Having a lump in your throat or the sensation that it's hard to swallow is a very common sensation among anxiety sufferers. This lump causes us to think that we are headed for a medical disaster and may even cause us to swallow in quick succession so that we can make sure that we can still swallow - just in case. This creates fear in us because the assumption is that sooner or later you won't be able to breathe. We start jumping to conclusions about what could be causing it and go into extended versions of the what if game. But let me