20 yr old female dental phob here that doesn’t know how to be an adult. In October of last year I went to the dentist for the first time in about 4 years. It was an emergency appointment for a tooth that I thought was dying. I got lucky and got a complete bill of health and the dentist confirmed my tooth wasn’t dying but when I came back for my cleaning he recommended I get the filling replaced. That was in January– I was supposed to have a follow up cleaning in March that I pussied out of and cancelled. Now they’re back open and trying to get me to come back for the cleaning but secretly I’m more nervous than I was before. One of my issues is when I called to cancel the appointment the person I talked to was very rude and made me feel extra insecure (I’m already self conscious about my over-crowded teeth). The office is very reputable and I love the dentist himself but the hygienist didn’t treat me with the same kindness. I know I’m being ridiculous but I’m terrified. I found the cleaning to be very uncomfortable which I’m sure it to be expected but I really /hated/ it– and I still need this very deep filling replaced! I lost my support system. I had a few friends that would stay on the phone with me and talked me through this the first time but now I’m alone and I don’t know how to do this. The office is emailing me because I’m overdue for my cleaning 😧idk man I’m just very stressed about this. I’ve thought about telling the dentist about the person on the phone that was very unfriendly and rude but I don’t wanna seem like a crybaby... but it has effected me to the point where I don’t want to call back. I’m so lost without my support system. This is a dentist that already specializes in phobic people so I don’t understand why I was treated like that. I’ve had worse for sure but it’s disheartening.
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