Constant Tongue Awareness Issue

[RockSolidGuy89]

I don't know it it's because I am obsessively focusing on my tongue or if it's because it is tense and stiff or if it is because I am ultra anxious but I think I felt a spasm or jerk in my tongue for a moment earlier (not like a twitch but rather a jerking movement) - I can speak ok, chew ok, swallow ok although I am aware of bits being stuck in back of throat - i just have a constant tongue awareness and am really tensing my jaw, my teeth at the back are almost constantly pressed against each otherI had a bulbar fear over a year ago when i thought i was slurring and mispronouncing words but that fear passed after a few months and i had no problems speakingI just want to stop thinking about my tongue and I want to be free of bulbar worries, I am 34, male and have had years of bodywide twitching, sometimes frequent, sometimes hardly noticeable, not progressive, worse at periods of high anxiety, my history of health phobia and also OCD makes my rational mind think the strong likelihood is that this is anxiety-relatedhowever, when one gets a perceived tongue movement and has bits of food stuck at the back of the throat IT IS EXTREMELY difficult for the mind not to wander to devastating places - have other people experienced this and how do you guys get a grip on your fears when worrying new symtoms continue to appear?

 

[yanyytypeyofyuserna]

We all tend to scrutinize our tongue way too much. You can speak just fine, right? You had "perceived" bulbar issues in the past and they went away once you calmed down, right? Sounds like your anxiety is getting the better of you. I'd be willing to bet that your teeth clenching issues is anxiety induced, too. In fact, you can speak, swallow and chew just fine...... so it seems pretty obvious that you don't have motor neuron issues in your bulbar muscles.Body-wide fasciculations, like those that you describe, would not be characteristic of ALS. They are a very common symptom of BFS. If your year-old muscle twitches were the product of motor neuron disease, you'd have some really serious muscle weakness issues by now. You wouldn't be wondering or guessing about it at this point..... trust me! At this point, you can pretty well draw the conclusion that your motor neurons and your muscles are fine, in spite of all the annoying twitches. Anxiety and OCD can be hugely powerful forces. Sounds to me like yours is overwhelming you. Sometimes that can be the toughest part of this whole BFS thing.Good Luck!John"If you're going through hell, keep going."Winston Churchill