Dissolved girl
11-06-10, 14:32
Does any one know how i can learn to dissociate a bad experience from panic attacks?
I had a bad experience at the dentist and now even if i have a tooth ache my heart sinks and i end up panicking.
It's an absolute nightmare.
I was having little panic attacks before so something else obviously started them but my brain has decided to associate anything to do with my teeth to then cause a panic attack.
Does any one know how i can teach my brain it is not my teeth that is causing panic attacks? I can deal with the panic attacks alone but this association is turning into a phobia and on bad days i think ridiculous things. Sometimes i am too scared to eat or want to pull my teeth out.
Please help!!!!!
I had a bad experience at the dentist and now even if i have a tooth ache my heart sinks and i end up panicking.
It's an absolute nightmare.
I was having little panic attacks before so something else obviously started them but my brain has decided to associate anything to do with my teeth to then cause a panic attack.
Does any one know how i can teach my brain it is not my teeth that is causing panic attacks? I can deal with the panic attacks alone but this association is turning into a phobia and on bad days i think ridiculous things. Sometimes i am too scared to eat or want to pull my teeth out.
Please help!!!!!