I've had this occasionally. It is very scary and annoying but usually goes away quickly.

I'm so sorry about what you and your husband are going through! I will pray for you both.

i get the "sometimes hard to swallow" feeling. i know i seen that choking can be some of the symptoms of anxiety. i try to do the "deep breaths" that they say to do. sometimes it's hard to focus and get relaxed. i know i have a very hard time to just chill out. stress does a lot of weird things to the body. i know it sux cuz right away we think its something bad, but it isn't. it's just hard to put that through our head. hang in there. you on any meds?

Thanks for responding, I am about to lose it. I take ZAntac and it ususally goes away but it is so unnerving. I hate feeling this way.

i could imagine how you are feeling. have you seen a doc about all of this? don't wait to long so you are not putting yourself through all of this. try to do something that you like that will help relax you. i was just telling my fiance that here we all are trying to help each other with some advise and i can't even do some of these things. it's always easier said than done. so don't feel bad if you don't. but see if you can focus on something. at least you got us on here and no you're not alone.

Extremely, very, very common. I had this myself for a few months. I used to chew up steak and then spit it back into my hand instead of swallowing it. At the time I thought I had to do it. I literally was scared to swallow because the choking feeling was so strong. Now I look back and see how overly sensitized I was and just think "Wow.....can't believe it was that bad."

The thing to do is make a choice. Either there is something seriously wrong with your throat or there isn't. If you think there really is something wrong, or you really aren't sure, then I would make an appointment to go to the doctor. But if, as I suspect, your first instinct is to think "I don't THINK there is anything wrong....but what if there is?", then you know its anxiety and you have to trust that you are fine and ignore your urge to worry about it. If you quit dwelling on it and just chew like a "normal" person and swallow it down, showing no fear, you will be surprised how quickly you get over it.

this is actually my thing, god its horrible been doing this for around 2 yrs, i even choke on my own saliva, i then cant breath and dont get back right for 10mins or so, i think due to panic i tense and there fore sort of close my throat up. chichen scares the hell out of me, dread eating it, but i suddenly cant swollow anything sometimes and yes spit the food out instead, the choking botheres me the most.

This is all part of globus hystericus - which is a feeling of a lump in the throat or a stricture which is a feeling of narrowing of the throat. The common cause if nervous over arousal

been dealing with anxiety for over 40 years and it is really painful. i have had a lot of therapy and drugs and it has gotten better but never goes away. still i am hopeful because there is still a lot of life left to enjoy. i am going to the car show today and i will be anxious there but will have a great time anyway... about the choking. yes the throat does get tense. to me it sounds like you have some real crying to do, just to let off some steam about how hard things are for you right now. you are "choked up" literally. i went to the home show last weekend and stopped by a booth that had some donut hole for people to take. i ate one and almost choked on it, seriously. too much stress. i need to slow down so stuff like that doesnt happen. for me, 90% of it is just adjusting to the circumstances, slowing down, and forcing myself to not take things so seriously. hope you feel better soon

Thanks so much for all the input, it sures help to have support, people who understand. When I was taking radiation for my cancer it was aimed at the right side of my neck, I had trouble then swallowing but it went away. With, all the stress of reocurrence of my ex's colon cancer, trying to keep insurance, and some other family issues it seems to have reappeared. I wasn't sure if it was coming from the radiation side effects or anxiety since I have plenty of both. Good to know it can come from stress, don't think I could handle more radiation or chemo right now. His is sage 4 and it is going to take all our strength to get him through. Thanks again for the thoughts prayers and advice.