no swallows or amazons

everyone has different reactions to stress.

some people lose their sense of humour.

some people lose the ability to sleep.

some people lose the ability to eat.

some people lose the ability stop eating.

and some, though i imagine not many, forget how to swallow properly.

i am solidly in the camp with the latter.

as such, i just spent the last 10 minutes coughing so strongly i was trying not to vomit, and only the first 2 seconds or so was the coughing to expel the water that had made it into my lungs instead of stomach...