Damn. Just had a choking incident with water. This is 3rd time I experienced true choking (no air no noise, everything just freezes and throat closes.
After my throat closed, i relaxed into a meditative state and focused only on getting air. After 30 seconds I could get tiny sips of air through.
I was about to hit my emergency signal on my phone when my daughter heard me - after about 10 mins of slow breathing, my full breath returned.
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@holon42 it is. At least the first time it was - first time was worse, took much longer to recover because I was frantically gesturing to my friends for help (wasting energy)
But this time was helped by my meditation practice. No panic, just the wee little breaths until it cleared. 🙏
a kind of spasm? i'm glad you found a way to get through it without panic👍🏼
@holon42 me too. I was pleased by that because it shows my my meditation practices are working to assist when needed.
yes, that's really good to know.
@holon42 so when the gum/saliva incident happened (some time in mid 80s) my throat didn't completely stop because rhe saliva was stuck at the right part of throat that caused my esophagus to pa8nfully spasm in what seemed to by my body's attempt to move it from that spot.
This time no spasms like that. It was mostly painless, throat is still a bit raspy.
the body does get traumatized by episodes like that.
Holy cow, that sounds alarming. You exhibited mastery. ☺️
@ucantstop_me Glad to know you're ok now. Hopefully that doesn't happen again.
@ucantstop_me I am glad you are better now.
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Please follow up with your doc. Make sure all is well.
Glad calm minds prevailed.
I’ve done that with my own saliva. It’s terrifying & don’t know how to prevent it.
@LnzyHou me too. The first time this happened was with the saliva after putting a piece if gum in mouth. Saliva can definitely harm you this way too. I think the best thing to do is slow down when eating,drinking anything really ❤️
@ucantstop_me gosh that’s scary! Glad you are okay.
@ucantstop_me First of all, I'm glad you're okay. Second of all, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has choked that badly on water before, I felt like an idiot. Solidarity.
@tippitiwichet never be embarrassed or ashamed. Most who die from choking in public were embarrassed to make a fuss.
All three of my true choking incidents were either water, saliva and a diet coke.
@ucantstop_me Good point, my insecurity needs to bug off.
@ucantstop_me Glad you're okay. Have you tried dropping your chin when drinking, especially swallowing?
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oh no. i'm glad you're ok. that must be terrifying.
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