I am deathly afraid of the dentist. I disassociate myself from my surroundings and go. While I am there I try not to think about it. Last visit with a new dentist, I could barely stay in the chair. The dentist offered me a rx of valium and he looked shocked when I told him I took a benzo before the appointment. I look and act every inch of my MH diagnosis while at the dentist.

I don't have quite as much fear with my primary doc and pdoc with the exception of walking the fine line of telling him enough so I might get some help but not so much that they toss me in the mental ward.