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The Pointlessness Is Worse Than The Phobia

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@letsconnect @Enarete

Is there any way i can talk privately to you rather than post out loud?

I know i can no longer private message generally and im fine with that.
 
@letsconnect @Enarete @kitkat

Can some sort of private group be set up just so i can message to you?

I want to talk but i cant read the forum. I was reading the success stories forum earlier and i just got upset to the point of bad things, i cant talk about them out loud
 
Are you still seeing your psychologist? If so, talking to them would be a great first step. If not, maybe see if you can get an urgent appointment with them.

Even though some of the moderators on this forum are qualified psychologists, we do not currently offer such a service. I strongly feel that you need to talk to a professional face-to-face.

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@smirked I just had a post from Stewart yesterday on my thread " One week to go... "At first I thought his reply was very odd. Then I thought he was must be trolling His post actually made me more anxious. I also noticed his post was changed by a moderator. I am choosing to ignore him. I agree 100% with your post.
 
WHY do people believe i am a troll? people can choose to ignore me. I feel worse when people label me a troll.

It feels to me as if people believe im a troll because im suffering and not trying to hide it.

ignore me by ignoring me please.
 
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id also like to add even if people believe im a troll which they're entitled to do but in my opinion completely wrong about, I feel as if i didnt knowingly belittle others or intentionally said anything personal about them.

i was hoping maybe someone might share my lived experience of bad injections and talk about how they got over their experience.
 
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@Stewart I owe you an apology then. I'm so sorry for your suffering. No I have not suffered like you but I have suffered in other ways. I do hope that you feel better soon and get the proper care that you deserve
 
@Ncbeechbum Thank you. I very much hope you have a positive experience with the dentures too.

I dont know what to do with my life, my personality. I try to explain but feel as if im not welcome. Ive forced myself through a regular schedule of appointments, ive talked to therapists, everything. As ive gotten older the phobia is worse and worse. In my opinion, the worst mistake i ever made was not just accepting i had a phobia but my life as a whole was lovely and just turn a blind eye. i feel as if that view is not welcomed here.

Even dentists like i have now are brilliant but it doesnt help because they are inherently doing things to me I cant stand.

I must either be the luckiest person on earth to not have developed more problems but the dentist herself knows what happened in the past and i think even she discourages me from coming in....she just wants me to be me and not come because she actually listens to how detrimental going to her is. Shes like 25% dentist and 75% the most real person out there and she doesnt even describe her own dental work like what i can read sometimes, and she is an angel.
 
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