But supportive housing is still lamentably scarce, advocates say. People with mental illness continue to suffer from the general shortage of affordable housing, compounded by some landlords' unwillingness to rent to the mentally ill. What we call in-your-face discrimination still exists, Sperling says, even though it's against the law.
Symptoms of Cricopharyngeal Spasm: 1  Triggering of Foods. 2  High levels of anxiety. 3  Excessive amounts of stress.  Positive and negative 1  emotions. Severe headache.  Weight gain and weight loss.
The symptoms are similar for both types of esophageal spasm. They include: 1  Chest pain similar to that of a heart attack. 2  This symptom is reported by 80 to 90 percent of people suffering from esophageal spasms.3  Difficulty swallowing, or feeling like food is stuck in the throat. 4  Heartburn similar to that produced by GERD. painful and sometimes frightening problem associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is esophageal spasm, which produces an intense chest-filling pain that leads some people to believe they are having a heart attack.