Nervous vs Phobic (was: Re: Please find me a dentist)

[ginnyliz]

Hope I am in the right place for my question to post.................... and reply to the comment.....'there is a difference between being nervous or phobic'

Oh yes, there is a difference in my personal opinion!!

I hope to cut a long story short so as not to bore too many people.
I suffer with an intense phobia of the dentist. I am currently on the books of a very caring practise who have untold patience with me. My phobia is so strong that I have just finished a 10 month course of CBT........cognitive behavioural therapy to help with the problem. It works by drawing up a list of heirarchy starting at the bottom and working up to the 'biggy' at the end where you reach your goal....................in my case, getting dental treatment done.

I get nervous on other occasions, like attending interviews or events but nothing compares with the fear of even THINKING about the dentist!

My question:
Is there any hope of getting a GA for the dental treatment I need urgently ???
I have tried confronting the prospect of concious sedation but that IS NOT AN OPTION as the phobia is TOO strong to contemplate it !!!!

ANY HELP APPRECIATED.

ginnyliz

 

[mikey]

I'll only add my two cents worth of support for i/v sedation since I was as out of it with that than I was with GA, coulden't really tell a differance.