Hi Demi, and Dawn,

I'm glad that you don't check locks and doors too much any more. It sounds like the cognitive therapy worked for that. I'm sorry to hear that it was replaced by the tics, counting, and anxiety attacks.

I'm not sure what to tell you about the tics except that it probably has to do with the nerves system. Mercury attacks the tissues, organs, and the central nervous system. Although B-vitamins and B-12 are good for the nerves, I heard it isn't good for you after you get the mercury out. So click to: NERVE PAIN AND HOT FEELING on this mercury section of this forum. There it will tell you what natural suppliments you can take that are safe after amalgam removal as well as for nerve damage. Scroll down to my letter that says, SCARLET.

Does the tics happen more when you get nervous, maybe in public? It may be triggered from stress. For the counting, maybe you can ask yourself what would go wrong if you didn't count. I use to count everytheing in 2's. If I counted in 3's I always thought something bad was going to happen. Then I would tell myself that this is not logical and thats what made me stop counting. Sure enough nothing went wrong. Try this cognitive therapy. It might help you too. I use to get anxiety attacks for a few years and suddenly they just went away. I believe that yours will probably go away when the metals slowly come out of your system.

I know how your feeling also when it comes to people making fun of you and making you feel stupid and worthless! I'm experiencing this too. The people I expected to understand the most don't who happens to be my family!!! I won't even speak to my family anymore on the phone except my father most of the time. He is the only one who really is understanding and compassionate. I speak to my mother also, its just that she always says the wrong thing that just always makes my day. My sisters have always accused me of being a hypocondriac and being ignorant. I told them to just stop trying to communicate with me for a while since they make me feel worse rather than better.

I had mercury and heavy metal poisoning, neglegence of 10 unsealed fillings which caused bone loss, and Lingual and inferior nerve damage which I'm still dealing with today from 3 different dentists. Out of all the people in the world it is these dentists that have made me feel more worthless than anyone else after what they have done to me!!!

I can't help but think how wonderful their lives must be compared to mine, because they soaked me for all my money, made me sick, and left me with excusiating pain and numbness to where I can't even taste my food much any more. I can't help but wonder how wonderful their Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter was while I just sat there in pain and couldn"t even eat!!! I bet they were happy with there familys while I don"t have any children because I became infertile from heavy metal poisoning along with many other illnesses. I feel as if the these dentists have robbed me of most of my life. I can't help but think how my life would have been if only I was healthy enough to do the things I wanted to do. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> I'm sure Im not the only one on this forum who feels this way either!

I know I must forgive these dentists someday and I hope I get to that point soon too. But I also believe whether these dentists are forgiven or not they should be accountable for what they have done, so they don't keep hurting more and more innocent people!!!

I have been praying for all the sufferers on this forum and I will continue to do so along with praying for you too. May God bless you and I hope you get better with everything!!!