Trouble swallowing not food or drink related, just general unconscious swallowing

[Loudloopy]

Long post but here goes because I'm driving my self insane !

So recently (it's happend before) I trouble to swallow ( I'm not having trouble with food or drink, just general) and it's occasionally at random but it's when I think about it, and I really panic it's like my body freezes for a split second, the more I think about it, the more I'm swallowing to see what's going on.

I have a history of health anxiety all my life, my main last bad dips was 9 months after my first, i was convincing my self I had cancer, MS you name it, my second memorable dip was when my first was 17 months old, at every second of the day I was googling and self diagnosing cancer, MS you name it, and now this time is 9 months after my second, I seek recall that it happens when someone close to me gets diagnosed or dies from cancer, as a mother my worst fear is not seeing the children grow

I'm currently crippled with the fact I can't swallow means I've got cancer ? Swallowing issues have around 3 weeks, to top it off my uncle has been diagnosed and treated for throat cancer, and that's when it got worse

I'm TERRIFIED to go to the doctors, I've not spoke to a single person about my latest "swallowing problem" like I say I'm fone with food and drink, it's just now and again and once I start obsessing ( like I am now) I'm constantly clearing my throat to see, swallowing to see, drinking etc etc to the point I make my throat sore, I'm going to go to the doctors but I'm looking for peace of mind, support or just a little nudge it might not be sinister, please anyone help me

If it a health problem ?
Anyone else suffer with swallowing issues related to anxiety ?
Is it anxiety causing it 🤯 hellllo

It’s anxiety.

I agree with LovingLola, it is anxiety.

Some breathing exercises may help relax your larynx. It will pass, I promise.

Anxiety is an effing bastard at doing stuff like this to me

Guys I can't tell you how relieved I feel, I've not even spoke to my husband about it because I'm so embarrassed, I do own a business with threee members of staff, I opened my own shoo when my second was 2 months old, I also have a three year old and my husband also owns a shop, life is chaotic, so I'm under a huge amount of pressure, I suppose the good news is, it's worse when it plays on my mind, but my god it's driving me insane, I will go to the doctor but like I say I'm TERRIFIED 😭😭😭

I also need to stay away from DR google 😭

Its definelty a mind created thing for me any way! I too have freaked out before when I've asked myself to swallow. It's like my brain hesitates and it's a second of scaryness. Please try to not put too much thought into and make it bigger than it is xx

Just remembered- when my friend had anxiety and bad panic attacks hers would manifest around her throat. For instance made it so she couldnt drink, eat or even brush her teeth for days on end. Said she couldn't physically swallow or have any in her mouth without thinking she would maybe die somehow. Dont know if that is helpful but its throat thing due to anxiety x

Anxiety can cause some really strange physical symptoms, I feel I've experienced most of them including what you're describing, feels like your swallow is stuck half way down your throat and you start panicking and swallowing more. It is definitely your anxiety.

I've suffered with the same. The more I think about it the worse it gets. Bloody anxiety. You're under huge amounts of pressure. Get yourself to the docs.

Another who thinks it’s anxiety. I’ve had the same in the past. The panic and worry when it happened made it worse. Once I worked out it was anxiety I would tell this to myself when it happened, just stop for a minute and take slow deep breaths and then I’d have to force myself to swallow initially but it would soon improve. Distraction once it happens helps.

Guys you have all helped me so much, this weeks I've gone back to the gym and it seems to off took the edge off, had a crazy few days and it's creeped up, but again it's happend once I've started thinking about it, and then gets worse out sheer panic ! Anxiety is horrible 😭

I used to have this in my early 20’s pure unadulterated anxiety!