Pseudodysphagia is the fear of chocking or swallowing. Many of our members here at the PC have this fear and it is quite common. This fear can really affect your quality of life and we strongly encourage you to start working through the programme and challenging your anxious thoughts.
i have the same with spicy food and fizzy drinks or anything acidic!! what actually causes this? someone has mentioned to me it could be GERD or IBS?? but i dont actually have most of the symtoms. it does ruin your life as you dont want to go to restuarents or anything involving food!!!!
Welcome to our wonderful support community. We are here to help and support you in whatever you need.
Please take the time to begin reading through the program and to explore the tools and resources that are available to you through this site. If you take a look through the forums, you will find that there are many members who are going through the exact same thing as you are.
Members, has anyone had any experiences similar to chiggles? If so, what did you do?
Chiggles, stay close, and keep us posted on how you are doing,
One of my anxiety triggers - my main trigger - is food! I can't eat red meat, curries, anything strong in flavour at all... Also, I can't have caffeine, sugary foods (ie. soft drinks etc), or anything acidic... Basically I've been living on chicken soup, rice, vegetables and fruit for the last month!
Any sensation in my stomach (hunger, digestion, feeling full) causes anxiety as it feels similar to the nausea I get with anxiety (or so I've rationalised anyway - I could be wrong). I also have germy thoughts constantly (go the hand washing!), and won't even take my multi-vitamins just in case they make me feel different, or in case the ginseng assists in causing anxiety.
It's not the worst problems, I know, but it's still enough to be affecting my quality of life substantially. Constantly feeling nauseous is not pleasant at all, and having to constantly think about food and what to eat (let alone the monontany of my diet!) is horrible also...
