Swallowing Anxiety

[Tyke]

One of my worst fears is being tube fed :,( literally makes me want to cry writing it. Think thats how this has got so bad. I get so frightened when i cant eat and worry thats where i’ll end up which is my actual worst nightmare. You would thin that would make it easier to eat but not with my stupid brain the anxiety gets too much and the swallowing thing happens and the worry continues. I wish us all peace asap

That thought scares the hell out of me too! Or the idea that I'd have to have anything put down my throat for medical reasons. As has been stated on here, the best way of coping seems to be to relax and try and think of something else. I know I'm often worse if I'm stressed out generally. It seems like my body kind of freezes up and doesn't work properly.