I had been putting this one off forever because one of my early panic/hypoglycemia episodes was during a dental appointment. After three years of not going to the dentist, I decided it was time to go back and face the fears. I chose a time in the afternoon when I was unlikely to get hypoglycemic and made sure I had a snack with me just in case.It was not easy because I ended up having to have a cavity filled in addition to the teeth cleaning and x-rays. I felt very nervous at first but I used some of the relaxation skills such as gripping and releasing the arms of the chair, visualizing a pleasant scene, and taking some deep breaths. About half way through the procedure, I could feel some of the tension easing. I realized that I wasn't feeling any pain or real discomfort from what they were doing in my mouth - most of my physical discomfort was from the anxiety itself!

YEA! for you! Praise to you for doing it!!!!

Wow! Great job of using the skills. You must be so proud of yourself.

caro

very proud of u!!!! this is one of the things i need to do but can not right now. thx so much for encourging me through ur accomplishment!!

many more for u!!!!!!!!!1