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It's supposed to be automatic, but I do it consciously. And the more I think about it and the more I try to "control" it, the more messed up it gets. Sometimes I focus on my swallowing and blinking too - all of these being automatic body processes that are supposed to happen without me even noticing. I know for me the breathing thing happens when I'm anxious, that's when I focus on it because I'm afraid that I'm not breathing correctly, that I might choke, suffocate, stop breathing, die, etc. I don't have any advice on how to overcome this, unfortunately. I suppose the way to go would be to let your subconscious mind and your body do their job - which would be to take care of the swallowing, while you focus on other things.
Take care
<div align="right">Originally posted by lotus - 17 February 2006 : 12:25:35</div id="right">
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I have the same problem too! In fact I think my swallowing problem has come out of my obsession with my breathing and choking. It all started when I had a few panic attacks and pretty soon I found myself obsessed with breathing. Thoughts flash through my mind all the time, my breathing is going to stop, I'm going to choke, my lungs are seizing up, etc. I take nearly every breath conciously like I do with the swallowing! Apart from when I'm asleep and my stupid obsessions can't get to me!