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The other day I went to the dentist for a root canal.
While I was waiting for the dentist to begin, I started to feel my heart poundinmg in my throat, kinda like butterflies, and I couldnt seem to control it.
I started to panic, but just sat there.
Then she started giving me the shots, and she asked if I was okay, since she could feel my heart pounding....that helped!
Then she asked if I had high blood pressure....
I thought, "Okay, this it....my fears are finally coming true...I'm gonna have a heart attack."
But I hung in there in spite of the fear, and I eventually relaxed...
They were playing office background music, and this song, the theme from "A night at the Roxbury" came on....I kept picturing Will Ferrel bouncing his head to that song, and I started cracking up while she was still working on my mouth!!
She's going, "Are you okay? Am I hurting you?"
I mangaed to tell her that I was laughing at the music, so we all laughed....
I ended up having fun at the dentist!
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| Posts: 768 | Location: chino, ca. | Registered: October 08, 2002 |  |
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quote: Originally posted by thiefonthecross:
[qb]The other day I went to the dentist for a root canal.
While I was waiting for the dentist to begin, I started to feel my heart poundinmg in my throat, kinda like butterflies, and I couldnt seem to control it.
I started to panic, but just sat there.
Then she started giving me the shots, and she asked if I was okay, since she could feel my heart pounding....that helped!
Then she asked if I had high blood pressure....
I thought, "Okay, this it....my fears are finally coming true...I'm gonna have a heart attack."
But I hung in there in spite of the fear, and I eventually relaxed...
They were playing office background music, and this song, the theme from "A night at the Roxbury" came on....I kept picturing Will Ferrel bouncing his head to that song, and I started cracking up while she was still working on my mouth!!
She's going, "Are you okay? Am I hurting you?"
I mangaed to tell her that I was laughing at the music, so we all laughed....
I ended up having fun at the dentist![/qb]
Fun at the dentist? Should those two words be aloud in the same sentence?! Ha! What a great illustration of how to calm yourself down in the midst of panic. Great job! Tammy |
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| Posts: 2638 | Location: Oak Harbor, OH | Registered: August 11, 2001 | |
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i like the answer thief gave, to, i dislike doctors to, only because of my anxiety. I finally figured out that if i counted the holes in the accoustic ceiling while they were working on me, it took my mind off what was happening. I know its wierd, but we each have our own way of coping, mine is counting things when under panic or anxiety. Best of Luck, a dentist is harmless, remember that. its better than having NO teeth!!  |
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