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Lost the ability to sneeze for 8 days. Scared 😨

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suzy97680
suzy97680

Can anyone help please?

I've lost the ability to sneeze for the last 8 days and it's freaking me out badly I'm really anxious as I have health anxiety so this has taken over my life.

I'm convinced it's a brain tumour or something serious blocking the ability to sneeze.

I've tried the common tricks that make you sneeze but nothing.

the gp says its nothing to worry about but my anxious mind isn't accepting that answer.

can anyone relate to any of this please?

thank you for reading 😊

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 suzy97680

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    listen to your doctor. There is nothing serious about not being able to sneeze. Your body knows when you need to do that and it will automatically happen. The more you overthink about it the longer it will take for your natural sneeze to happen. as soon as you just forget about it and let it happen naturally, that’s when it will happen. Take care

    • suzy97680
      suzy97680 jan34534

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      thank you for your reply. I'm still really anxious about it 😕

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