Tabby555, my heart goes out to you . I am not as confident as I appear! Also hesitate about making dental appointments, but unlike you , I don't like dentists !!!!! However I fully recognize the morning dread feeling! I wake with a sense of doom , churning stomach and just feeling dreadful,!!! I have discovered that I must get up as soon as I wake , if tempted to go back to sleep my symptoms are worse on second waking. I sleep with curtains open for maximum daylight, on getting up I sit in the brightest place possible and sip my hot water . My mood lifts and I am ready to shower and face the day. After breakfast I feel almost human and improve as the day goes on. Good luck , hope you have managed to get to your dentist and sort that tooth out . Be kind to yourself , breathe deeply and I suggest you get up as soon as you wake up and absorb some daylight - it definitely helps me .