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Umm, childbirth!!!
I had a root canal today...totally been dreading it! I could feel my stomach get that weird anxious feeling as I'm sitting in the chair...all I could think of was how badly I wished it was over...or I wished they could just knock me out and I could wake up when it was done. Anyway...it really wasn't that big of a deal at all! Made me wonder what other things I dread in life...that really are no big deal. Is there anything you dreaded...and then found out it really wasn't that bad at all?
You guys are awesome...I love the answers! It was a very empowering experience! Now that I've conquered a root canal, made me wonder what else I want to conquer in the world :).
Umm, childbirth!!!
All of the time. The latest big thing was paying my past due taxes. I put it off until the total was large and even then I had difficulty making the call to ask how much a pay off would be.
I dreaded going to the doctor today, almost sure nothing was actually wrong. I put that off for a couple of months. Turns out I have a rotator cuff injury and now, because I put off going, a frozen shoulder.
Every day that I go to work. Then again sometimes I am right. :p
I had to pull my credit report to co-sign my son's college loans. I put it off for four weeks because I was absolutely certain that some mistakes my husband made years ago would still reflect poorly on me. When I finally bit the bullet and did this, I discovered my credit was just fine. I cried because I was so happy and relieved!
Yes, but I didn't expect this to be about a root canal, based on the question. So glad you got through it! Mine was awful. :(
Anyway I always tell my son that sometimes the things in life that turn out to be the most fun are the ones that seem scary at first.
It's never the things you worry about that bite you on the butt.....
I had my second baby natural, I was so worried and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated.
Well, I don't have the actual scientific statistics, but I always say that about 90% of the stuff we worry about never even happens.
I tend to be an anxious person by nature, but as I get older, instead of dreading something, I just think to myself, "Okay...let's do this thing!"
There are things I dread that are going to somehow suck no matter what spin I put on it, but I prefer to just get it done and get it over with. No sense in dragging it out.
I didn't ever find root canals to be all that bad. In fact I have said that I'd rather have a root canal than sit through some of the two hour staff meetings we have at work.
It's true.
We're having one tomorrow morning as a matter of fact.
I'm glad you didn't have a tough time. I know some people really don't do the dentist thing well.
Best wishes.
I've gotten into the slightly addictive habit of doing things I dread only to find out they aren't as bad as I thought. Turned out to be the case frequently and I get a little rush from it.
Going in for surgery tomorrow. My head tells me it will be just fine (it's not a difficult procedure and the risks of the actual surgery are minimal), but my heart is still dreading it. In 24hrs, I'll probably be saying "eh, it wasn't so bad...".
And about a month after the surgery, I'll be going in for radiation treatments. I'm REALLY dreading that whole thing, although I've heard it's not so bad. I'm really hoping in a few months I'll be able to say I'm cancer-free and all in all the treatment wasn't so bad. I'm trying to get my positive attitude and healthy outlook to be stronger than my feeling of dread.
In general, the more something *seems* to suck, the less it does when you actually experience it. But that still doesn't help with the "dreading it" part, does it? Still have to go through the "dreading it" before the actual experience.
HA Jo W you stole my answer!! :)
Being induced...such horror stories!! Wasn't bad at all.
I agree w many of the ladies below. Worry is natural and understandable. However, sometimes we just make the issue worse!! Now I prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.
The WORST is waking up in the middle of the night and worrying about something...something i didn't even realize I was really worried about!
I still haven't had a wisdom tooth pulled, It doesn't hurt me...it will eventually but I can't get myself to have it done. I have never had surgery before and I don't want to start now! It is badly impacted...lol
I do this on purpose....because things usually are not as bad as you think. if you think it's going to be really bad...you end up pleasantly surprised lol!
After my 2nd c-section something went wrong and I got an infection inside of me. I had to get a colonoscopy 3 months later and like you I was totally dreading it. I was so nervous and freaked out...and you know what, it was totally fine. It was no big deal at all. So, one day when you have to get your first colonoscopy (is it age 50?) you can remember that. :)
Yes!....often. Having my second baby natural was do much easier than I had anticipated. Unlike you though some dental procedures were surprisingly worse than anticipated, lol. Like the shot in the roof of the mouth...... Yikes
It's called anticipatory anxiety, and it is always worse than the actual experience.