I’m scared of doctors and dentists. They have needles and all kinds of other things that are terribly uncomfortable and frightening. I’ve gotten better about my needle-phobia with age, but I’m still scared to death of intramuscular injections.

This poses a problem for a few reasons. First, I’ve been living with a temporary crown for, like, two years and I need to get that taken care of. I also have carpal tunnel syndrome that is getting worse and worse – I can’t feel my fingers in the morning and sometimes during the day in the fingertips. I will probably have to have surgery for that. My chest has been fluttering and I’ve had more migraines lately, so those are two more reasons I need to see a doctor.

It sucks being afraid of this stuff because I put it off and put it off and finally it gets too bad to ignore. That is how I ended up having to get a crown. I wish there was a way to get over the fear and deal with the anxiety and just make the appointments and go.

Maybe once school is over.