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Scared2
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Hello.
All my life I've never liked the sensation of a toothbrush in my mouth (it feels too big and I feel like I'm going to gag), nor have I liked the taste of toothpaste. I did brush my teeth daily as a child, but after becoming very ill with a throat infection, I stopped brushing my teeth for a while, after a couple of years I managed to brush my teeth sometimes, but the fear was overwhelming and I hated the feeling in my mouth afterwards (my mouth felt dry, I felt sick) so I stopped, I haven't brushed my teeth for 10 years - I really want to start again, I feel disgusted and ashamed with how my teeth look and fear that I'm judged by how my teeth look, but just holding a toothbrush is difficult and I start crying and I can feel my throat tightening.
I have a fear which I've had my whole life of having things in my mouth (as already mentioned even the smallest toothbrush feels huge, I also can't eat certain foods because of how they feel) so this is a HUGE problem.
I am so ashamed and I'm scared that if I don't do something soon (maybe it's too late already?) I'm going to loose all my teeth. I'm lucky in that I'm in no pain at the moment, but I don't want to wait until then.
I have been reading about mouthwashes the last couple of days but not sure if I should try, one idea I have is to try a dentist approved chewing gum? That might help and may be a step in the right direction?
It's taken a lot to write this, I hope I'm not the only one with this fear.
All my life I've never liked the sensation of a toothbrush in my mouth (it feels too big and I feel like I'm going to gag), nor have I liked the taste of toothpaste. I did brush my teeth daily as a child, but after becoming very ill with a throat infection, I stopped brushing my teeth for a while, after a couple of years I managed to brush my teeth sometimes, but the fear was overwhelming and I hated the feeling in my mouth afterwards (my mouth felt dry, I felt sick) so I stopped, I haven't brushed my teeth for 10 years - I really want to start again, I feel disgusted and ashamed with how my teeth look and fear that I'm judged by how my teeth look, but just holding a toothbrush is difficult and I start crying and I can feel my throat tightening.
I have a fear which I've had my whole life of having things in my mouth (as already mentioned even the smallest toothbrush feels huge, I also can't eat certain foods because of how they feel) so this is a HUGE problem.
I am so ashamed and I'm scared that if I don't do something soon (maybe it's too late already?) I'm going to loose all my teeth. I'm lucky in that I'm in no pain at the moment, but I don't want to wait until then.
I have been reading about mouthwashes the last couple of days but not sure if I should try, one idea I have is to try a dentist approved chewing gum? That might help and may be a step in the right direction?
It's taken a lot to write this, I hope I'm not the only one with this fear.