I trigger panic episodes due to fear of throat obstruction
Right normally I can live my day to day life wihtout suffering too much anxiety throughout the day, unless thinknig too much about my health.
But I have a huge fear regarding food getting stuck in either my esophogus or windpipe, or my throat closing over and the like.
I'll give two examples regarding the past few days. Yesterday I was lieing in bed when as gross as it is, a mouth ulcer burst, this then triggered a panic episode as I felt that the fluid/acid would ocnstirst my throat and breathing. Literally half an hour ago I accidentally swallowed a tiny bit of a cotton as I went to lick a cotton bud to wet the cotton, this then triggered naother panic as I thought I was dying.
Now, it's definitely not helped because my panic attack symtpoms are always based around feelings of tight thraot, lump in the throat and an incredibly dry throat.
how do I get over this constant fear of choking/obstruction?
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