First Person Singular by Wendy Braitman

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Getting Rid of the Thought Bubble

June 15, 2011 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

After feeling a weird pain in my mouth for the last two weeks, I finally decided to go to the dentist. By the time I sat down in his chair this morning, I was totally freaked out, expecting to hear the worst. Extraction, root canal, oral surgery. Before grabbing the probe, the dentist took my hand, and suggested gently, that I try and change my negative thoughts. It’s easy, he said. Just like flipping a switch. It turns out, he was right. All my teeth are okay. My mind could use some flossing.

Illustration by Andrew Bannecker

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