To wonder where your gaze should go at the dentist

[Wonderland18]

When I was little I used to look at the reflection in the dentists goggles, as I got older I realised that was awkward (who the fuck wants someone creepy staring at or around their eyes)
I started staring at the light but that felt awkward too.
Now I’ve settled on shutting my eyes the full time.

It’s so strange but it’s something I’ve clearly overthought. Where is appropriate to gaze? Is shutting your eyes the safest? Imagine how creepy you’d look staring up at the dentists face?

Is there even a right answer? Where does everyone look?

actually eye tests are worse - when they have to get really close to examine your eyes

If you're looking into someone's mouth from about a foot away, it is exceedingly difficult to see where their eyes are focussed. So it doesn't really matter where you look

Deep into his eyes because he is very beautiful. Seriously, I close my eyes and listen to a podcast. My dentist doesn’t mind if you bring your headphones

I don't tend to notice my dentist over the top of me (not that I'd mind - he is rather lovely!). He uses the mirror more to check things.

His son is a photographer though so he has a lightbox in the ceiling with a lovely picture in that I look at otherwise.

My dentist has a where's wally picture in the Ceiling!! Changes evreytime I go to

I close my eyes when the instruments are in my mouth, or I get claustrophobic. They do ask me anxiously if I'm ok every 5 seconds though so I think they worry I've passed out! When they're faffing around doing other stuff I look at the overhead TV screen, though there's no sound so it's not that interesting.

I have a tv, headphones and a remote control when I go to the dentist.

(not in the uk)

Up his/her nose?

Ceiling!

Never mind where your gaze should go! Where should your tongue go? I had an emergency replacement filling last week so his fingers were obviously in my mouth. My tongue kept wandering back to the tooth that he was working on, and in a desperate attempt to move it away, I ended up licking / tonguing nearly the entire length of his finger!! 😳😳😳

@FurrySlipperBoots they ask me if I’m okay every minute too! I wondered if that was fear I’d nodded off or light wincing.
either way it fuels the where should I look question in my head 🙈

I shut my eyes and recite something in my head over and over so my brain focuses on something else. Usually it's the lyrics to Iike big butts and i cannot lie.

I look up and off to the side slightly. My dentist is very handsome and I accidentally made full eye contact with him last time

I close my eyes, terrified of dentist

I find the Optician a lot worse. Mine is absolutely gorgeous and I often wonder, while sitting in the dark room with him about 10 cm from my face, what would happen if I suddenly started kissing him................

they ask me if I’m okay every minute too!

The trouble with that is the only answer is 'Ynainwwoorrrrrr', particularly if they're got one of those rubber gag things in your gob that make it feel like your jaw will disintegrate any minute.

@SuzieSunshine

There's really only one way to find out! Give it a try next time you go, and be sure to report your findings on here!

Straight at their crotch.

On the telly they have on the ceiling with subtitles on.

Dentist once noticed me looking at him during treatment and told me to please look away I've closed my eyes ever since.

Thanks for the laugh!

I usually end up studying the boring panels on the ceiling. Some of them are oriented in one direction, some another. But it's really not the most interesting view! I wish they'd put something better up there. Occasionally I close my eyes, but that usually feels odd, too.

I sometimes wish I could just be knocked unconscious for any and all medical/dental procedures and appointments. By-pass the stress and awkwardness altogether!

The light.

My worst experience was with an optician who seemed to crawl all over me. I immediately changed to another company.

Witching

Dentist once noticed me looking at him during treatment and told me to please look away blush I've closed my eyes ever since.

Whaaaat? Daft snowflakes Lol

I close my eyes, I hate going to the dentist because I have a really irritating chatty one who talks endlessly. Now when I go in I say ' can we just get this done as fast as possible with no chatting'. I'm sure she thinks she's being reassuring but I loathe small talk especially when someone has tools in my mouth! I never have fillings it's just literally her looking and poking and annual x rays.

Am wondering if mindgoinground12 is a patient of mine