Iâd put in headphones and listen to a book with sunglasses on, and pretend he wasnât there unless I needed something, and he would shut up, do his job, and pretend I wasnât there unless he needed me to do something. It was a good system.
But the takeaway here is you can totally wear sunglasses at the dentist and avoid that problem entirely. Also nicer on your eyes. They donât care. Itâs awkward af for them too.
I take xanax for the dental visits because they won't let me in otherwise. I also close my eyes and pretend to meditate. Then I leave and my sibling drags my catatonic body home.