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Sorry for this obnoxiously long rant, but at this point, I'm spent, frustrated, upset, hopeless, and feeling at a loss of freedom right now. I know every teen complains about how "oh, braces are so bad because of their appearance" or "I don't like my braces because they're painful", but for me, it's so many more reasons than that. I have Invisalign to begin with, so appearance is not an issue for me, and to be honest, they're not even that painful to begin with. So... you might be wondering, what am I so downright frustrated and hopelessly anxious about? It's the feeling of time being wasted and the lack of freedom. Having to always stop to put in Invisalign and spend 5 minutes in the process after every meal interrupts about every special life moment. At school, it gets so busy and hard to spend 5 minutes in a disgusting school bathroom brushing my teeth, that, most of the time, I end up just skipping meals at school altogether. It's also horrible going out to eat or on vacation and having to leave the conversation for 5 minutes to go brush my teeth and prepare my Invisalign.
Freedom wise, I just feel like whatever I think or feel isn't that important. I was supposed to have Invisalign for 22 months at most, and at 24 months (which was just a few weeks ago), I was told I was going to happily get my Invisalign off... forever. After all my anxiety and depression over the situation, and after all the crying and internal feelings before bed, I FINALLY was HYPED and SUPER EXCITED to get them off FOREVER... BUT, the orthodontist ended up telling me she would like for me to continue them for 2 more months just in case, but quoting her "it's all your choice". I told my mom about how the 2 more months were optional and I wanted to end it now, but she totally tossed me aside and wanted to speak face to face with someone. In the end, she ended up saying "Oh, just two more months, it's no big deal". So, I tried to hold it in until I left the office like I usually did, but this time, I couldn't help but start BALLING in the middle of the office in front of EVERYONE. I just feel like with my Invisalign, I've lost a piece of me. I've always loved my old smile, and now, I feel awkward with my new unnaturally straight one. I honestly wish I had my old smile back :(. Sorry for this long vent.
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