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Throat clearing

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jennifer44548
jennifer44548

i have OCD and have suffered greatly for 12 years my themes vary but the one i have now is body focusedi get obsessive throat cleating and cant stopi do have silent reflux which is a contributing factor but it gets much much worse when i have a spike it all starts with "what if i cant stop clearing my throat"?im doing it all day long

i feel frustrated i know i have to accept it for it to stop but easier said than doneany suggestions? thanks so much

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  • lisa17089
    lisa17089 jennifer44548

    Posted

    I have the same, in fact I have many throat issues I'm constantly clearing my throat and now I seem to be having excess saliva and can't stop thinking 'm going to choke on it, I'm worried it's a serious illness or just my anxiety xx

    • jennifer44548
      jennifer44548 lisa17089

      Posted

      hi! well i actually went to the ENT when this throat clearing started and I actually have silent reflux which contributes but without question this acts up when i am stressed i know a lot of it is OCD like right now i am ficused on every swallow

      and of course im starting to irritate my thriat cause i keep cleating it like every other minutei hate this

    • lisa17089
      lisa17089 jennifer44548

      Posted

      I totally get what you are saying, I can't stop focusing on my swallowing, I'm sure it's my anxiety that makes it worse x

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