I just hate other people's hands/dental tools in my mouth. It makes me feel agitated and trapped. When you go to the regular doctor, you're usually just talking, and if you need some kind of procedure there's sedation involved (or it's something quick and not so invasive).
I had to have surgery as a kid to fix an adult tooth that was growing sideways under my gums so it could grow out normally. It wasn't awful, except that the numbing kept wearing off faster than they had planned and I could still feel what they were doing, it just didn't hurt when the numbing actually worked. But the feelings, hearing them talking about what they were doing, and seeing the stuff being sucked away (including bits of jawbone they had to move to get to the tooth entirely) go on repeat every time I consider the dentist. That combined with the constant scolding I got from the hygienist and dentist as a kid for never having perfectly clean teeth just made it awful. I was always told it was my fault I ended up with a cavity and that I wasn't doing good enough.
This too. And when the doctor disapproves of my dietary habits, usually they say their piece and we move on to the rest of the appointment. Every time I went to the dentist (orthodontist wasn't as bad usually, the hardware just always hurt being put in and adjusted), the entire appointment was shaming me for not brushing and flossing multiples times a day and not drinking only water
It's fine for the health professional to tell me what I could/should to for better health. I do most of it anyway, and my health reflects it.
I remember the few times I started manager training at Domino's. I adored the three managers training me though
Mine was technically a pediatric one, even the last few times I went. My mother thinks their goal was that if they always got after kids for never brushing good enough, the kids would brush even more no matter what so they weren't in trouble.
