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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕
I'd recommend speaking to a pharmacist about dissolving the inside of capsules in water. even if they do dissolve, it might not be the best choice. Often the capsule is for protection, especially from stomach acid, so removing it can make the medication less effective. Similarly tablets often have protective coating and despite having a ridge, most should not be split. They are meticulously designed and should not be altered without consulting someone who has training in this field, meaning a pharmacist. They will help you find the best, comfortable and safest solution. (Patient compliance and how to accomodate you is something they get trained for. Inabity to swallow certain shapes is a common hurdle and there's ways to help)
You're mostly right about the capsules, but the solid pills there's no issues with. It's an issues if they're crushed, but breaking in half there's nothing wrong with it.
@@yourdailyinsanity if the pills have a protective coating, breaking in half IS an issue because it changes how fast you absorb it. and most pills do have that coating. so they shouldn'T be split unless explicitly stated that it's fine. the indentation in the middle is for easier swallowing and looks, not splitting
Hi Molly - nurse here. Think about getting checked out by a GI specialist to check out your esophagus and also maybe think about a long term treatment for heartburn. Over time it can have some not so great side effects! So glad you made it through all of these scary experiences!
I almost choked on an ice cube once, luckily it was slippery enough that I coughed it up and it slid across the floor LOL. I had completely forgotten that it happened until now. Glad you’re okay!
i did to so i just waited for it to melt lol
I choked on an ice cube too when I was like five and my grandma made me drink hot water to melt it and thankfully it slid down my throat 😭
Same thing happened to me. I thought I was gonna die.
This happened to me, it’s why I don’t like having drinks with ice without a straw
@@mariahlola4309 the water would melt into your lungs then which would not be good
I work with the disabled and twice now have had to do choking training outside of annual BLS because another staff walked away from a resident who was eating, choked and died. The leaning your head forward thing is also how to properly let a bleeding nose stop(NOT leaning your head back!). Thank all you've learned how to work around it!
My grandma had schizophrenia and held food in her mouth while eating in assisted living. She was eating in her room and choked to death. None of the staff members were watch her. THEY KNEW she had a past history of choking
Yeah the tilting ur head forward hack is a good one. Ppl with dysphasia (trouble swallowing, usually seen in elderly ppl) are encouraged to tilt their head forward while drinking. I used to work at a long term care facility and had to help lots of elderly ppl take drinks and eat and such and this was a common practice to prevent choking.
It more specifically closes off ur airway in a good way (like you can still breathe obviously) so the food or liquid doesn’t “go down the wrong pipe” and they don’t choke. This is why it’s really dangerous to do the whole “catch food in the air” thing teenagers do. Catching something flying into your mouth with ur head tilted BACK and ur airway wide open is asking for a choking incident. Always freaks me out when I see folks doing that haha.
I can never catch rice or shrimp in a Japanese restaurant again holy shit 😳
Have you been on tik tok recently??? That is q very popular challenge now a days. It is very terrifying.
@@ZairaBandy Haha I haven’t actually been on Tik Tok. I also still don’t have an Instagram either. I may be living in the dark ages emotionally lol 🙃
Yes stop catching things!!!
Yes, I did immediately go read the entire article on how to help someone if they're choking. Helping other adults seems like the least stressful situation to be in, but happy to feel prepared for all of them now!
I have some ptsd and anxiety related choking issues, where when I get very anxious my throat tightens and I just start choking, and at one point it was really bad. That's really scary though, glad you're okay.
I have the same problem, I get anxiety and sometimes panic attacks, my throat ends up closing and I have trouble breathing and swallowing, I am also afraid of taking pills now and have had a lot of swallowing issues with all sorts of food, I didn’t used to have this problem when I was younger, but ever since My anxiety got worse I’ve had trouble swallowing food.
Your pill story is so relatable to me. As an adult I am SO bad at taking pills to the point that I had to get a pill cutter to carry in my purse. Twice I almost choked on a Tylenol pill. I am a second grade teacher and once in front of my students a Tylenol got lodged in my throat and trying to hide that from 7 year olds is a nightmare. The second time I was alone in my classroom on my planning time and thought I would be found choked on a pill! Now I am 17 weeks pregnant and have had horrible nausea and got prescribed the smallest pill ever for nausea, and you better bet that I still choke on it. Then that makes me more nauseous and I have even thrown them up several times 🤣 I'm glad I'm not alone in the pill issue. I also remember choking on pasta when I was little and throwing up all over the table at a restaurant. 🤦♀️ My poor parents lol!
