linz
11-09-05, 13:12
i hate to sound like a complete wimp, and am embarrases that some thing so minor causes me to panic but i just want to know if anyone else has this or find that since their anxiety period have worried over similar kinds of things.
I have had this like dry irritating tickle in the back of my throat for ages now, its not normally a nuisance and i put it down to my mouth and throat being dry with anxiety. Sometime i have to cough a bit to clear it and i have a little coughing session - this freaks the hell out of me and i start panicking! I'm thinking i'm gonna choke or stop breathing or something bad's gonna happen and i'll die and i can't stand to be on my own.
I know this is silly cos it's not even like i'm coughing alot or that it lasts that long and looking at it logically i'm scared of a cough which i know is stupid - it's just that feeling you get when you cough a bit and get out of breath that scares me because i have the sore chest and shortness of breath anxiety stuff anyway which i have become less afraid of but put it all together and it seems sinister.
sorry to babble but just wondered if anyone's like this over something they know is a little silly cos i feel stupid but that doesnt help me to be any less scared.
thanks
I have had this like dry irritating tickle in the back of my throat for ages now, its not normally a nuisance and i put it down to my mouth and throat being dry with anxiety. Sometime i have to cough a bit to clear it and i have a little coughing session - this freaks the hell out of me and i start panicking! I'm thinking i'm gonna choke or stop breathing or something bad's gonna happen and i'll die and i can't stand to be on my own.
I know this is silly cos it's not even like i'm coughing alot or that it lasts that long and looking at it logically i'm scared of a cough which i know is stupid - it's just that feeling you get when you cough a bit and get out of breath that scares me because i have the sore chest and shortness of breath anxiety stuff anyway which i have become less afraid of but put it all together and it seems sinister.
sorry to babble but just wondered if anyone's like this over something they know is a little silly cos i feel stupid but that doesnt help me to be any less scared.
thanks