Does anyone else have something similar to this?

LMA,

This is a fairly common manifestation of anxiety. It is good that you are recognizing the escalation of this issue, so you can start to treat this early and more easily than if it was to become established.

Treating this as a phobia will likely bring good results...so Exposure Therapy. ..gradually increasing the way in which you face the fear would be a good method to start with.

We have other threads on this subject that you can check out for more info/ideas by doing a forum 'Search' as well.

Peace and progress!

S.C.

I was emitted into the Stanford Hospital for this exact thing. I had a fear that I would choke when I ate, because I did. I was eating pancakes in Vegas when I was like 11 and I kept choking on them. The next day, same thing. Eventually, I stopped eating in fear that I would choke again. I would chew food then spit it out into napkins. I wasn't anorexic, so they called my case "disordered eating" instead of an eating disorder. I thought I was never going to get better, but I did. If it's serious and causing you issues, see a therapist. It helps more than I can ever explain. It came back once more for a short period during my freshman year of high school, in addition to having a fear I would stop breathing. But eventually, I got over that too. If you feel scared, get help. Otherwise, your mom will drag you to a mental hospital like mine did! lol

Thanks for your responses! I just eat softer foods .. foods I know on my mind I won't "choke" on even if I know I'm not going to choke. It's like having the mind state I'm going to choke on this and try to eat it then I feel like I'm choking and it's stuck.. if I have the mind set oh this is fine, then I am fine. Some of it is in my mind because I'm thinking it before I even eat and it gives me anxiety.. but the other half is physical symptoms that really make me feel that I am or the food is "stuck" when I can still breathe and swallow. Oh man the struggle is real for me right now!! )':