Globus sensation: Anyone else have a lump feeling in their throat?

Yes, I had the same experience with Globus in regards to others (doctors) assuming it being solely from anxiety. I am not saying that I never felt anxious before in my life-I am not a special snow flake- however the level of anxiety I feel now, due to Globus is horrible. As most of you the onset was out of the blue (having lunch with a friend at my favorite bakery after having a great run on a beautiful day). I was okay after that day, but a few months later I kept having episodes. I had an episode at my GI's office and she sent me to the ER, and of course they found nothing. ER staff most likely thought I was crazy, and so did I because after the episode was over, I felt fine. Anyways... long story short, because no one seemed to know what was happening I started to rule things out myself and saw an allergist who DX me with "vocal cord dysfunction" which is very similar to Globus. My triggers are GI issues such as GERD (have been on Nexium for decades), extra sensitivity to certain smells which creates extra mucous. So extra mucous and extra gas gets trapped in my throat, providing me with all the ingredients for this very frustrating condition-YAY ME! 😒

Back on the subject of anxiety, I had to be very assertive when talking to doctors about this as one of the triggers can be stress and anxiety, which I am not arguing about. What I continue to make clear, after over 1 year of this, to medical professionals about my particular situation is that Globus/ vocal cord dysfunction is the sole cause of my now clinical Panic Disorder. If you were driving on a highway during traffic and you felt you were being strangled and this happened out of no where several times.... most people would most likley develop a panic disorder-including doctors. So who came first, the chicken or the egg? well.. we don't know, but in my case the vocal cord disorder and the Globus came first. My point is, if you have a similar case, don't be shy to advocate for yourself if your medical team is dismissive and attribute your Globus solely to anxiety.

I am glad to have found this post! I find it validating. Keep posting what help you! and I will do the same.
Thanks!