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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird
I'm trying to get over some specific phobias I have and it's been extremely hard. It's been interfering with my life a lot, fear of eating and taking pills due to fear of choking. It started less than a year ago but has gotten severe pretty fast. I don't know what triggered it. I never had this before that. Anyway, obviously I have to eat and I take 10 pills a day so it's something I'm gonna have to get over sooner or later. It just causes massive panic and anxiety in my life every time I'm trying to eat or take my meds, and those are everyday things. Ugh. I hope I can train myself to get over it. I need to ask my therapist for help I guess.
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At one point in the past, I had a temporary fear of choking on food, though it was mostly a fear of choking on meat. I would take extremely small bites and chew and chew and chew, so that the pieces would be as small as possible. As my brain healed from some traumatic times, the choking fear faded.
Are you less afraid when taking the pills one by one? Or is it any number of pills? I used to find that putting a little water in my mouth before putting in the pill would help it go down without really realizing.
I'm sure you'll get past this phobia with time, but I understand the fear.
