A few things here: re: dentists: You can't paint them all with the same brush. There may be some who are greedy and just don't care. But, some of them really MUST believe that mercury is ok because they work with it all day long for 5 or so days per week. My previous dentist is a great guy who had articles stuck on his wall stating how safe amalgams are. Meanwhile, his daughter has Crohn's, his wife has fibromyalgia and he, himself has fairly serious nerve damage in his arms. He just doesn't see it. He believes the ADA without question!
Regarding OCD: I do count things all the time -not as a "luck" thing or superstition - I don't believe in luck but in the Providence of God. Neverthless, I count. And I check the stove probably on average 5 times before I go anywhere. I have done this for so long that it is just a part of me now, and until yesterday when I read Demi's post, I never gave it any thought.
On another note: before I got my amalgams removed, my kids, in fun, would try to scare me in various ways. They never could. NOTHING they did would even phase me. But I am finding lately that when they try to scare me now, and sometimes even when they just sneeze or cough, I jump! Anyone else have this happen. Does anyone know why. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />