
Enarete
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Hi A_95,
what you just described is not unusual. You had anxiety about a dental problem, got reassurance, felt happy for a while and now the anxiety is back. It can't be back with exactly the same problem as you got the dentists reassurance and the dentist must know it better, so your mind got fixated on another area that doesn't feel like you think it should. You mentioned that you have been thinking about your teeth very often in the past so it is not suprising that your anxiety didn't stop just because a dentist reassures you.
I see the feelings of guilt and regret and it seems that the part with weak enamel concerns you a lot. The good new is that the fact you worry about something doesn't make it more likely for it to happen. Having a dentist and attending regularly in combination with a good home care, which you both do, is all you can do to keep your teeth healthy. The rest is more about taking care of your feelings and thoughts to find a way to enjoy life without feeling permanently preoccupied with any changes in your mouth.
Not everything different you notice in your mouth (in fact very few things) means something bad, our bodies are ever changing and do things all the time. It only gets difficult if we are watching it all too closely and panic whenever there is something happening. Because there is something happening all the time..
Well done on finding a psychologist, hope they will be the right fit for you and will help you to take care of this. Do keep us posted
what you just described is not unusual. You had anxiety about a dental problem, got reassurance, felt happy for a while and now the anxiety is back. It can't be back with exactly the same problem as you got the dentists reassurance and the dentist must know it better, so your mind got fixated on another area that doesn't feel like you think it should. You mentioned that you have been thinking about your teeth very often in the past so it is not suprising that your anxiety didn't stop just because a dentist reassures you.
I see the feelings of guilt and regret and it seems that the part with weak enamel concerns you a lot. The good new is that the fact you worry about something doesn't make it more likely for it to happen. Having a dentist and attending regularly in combination with a good home care, which you both do, is all you can do to keep your teeth healthy. The rest is more about taking care of your feelings and thoughts to find a way to enjoy life without feeling permanently preoccupied with any changes in your mouth.
Not everything different you notice in your mouth (in fact very few things) means something bad, our bodies are ever changing and do things all the time. It only gets difficult if we are watching it all too closely and panic whenever there is something happening. Because there is something happening all the time..
Well done on finding a psychologist, hope they will be the right fit for you and will help you to take care of this. Do keep us posted
