Ever since I found out about the damage my teeth sustained from grinding 3 years ago, I've been ruminating about them non-stop. Lately, it's gotten far worse and the slightest bit of pain sends me in a spiral of anxiety. 

I imagine awful scenarios of rot that are moments away from giving me tremendous and irreversible pain. I've been to the dentist plenty of times and they say that while, yes, the damage was / is bad, things are mostly stable now. I feel like a hypochondriac now and it's having an awful effect on my mental health.

I've been so anxious that bald spots are appearing in my beard. I wish I could find a way to shift my mind away from these thoughts and ruminations, but lockdown and working from home is so isolating that my mind is in overddrive.