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NatalieMT
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I've had a strong dislike of dentists ever since I can remember really, it's eased in the past few years. Switched dentists, didn't need any work doing and I had little to worry about.
I have what is called a hypoplastic tooth though, it was filled years and years ago but these past few months I've been in terrible pain with it. It's so sensitive and all this week I've just wanted to cry it's so bad.
I really don't want to ring up and get some sort of emergency appointment, because I'm terrified of what they'd do or that it'd only get worse. I'm terrified of needles, the whole thing freaks me out to the point where I faint, I can't take it. My heart is going so fast even writing this that I can't imagine what it'd be like were I to actually visit the dentist again. I've also been diagnosed as suffering from panic attacks, general anxiety, mild OCD and something else which I'm too ashamed to write about but that could erode my teeth. I've tried nitrous in the past but it just made me feel ill which again adds to the distress.
What should I do? I don't want this to get worse but at the same time how can I find the strength to make that call and then turn up to an appointment?
I have what is called a hypoplastic tooth though, it was filled years and years ago but these past few months I've been in terrible pain with it. It's so sensitive and all this week I've just wanted to cry it's so bad.
I really don't want to ring up and get some sort of emergency appointment, because I'm terrified of what they'd do or that it'd only get worse. I'm terrified of needles, the whole thing freaks me out to the point where I faint, I can't take it. My heart is going so fast even writing this that I can't imagine what it'd be like were I to actually visit the dentist again. I've also been diagnosed as suffering from panic attacks, general anxiety, mild OCD and something else which I'm too ashamed to write about but that could erode my teeth. I've tried nitrous in the past but it just made me feel ill which again adds to the distress.
What should I do? I don't want this to get worse but at the same time how can I find the strength to make that call and then turn up to an appointment?
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