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hello,
i am 18 and have severe health anxiety.
it keep thinking about my throat closing up and now it feels like its happening. i find myself picturing my throat squeezing. is this my anxiety or should i be worried?
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jan34534 Oliver216
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you are over thinking it. The fact that you were picturing it and thinking about it happening can only make it worse.
we can create our own sensations by our thoughts. You are telling your brain that your throat is closing so you’re going to get those sensations even though it’s not actually happening. Refocus your thoughts on things that are positive and stay busy doing other things. . The more you pay attention to that the more you’re going to feel it.
Oliver216 jan34534
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thanks for the response. Im currently struggling to sleep so that reply has helped a bit. i just need my shortness of breath to calm down, my brain is thinking i have a collapsed lung. its evil.
sasical72 Oliver216
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Anxiety 100%. This is such a typical symptom of anxiety. If my throat closed every time I feel that it's going to I would be dead a million times over.