They have a melting nausea medication. Tell your ob you want an ODT
Calm it down.. take some deep breaths.. large initial water intake and pills to follow~ then swallow! 🥰
@@hayleeandari1 As someone who's dealt with anxiety about taking pills since childhood, "calm down" is honestly not helpful. I know you mean well - and for someone who's just a little nervous it's probably fine - but for people with real issues around taking pills, it comes off as pretty dismissive.. OP is almost certainly having a psychosomatic response based on their anxiety, so just telling them to calm down is really unlikely to be useful.. Just something to think about with using that kind of language!
Oh no molly glad you're ok, sending love 💕
I also share the PTSD reactions. Not with the choking on pills but def with other things
What I learned about my repeated full obstructed choking incidents is I have a narrowing throat. Between swelling sometimes from allergies and loosening walls on an already narrow throat has caused this. It is fixable with surgery.
That incident with the pill sounded very scary. I'm not to good when it comes to taking pills as I have a fear of choking. Luckily my antidepressants are tiny so no chance of choking on them
I actually was choking on a strand of pasta and reaching into my throat and pulled it out. I was in 5th grade and was terrified. I saved my own life. It worked :).
ahhh that happened to me too! not long after I got my braces, I think it was half down my throat and half caught on one of the brackets or something. that was nasty
@@millyboop2047 Yes. For me nasty and scary!
This happened to me once in middle school while I was eating dry cereal. So terrifying. I'm so glad you're okay
I've choked a ridiculous number of times, to the point where I know instantly it's going to stick and immediately hork a bunch to keep it from lodging. (I have EDS, and I have problems swallowing sometimes.) The scariest by far was a butterscotch candy. I was home alone, back in the day of no cell phones, and I choked, complete obstruction. I had taken first aid classes (Mom taught them for the red cross), but they focus on OTHERS choking, not HOME ALONE choking, but I remembered an anecdote at one of the classes where someone had choked on pizza at a party in a foreign country, no one was understanding, and they dislodged it using the back of a hard wooden chair. So I stood up and rammed my diaphragm repeatedly into my chair while bending over the back of it, and it worked. Hurt. Oh, it hurt. But it worked. As soon as I could breathe, I bawled, full out. I was like, 10? And then my parents weren't home for another hour or so. Latchkey kid!
Omg this literally JUST happened to me two days ago and it was TERRIFYING!! I couldn't breath at all. Not even a little bit! I've done it before so I just tried to stay calm and repeatedly swallow to get it to go down. It wouldn't though after 10 seconds. I shot up from the couch in a complete panic and stumbled over my dog or kids toys idk which and fel hunched over. I kept swallowing harder now and it went down. I gasped and my husband freaked out bc he didn't know what was happening yet. He had his face in his phone lol. I told him and at that moment I taught him the Heinrich maneuver both on a person and over a chair.
Molly: This was my most traumatizing choking experience!!!!
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I have choked several times as well. That sound of the food or pill being stuck in your throat is something I will never be able to get out of my mind. One time I was at chipotle but also didn't know then universal sign for choking. I ran outside and rammed myself into the fence and puked up everything. It was horrifying. It scarred my throat badly and I had pain for years in that spot after that incident. I choked again once on pills and do the same thing, open up the capsules even tho it tastes horrid and it is messy. Im so sorry you had to experience this too!!! And I'm so glad you survived every time!!!
This reminded me of a time when I was younger leaving my grandparents house sucking on a peppermint and starting to choke, so my dad had to pat my back until I spit out the mint. The choking sensation is really scary! I always had trouble with pills though and had to start by swallowing them in yogurt and applesauce to hide the pill.
I never eat hard candy (like Jolly Ranchers) or anything to suck on (lozenges), because I'm so afraid of choking...when I was little, I choked on a large marshmallow, & my dad did the same back-slapping thing...to this day (~40 years later), I've never eaten another large (I think they call them 'jumbo' now) marshmallow, & even the minis only a few times. Fortunately, I don't really remember the incident, just that it happened.
