I've been dealing with GERD and anxiety for awhile and I'm finally starting to get treatment for my GERRD, my main issues are mostly throat problems, like difficulty swallowing, burning throat, throat would feel tight, food will feel stuck, feels like someone is choking me, it seems like my symptoms got worse. My other symptoms are chest pain, shortness of breath and heartburn. And I'm dealing with something new now, I can feel the water go down my throat to my chest and it feels weird. I'm taking meds, but my doctor who recommended me to take them, did mention it would take while for my throat to heal up and told me to relax, but my anxiety makes it so hard to calm down when I feel like something could be wrong. I've been to the ER so many times thinking food was caught in my throat, but they don't find anything there. I feel bad on wasting their time, wish I could learn how to cope with my symptoms. Usually when I do go sometimes to get checked out, they don't really check, since they said if something was really stuck in the middle of my throat, I wouldn't be able to breathe and talk right now. Any advice I can try to stop overthinking so much? I heard anxiety can also worsen GERD symptoms, not sure if that's really true, but I wouldn't be surprise if that is correct.