Librella
27-01-18, 01:54
Has anyone else ever experienced toothaches as an anxiety symptom?
It seems like whenever I have a routine dentist appointment, I start feeling pain in my jaws just from thinking about it. Right now my gums behind my molars feel sore and my jaw aches when I eat. This has happened to me before and it went away when my HA moved on to something else.
I had my cleaning appointment yesterday and when the dentist asked if I had any issues, I said no. I was too scared to discover what might be "wrong." Today my jaw still hurts and I'm yelling at myself for not telling him! He could have also told me there was nothing wrong and then I wouldn't be so anxious. My HA makes me not trust doctors. It's not the first time I made an appointment and then didn't even say what was really bothering me. :( I guess I should go back, but I'm embarrassed and it also costs money. I just feel like my anxiety is a mess right now. I guess I should be making an appointment with my therapist too, January has just been a string of one fear after another.
It seems like whenever I have a routine dentist appointment, I start feeling pain in my jaws just from thinking about it. Right now my gums behind my molars feel sore and my jaw aches when I eat. This has happened to me before and it went away when my HA moved on to something else.
I had my cleaning appointment yesterday and when the dentist asked if I had any issues, I said no. I was too scared to discover what might be "wrong." Today my jaw still hurts and I'm yelling at myself for not telling him! He could have also told me there was nothing wrong and then I wouldn't be so anxious. My HA makes me not trust doctors. It's not the first time I made an appointment and then didn't even say what was really bothering me. :( I guess I should go back, but I'm embarrassed and it also costs money. I just feel like my anxiety is a mess right now. I guess I should be making an appointment with my therapist too, January has just been a string of one fear after another.