Is it normal that i find it hard to swallow sometimes?

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Okay, so I'm the slowest eater ever and everyone thinks it's just because I naturally eat slow. But it's because I actually think I kinda forget how to swallow sometimes, and I always feel like I'm going to choke or I am choking, even though I'm not. I don't know if anyone has ever noticed my look of panic when this happens, or my extremely wide eyes when this happen. Like what the heck tho?! WHY do I not swallow foooood properly?!

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  • nowhereboy
    11 years ago

    The mind is a devious thing and anything can become difficult when you think to much about it.

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    • potentiallybipolar
      11 years ago

      Yeah, I'm thinking it might just be some weird thought thing haha, maybe I'm thinking too much really.. cause sometimes there's no problem.

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  • Krommer
    11 years ago

    When I get reminded of it, like just now, then I have trouble with it.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    Haha it means you ate two fast.

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    • potentiallybipolar
      11 years ago

      I think I just forget how to swallow sometimes, it actually makes me eat slower

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  • KeddersPrincess
    11 years ago

    Then spit ;)

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    • disthing
      11 years ago

      Is that you being rude, KeddersPrincess?! :P

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      • KeddersPrincess
        11 years ago

        Lol...maybe :)

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    11 years ago

    I just had this problem! It lasted about half a year and i lost way too much weight. I was exactly how you described. I still don't know the cause, but I mostly easy like a normal person now. Most likely my problem was caused by the stress of transferring to university and the fears associated with that because it began the summer before i transferred. Recently I went to the doctor and explained to them everything I was worried about. All they did was tell me a few tips on how to deal with anxiety and refer me to a gastroenterologist. No prescriptions and i haven't even gone to the gastro doc, but somehow i have regained my ability to eat over thesr past few Weeks (such a great feeling!). Maybe I just needed reassurance...i don't know. I hope the best for you though.

    How long have you had this problem and have you lost any weight?

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  • NotStrangeBird
    11 years ago

    It's either food getting caught in your esophagus or the first signs of a neurlogical problem.

    Swallowing smaller better chewed bites with more to drink is an obvious answer.

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    • disthing
      11 years ago

      They're not the only two possibilities :/

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      • NotStrangeBird
        11 years ago

        Very true.

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    • potentiallybipolar
      11 years ago

      Like it`s not a HUGE thing really, and sometimes it doesnt happen.. and I highly doubt I have a neurological problem lol. But yeah, I definitely try to eat smaller bites!

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      • disthing
        11 years ago

        It could be a psychological problem, a sort of phobic response to swallowing.

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