I am unsure whether I will get any response or If this will make sense but here goes...
I wouldn’t say I am an anxious person but over the past year or so I have experienced situations where I feel like I’m going to choke... my main symptoms are:
Producing a lot of saliva
Feeling like I am going to choke
Struggling swallowing
It’s at the point where I have had to spit saliva into something (sorry tmi) as I am so worried if I swallow it I am going to choke!
I have noticed it only happens in certain situations which seem to be:
Driving to unfamiliar places
Going to the movies
Going out for dinner
I think what is the connecting thing is that I am in a situation where people are ‘around’ me and I feel as though if I were to choke I would be drawing attention to myself or could possibly hurt someone (if I lost control of my car). I don’t have any serious worries (financial/relationship etc) and haven’t struggled with my mental health in the past so I don’t know why this is happening.
I spoke to my gp about it last year as I had recently experienced a sudden loss in my family and he seemed to think it would go away but it isn’t.. it comes and goes in waves. When I drive to work I don’t have it but when I drove to pick up a parcel I had it?!? Has anyone experienced these symptoms before..? I really don’t know how to ‘train’ myself to swallow normal again but it’s at the point where I can’t even go to the cinema (when they were open) because I am so fixated on my swallowing..
If you have read this far thank you..
I wouldn’t say I am an anxious person but over the past year or so I have experienced situations where I feel like I’m going to choke... my main symptoms are:
Producing a lot of saliva
Feeling like I am going to choke
Struggling swallowing
It’s at the point where I have had to spit saliva into something (sorry tmi) as I am so worried if I swallow it I am going to choke!
I have noticed it only happens in certain situations which seem to be:
Driving to unfamiliar places
Going to the movies
Going out for dinner
I think what is the connecting thing is that I am in a situation where people are ‘around’ me and I feel as though if I were to choke I would be drawing attention to myself or could possibly hurt someone (if I lost control of my car). I don’t have any serious worries (financial/relationship etc) and haven’t struggled with my mental health in the past so I don’t know why this is happening.
I spoke to my gp about it last year as I had recently experienced a sudden loss in my family and he seemed to think it would go away but it isn’t.. it comes and goes in waves. When I drive to work I don’t have it but when I drove to pick up a parcel I had it?!? Has anyone experienced these symptoms before..? I really don’t know how to ‘train’ myself to swallow normal again but it’s at the point where I can’t even go to the cinema (when they were open) because I am so fixated on my swallowing..
If you have read this far thank you..