Am i the only one who feels this horrible?

Hi my name is Ashley and I have something going on with me that I think is anxiety. 2 years ago I started having my finger tips and my lips going numb after I mowed a lawn. I went to the hospital and my oxygen level was normal and they had me wait in the room then the doctor came in after I was ok again shot me in the butt and told me it was anxiety. I didn't know so few months went by and the I quit smoking cold turkey went from 2 packs a day to nothing because it felt like I couldn't breathe. So 1 year and a half goes by I am feeling like I'm being choked my face turns red my inhaler doesn't help I go get a lung x-ray and my lungs are fine that doctor told me to seek mental help. I constantly worry about me dyeing and not being able to support my family. I now realize I have been controlling my breath and every other breath I have to take a deep breath. Starting out I couldn't take a deep breath and now when I tell myself I don't have to I freak out and my body reacts weird. My heart races all the time and I feel like I a going crazy at times till I have to pull myself together. But now I have to go get all my teeth removed I'm 23 and I a m scared to death. I have to undergo iv sedation the twilight. Will I be ok if I do because I am always controlling my breathing I think I will freak out ad die because i cant breathe because of the anesthetic numbing my whole mouth. I am scared to the point I'm crying I cant eat I can barely sleep. I want to live for my family they need me and I need them. Has any one with my problem ever went through the twilight sedation for full mouth extraction? and for those like why is she losing her teeth I am because I didn't take care of them and my diet since I was very young has been sweets and soda but I'm 118 I used to be almost 200 when I was 15.

I'm sorry you are so scared. I know that makes it hard to go through any dental work. I've been put to sleep for several dental procedures and came through it fine. I'm sure you will too. Let dentist know how scared you are and maybe they can give you something to help in advance.

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Hello ashleydunford21: The Skeezyks welcomes you to PsychCentral! As gayleggg mentioned, let your dentist know how fearful you are of this procedure. Do you see a psychiatrist or a therapist? Perhaps the more overriding question here would be what can be done to help you address the fear & anxiety you experience on a day-to-day basis. This must be so difficult to live with. Hopefully you can find a way to address your mental health struggles in general. You're still very young to continue on like this year after year. And, also, keep posting here on PC. The more you post, & reply to other members' posts, the more connected to the community you will feel.