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Any words of advice or encouragement for wisdom teeth extraction

I am getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow and I am very very nervous. I have severe anxiety all the time so this is not helping. I will be getting the sedation pills so I don't feel or remember the surgery. I am just scared about it and scared of the sedation etc. I just need some advice and encouragement please because I'm freaking out. I've been having so many complications this last month such as my jaw swelling and neck swelling on the same side as my impacted horizontal tooth. I got so scared that I had to make an appointment to get them out. So scared! Help please! I would appreciate it
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I stopped answering because I knew, from my own experience, that by the time anyone said anything more you would have done it, it would be over, and you'd be fine.  This junk is all in our heads, but boy, it does fill them.  I'm facing a lot of tooth surgery myself, and everything terrifies me, then it's over, I do fine, and then I go though it all over again.  It's aggravating, so if you can find a form of therapy that helps you stop this kind of thinking, that's the only way you'll ever get out from under this.  Glad it worked out okay, but I guess I knew it would.
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Yes I had the extraction and I'm doing fine thank you. Don't worry :)
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Yesterday was Friday............did you have the extractions? Is that what you meant when you wrote "I did it and I'm fine."

I wrote you many long and supportive posts and did my best to help you deal with the anxiety you were feeling. I'm sorry if you feel I abandoned you............
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Thank you I did it and I'm fine. Sorry you just stopped replying :/ thank you for everything though
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Many of us HAVE helped you..........Go back and read those posts
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