If I have to read or speak in public, I suddenly cannot control my swallowing. I will swallow involuntarily in the middle of a sentence and it causes me extreme distress. I have a lot of anxiety issues with this. Has anyone else experienced this or am I a total freak?
2006-09-20 18:00:35 · 7 answers · asked by mississippi_gal_10 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
no, it's a natural reaction to stress. Your eyes dilate, your saliva glands start working overtime, you start to breathe faster and your mouth and nose start to take in more oxygen making your mouth water and causes your throat expand and contract, making you swallow. Do you take any medicine for your anxiety? I take clonazepam for my panic attacks, but mine are bad. I totally shut down mentally and start to cry uncontrollably. All I can say is take deep cleansing breathes and mentally do something like count from 10 to 1 in your head and calm down in your head. And keep a glass of water near you when you speak. It can give you a pause to control your breathing and swallowing, even if your not drinking it, just bring it to your mouth like your drinking and it's a pause that gives a moment to calm down. Cool, huh?
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2006-09-20 18:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Natural healer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it must be fairly normal for people with high anxiety,as I've a nieghbor who does not only the swallowing but also alloud beltching as well.
if you didnt know her you'd think was very rude/crude,actually she suffers from depression/anxiety.
I've heard of others that do this,and I myself had these when I was much younger.
hope you calm down,and are able to relax so that this no longer is problem.
all the best.
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2016-05-17 02:11:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is caused from the saliva gland over acting, you need to learn to talk yourself out of these things, just imagine everyone in the audience in their nightgown that helps sometimes
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