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I have managed to contact a local NHS dentist who "welcomes anxious patients." They offered me an appointment tomorrow morning for registration. I am a bit stressed, unsurprisingly. What actually happens at registration?
I asked the receptionist to note that I am very anxious, but I am worried that I am so phobic they will be taken aback. I am likely to do the following:
- cry, possibly in the waiting room
- need to take my time speaking
- cry more
- shake
- did I mention crying?
- breathe rapidly
How abnormal is this? I once had a panic attack because people just wouldn't stop talking about dentistry around me. I can probably manage to not have one tomorrow, but my distress is going to be visible.
I think I'm likely to request a referral for sedation treatment, but can I actually do that? Can I say straight-up that I think I need referred? Will it annoy them?
I asked the receptionist to note that I am very anxious, but I am worried that I am so phobic they will be taken aback. I am likely to do the following:
- cry, possibly in the waiting room
- need to take my time speaking
- cry more
- shake
- did I mention crying?
- breathe rapidly
How abnormal is this? I once had a panic attack because people just wouldn't stop talking about dentistry around me. I can probably manage to not have one tomorrow, but my distress is going to be visible.
I think I'm likely to request a referral for sedation treatment, but can I actually do that? Can I say straight-up that I think I need referred? Will it annoy them?