Lump in throat

[sheilacj1]

Hi, just joined today.

Last week I took a big drink of my Diet Coke and it felt like it didn't want to go down, not choking, so I burped and it was fine. I then focused on it the rest of the night and had a panic attack. Woke up the next day and it feels like a big lump or something is in the back of my throat and I constantly feel like I have to burp. I had something like this many years ago when my anxiety was through the roof but I can't tell my brain this. I had to leave work today due to constant waves of anxiety which sent my blood pressure through the roof, when made anxiety worse. I also have that in a dream kind of feeling now. Help!

Just looking for some reassurance that someone else has had this.

thanks!

 

[matisworried]

first and foremost... that same exact thing has happened to me MANY TIMES. heck... i was probably even drinking diet coke when it's happened. essentially, what's going on is you did a crappy job swallowing. things just didn't happen in the order they should have. it happens. it is NOTHING to worry about.

what you're experiencing now is more than likely due to a combination of anxiety and being hyper-aware of the tiniest sensation in your throat. i have severe acid reflux which has caused occasional worries or intrusive thoughts of esophageal cancer. during these times, i swear i can feel a grain of salt go down because my mind is so focused on every. single. swallow. combine this with the fact that one of the most common symptoms of acid reflux is a globus sensation (lump in the throat) and it takes a ton of work and effort on my part NOT to go in to full-blown meltdown mode.

the craziest thing is that when my anxiety starts to subside, so do the symptoms. i'm guessing the same thing would happen for you.

 

[sheilacj1]

first and foremost... that same exact thing has happened to me MANY TIMES. heck... i was probably even drinking diet coke when it's happened. essentially, what's going on is you did a crappy job of swallowing. things just didn't happen in the order they should have. it happens. it is NOTHING to worry about.

what you're experiencing now is more than likely due to a combination of anxiety and being hyper-aware of the tiniest sensation in your throat. i have severe acid reflux which has caused occasional worries or intrusive thoughts of esophageal cancer. during these times, i swear i can feel a grain of salt go down my throat because my mind is so focused on every. single. swallow. combine this with the fact that one of the most common symptoms of acid reflux is a globus sensation (lump in the throat) and it takes a ton of work and effort on my part NOT to go in to full-blown meltdown mode.

the craziest thing is that when my anxiety starts to subside, so do the symptoms. i'm guessing the same thing would happen for you.

Thank you sooooo much for responding. It does help when you know someone else has these feelings. I keep trying to tell myself stop thinking about it but it's not so easy. My mind is just in overdrive right now.

 

[matisworried]

Thank you sooooo much for responding. It does help when you know someone else has these feelings. I keep trying to tell myself stop thinking about it but it's not so easy. My mind is just in overdrive right now.

i absolutely understand how you're feeling.

therapy, specifically cognitive behavioral therapy works wonders for people like us. i'd highly suggest looking into it if you haven't tried it already.

 

[sTeaLth]

I'm struggling with the same thing right now. Mine started with a little pain when swallowing and so I swallowed every five seconds to check for it... for weeks. The pain finally subsided and then this lump feeling started. it has been here for a month or two now and at times disappears entirely. I notice that in times of stress, or shortly after, it comes back in full. So annoying, but clearly stress. I believe it is known as a globus sensation. Mine is like right in the middle of my esophagus but it makes me want to swallow air and burp all the time. Which makes it worse. Very annoying feeling, I understand your pain.

 

[sheilacj1]

I'm struggling with the same thing right now. Mine started with a little pain when swallowing and so I swallowed every five seconds to check for it... for weeks. The pain finally subsided and then this lump feeling started. it has been here for a month or two now and at times disappears entirely. I notice that in times of stress, or shortly after, it comes back in full. So annoying, but clearly stress. I believe it is known as a globus sensation. Mine is like right in the middle of my esophagus but it makes me want to swallow air and burp all the time. Which makes it worse. Very annoying feeling, I understand your pain.

oh my gosh yes! I constantly want to swallow air to burp because it gives me a few seconds of reprieve. Thank you for sharing.