Re: Feel like i cant swallow properly- pretty scared
One of the first symptoms of anxiety that I ever experienced was a difficulty in swallowing. Not knowing that it was a common problem with this condition, it worried me immensely. I lost a lot of weight because I was scared to swallow and ended up just eating foods that would go down easily like ice cream and soup. This was almost thirty years ago and I've learnt a lot since then so that I'm mostly fine with my swallowing now but to this day I can't eat a steak. I'm sure you'll find many people on this forum who have swallowing problems or globus where one feels like there's a lump in your throat. With reflux and gastritis I find that in times of anxiety this definitely flares up. I usually take medication for it when needed.
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General Anxiety, Health Anxiety and Panic Disorder for over 25 years. South Africa