I´m panicking out of my mind, please distract me
I´m panicking hard over a mild gum irritation and other mild unrelated problems that make me feel like I´m about to kick the bucket 😭 My health ocd is screaming from the roof top and every second is making me feel like it´s over.
Please distract me with anything, i haven´t felt this bad in a long while 😭
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@sadcat13 hope youre feeling better now 🤍 *throws health worries to mars*
@unassumingEyes a little bit. I called my dentist and they will see me in two hours, just to make sure everything is all right. But I'm starting to show symptoms of a cold, and getting bit worried as I have a wisdom tooth removal scheduled soon
@sadcat13 how was the dentist appointment? i hope the wisdom tooth removal will be alright 🤍 And that the pesky cold will leave you alone. Its been spreading here too, we've pulled out our secret weapon: horrible-tasting herbal teas xD
@unassumingEyes haha, yes, nothing like a bit of herbal tea tasting worse than the problem you are experiencing 🤣
As for the dentist, i had food stuck there again, and since it keeps happening, we will be doing some remodeling there when we will be taking out the other tooth on that side, so the excess that keeps causing the inflammation will be removed. I got it cleaned for now and got a post operation/inflammation healing mouthwash, so hoping for the best. It just hurts a little more today because it got poked in the cleaning
@sadcat13 i hope the pain eases 🤍
@unassumingEyes thank you. Taking my mouthwash and hoping tomorrow it will be better
@sadcat13
Greetings today, I hope you are having a better day 💜💕
@Amanda84 yes, a little bit better. I will be seen by my dentist in two hours to make sure all is okay. The panic is much better, but I'm feeling like I got a mild cold starting up. So hoping it will go away before my wisdom tooth surgery on 6th
@sadcat13
I hope everything goes well with the dentist 💜
Dentist update: I had food stuck in there again, what again caused a local gum inflammation. It's like the third time this happened, so we will be reopening the gums and doing a bit of remodeling there to get rid of the excess when we will be removing the wisdom tooth on that side.
So good I got myself there, the spot got cleaned and I have my healing mouthwash again.
@sadcat13
Glad that it is getting acted on swiftly. I hope that has made you feel a little more reassured. Poor you though on having to have another dental procedure. Still, it is a good excuse to treat yourself to ice-cream *smiles*
@BastionKnight well. We will be fishing out the wisdom tooth above it anyway within 6 months, so well. At that point? Honestly I just rather have it on one go to not have to take additional antibiotics or have to make additional visits for checkup.
Right now, I graduated from omg I will have to go to the dentist ER and have my entire gums hurt and swell (happened to my coworker who ignored the mild local inflammation) to omg we cleaned it and it bled, what if some food got into the wound and i will get blood poisoning and die? (I have a post operation mouthwash to prevent infections but my health OCD doesn't really cares about details). So now being worried over this a little, but will use the mouthwash right away, so I can worry about having an allergic reaction to it too 😂 (used it like 3-4 separate times already as treatment, and absolutely nothing happened, but again, brain is bit bonkersing lately)
Woman, you must chill hehe. Brain is being mean again! Put it on timeout. :)
Also… what’d I tell you? ;)
@jesusredeemedme2425 to put brain on timeout and do something cozy 😁
…that too hehe.
But also that it was going to be fine. ;)
@jesusredeemedme2425 yessss 😊 I´m still alive and got back to my beta reading notes, as i haven´t bullied my author in a while now 😇
Good, do that, it will distract you <3
And be nice to your author hehe
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@sadcat13 Cute! I'm really proud of you for calling the dentist! 😊
Me toooooo dude <3
Wisdom tooth is out, it was horrible, and now it hurts. I got some strong antibiotics that can cause life threatening gut inflammation, and it can pop up even a few weeks after the meds are done. I'm terrified. I have to force myself to take it, the first time Is always the worst. I'm scared out of my mind
@sadcat13 but it's out. That's a step! I'm sure the doctors wldnt have suggested anything that they thought could hurt you. Deep breaths and look for distractions. No amount of worrying can make you healthy, but it can wear on your mental health. all is well 🤍
@unassumingEyes yesss, I'm trying. I'm distracting myself all I can and making sure to eat as much as the pain and swelling lets me to keep my body nourished properly and minimise the risk of devouring problems from the antibiotics. It just hurts a lot right now as the painkillers are wearing off, need to wait around an hour to get my next dose
@sadcat13 i guess youve had the next dose by now. Hope its helping some! Good job on dealing with it all, even tho its a bit unnerving 🤍
@unassumingEyes I have antibiotics that have 8h intervals and the painkillers are 8hs too but there it's up to me if I need them. My mom is picking up some probiotics for me too, so I do nothing but eat, take meds and panic
Try doing meditation bro the om mantra one its the easiest ☺️😊👍
@lightBirch2565 thank you, but I can not meditate in a traditional way, as it goes against my religion. I do journal or do breathing exercises tho
Wisdom tooth update: we took out the last stitches today and the doc said it healed up beautifully. It's still a bit sensitive to temperature and sweetness, but that will pass eventually. Also I'm back at work since yesterday from my COVID time. Still having a mild cough and cold like symptoms, but been home for 10 days, should slowly pass too. So as for now, I'm happy to report that it seems like I will survive 😁
@sadcat13 yayy! look at you! made it through, didnt ya? good job 🤍🤍
@unassumingEyes yessss 😊 thank you for your support 😊
@sadcat13
Huzzah for Sadcat!
@BastionKnight 😊😊😊
@sadcat13 Hey this is great news! I'm so glad to hear that everything healed up nicely from the extraction and that you were able to get back to work!
@mytwistedsoul yessssss 😁 thank you for your support 😊
@sadcat13 You're welcome! 😊
What did I tell you ;)
@jesusredeemedme2425 that I will survive 😊
Like the song hehe (I hate that song tbh lol)
@jesusredeemedme2425 fair enough 😊
@sadcat13 That sounds really overwhelming, and I can tell your mind is running a mile a minute right now. I promise you’re not alone in that spiral — health anxiety can make the smallest sensations feel huge and terrifying. You’re safe right now, even if your brain is sounding the alarm.
Let’s try grounding you a bit — pick one:
🌿 Look around and name five things you can see,
✋ four things you can touch,
👂 three things you can hear,
👃 two things you can smell,
and 👅 one thing you can taste (even if it’s just toothpaste or a sip of water).
@LaNiya thank you 🌻
