Posted by seldomseen on April 8, 2008, at 10:53:02
In reply to I have to go to the dentist, posted by llurpsienoodle on April 8, 2008, at 10:26:42
Oh lord, going to the dentist on a good day for me is hard.
I think the best thing you can do is talk to your dentist. I mean talk to him/her. Tell them that you get freaked out and develop a plan to keep the freakiness to a minimum.
Certain stopping signs, him telling you what you want to know while he's doing it, and alternate plans of treatment can really help you to feel more in control of the situation.
One thing, I don't know if your dentist has glasses, but mine does. And I could see what was going on in my mouth through the reflection in his glasses. Very very very scary. We had to fix that and pronto. He actually bought a filter to put on his glasses just for me that blocked the reflection.
He thanked me for freaking out and wondered how many other patients felt that way. He wears them for all of his patients now.
Good luck, I do think a benzo will help. Just let the dentist know that you are taking it prior to the appointment.
Seldom
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