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Posted 4/15/2016 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
This is making me so mental. I'm crying randomly. I feel like I'm being strangled at all times. I took Ativan and laid down this morning and just tried to relax. I fell asleep for a bit but woke up with the same feeling.

I've had the ENT scope twice and a neck CT scan, all clear. Is this ever going to go away?
Posted 4/15/2016 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
I am sorry you feel that way. I think it will go away soon. It takes time for us to accept that we are okay when we have physical symptoms. Good luck!!
Posted 4/15/2016 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it will go away. You've been tested and they found nothing wrong so you can rest assured it's anxiety. I've had the same thing come and go before myself as many of us have. When the anxiety wanes, so will the feeling.
Posted 4/15/2016 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
but of course im like, maybe those werne't the right tests!!
Posted 4/15/2016 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
It was my first ever anxiety symptom!!

...and yes, it does go away.

Keep using your meds as needed...and coping skills regularly...everyday!

There are lots of threads on this issue here in the archives....do a search to read more of other's experiences and to learn more management tools.

S.C.
Posted 4/18/2016 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
thanks. i actually had a decent day this Saturday. I didnt feel the symptoms too much. I realized something that day though. Because I wasn't reallyf eeling the symptoms, i did things that i wouldnt do when im conscious of them. Meaning, I ate badly (things that would have an effect on GERD), drank beer, etc. Like I did the things that could possibly be exacerbating my symptoms because I was feeling good and didnt care.

It's like I'm self-sabotaging/ can't be ok with being ok. Of course, my old familiar friends are back today.
Posted 4/18/2016 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
M.,

We've all been there! As symptoms fade...so do our good management skills.

Getting back on track will see you feeling better again:)

Peace and progress!

S.C.
Posted 4/18/2016 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Mersault,
It definitely goes away. As SC said, we've all been there at one point. Use those coping skills-- the more you do, the less extreme it will feel until its nonexistent all together.

Sending you encouragement!
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