Im so glad you're okay, Molly❤️❤️❤️
I choked so often my whole life. Many scary situations, not long ago I choked on a whole sip of water. I was so close to calling 112 (emergency number in Germany) I was just gasping for air, hung myself over the bed face down to try to get it out of my lungs and called my parents with my phone. Couldn't even speak or breath. Thank God I lived with my parents back then. They ran down the stairs immediately and tried to help. Was awake the whole night because I feared secondary drowning. Man what a wild ride. 😭
Hey, I'm glad to know that you're doing all right. It's honestly sad sometimes. So many individuals don't take choking as seriously as they should. It's scary, especially when it involves medication. Thank you for sharing your video, sharing this story, and being so vulnerable with us☺️
I've never choked on a pill but that feeling of it partially getting stuck and slowly going down gives me severe anxiety. I couldn't swallow any pills until I was 21, and now at 30 I can swallow hard tablets of any variety but for some reason cannot swallow gel caps. They feel stickier to me and they just make me panic lol.
I have PTSD as well and I agree it’s much easier to hold in to upsetting or traumatic events and have issues with similar events that follow! I had a disagreement with a doctor where I did not agree with something he said and he yelled at me and slammed the door, and I still get anxiety when I walk into doctor’s offices!
So glad you are okay Molly 🥺♥️ I have this fear all the time if I have to take a pill
Please look up self heimlich maneuver if you haven't already
It's better to take a pill than to be one ;)
@@windwolfgirl thanks will learn about this 👍🏻
Molly, I think it’s great that you talked about this! 💗 I also have a horrible fear of choking and I get really anxious each time I have to take a pill or even just swallow food. It’s awful.
I love a classic sit down Molly story time!!
Great tip about not tilting your head back same goes for nose bleeds. I've seen too many school nurses telling kids to tilt the head back when that can cause choking.
I’m glad your okay! Also I always look forward to watching your videos in between my school day during my breaks! It helps break my day!
I also have PTSD, and I very much hear what you're saying and experience it too! So frustrating - but know you're not alone with dealing with trauma in this way
That sounds truly terrifying! I’ve never been in a severe choking situation like that before. Thank you for linking how to help people who are choking! I think we all need to be properly educated, because you never know when something like that is going to happen.
Have you ever had a swallow study done?
I had choking issues, until I got my esophagus stretched. I am, of course, not saying it is the same issue, but definitely something worth asking your PCP about. It also greatly helped my GERD issues, which it seems you also suffer from. I periodically have to get it stretched again when my symptoms return, but since it is a very mild procedure, it is no big deal. I hope this helps!
My Dad has a super small esophagus or something, to the point he has had it medically stretched both as a child and an adult so he's for sure choked on things numerous times. Super super scary. The only bright side is that I learned how to do the Heimlich on others, on myself (using a chair is the best), and kids all because of my Dad's struggles. Sending love your way Molly!
I'm so glad you're okay, my younger sister choked badly when she was young and dealt with a lot of anxiety and trauma because of it 😢 thankfully she was okay and eventually swallowed it, but it was very scary for an 8 year old little girl!
Missed seeing Gallop on your bed during your videos. So happy to see Ben relaxing behind you!
omg choking is my worst fear. I actually have a problem with over-clearing my throat because of it :o glad ur ok
I’ve only choked once in my life. Knock on wood. It is the most scariest thing ever. Glad you’re OK.
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I SERIOUSLY choked on one of those round peppermint candies while watching “Where the Red Fern Grows” in fourth grade. I started sobbing in the back of the class, but the teacher thought I was just crying because of the movie! Just when I felt like I was about to pass out, the mint slid just a *tiny* bit, and I excused myself to the bathroom and did my best to recover.
I’ve had about four other significant choking moments in my life, but that one was BY FAR the worst because I didn’t yet know the signal for choking! (Ironically, I would learn that signal at that end of the year during our mandatory CPR training.) You are not alone, Molly!
Thanks for the swolling tip. I tale loads of large tablets and really struggle they often get stuck but thankfully not to choking levels. Ill try the lending forward trick, thank you cx
I want to watch this so bad, but I get the worst anxiety about choking, to the point where I can't eat, so I shall smash the like button and leave.
Thank goodness you’re alive and that you’re ok 👍🏼😌🤍💖
I’ve never fully choked and yet I have never ever been able to swallow pills my entire life (I’m 32 now). It’s such a pain! anytime I tell a new doctor they’re always so surprised and they’ll say things like “okay, well this comes in a liquid but it’ll taste gross.” And I’m like “I don’t think you understand, this is not a choice for me…” lol 🙈 when I was 10 I got Lyme disease and even had to take 2 horse pills 3 times a day for 2 months and had to CHEW them because of this. I can still smell that medicine bottle. 🤢 but all this to say, I’m so sorry you have to deal with this at all now but I’m glad you’ve found way around some of them!
