Re: feeling very down about latest fear - choking
Hi,
I don't suffer from this worry, but I think in a sense the root of all anxiety is fear...and I have definitely experienced (and still sometimes experience) an irrational fear. And I definitely empathise with the 'checking' thing. Probably seems like a totally irrelevant point, but I struggle with a fear that I'm going to wet myself, and for a period would always be 'checking' my trousers 'just in case'...much like you check you can still breathe 'just in case' you're choking. I came to the realisation that if I wet myself, trust me, I would know about it! Likewise, if you were really choking, you wouldn't be checking to see if you were actually choking or not.
But anyway, you will not feel like this forever. I promise you. How do I know? I'm not sure, but this kind of thing will not last, even if it feels as though it will.
Keep researching, finding help, doing anything you can to help yourself to reclaim this area of your life. Best wishes.
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"Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness"
From 'Desiderata,' Max Ehrmann