dentist set me back. idk what to do

[anxiousalexis]

so ive always hated the dentist. who doesn’t? but im just absolutely terrified. i am constantly taking care of my teeth to make sure i don’t need crazy dental care, just cleanings. i suddenly had sensitivity and pain in my back tooth. went to the dentist today. turns out i need a root canal. they were going to perform it until i freaked out bc it was gonna take 2hr. i wanted to run out the office. they ended up not doing it of course but now i feel trapped bc it needs to be done or it’s gonna get worst. i dont know what to do. i cried in the car about and im embarrassed bc im 21 and felt like a little 6 year old. i want out. i wish my tooth could just go back to normal. this experience set me back a lot with my anxiety. i want to just dwell in my bed and my depression is hitting. i honestly wanna just die bc i feel there’s nothing else i can do. it honestly just triggered the feeling that life is just too much for me

[Hidden]

Hello

I understand you fear of dentist and have had many root canals done over the years which I won't lie I did not like one bit but the only other option was to have tooth ache and what starts of mild trust me gets worse

It is not as bad as it seems and I think you should get it done as there are no other alternatives on this one and you don't want to loose your tooth

I take it you are not in the UK as at the moment in the UK I am hearing all, they are doing is pulling teeth if you have an issue so you are lucky they are agreeing to do it

Phone ahead and explain your anxiety and fear

My dentist knows all about mine , she gives me more numbing , it helps me if she talks me through what she is doing we have an agreement that if I am struggling I put my hand up and she stops to give me a little break if you speak with your dentist these are just little things you could ask for but will make it easier for you

You are not a baby , I am in my 50's and react just the same and many more do to , it is a fear and lot's of us have it

You can do this , phone them and see what they can put in place to make it easier as I have said I have had several done and I am still here and survived it you will to

Take Care x

[anxiousalexis in reply to Hidden]

thank you. i know it’s something that needs to be done. im really gonna try hard and get this over with

[Hidden in reply to anxiousalexis]

Hi

When we know something needs doing we wind ourselves up , we make our anxiety worse and the situation we fear starts to be a 1000 times worse than what it actually is that is how anxiety keeps control

I would face the fear and do it any way , the sooner the better , if you need us just shout we will do are best to help you get this done and you will x

[Lm92]

Have a talk with your dentist ASAP. I have super bad anxiety of the dentist because of a bad experience when I was a little girl. Mine had me go to my doctor and get a single dose of. Valium or sometimes he uses laughing gas. It helps so much.

[FearIsALiar]

Fear of the dentist is so common! I get scared that I’ll choke on water or something (which did happen) but now I’m scared to go back

[anxiousalexis in reply to FearIsALiar]

good news! i went thru it. it wasn’t fun but it wasn’t terrible at all. now i take extra good care of my teeth and will be visiting every 6 months so i dont have to go thru that again