Is it normal that i can't be around people that can possibly choke?

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ok, well when I was 14 I just started to take pills( I know a very late age) and I was really good at it I had no worries. Then one day I I took a nyquil( I think that's how you spell it) and it's a HUGE pill well for me. And I was supposed to take two of them cause I had allergies and so I took one and it went down rreeaaaaallll slloooowwlllyyy and I got ehh kinda scared but then I took the second one and started to choke!!! And as I was choking I was in the bathroom(dont ask why) so I shoved the door open and went straight to my dad and he knew exactly what was going on casue I was crying ang and jumping up and down so he tried to do the thing where you get behind a person and push under their rib cage or somethin and for some reason.. I thought about my life as he was doing that to me and how I was so young... Than my step mom told me to drink something and as she told me that I could breath just alittle and she poured water in my mouth and I tried my hardest to drink it and it just wouldn't go down and then she told me to stick my hand down my throat and I did that. I threw up.... And no pill just vomit I was still choking!!! Ugh then the pill poped( it was a liquid gel thank god) and I was just there... I had my shirt off and I was just sitting down trying to catch my breath. And ever since then I break my food up into little pieces and chew it to the MAX and I can't be around people who eat hard candy and eating something they can possibly choke on, so the question I need to ask you all is... Is this phobia normal!!

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  • mtnw
    14 years ago

    because you experienced choking first hand, no wonder you feel that way. some pills and capsules sort of partially melt and get stuck, or in your case, sounds like it went down the wrong way.

    some people struggle to even swallow pills. instead of water, try something thicker, such as a spoonful of ice cream, pudding or applesauce.

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  • ComboBreaker
    14 years ago

    Sounds like a common phobia to not want to choke. But wouldnt you want to be around someone chokeing so you can help? Since you've experianced it you can try to help by useing the hymic manuvour... or something. Im not sure what its called. Hope you get over the fear of it soon. Dont worry to much about it though. Chokeing is a common fear.

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  • Trismegistus
    13 years ago

    First:The medication you mention is not something against allergies,it's something against the common cold.
    Secondly:You might have experienced a mild allergic swelling reaction leading to slight tightening of your throat.
    Third:the fluid you spitted out was probably solidified gunk coming out of your lungs getting stuck in your throat as it swelled up.Medications against cold such as the ones you mentioned are well known for causing severe and possibly sudden side effects of this kind in people who suffer from allergies.
    Fourth:You shouldn't be taking more than one of those pills at a time.
    Fifth:You were still chocking after vomiting because of tissue swelling in your throat.

    That being said:Not all the people eating candies are at risk of choking on them.Also because they are candies,not pills capable of causing an anaphylactic shock. Not to mention the fact that candies are made to be chewed and sucked slowly so you can feel the sweet taste.Not to be swallowed whole.And they can only get stuck in somebody's throat if swallowed whole because most of the times they are also sticky.
    So: The phobia about other people chocking on candies is absolutely ridiculous.
    The fact you are chewing your food throughly or as YOU put it,to the MAX,is not just understandable is also the correct thing to do,since well chewed food gets digested faster and the nutrients it contains get released into the organism more readily,also due to abundant saliva enzymes and bacteria intake.

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