I have never choked ON anything BUT I had larynx cramps as a baby which causes very weird coughs (have them to this day just not as severe) and it feels like you are suffocating. I have anxiety around suffocation eversince. I can't go into saunas or greenhouses for example.
It doesn't effect me too much but still when I am in a situation that triggers the anxiety it is baaad.
Very thankful that you survived all your choking situations and are here to be a great person and make videos 😊
You might want to get a LifeVac or a similar device. It is a vacuum suction tool that pulls whatever is choking you out of your throat, very easy to use, no special training and easy for any sized person to use so would work for a petite woman to use on a large person. Probably also easy for a blind person to use, I think it’s probably largely accessible
I've never heard "Big Drama, Little Trauma" before lol. Very relatable.
Absolutely thought Mr. Bennix was a big fluffy blanket next to you until he moved 😂❤
I saw a tiktok that was amazing as I take a lot of pills. Capsules float in water so it is easier to take tilting your head forward. The regular tablet kind sink so it is easier to take them with your head back.
I have this issue too. I have choked numerous times, a few times just swallowing my own saliva and it going down the wrong pipe. My husband saved my life with the Heimlich Manuever about 10 years ago. It was crazy. I was choking, tried to drink water, couldn't swallow the water because my throat was completely blocked off, and so I spat it out on the floor. He saw what was happening, I stood up and he did the Heimlich maneuver 3-4 times, which opened my air way. He saved my life!! It was surreal. Now he's afraid and tells me not to eat when he isn't home, lol. Thankfully we both work from home now.
I've had many other choking/coughing incidence since I was a child, but never to the point of needing assistance before...except when I was a baby. I stopped crying mid cry in my crib at about 5 months old and my parents ran in. I was choking on a mucus plug. My mom called 911 and my dad started pounding on my back. I turned blue and he thought I was going to die so he hit me hard on the back and I started screaming. So he saved my life too! Btw, this is a good reason not to let a baby "cry it out" which is what they were doing because I was a fussy baby. My pediatrician told my mom he thought some cases of SIDS were mucus plugs. Needless to say, I wasn't let alone to cry again.
Leaning forward is also good because the capsule pills usually float in water. So if you Kean forward with a nothfull if water and a pill in your mouth the pill will actually be closer to the back of your throat when you swallow.
You can purchase a pill crusher and mix the pills into a small cup of yogurt or apple sauce. It's commonly done for those who are at risk for choking in the medical field. You can also mix the powder from inside capsules into that as well
Thank goodness you're ok Molly I know how you feel about choking on pills and stuff anxiety but glad you're okay Molly 🦮🐈⬛💖💖💖
Love you Molly♡ and very responsible for putting the link in the infobox
Pls everybody if you ever choke never get away and hide it. It s really dangerous
a lot of people in my family have Eosinophilic Esophagitis which basically causes severe choking frequently and it actually super common it affects every 1 in 2,000 people. Basically, it causes a build up of eosinophils in your esophagus which narrows the passage and causes food to be lodged in your esophagus much more easily than someone who does not have this disease.
big drama out of little trauma- I can relate to this so hard
I was a lifeguard. When taking the classes for that they taught us how to give ourselves the heimlich using a chair. Maybe you should look into that since you seem to choke so often.
Molly, you are correct with both your questions on the Heimlich maneuver. It is no longer called the Heimlich, it is called abdominal thrusts. Also, when I did CPR training, we were trained to do back blows. These are a specific way to basically smack someone on the back, but it is important to hold the person a certain way and use force. After receiving abdominal thrusts or performing them on yourself, it is important to get medical attention.
Totally get the ptsd thing. I have to explain to people that I can over react to some things because it triggers my ptsd
I have a lot of trouble taking pills. Most things can be emptied (capsules) or ground up, and dumped into a couple ounces of apple sauce. Whether or not it dissolves, the applesauce is chunky enough to not notice. Time-release stuff usually won't work correctly if you do this, though.
19:02 That's how it is for me too. One big trauma changed the way my brain responds to all other stressors. I'm glad you're at a point in your journey where you are aware of it and can accept it without judging your brain for how it works
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I actually have a phobia of taking pills altogether even as a 22 year old. Like even a small pill if I’m really desperate it will take me a good 15 minutes to try. But I discovered if u put the whole pill in a spoon of applesauce you can’t even tell its there and my anxiety goes away. Poof magic.
I LOVE Molly’s story times 🥺
Just hearing this makes me feel panic! It seems like it's a shock I don't know anyone who's died from choking. Although, after chocking on pills myself, the only way I can do it is chew a half orange wedge or other soft food, put the pill in my mouth, then mix it with the chewed fruit, and then it swallows so easily because it's so slippery! Try it, Molly, and see if it works for you?
