RyanM1994
18-10-18, 14:18
Hi Everyone,
Thought I'd pop a post on here as I'm sure my family and friends have all had enough of listening to me.
The last few months have been the worst in terms of Anxiety and attempting to control it and I apologize in advance for writing on here again and being a burden.
The main source of the anxiety is tooth problems, I had an infected tooth that caused the roof of my mouth to swell up multiple times before the multiple dentists found a cause. Turned out to be an infected tooth, which has since been had an RCT.
I had to have this done without anesthetic as my mind kept flooding with scares of being allergic. I already can't take antibiotics because of this fear.
During the treatment the dentist (who wasn't my normal dentist) told me that if I didn't have the treatment that day then there will be bacteria in my body that can cause sepsis and kill me. In those exact words!
Then at the end of the treatment proceeded to tell me I need another filling and reiterating the point about bacteria.
Since this time, I have found another tooth on the other side of my mouth that has an area of decay on it and managed to negotiate an appointment with my dentist for Wednesday.
I'm now obsessed that the tooth will become infected before I even manage to get to the appointment. I'm over-obsessing over it, cleaning it every couple of hours and after any food.
The tooth doesn't hurt but has an odd taste coming from the area, however the receptionist advised it should be OK to wait until Wednesday.
To be fair with myself, I have a lot going on in my personal life and I just can't seem to get away from stress. I feel depressed and just want to hide from everyone.
I feel like I'm running out of options with the anxiety.
Thought I'd pop a post on here as I'm sure my family and friends have all had enough of listening to me.
The last few months have been the worst in terms of Anxiety and attempting to control it and I apologize in advance for writing on here again and being a burden.
The main source of the anxiety is tooth problems, I had an infected tooth that caused the roof of my mouth to swell up multiple times before the multiple dentists found a cause. Turned out to be an infected tooth, which has since been had an RCT.
I had to have this done without anesthetic as my mind kept flooding with scares of being allergic. I already can't take antibiotics because of this fear.
During the treatment the dentist (who wasn't my normal dentist) told me that if I didn't have the treatment that day then there will be bacteria in my body that can cause sepsis and kill me. In those exact words!
Then at the end of the treatment proceeded to tell me I need another filling and reiterating the point about bacteria.
Since this time, I have found another tooth on the other side of my mouth that has an area of decay on it and managed to negotiate an appointment with my dentist for Wednesday.
I'm now obsessed that the tooth will become infected before I even manage to get to the appointment. I'm over-obsessing over it, cleaning it every couple of hours and after any food.
The tooth doesn't hurt but has an odd taste coming from the area, however the receptionist advised it should be OK to wait until Wednesday.
To be fair with myself, I have a lot going on in my personal life and I just can't seem to get away from stress. I feel depressed and just want to hide from everyone.
I feel like I'm running out of options with the anxiety.