lobbie
12-03-21, 19:18
Once in a while (maybe 2-3 times per week) I get this really weird feeling at the base of my throat (right above where the collarbones connect) that I have no idea what it is.
The feeling is really strange and kind of vague, but I'll do my best to describe it. It feels almost like a flutter in my throat, and like my breathing gets affected so it becomes more "difficult" to breathe for a short moment. (I can still breathe but it's like I suddenly feel breathless). Immediately when this happens I become terrified. It's like the adrenaline kicks in immediately. The feeling itself only lasts a couple of seconds but I become "on edge" for at least an hour after that just because I have no idea what it is and I'm afraid it would return.
The "intensity" of the feeling can vary, but it still only lasts a few seconds (even tho it can happen several times in a row sometimes). I have been thinking that it might be something with my heart, but often the feeling has passed before I can check my pulse. I can only remember once when I had enough time to check it but then my heartbeat felt normal (?).
The flutters only seem to happen when I'm relaxed and sitting or lying down. In the beginning I only got them when I was lying in bed and getting ready to sleep, but now I get them at any time of the day. It doesn't even matter what I'm doing; I could be working, eating, drawing, reading... It could even be in the middle of a sentence when I'm talking to someone (!).
I've been to the doctor (for other reasons) where they've done lots of bloodwork and an ECG and all that came back clear.. So I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else experienced something like this? Or if it's "a normal thing" you get with anxiety? I know of the lump-in-throat-feeling but this is somewhat different.
The feeling is really strange and kind of vague, but I'll do my best to describe it. It feels almost like a flutter in my throat, and like my breathing gets affected so it becomes more "difficult" to breathe for a short moment. (I can still breathe but it's like I suddenly feel breathless). Immediately when this happens I become terrified. It's like the adrenaline kicks in immediately. The feeling itself only lasts a couple of seconds but I become "on edge" for at least an hour after that just because I have no idea what it is and I'm afraid it would return.
The "intensity" of the feeling can vary, but it still only lasts a few seconds (even tho it can happen several times in a row sometimes). I have been thinking that it might be something with my heart, but often the feeling has passed before I can check my pulse. I can only remember once when I had enough time to check it but then my heartbeat felt normal (?).
The flutters only seem to happen when I'm relaxed and sitting or lying down. In the beginning I only got them when I was lying in bed and getting ready to sleep, but now I get them at any time of the day. It doesn't even matter what I'm doing; I could be working, eating, drawing, reading... It could even be in the middle of a sentence when I'm talking to someone (!).
I've been to the doctor (for other reasons) where they've done lots of bloodwork and an ECG and all that came back clear.. So I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else experienced something like this? Or if it's "a normal thing" you get with anxiety? I know of the lump-in-throat-feeling but this is somewhat different.