im getting really anxious right now :(

[dizzydruid]

I'm really sorry for going on about this :( I havent had any major anxiety for the last week but am now having major panic and the adreneline is flowing.
I know that the throat is a common problem but I cant help worrying myself stupid about it. Everytime I eat it feels like there is food stuck in my throat. I had it for two months after a bad cold, had lots of trip to doctor and was assured it was a result of infection. It then went away for three weeks but for the past week has been back with a vengence. It doesnt just happen when I'm anxious, it happens after every meal and is now sometimes happening even when I dont eat.
I was worrying about it this morning and now I cant even clear my throat, it feels really constricted and like its totally blocked and I just cant clear it at all.
I am absolutely convinced I have something really serious like throat cancer and I'm going to die.
i feel so down about it help!

lucy x

[existential crisis]

I suffer with this a lot, especially when i'm super-anxious. It starts off as the feeling of my throat tightening and then it turns into this nervous cough because I'm trying to cough away the feeling of something being stuck there and then when I cant shift it I start thinking that there MUST be something stuck there...the thing is, when I calm down, it goes away and that tells me that there isnt anything seriously wrong and that its just part of being tense and anxious! I think its also part of being anxious thinking of the worst case scenario x

*I think, therefore I am.*

[dizzydruid]

thanks for replying so quickly :) At this time I keep coughing, swallowing lots but it feels blocked, its like I just cant clear it at all. I have read on here about others having this problem when anxious and i know its probably that, its just the calming down and trying to not think about it I have problems with.
I just wish I knew what the food sticking in my throat was. I could understand if it only happened when I'm anxious but its everytime I eat and its got to the point where I worry about eating. I have been to the doctors several times about it and was assured I do not have throat cancer but as always in my mind it is always a possiblity and so to me its very real. Its hard to see how I'm going to feel better about it unless I get referred to a specialist and have them get a look right down my throat but the thought of that terrifies me even more :(
thanks for your support
x

[existential crisis]

Whenever I feel like there is something seriously wrong with me, I think deep, deep down I know that that my anxiety is resposible for me thinking that its a medical problem. I know that the thought of having something put down your throat is really scary but maybe if you went and you got the all clear then it would soothe you a bit? I had a similar thing with dizziness and feeling faint and when I had blood tests (because I had convinced myself there was something seriously wrong) and they came back all clear, I did feel a lot better. The doctors are there to eliminate the possibility of anything serious and to put your mind at rest x

*I think, therefore I am.*

[Piglet]

Hi Lucy,

Lots of us have had this one and we all think its something terrible - every symptom that we don't feel reassured by starts to get far too much focus, which invariably makes it worse.

Once you truly stop worrying about it, it goes. I have had so many 'medical conditions' with so very few actually being real I can't tell you. I try and get reassurance quickly these days rather than brooding on it and then I can move on (usually to my next condition lol).

This site is brilliant for that - I laughed with relief when I first found it - as we all seem to have so much in common and anxiety does seem to have a general pattern overall.

Hope you feel better as the day goes on - meanwhile keep sipping water as a gentle way to swallow and hopefully relax your throat.

Love Piglet xxxxx[8D]

[samjane]

Hi Lucy,

well i had this for a long time and when i talked to my doctor about it she told me to try this:

boil some water and place into a bowl
place your head over the bowl and cover with a towel
whilst doing this suck on an ice cube and breath the steam through your nose.

sounds very odd but it does work. i add lavender oil to the water, please dont ask me how it works but it does.

ps always keep the ice cube at the front of your mouth or u may swollow it.

Love & Light

Samjane xx

[dizzydruid]

Hi all,
I still cant seem to clear my throat. It feels like I really need to clear it but when I do nothing happens :( I'm feeling really desperate now I have convinced myself that its something serious. i dont feel anxious as such just incredibly worried. I understand that I may get this feeling during a major anxiety attack but is it normal for it to carry on? i have tried everything to clear it but it makes no difference at all. It feels like there is a thin layer of film across my throat and no matter what I do its stuck fast.
:(