_IHateTeeth_
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My Dentist is telling me I need a root canal and I am panicking. It's been the 1 procedure that the thought of has scared me the most, even more than my wisdom teeth removal. Even typing this out my heart is pounding and I feel panicky.
I absolutely hate being numbed. Even simple fillings can give me feelings of panic as soon as the numbness kicks in. Suddenly I can't feel my throat, my tongue feels swollen, and I feel like I can't breathe. My logic brain says I can, but my panic brain says I am dying.
I panic if I feel different or altered, so laughing gas would send me into a panic.
I just really don't know what to do. If simple fillings are bad, they use 100 times more numbing for root canals. I don't think I can do it.
I absolutely hate being numbed. Even simple fillings can give me feelings of panic as soon as the numbness kicks in. Suddenly I can't feel my throat, my tongue feels swollen, and I feel like I can't breathe. My logic brain says I can, but my panic brain says I am dying.
I panic if I feel different or altered, so laughing gas would send me into a panic.
I just really don't know what to do. If simple fillings are bad, they use 100 times more numbing for root canals. I don't think I can do it.