"Bill" wrote in message
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"BenignVanilla" m wrote :

I guess the way I look at it, if I could just not "think" about it, pain
would not be an issue, but I don't think we have that choice.

We do. I've had dental work under hypnosis without Novocain. It's
fairly
common.
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And when I walk into the room and Oprah is on the TV, I can block it
out...but she's still there.

BV.