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TooScaredToCare
Junior member
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2018
- Messages
- 1
- Location
- Waterford, CT
I am so happy I found this group. To know I am not alone. I have always feared the dentist, I would draw blood in my palms when just getting my teeth cleaned. I honestly haven't seen a dentist in 25 years. You can imagine what my mouth looks like. I would rather go through the pain of broken teeth, severe cavities, and essentially losing a lot of teeth to breakage, than just put on my big girl panties and take care of it. I have been telling myself for the past year "tomorrow I will call".. Tomorrow comes and I can't do it. I can't make the call. I don't even know where to begin to fix this.
I know I have to see a dentist, I have lots of broken teeth to the gum line. I won't smile, I talk a certain way so I don't show my teeth. I have come to the realization that I need all my teeth taken out. I am going to need dentures at 40 years old.
Just thinking about picking up the phone to call makes me sick to my stomach. I wish there was a way to find a dentist that won't look in my mouth, knock me out, than just remove them all. I know that there is no saving them. I am so embarrassed for a dentist to see my mouth.
Soon, I am not going to have any front teeth on the top and that sucks. Its a vicious cycle when you deal with this fear and anxiety. On one hand you know you need to do something, than on the other hand your too scared to do anything about it. What I would give to smile again. Self esteem - what's that? Whenever I would go to the dentist and tell them I have dental phobia, they would just brush me off and put me through ringer.
I'm glad that there are other people out there like me and I am not alone.
I know I have to see a dentist, I have lots of broken teeth to the gum line. I won't smile, I talk a certain way so I don't show my teeth. I have come to the realization that I need all my teeth taken out. I am going to need dentures at 40 years old.
Just thinking about picking up the phone to call makes me sick to my stomach. I wish there was a way to find a dentist that won't look in my mouth, knock me out, than just remove them all. I know that there is no saving them. I am so embarrassed for a dentist to see my mouth.
Soon, I am not going to have any front teeth on the top and that sucks. Its a vicious cycle when you deal with this fear and anxiety. On one hand you know you need to do something, than on the other hand your too scared to do anything about it. What I would give to smile again. Self esteem - what's that? Whenever I would go to the dentist and tell them I have dental phobia, they would just brush me off and put me through ringer.
I'm glad that there are other people out there like me and I am not alone.