God, reading this article sure threw me back a couple of months. I’ve been suffering with what I assume to be a choking phobia since late March/early April of this year, and everytime I start to make progress, I fall right back. I’m currently in therapy for it, but it’s absolute torture seeing foods I used to love and not being able to get them down. The way you described seeing a plate full of food you had to spit back up is something I still feel great shame for everyday, at the moment, and I’m honestly sympathetic and a bit relieved I’m not alone in this.
I didn’t have a choking scare, par se, far less one similar to you, but it definitely spurred it alongside other stressors, right now I’m just hoping to eat anything at all. If you haven’t yet, I hope your recovery is swift, and thank you so much for writing this.