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Phobia of Watching/Hearing Other People Choke
This phobia started when I was 9 years old. I had a traumatic choking experience where I choked till I almost passed out.
But instead of being afraid of me choking on stuff, I'm afraid of seeing or hearing OTHER people choking on stuff! I feel really anxious when people chew gum or eat mints around me. Nobody is allowed to eat hard candy around me or I will freak out. The last time my sister brought a bag of hard candy around me, I stole it from her and threw it in a ditch. She was furious, but I thought I was doing her a favor by potentially saving her life. I think hard candy should be outlawed.
Whenever a choking scene in a movie, TV show or commercial comes up, it makes me very freaked out and I have to hide and plug my ears until it's over. For example, I really hate the dinner scene in What About Bob when Dr. Marvin chokes on chicken; I can't watch it without wanting to run away.
When my nephew choked on (of all things) a piece of cheese last summer, I screamed like a banshee and dove behind the couch. My mom followed me, because she thought I was going to run out the door and down the street!
I've heard of phobia of choking and phobia of watching other people puke, but I've never heard of a phobia of watching other people choke! Is there anyone else out there who is afraid of this?
But instead of being afraid of me choking on stuff, I'm afraid of seeing or hearing OTHER people choking on stuff! I feel really anxious when people chew gum or eat mints around me. Nobody is allowed to eat hard candy around me or I will freak out. The last time my sister brought a bag of hard candy around me, I stole it from her and threw it in a ditch. She was furious, but I thought I was doing her a favor by potentially saving her life. I think hard candy should be outlawed.
Whenever a choking scene in a movie, TV show or commercial comes up, it makes me very freaked out and I have to hide and plug my ears until it's over. For example, I really hate the dinner scene in What About Bob when Dr. Marvin chokes on chicken; I can't watch it without wanting to run away.
When my nephew choked on (of all things) a piece of cheese last summer, I screamed like a banshee and dove behind the couch. My mom followed me, because she thought I was going to run out the door and down the street!
I've heard of phobia of choking and phobia of watching other people puke, but I've never heard of a phobia of watching other people choke! Is there anyone else out there who is afraid of this?
Do you think it's normal?
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i agree about the hard candies! i don't get why they won't sell toys that are choke hazards to people but hard candies are ok???? i just don't get it. just like you, i don't worry about choking myself, b/c i know i am very careful about chewing, cutting small pieces, etc. It's eating around other people (especially meat and chicken) that makes me so uncomfortable! i usually leave the room, until everyone is done eating. then resume hanging out with the group.
i've never met anyone with this same fear...it's weird.
If I am in a restaurant and hear someone at another table coughing I always look and check to see if they are ok. I watch children eating, especially if they're laughing and being silly while they're eating, and when I eat something small and hard I make sure I chew it as soon as it goes into my mouth. I wouldn't even let my bf take an aspirin in the car in case he choked.