a brand new thing for me i never used to leave any of my food) :mad:

hey leeroy this is the same as me i also like to keep fit i go to the gym about 3 days a week and i used to do amateur boxing lol i cant believe that i cant eat its really upsetting me as i used to love my steak, & home made cottage pies. now i am living on soft food which is not great for my muscle building i used to way in as a middleweight boxer now im a welterweight! i have not stopped eating my foods although some times i avoid meat i start to chew and then pause for about 2 seconds and then GULP it down i have a fear of chocking and its really upsetting me ! i hope your doing ok mate just trust me though dont stop eating once you do that you have let it win keep fighting it =)

This was really how my anxiety first manifested, over twenty years ago now. I couldn't eat because I found it hard to swallow. In hindsight, severe anxiety was causing a lump in my throat. I survived on chocolate milk, soup, yoghurt, complan drinks for months until I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist. I've sort of got past this symptom now though thankfully.

Best Wishes.

My swallowing hasn,t been right for ages , food feels stuck at times but the Dr says anxiety and shes right as it went away for a week . Also the lump in the throat feeling . I just try to ignore it , but see the dr if you havn,t already done so for reassurance