Is this “being strangled” feeling normal?

[melvfe]

Hi all!

Lately I’ve been noticing something strange. I’ve got this new Friend but I’m feeling very scared of losing my new Friend. So every time I talk or think about my Friend, I feel some pressure on my throat. I’m not sure if this is a sign from God telling me not to be friends with this person, or is it my anxiety, or something more sinister?

Please clarify!

Thanks!

No need to offer specific treatment, just a general outline would do!

 

[Roguish]

Is there a specific reason that you capitalized the word “Friend” twice in your post? The unusal capitalization gives the impression that there is something “different” about this friend.

 

[melvfe]

Sorry it’s my iPhone auto capitalisation.

It’s just a friend.

 

[ConfusedLucy]

I agree that anxiety is the most likely explanation

 

[Roguish]

Sorry it’s my iPhone auto capitalisation. It’s just a friend.

I’m puzzled that iPhones would auto-capitalize regular words mid-sentence. (I’ve never owned an iPhone.)

Anyway, when thoughts of a certain someone consistently cause unpleasant physical feelings, that’s definitely a sign that something is not quite right. Is there anything unusual about this friend and the friendship? You wrote that you are “very scared of losing him/her”. Why?