I have OCD and overthink evertime I swallow food or put food in my mouth

My anxiety is so intense and bad.

I have had anxiety alll my life, but my anxiety levels these last few months saw me go from 190lbs to 130 in 3 months due to my anxiety!! ive almost choked to death 4 times in last 3 months on diff foods !!! im just living off ensure drinks! im sick of them though for last couple months everyday!! plus my metabolism is very fast!! did anyone ever have a swallowing problem with anxiety? or fear of choking!!! im talking id WANT TO EAT, id LOVE TO EAT n swalllow food normally!! i am now legit SCARED to death of ANY foods due to all my choking fits, i tried yogurt eggs and pureed foods even baby food, but choked on em all or it got stuck in my throat…or the food went into my lungs and i coughed alot. PLEASE any and alll suggestions on what i could live off of besides ensure 4 times a day these last few months!! my doc wants a feeding tube put in. i hope at 31 YRS OLD, i dont need it but my anxiety is so intense and bad. and i am going to a throat doctor to have a bunch of tests to rule out anything physical. all my doctors think its anxiety and alll the times i almost choked to death on food. its the phobia i have of choking on ANY food now. its terrible. im living helll itself. my mind races when i eat, its also like i have OCD and overthink evertime i swallow food or put food in my mouth. i can chew the food but then spit it out in fear of choking on it. this is a viscous circle. PLEASE HELP this is legit the worst pain ever in my stomach from eating nothing these last couple months, any and all great liquid diets welcome. make sure its high calories and protein!!! im thankful that i can drink at most. but people can live on a feeding tube. i just hope it doesnt get to that point


Discussion


Loraine Cook
Have you been to see GP for the problems. They have said severe anxiety??

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook im in contact with a throat doctor to rule out any thing physically and make sure its alll mental

Sean Pat Oconnor
all i know is i cannot afford to lose any more weight 129.4 this morning

Sean Pat Oconnor
all i live on are ensure drinks only 4 times a day. last 3 months

Sean Pat Oconnor
i tried baby food cannot even swallow it. im so scared and afraid. its a awful phobia

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor ear nose and throat doctor you mean? Have you been examined by doctor?

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook i have seen my regular doctor and she has me going to see a ear nose and throat doctor in next two weeks

Sean Pat Oconnor
im just afraid how much more weight ill lose by then

Sean Pat Oconnor
i can drink anything. just cannot swallow any food. as soon as the food hits my tongue my throat tightens and closes

Sean Pat Oconnor
its a vicious terrible circle

Sean Pat Oconnor
id wish this on NOBODY

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor did something trigger this? Was you an anxious person before

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook anxiety all my life

Sean Pat Oconnor
but this is more intense

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor did something in particular cause a spike in the anxiety recently, like the last 3 months when you said started with this throat and swallowing sensations

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook my father almost choking to death didnt help 4 weeks ago and idk what put this on. all i can recall is that food would always get stuck in my throat and id freak out. then when i choked on food 4 times that didn’t help me at alll

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor so Sean this could be psychological perhaps? Have you seen Anxiety Guy on YouTube?

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook it wasnt just sensation. i literally choked 4 times on food thats the thing then when my father choked that put me over the line

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor no I’m not saying just feelings, they are real for us. Maybe take a look at anxiety guy..on YouTube

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook i wonder if i could start eating purred foods if that would be a good start and if that would put my weight up at alll

Loraine Cook
Smoothies and protein shakes???

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook ive tried to thick and no blender

Sean Pat Oconnor
all i know is ensure

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor get a blender you can add fruits to milk base and oats etc

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook would that keep me alive long term though. like i can DRINK ensure. i can drink. so if i can drink then i I wonder how many times a day i can drink them

Sean Pat Oconnor
i wish i could just eat all fast food every day and put alll this weight back on. no issue

Sean Pat Oconnor
i wanna avoid a feeding tube at alll costs!!!

Sean Pat Oconnor
if i can drink any and all liquids. i should be able to live off liquids without a feeding tube id assume

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor Ivan really hear that you are anxious. Hopefully the protein shakes and smoothies will help you put some weight back on and then get to see ENT in the next couple of weeks. Remember that the nervous energy can cause you to lose weight too. Try some mindfulness and look up Anxiety Guy on Facebook and YouTube

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor getting vitamins abs minerals will give you energy. Do you live with anyone that you can talk through your anxieties and concerns with? Are you U.K. based??

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook usa

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor do you have family to talk your worries and concerns through with

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook got myself

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor family? Friends to talk through your concerns

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook just me and my doctor

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor friends and family can be really useful to talk through anxieties and concerns. Have you or do you have therapy for your long term anxiety

Sean Pat Oconnor
Loraine Cook none yet

Sean Pat Oconnor
ive delt with it all my life. but now that i cant swallow. now my life is slowly dying from not eating in 3 months plus all the weight i lost

Sean Pat Oconnor
i cant believe in less then 3 months ive went from 190 to now 130

Sean Pat Oconnor
i have a fast metabolism to

Sean Pat Oconnor
is the thing

Eric Fetters
I have literally choked on the most ridiculous things….a spoon of rice followed by a drink and it was like my body wouldn’t allow it to go into my stomach. What I have found is that I really have to slow down my eating when it happens and make sure my last swallow made it the whole way. It sounds crazy. So once I get that feeling that the food didn’t go down I literally have to wait until it is clear… sometimes I use a sip of a liquid to test where it is…. you can kind of feel it stopping. I also have to really chew my food completely and take small bites. It is the worst feeling ever… I don’t get it nearly as much as you do, but it happens out of nowhere for me. I would still see an ENT doc but I have and they told me nothing was wrong…. all anxiety… ugh.

Eric Fetters
My side note…. anxiety does some terrible things to you…. I would work hard of healing from anxiety and maybe that will help this… A feeding tube sounds horrible to me… I would try to avoid it if there is a better way.

Sean Pat Oconnor
Eric Fetters they said i lose more weight feeding tube going in and id hate that alot

Sean Pat Oconnor
ive tried baby food. choked on that even

Sean Pat Oconnor
its the worst thing. plus many times the food went into my lungs and i coughed violently

Sean Pat Oconnor
and got aspiration pneumonia

Sean Pat Oconnor
its been the worst 3 months of my life

Loraine Cook
Sean Pat Oconnor have you had therapy for your anxiety?

Sean Pat Oconnor

they see me get to 120 125. im gonna need the tube. but i CAN drink ANy liquids i want. thats not a issue. i wonder if its possible to live off a liquid only diet with no feeding tube and still gain weight and get the right nutrients

Sean Pat Oconnor
thats the thing

Sean Pat Oconnor
like i said for 3 months its been ensure 3 to 4 times a day every day for the last few months every day

Eric Fetters
There are some high calorie shakes that weigh lifters take… I believe ensure is more to give you the nutrients you need and a balanced diet kind of thing…. It sounds like you really need more calories… I believe ensure has about 250 calories per 8 oz…. I think some of the weight lifting stuff has more like 1300 calories per serving….. Just a thought.

Eric Fetters
I would walk into a good GNC store and tell them what you are looking for. My bet is they will be able to help. I don’t know if you can live off liquid diet or not, but if you don’t have a problem drinking I think you should be able to get the calories you need per day and fat and protein…. Some lifters need 5000+ calories a day… You can’t eat enough eggs and chicken to get that..

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