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I just learnt a sore tooth of mine is caused by my tooth root never fully closing (due to getting braces and shifting my teeth around). Now at 30 I need a root canal.

I’ve never even had a cavity before. I’m legit terrified. Teeth are the one thing that are much worse than nails on chalkboard for me.

How was your experience been? Any words of advice or words of encouragement? I could use it :(

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[–] lordnikon 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

mine was a root canal after i had my crown but still its not bad if you find a good dentist its mostly their sound and vibration you feel. Get a dentist that has TV is a plus they give you headphones and you can just zone out. Three episodes of star trek ds9 and I was done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good choice on DS9 haha. My imagination is hard to control so I might have to be on something because the sounds, smells, and vibrations all blend together and cause me absolute terror haha

[–] lordnikon 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When it comes to those thoughts a wise woman once told me let the bear eat you. Just let the anxiety wash over you and know you will come out the other side.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What does it mean to let anxiety wash over you in this context? Like accept and embrace it and be all “fuck yeah I’m anxious! I’m Awesome Noisy Xtreme Iguana Outstanding Uvula Supercool!!!”?

[–] lordnikon 2 points 2 months ago

Kinda it's kind of like you have this fear and your mind is racing with what if's. By letting it yourself accept that your anxious and that's okay lets your limbic system run through the fear hormones. You've already generated but doesn't create more. It takes a little bit of time for that feeling to go away. So try not too go down the spiral of its not working i must be doing it wrong. It's kinda like giving yourself a hug and the anxiety washes away.