tbot
05-01-21, 04:03
My tooth has been problematic for around 6 months, started as a simple grinding trauma and has gotten worse gradually. Now it feels like something is stuck underneath, the tooth is loose and tastes horrific.
I'm not particularly worried about what it is. I've decided to contact the dentist in the morning and book an appointment as it's starting to feel like an abscess.
The thing that's really triggered my HA was seeing under NHS advice that it can turn life threatening. I left it 6 months due to the pandemic so I'm now absolutely terrified that the infection will spread. I'm irrationally scared of sepsis, stroke and all kinds now. I've been suffering insomnia and this has made it worse. I'm scared I now won't sleep between now and the appointment and I'm also dealing with worries around the COVID risk.
It's been so long since I had a HA attack that I can't remember how to deal with this I'm just in a ruminating loop of horror.
I'm not particularly worried about what it is. I've decided to contact the dentist in the morning and book an appointment as it's starting to feel like an abscess.
The thing that's really triggered my HA was seeing under NHS advice that it can turn life threatening. I left it 6 months due to the pandemic so I'm now absolutely terrified that the infection will spread. I'm irrationally scared of sepsis, stroke and all kinds now. I've been suffering insomnia and this has made it worse. I'm scared I now won't sleep between now and the appointment and I'm also dealing with worries around the COVID risk.
It's been so long since I had a HA attack that I can't remember how to deal with this I'm just in a ruminating loop of horror.