Phobia Success Stories

A phobia of swallowing is known as phagophobia. Father of three, 28-year old Dave suffers with the phobia. Prior to working with The Speakmans, it had been a year since Dave had eaten solid food, with the prospect of eating real foods causing great stress, anxiety and panic.

Choking phobia is a fear of eating, drinking or taking pills. It is also called phagophobia, or pseudodysphagia. There is nothing wrong with the subject's throat, such as is the case with Ian Redpath from All On The Board. They fear that swallowing will cause pain or discomfort.