Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
ok so lately i've been getting this feeling where i feel like i'm literally choking on my saliva .. i constantly keep swallowing and swallowing... because i'm afraid i'm going to like choke on it or that its going to go in my windpipe and then i tend to get like theres a flem ball sitting in my throat does anyone else get this or feel this way.... also in the night i have a really rough time sleeping i sleep for like 3 hours and then spring up gasping for air has anyone also experienced this as well?
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I sometimes get a tightness in my throat that feels like a 'phlegm ball' which can make it hard to breathe, so i end up trying to constantly clear my throat and take deep breaths. Its annoying as fuck, esp when yr trying to be quiet!
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You may have something physical that should be treated (sleep apnea?). All I know from experience is that I clear my throat all the time in public because I feel tense and my throat constricts and feels like I've got a pill or a wad of food stuck. I am getting much better, though, so it is possible to improve if you change your mindset and lifestyle to deal with old pain and reduce stress. I really think you should see a doctor, though, cause it sounds just like sleep apnea.
vix82
once when i was in the middle of a bad anxiety spell i got the 'flem' thing its nasty. also some nights as i'm trying to fall asleep, just as i'm nodding off, i like stop breathing, an gasp 4 air, that can go on for hours - so your not alone there kiddo!
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o m g yes i get that all the time i thought i was the only one lol
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I suffered from this also.I wouldnt go any where without my bottle of water.I was convinced I was going to choke to death.I went to the ER twice and then to a throat specialist and finally I was diagnosed with anxiety and Thank the Lord I am responding to Lexapro.I do not carry my water with me all the time.But I still havent ate at a restaraunt yet.I still get panicky thinking I might choke.I also woke up in the middle of the night choking and gasping for air.
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The last couple of nights I have to keep on swallowing my saliva because I thought I was going to drool or choke on it, I haven't been able to get to sleep for a couple of hours (after I got in bed) because of this. Also I have woke up one time (that I know of) gasping for air. I have sleeping pills and when I take them I don't notice these symptoms.
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