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Have you ever had anxiety so bad that you put off a medical procedure?

Asked by DrasticDreamer (23996points) December 20th, 2015

Long story short: I never used to have anxiety, but it reared its horribly stupid head the last few years of my life and, in ways, I was finding it crippling, because I also experienced panic attacks until I managed to get them under control. I am now taking anxiety medication because I was sick of trying to deal with it all, but:

My impacted wisdom teeth have to come out, because they’re coming through quite a bit, are starting to make my bottom teeth go crooked, and the last couple of days, the left one has been hurting badly enough that I’ve had to take Advil for two days in a row.

The thing is… because of my anxiety, I’m terrified of getting them out. I’m worried that I’ll have a panic attack in the middle of it. I don’t want the nitrous oxide, because I’ve seen one too many YouTube videos of people getting their wisdom teeth out, and it would horrify me if I said anything or acted in any way that’s reminiscent to a lot of them. However, I don’t think I could handle being fully aware of what was happening, because I also have OCD.

I have no idea how the heck to go about this, but they really, really need to come out. Like… a long time ago. I’m going to get cavities and who knows what else if I don’t manage to schedule an appointment soon. The idea of the pain alone is enough to stop me, because I’ve dealt with so much pain the last few years of my life, I can’t comprehend making myself deal with more.

Someone help me figure out how to just do it? :( I genuinely need help with this.

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