re: #121 Teddy’s Person

This is helpful information and will be my mantra for the next few days.

Tell him/her/them as you come in that you are just made crazy by the thought of a small needle going in you, and please don’t wave it in front of me. Humor me, hide it.
Yes. I’m a child. So just play along. Do I get a lollypop? GREAT!
I used to request to my dentist to give me a few minutes to compose myself, and don’t wave it around in front of me.
Play along.
99.9% will give you your time and play along.
Read the wall. Look out the window. Distract yourself.
I suffered years of anxiety just knowing I had to get a shot. Or bloodwork.
Compose. Breathe. Relax. This is a potential lifesaver from the stupid we must walk among.
It’s a good thing.