Do I scare easily? Perhaps. Horror movies make me rather jumpy. Spiders give me the shivers. Even the Weather Man with his “tornado watches” can put me on edge. But the one event that can make me sick to my stomach with fear? A trip to the dentist. Pathetic, I know, but it’s the truth. Is it the fear of failure, that the man with the white mask will tsk tsk at me if he finds a cavity? The possibility of a big ass needle being stuck in my mouth? Some kind of strange post traumatic stress disorder from bad dental experiences long ago? I’ve long tried stop figuring it out, I instead just spend my time channelling my energy to keeping my butt far…far away from all people Dentist. I brush, floss, rinse and repeat. I avoid phone calls from “that” office. I only go to the Dentist when I really, truly have to. In other words. I am a big fat baby.
I like my Dentist, I just don’t want to see him, like, ever. Unless let’s say, I do something dumb. Perhaps take a big old bite of something crunchy and break off some rather spendy cosmetic work on the front of my teeth! Yup! Did that. Chipped my tooth and now I’m pretty certain I look like this:
image via ebay costume
This new hillbilly look I’m sporting? It’s not sexy. Turns out turning hillbilly can be a pretty powerful motivator. Staring at myself in the mirror for only a few minutes had me reaching for the phone and booking myself a good old fashioned dentist appointment. Turns out I have found one thing more powerful than fear of the dentist, fear of turning hillbilly.
LOL, we don’t mind the dentist. We have a good one, so it’s a relatively painless experience.
i hate going to the dentist
i enjoy getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist, I am a over flosser aholic i have been told by dentists not to floss so much. I can sit through a tv show and floss the whole time.
I agree i hate going to the dentist too but its a necessary evil to say the least!
lol….hope your dentist appointment goes okay! Going to the dentist is not fun but better than the alternative!
ugh.. Dentists.. get that tooth fixed!! Seriously will lead to very bad issues, speaking from experience here!!
I also am on your side, I avoid the dentist
lmao!!! thats funny. i avoid the dentist too!
I don’t think many ppl like the dentist if i can stay away i will as well 🙂
It’s not pathetic at all. I am one of those people who avoids the dentist yet I have never had a bad experience that keeps me away……
My hubby also avoids the dentist. I have never minded it but I am probably in the minority :).
it can’t be that bad
I used to be terrified of the dentist…until I found my current dentist. If you have a fabulous dentist then the fear recedes a bit.
If the chip isn’t too bad the fix shouldn’t be that horrible. Good luck!
I don’t think anyone likes going to the dentist
Lol. Too funny. I hope your appointment goes smooth