Great tip for swallowing tablets thanks Molly. My Mum hates taking tablets and has difficulty swallowing them. She says it's from a choking incident she had as a child.
It's so weird how our brains decide to store things! Glad you made it through all that!!
Heartbreaking news hopefully you’re alright!
Thanks for the leaning forward tip! I think I knew about it but had forgotten, and recently struggled to take pretty small pills.
Heimlich is still a good thing to do for a choking ADULT. Back blows are good for everyone, babies included. Five hard blows with the heel of the hand near the middle of the back or bra strap line. Always good to know! And if you are alone, you can self rescue by driving the back of an object like a chair into your upper abdomen is a similar way you would do the Heimlich.
Choked badly twice. First time on an aspirin. I had a migraine and the pill got stuck. Couldn't get it down. It finally dissolved enough so I could breathe but I panicked until it did. It burned my throat and traumatized me to this day 40 yrs later. I still cannot swallow tablets, or big honking pills, only capsules. I have choked them up when I try. I have a pill crusher and cut up some into pieces. Second time choking was on a piece of meat. I swallowed a bit of what was in my mouth but they were still connected by gristle to the rest in my mouth. I choked and freaked out, jumped up, reached in, and was able to pull it out by grabbing halfway down my throat what I could reach and pulling. I now make sure to NOT swallow any stringy, gristley bits. That has transferred to beans with the stringy parts. I leave those on the side of my plate-discretely- instead of swallowing them because, ptsd.
You have to be careful opening capsules, some capsules are made so they dissolve at different places in the system, like some capsules are made to withstand stomach acid and go further in the system
Sometime last year I heard a radio lab episode about the guy who invented the hemlich manuever and it was so recent???? Like second half of the 20th century! My Mind was blown!
The nails. I'm always here for the nails. LOL... You made my evening. Chew vigorously. Be safe.
Well I have an exam tomorrow (it’s 9:30pm where I live) but you know… I always have to watch your video when it comes out haha ❤️❤️
Ahaha I am in exactly the same boat! Exam at 9am tomorrow. Currently 9:45pm...
I have many times choked, but not on something but because of astma.
I remember once getting a cold and waking up during the night unable to properly breathe. I was ofc terribly frightened so while hysterically crying I went down the stairs to my brother's room.
I did not have a inhaler at the time since my parents had neglected to renew the recipe for the medicine.
So all I could do was try my very best with muscles shaking from exhaustion was to take another sip of air and cry.
My brother didn't care and I would rather choke than wake up my parents and face their wrath.
So I sat there choking and crying the entire night.
The feeling of choking is indeed terrifying wether it is because your airways are blocked or other reasons.
I am sorry if this is triggering to anyone but, it is a story about choking and it fits the theme.
I think I have dysphagia because I am always choking too. Usually its just that annoying feeling until it goes down, but I've had multiple more dangerous experiences like you. An ice Cube, A protein bar, Spaghetti (TWICE) , but the absolute WORST was a 200 mg Ibuprofen. Yes I know those things are SMALL. But somehow it lodged in my throat just like the med you took did. The water I drank with it all came back up because it couldn't go down past the ibuprofen. I couldn't breath or swallow or drink to push it down so I started to panic. My mom started hitting my back and my dog was jumping up on my back too (if I wasn't dying it would have been so cute. she's so smart and knew how to help me). Thankfully my mom eventually dislodged it by doing the heimlich manouver although she probably didnt even do it correctly. I also have PTSD like you and now even small traumas get stored in my brain in a weird way. I CANNOT swallow any pills biggger than the standard ibuprofen...which sucks because that is SO SMALL. I have to cut any pills in small pieces and take capsules through water like you described. anyway, you aren't alone, I also choke all the time and my ptsd also gives me weird anxiety about things that might seem small.
I’ve only choked seriously once- on honey. It’s scary because there isn’t anything to cough out or swallow all the way. I drank a lot of water but still didn’t feel like my throat went back to normal for a few hours after.
I love how I often don’t notice Bennix behind you until he does a big stretch lol
Bugger was the first word I thought of when I saw the title of this video. Choking is not fun. I can so relate to the pill get stuck in my throat for a while on the way down. It normally happens to me when I take my celery tables and the aftertaste is disgusting and last for hours. I am just glad that you were ok at the end of every incident.
