kitten21
- Date posted
- 6y
Sunshine1Sunshine1
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes ALL DAY.
McSteezzyyMcSteezzyy
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes, had it for 6 months straight back when I thought I had throat cancer because of OCD
agcb79agcb79
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes. Also have tightness in stomach and chest sometimes. Convinced I was having heart attack and just OCD
FrancisFrancis
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes, pressure feelings and muscle tension is normal with OCD and anxiety. I went through days with an intense pressure in my head and I was convinced I had a brain tumor! It was just anxiety mixed with some allergies
SkubiduSkubidu
- Date posted
- 6y
I had ENT visit last week where they scoped my throat with a camera because it got so bad.
Hope15Hope15
- Date posted
- 6y
I’ve had this on and off for years. I had multiple doctor appointments and tests and everything came back fine. Eventually it turned into this obsession that I was having an allergic reaction to everything I ate. Then I would check my throat in the mirror a few times an hour until I was convinced I wasn’t dying. it’s kind of embarrassing to admit this. Still happens a few times a month but it used to be all day everyday.
Philippians4:7Philippians4:7
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes. It's very hard to sing while feeling that and I gotta do it every Saturday and Sunday at church?
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 6y
YES and I’m a professional singer so this is the worst!! Haha
ElenaElena
- Date posted
- 6y
yes all the time! it also makes it so hard to breathe and you feel like your gonna get your airway cut off because of the pressure. it’s awful
kitten21kitten21
- Date posted
- 6y
I am so thankful (I know its not the greatest feeling) but I thought i was the inly one and it was completely not OCD related but i think it is.
travistravis
- Date posted
- 6y
Yes, but mine is due to something else with a mix of anxiety
SkubiduSkubidu
- Date posted
- 6y
It’s interesting. I’ve been diagnosed with dysphonia, and am seeing a specialist next week for video of vocal cords, but the throat itself gets soooo tight. Trying to figure out patterns: emotional, food-related, stress (even good stress like working out). I can’t find a pattern, but my throat pain and tightness did improve immediately after seeing Structural Integrationist who worked on neck. Improvement does not last, but it helps immediately after. Makes me wonder about stress and neck musculature.
kitten21kitten21
- Date posted
- 6y
I think i may need to see someone about it because I feel it’s definitely stress/ anxiety related, and i’m getting sick of it.
SkubiduSkubidu
- Date posted
- 6y
Maybe try a good ENT first. Get recommendations from your primary or from online. It always helps me to have a doc who is OCD-friendly, and not dismissive. The ENT could then recommend you to a SLP
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- Date posted
- 24w
This is actually the worst thing ever
Does anyone else struggle with OCD when it comes to breathing? I've had this for about two years now on and off and finally had enough and came on here to say this. When I try to explain this to other people, therapists, etc. they just don't get it, so maybe someone on here does. I literally cannot stop thinking about my breathing and when it is at its worst, the very act of breathing feels incredibly uncomfortable. It feels like the walls are closing in on me, I constantly feel like I'm having to catch my breath, and I constantly feel the urge to take a giant, "complete" breath and that is the only way I feel comfortable. It's usually manageable during the day, but at night when I try to go to sleep it's awful because when my brain has nothing else to focus on it reverts to the breathing. People tell me to just stop thinking about it but I literally cannot. Can anyone else relate or am I all alone on this one
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- Date posted
- 13w
Health anxiety (Need Help)
Has anyone ever had an intrusive thought of thinking you’ve might’ve swallowed something dangerous and you can’t trust your own mind? And you feel like you need to go in to get checked out? Any advice or reassurance?
PRIV8
- Date posted
- 11w
Reflux cough does not want to go away with meds
Im taking Gaviscon but i feel weird and im afraid its actually not good for me. Maybe its not good that im keep reeding about why its not helping, i read that maybe i have another problem not acid reflux. I think that cause I dont have the acid taste in my mouth, not even the heartburn, its just a really annoying cough that doesnt stop and throat soreness, and sometimes chest pressure. It makes me feel anxious to a point that it worseness my symptoms, i started to feel weak and like theres a huge problem... I only startes taking Gaviscon yesterday, i took 3 times but the cough its still there and I read that if it doesnt gets better maybe i dont have acid reflux. I dont want to think about this but the symptoms make me so scared
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