Posted by leeran on April 28, 2003, at 11:04:39
In reply to Re: Dental phobia, posted by Tabitha on April 28, 2003, at 10:45:10
Tabitha,
Actually, the breathing is a good idea, thank you!
I used to do yoga all the time and the breathing technique really helped when I had collagen injected. Believe it or not, the office manager was known to even come in and "hold the hand" of the patient, but it was the breathing that kept me in control . . .
Unfortunately, I haven't done yoga for the last 14 months and a lot of my anxiety has returned (I'm pretty sure there might be a correlation since I was able to be AD free during the months I did yoga). Maybe it's time to go back, especially with the prospect of dental work looming in the immediate future.
Thanks again, Tabitha!
p.s. If you're on the West Coast (Southern part) there are a lot of sedation dentists cropping up (which you may already know about).
poster:leeran
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