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Patricia5
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Seven years ago I was sitting in front of the TV eating a sandwich when suddenly I realized half of my molar was missing. It was the most terrifying experience I had ever had. The sad thing is that it had been bothering me for a year and I just kept putting off getting it checked and ignored it. I ended up losing that tooth and I swore to myself I would never let that happen again. I was supposed to go back for regular checkups and cleanings but I never did. It has been nearly a decade since I've been back.
Almost a year and a half ago I noticed a bit of pain on the other side when I was eating; just like the first time I kept putting it off and never told anyone. Tonight, I was eating some cereal and bit into something really hard and crunchy; at first I thought it was just a bad bit of cereal. Then I realized the horrible truth, half my tooth was gone! It happened exactly like the last time, the same tooth even except on the other side. I'm such a fool, for over a year I put it off just like before. I knew what would happen and I ignored it again anyway.
I'm home all alone right now and it's almost midnight, I can't even talk to anyone about it until morning. I'm having panic attacks, coughing and crying and just terrified. I know what's going to happen, I'm going to lose another tooth. I feel like such a fool for letting this happen again. I'm so scared of dentists that I just kept ignoring it again. I'm ashamed to say I don't take very good care of my teeth so I'm really afraid of what else they'll find wrong. I have nightmares about it sometimes, so afraid I'll end up losing them all, so much that I just put it out of my mind and ignore them. I've also had an issue where it hurts a little to press down beside my nose like when I'm washing my face. I should have gone to have them checked years ago. I just don't know what is wrong with me.
I don't know what to do right now, how can I even sleep tonight? I can't believe this is happening again. I wish I could wake up and find out it's just a bad dream. Why did I not do something sooner? ?
Almost a year and a half ago I noticed a bit of pain on the other side when I was eating; just like the first time I kept putting it off and never told anyone. Tonight, I was eating some cereal and bit into something really hard and crunchy; at first I thought it was just a bad bit of cereal. Then I realized the horrible truth, half my tooth was gone! It happened exactly like the last time, the same tooth even except on the other side. I'm such a fool, for over a year I put it off just like before. I knew what would happen and I ignored it again anyway.
I'm home all alone right now and it's almost midnight, I can't even talk to anyone about it until morning. I'm having panic attacks, coughing and crying and just terrified. I know what's going to happen, I'm going to lose another tooth. I feel like such a fool for letting this happen again. I'm so scared of dentists that I just kept ignoring it again. I'm ashamed to say I don't take very good care of my teeth so I'm really afraid of what else they'll find wrong. I have nightmares about it sometimes, so afraid I'll end up losing them all, so much that I just put it out of my mind and ignore them. I've also had an issue where it hurts a little to press down beside my nose like when I'm washing my face. I should have gone to have them checked years ago. I just don't know what is wrong with me.
I don't know what to do right now, how can I even sleep tonight? I can't believe this is happening again. I wish I could wake up and find out it's just a bad dream. Why did I not do something sooner? ?
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