Fears and PhobiasI'll level with you. I'm really freaked out by loose buttons. I'm fine while they're doing their job, but once they're free the evil bastards are a major threat to my life. Tell us what spooks you, and how you cope. Also: church bells, doner kebab salads, death.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 11 Sep 2014, 17:18)
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needles.Not knitting needles or sewing needles, but medical ones. Not syringes but the actual needle, being inserted into the body.
Avoided the dentist for 25 years because of this but really needed work doing a couple of years ago - found one that would give me enough nitrous to not care, got beyond the fear for a couple of sessions then at the end of a 45 minute session sat up to see the used needles in the tray, and promptly passed out. On coming round dentist commented "you really do have it bad don't you..."
No kidding.
I live in the eternal fear of being diagnosed diabetic.
(, Sun 14 Sep 2014, 9:22, 1 reply)
Maybe not quite as bad, but I really don't like needles in the gums. Last time I went to the dentist (about 3 years ago), they said I needed a filling and got the syringe out. I had a moment of panic and told them to do it without the anesthetic - it wasn't that bad in the end, only about 30 seconds of pain and no numbness afterwards.
Apparently Gordon Brown had root canal work done with no anesthetic because he had to give a speech later in the day. Hardcore.
(, Mon 15 Sep 2014, 9:42, closed)
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