Tooth panic

[chickentender]

I'm having (an unrelated to teeth) medical procedure on Monday. I'm catching up on the medical stuff I needed done prior to the pandemic now.
I have a phobia of doctors, medicine and medical procedures. This plus a medical emergency of a family member has me freaked out about the procedure on Monday and a tooth issue that began around Easter for me.
I have a capped tooth that was capped a few years ago and the tooth sometimes gets burned when I eat things like soup and hurts for a while. Around Easter, it began hurting more. But, only if I chewed on it certain ways. Then it got a little better. Now, I'm noticing that it hurts when food is hot and firm and I bite down on it. It doesn't hurt otherwise.
Well, I had a dentist appointment scheduled for a few days ago, but in the bedlam of the sick family member, I missed my appointment. Tonight, as I freaked out about my procedure on Monday, I began Googling about my tooth. Everything says if your cap is sensitive to heat, get seen immediately. My cap has always been sensitive to heat to some extent. But, now I'm freaking out that some crisis is going to occur.

 

[Cuchculan]

I am certain a dentist is well used to people with anxiety. Think it would be one of the places most people would fear going near. I would tell the dentist about the whole anxiety issue. Just to make them aware of it. If you are worried that something bad is going on, then it is good you are getting it seen to now. To try and stop what is happening. But never be afraid to let a dentist know you suffer from anxiety issues and one of your main fears would be a dentist.