Raggedy
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Okay, so I actually made this account a while ago but never posted because I was too shy/awkward lol, but now that my first dentist appointment in quite some time is tomorrow, I'm terrified.
I'm 19 and have had very poor teeth for a good number of years now because throughout my teen years I was severely depressed and my days were merely: wake up, eat a tiny breakfast, wait for my parents to go to work so I could force myself to throw up that breakfast, go to school with no lunch, go home, find some trash to eat and go to bed. Basically, I had less than zero care for myself and thus, brushing was forgotten about. Now, of course, I'm kicking myself for this, because I have 3 broken molars (one of which is totally in half), the centre of my two front teeth has gone bad and probably some number of other problems.
I've avoided going to the dentist for a long time, only having a few visits sporadically, but since having my face swollen up from an abscess, my mother had finally made an appointment for me. I know it's pretty pathetic having my mom do it, but I'm so insanely anxious and terrified of the dentist, I'd probably drop dead before being able to do it myself, I struggle leaving the house by myself half the time. I've been freaking out about the appointment since then, even just thinking about it makes me stressed enough I find it harder to breath and I struggle not to cry, which makes me even more worried about what I'll be like actually AT the appointment.
I do really hope to finally not be so insecure about my teeth and not feel so ashamed to have people look at me. I'll probably try to post here with updates every now and again.
I'm 19 and have had very poor teeth for a good number of years now because throughout my teen years I was severely depressed and my days were merely: wake up, eat a tiny breakfast, wait for my parents to go to work so I could force myself to throw up that breakfast, go to school with no lunch, go home, find some trash to eat and go to bed. Basically, I had less than zero care for myself and thus, brushing was forgotten about. Now, of course, I'm kicking myself for this, because I have 3 broken molars (one of which is totally in half), the centre of my two front teeth has gone bad and probably some number of other problems.
I've avoided going to the dentist for a long time, only having a few visits sporadically, but since having my face swollen up from an abscess, my mother had finally made an appointment for me. I know it's pretty pathetic having my mom do it, but I'm so insanely anxious and terrified of the dentist, I'd probably drop dead before being able to do it myself, I struggle leaving the house by myself half the time. I've been freaking out about the appointment since then, even just thinking about it makes me stressed enough I find it harder to breath and I struggle not to cry, which makes me even more worried about what I'll be like actually AT the appointment.
I do really hope to finally not be so insecure about my teeth and not feel so ashamed to have people look at me. I'll probably try to post here with updates every now and again.
. There's nothing wrong with getting someone else to make the appointment for you, whether that be a parent, a partner, or a friend - most of us here know how incredibly hard and frightening it is, and there's absolutely nothing pathetic about getting someone else to make that call!
