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Anxiousasallheck_
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- Jan 19, 2023
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Hi. I’m new here. I’ve checked periodically over the years on this forum just to tell myself that I’m not the only person on the world that feels the way I do. I’m incredibly embarrassed to even say this to a bunch of strangers-I will be turning 45 in a week and I haven’t been to the dentist since I was very young. I remember telling my mom when I was like in middle school that I felt I should go…and she basically ignored me or made some snarky comment…
My parents were much older than al my friends parents at that time (and even now) so it was a different generation…I don’t want to blame them for everything!
Somewhere from middle school to high school my general anxiety got ridiculously out of control (and never got better) so I have an irrational fear of the dentist. As I got older my bottom teeth got worse…I think about them 24/7. I don’t even know how I have friends and a family with how bad my teeth are! I feel ashamed and like a horrible person for not handling them sooner.
Jump to me cracking a tooth and it falling out recently..no pain. I have been looking for dental phobia friendly dentists and I think I found one…but I am TERRIFIED. Like I read some of these stories and I’m like omg…will I be able to cope?!? I feel the dentist will take one look and run, screaming. Plus tell me there is no hope for me.
Any advice or just general conversation would be appreciated. Thanks!
My parents were much older than al my friends parents at that time (and even now) so it was a different generation…I don’t want to blame them for everything!
Somewhere from middle school to high school my general anxiety got ridiculously out of control (and never got better) so I have an irrational fear of the dentist. As I got older my bottom teeth got worse…I think about them 24/7. I don’t even know how I have friends and a family with how bad my teeth are! I feel ashamed and like a horrible person for not handling them sooner.
Jump to me cracking a tooth and it falling out recently..no pain. I have been looking for dental phobia friendly dentists and I think I found one…but I am TERRIFIED. Like I read some of these stories and I’m like omg…will I be able to cope?!? I feel the dentist will take one look and run, screaming. Plus tell me there is no hope for me.
Any advice or just general conversation would be appreciated. Thanks!