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Medical Fears

decisions about tests, medications, and procedures that we don’t always understand—and some of those procedures hurt! Fear of Doctors’ Offices and Hospitals. Sometimes it’s not so much the people that make us afraid, but the places where they work. Whether it’s the doctor’s office, the dentist’s chair, or the hospital, these places are often filled with confusing, scary- looking equipment. They may smell strange. Other people get nervous just going near a hospital—after all, there are lots of people in hospitals who are sick, in pain, or even dying. Fear of Physical Exams. Going to the doctor frequently involves getting undressed. You’ve probably experienced this: you go into an exam

Dental exams involve a stranger putting her or his hands in your mouth.