r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Suspicious-Estate695 • Aug 18 '26

Too mild for school Its happening today 😭

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u/Laser_Snausage Aug 18 '26

I pretty much have this chronic feeling of mucus in my throat and I also used to be a runner. Combining those I would just constantly be coughing and hacking it up to try to get rid of the feeling, which I ironically think was making it worse. My ribs were probably inflamed for a couple years and I don't think I realized how much it was stressing my body out. Just light touches over my rib cage and it felt like the whole thing was bruised. I had to force myself to stop and the feeling in my throat actually mostly went away, still there a little but I'm much better at ignoring it now.

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u/Catt130 Aug 19 '26

Fuck I just realised this is almost exactly how I’ve felt for the past two years.. what do I do?? 🙁

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u/Laser_Snausage Aug 19 '26

Honestly if you've ever had to break the habit of chewing your nails it's very similar. Which, at least for me, means it was almost subconscious and I had trained my body to cough whenever I felt the tickle. So whenever I caught myself hacking I forced myself to stop. Whenever I felt it coming I drank water instead or just forced myself to ignore it. It gets better over time, now I rarely feel the tickle, and when I do I can pretty easily ignore it. The beginning is hard though, just have to power through. I found it motivating to remind myself what I was doing it for, that I was tired of being sore all the time and that I wanted to be able to breath better. You could also try an allergy med + steroid nasal spray, that might help to thin out or reduce the mucus. Also, a numbing spray can be useful for the times that it's just killing you and you feel like all your focus is spent ignoring it. I just caution that the steroid nasal spray and the numbing spray shouldn't be used too much, your body can become dependent on them.