Anguish, phobia, anxiety, PMS. Globus hystericus, the subjective sensation of a lump or mass in the throat, sensation may extend from the throat to the stomach. Sensitivity to noises; nervousness; histrionic personality disorder (hysteria). Other symptoms of nervous excitability including: suffocation at night, throbbing and constriction in the throat. Premenstrual aggravation of these symptoms.