I often feel like I have a lump or something
stuck in my throat. Can anxiety cause this?
Yes. In fact, this is a very common symptom
of stress (including anxiety-caused stress).
While it can be annoying
and distressing, it isn’t harmful. Generally, as
stress and anxiety decrease, this symptom eventually
decreases, too.
Becoming focused on it, however, can cause
it to remain, since our internal focus on it can magnify
how it feels, making what is often a normal sensation feel
abnormal.
Accepting this sensation and learning
to not be afraid of it, can help to diminish this symptom
as your stress and anxiety decrease.
Members can read more about this symptom,
such as why it appears, what physiological aspects cause
it, and what short-term remedy options can help alleviate
it, in the Symptoms
Listing section in the member’s area of our website.
Non-members can find a list of common anxiety
symptoms in the Anxiety
Symptoms section, or learn
more about the symptom "lump
in the throat" here.
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