
Camisa
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My worst fear is the medications used during dental work.... aka the "caine" drugs.....
I have an insane phobia of pharmaceuticals because they have reactions in my body (in everyone's body, really, they are not naturally occurring in nature and so I feel they should not be in my body) - I think this fear stems from a more deeper issue which would be the loss of control. I can't control how my body reacts to medication.
I also fear.....
- criticism
- dentist losing his patience with me
- haste
- the bad news
- the gagging because when I gag I tend to push the dentist's hand away
- the numbing sensation itself - makes me feel as if I can't control the number areas - and in reality, I really can't.
Oddly enough I am not at all afraid of pain.
My worst fear is the medications used during dental work.... aka the "caine" drugs.....
I have an insane phobia of pharmaceuticals because they have reactions in my body (in everyone's body, really, they are not naturally occurring in nature and so I feel they should not be in my body) - I think this fear stems from a more deeper issue which would be the loss of control. I can't control how my body reacts to medication.
I also fear.....
- criticism
- dentist losing his patience with me
- haste
- the bad news
- the gagging because when I gag I tend to push the dentist's hand away
- the numbing sensation itself - makes me feel as if I can't control the number areas - and in reality, I really can't.

Oddly enough I am not at all afraid of pain.