I've just been diagnosed with globus.

hi katie24657,

I doubt very much that this is linked with your problem with your previous relationship only in as much as that it has caused you severe stress which can be a major part of the probelm. i have been taking tabs from the doc to stop the apparent anxiety i have been in and to be fair they do work and with these I can keep this under control together with trying not to get so worked up or stressed about things.

Hi Katie, first of all so glad to hear you are out of your abusive relationship, good for you to get out of it.  I agree with dug I wouldn't have thought this physical abuse would account for your Globus.  To be honest I have a hard time getting my head around the fact that it's all to do with stress but it seems it is so.  One of the doctors I see has mentioned he thinks it's a dodgy mechanism (my words not his!) rather than stress but when I went to an Osteopath he spoke at some length about the fight or flight mechanisms in the neck which in turn triggered the globus under stress.  The thing I don't get is if the stress goes away why doesn't the globus? but what do I know?  I read earlier this week that diazepam had really helped someone on the forum, she took 2 a day with great results.  I know it's not everyone's drug of choice and I now read it could be linked to Alzheimers but in the short term I think I may ask to give it a try.  Keep your chin up. xxx

I can so relate. When I was a teenager, my mother's favorite move was to grab me by the throat and pin me to the wall/floor and scream in my face. At 23, I was in an abusive relationship with a guy who did the same. My Globus started when I was 18, and continues to this day (I'll be 28 in Nov). I don't think the targeted abuse has physically caused your symptoms (as in, the trauma to the throat probably didn't cause any physical damage; but it might have, and you should be checked out. Necks are fragile.)

What I'm thinking is that the psychologcal/mental trauma has probably given you a subconscious issue, which manifests in your throat (the site of the original incident that caused your stress). That's what happened to me; when I feel stressed, or in a confrontation with a partner, when I am feeling unappreciated or when I am in a depressive episode (basically anything that makes me feel the way I felt when I was being abused) my Globus comes back with a vengeance. 

Know that you are not alone. You are not crazy. You are not less of a human being. You can get through this with positive reinforcement (being proud of yourself for getting through eating anything at all, being grateful for any nourishment, positive support from family/friends, etc). Know that most people will not understand, and in their ignorance, will make stupid, judgmental comments - try not to internalize this. Know that it CAN AND WILL GO AWAY if you are gentle and patient with yourself. I was in remission from it for 5 years, it IS POSSIBLE to beat it! There is hope.