We used to put my brother’s capsule medicine in applesauce or pudding. It might be better than opening it straight into your mouth since it doesn’t dissolve in water.
Also, if you take a pill with a straw it also opens your throat. It can help with keeping your head down to take the pill.
I get you Molly, I deal with a lot of pill anxiety to the point I wasn’t able to take any form of pill till I was 18 even though I’ve never choked with one. I am able to take pills now but I really struggle with bigger pills because I fear I would choke.
I too frequently experience getting pills stuck on the way down and it's awful! I have to take my meds in a couple handfuls instead of all at once now, but even that way the second batch has a harder time going down cuz it's like my throat knows what's coming and tries to just block the pills from going anywhere lol
As someone who has never choked, only had things go down the wrong pipe, I am now terrified of choking after watching this and reading the comments.
My mom and I have a hard time swallowing pills. My late aunt (my mom's sister) also had a hard time swallowing pills, too. We're not sure if it's just us or if we have small throats or what. Any time I have a pill that I need to take that is in capsule form I either have to chew it or dump the contents of the pills into a soup or a smoothie so I can drink it.
That lollipop choking episode sounds terrifying. Thank goodness your dad noticed that was happening and was able to get help.
hahaha loved the "pop pop pop" for each word of "very severe choking experience" 4:35
I actually tell people who are choking or coughing to lean forward and smack the bony area just below the throat as hard as they can. Can't remember where I learned it, but it always works for me.
I only remember choking on one occasion. I was very young and I was with my mom and dad on the road. I was in my car seat and I was drinking some juice in a cup. I always had and still do have a fixation with chewing ice (even though I know it's not good for your teeth) so I opened up the cup and took out a cube of ice to chew it. It got stuck in my throat and my mom CLIMBED OVER TO THE BACKSEAT to get to me (my dad was driving) and she dislodged it.
I’ve always had a fear of swallowing pills, when you showed the ones at the end that you could swallow I was still like noooo I could never 😟
I no longer take pills either, are used to take pills when I was younger and had no problems swallowing them, then I had an accident where I almost choked and ever since then whenever I need to take a pill I use the liquid form, except for my special pill which luckily is tiny enough to not bother me, but when it comes to Panadol or any other pills I need to take I try to find alternatives now, so I completely understand the struggle and fear of swallowing pills, especially the bigger they are.
Love a story time and relate to the capsule choking and I enjoyed this video a lot and thank you so much for these stories please be careful and this is a great video.
For future reference, there is a way to do the Heinrich maneuver on yourself with the back of a chair. This saved my life when I was like 12 and ate a piece of candy. I was surrounded by friends, I did the universal sign of choking. They thought I was joking around! Never in my life have I ever joked about that. But I managed to do that and get it out. Then I yelled at my friends because seriously, I’m choking there and you’re going to laugh your butt off? But yeah, there’s a way to do it on a chair.
I know a guy that cannot take any pill or capsule with water. I don't know his background story, but the solution that he found is fuzzy drink like sparkling water or beer, he has no problem taking any pill with beer. Maybe this can help someone else as well.
Please link for choking pets too!!! Such great information.....
I learned another thing that also relate to lean forward not backwards if someone experience a nose bleed. Because if you lean back the blood flows back, which you don't want. When you lean forward the blood flows out, still good to plug it with cotton & leaned while forwards.
Maybe you can make some type of family code out of the situation in case it ever happens again like throwing something hard if possible followed by banging on a wall or clapping hands, any type of unusual sound. Maybe make a pattern to it like 2 bangs or claps, pause, and two more bangs or claps. This could be especially important if it’s your mom who’s choking and needs an auditory way to tell you something's wrong.
Oh my goodness that's terrifying! Thank goodness you've found a way to still be able to take most of your supplements after something so scary!
If you choke so much I definitely recommend looking up the best way is for your body to stop choking And teaching parents and friends and how to stop yourself from choking if no one else is around
I am so glad you are okay Molly that is scary i love your videos and make my day so happy and full of joy happiness and you are a angel and thank goodness your family was there too xoxo 😘
the body keeps the score is a book by a german (i think) author... it talks about how the body stores trauma... might be beneficial for learning about your body and trauma together
I have a similar story about choking in the car as a kid but mine was on an icebreaker candy. Had a tiny little bit of water left in the car and that helped get it out. now I have to fully suck on any hard candy instead of eating/biting on them.
I also take my capsules and tablet medicine with water, and I sometimes do look more to the floor when swallowing. I don’t like capsules though, because it takes more practice to get it down before desolving.