PA's ruined my christmas (again)

[criz]

How is it so that panic attacks can give me the in-ability to swallow my food.
christmas day was hell, i hadnt eaten all day and the big christmas feast was running late. so at 4 when it was finally served up (and my god it looked good) i had to sit there and pick at it because i couldnt swallow for fear of choking. ive never liked christmas but this year i gave it a go and went round to my step moms family house, great bunch of people and similar sufferers of PA's, i spent the whole time tensing my stomach and shaking and sweating, i didnt say much - i couldn't, i now fear im viewed as the miserable one who doesnt like his second family.
damn you PA's.
criz

[nomorepanic]

Try some of these posts...

Tight throat : MORE HORRID SYMPTOMS!!!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1957)

Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)

What has suddenly changed, feel awful! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3518)

Really frightend of Swallowing, (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3576)

A strange one, anyone else experienced similar?? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3741)

throat !!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3857)

Strange Lump in Throat (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3929)

Throat, improvements, questions (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4008)

Problems with eating and Swallowing, (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4175)

update on throat problems (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4270)

Swallowing fear (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4341)

Horrible Throat Feelings! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4396)

Finally admitted what the problem is! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4725)

Another scared one (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4770)

Strange symptom that comes with anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4771)

Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)

swallowing difficulties associated with panic? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5359)

Globus Hystericus??? (not so hysterical) (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5612)

Eating/choking eating & breathing (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3589)

Really frightend of Swallowing, (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3576)



Nicola

[Tomimo]

Sorry that you hach such a rubbish Christmas day.

I also suffered at christmas and had to keep a brave front for my husbands family so can really sympathise.

I am sure that in both of our cases, the added pressure of having to seem happy and well at other people's houses made us feel slightly worse.

I hope that you are feeling better and that this feeling passes.

Annie x