I don’t know what to do. I brush my teeth anywhere from once before bed, to 3 times a day. I didn’t start this until I was in my 20s. But my teeth were fine until then, and I brushed them almost every day. I started it every day Mainly because I was scared acid from a mental illness I was struggling with would make my teeth rot. What good all that brushing did. Struggled with it for about 8 years. Everyday. And even though I brushed my teeth after the mental illness episodes. They still decayed. And quickly.

I’m on disability, and insurance through the government.

So, of course that doesn’t cover much of anything regarding dental work.

My last dentist, has rescheduled my appointment five times. And it’s been a two month wait each time. I needed my teeth worked on almost a year ago.

I have a bad tooth in the back. 6 months ago, it was a small black cavity on the side, the size of the ballpoint of a pen.

Well, now half my tooth is black, and it’s now starting to hurt. 😖

I don’t have my canine teeth. Or all my molars. I think I have 10 out of the 20 molars left. I look terrible.

My front top four teeth look disgusting. And near the gum, they’re eroding. They are chipping really bad, and my lord, they’ve gotten really sensitive to anything touching them.

I’ve gotten help and in recovery with the illness, but now I have these awful teeth. I don’t talk to people unless I have a mask on or I’m covering my mouth, I don’t smile, I don’t take videos. I’m always scared someone will make fun of me.

I just want to cry. I’m 29, and I won’t even go on a date either because of this.

What can I do?