Hello, I am a 29 year old woman who has been suffering from bad breath since middle school. It has always been an issue but just lately it is really starting to take a turn for the worst. I cry about this all the time. I pray about it. I ask God why me? Of all the things to happen to a person someone might say, hey bad breath is not so bad, at least you have sight, at least you can hear. Yes, this is all true but this is just almost as bad as those things. My quality of life will never be great. I will suffer from this forever. I don't understand how I will ever find a man to marry me. Its funny because Ive always had a boyfriend. I'm not bragging but I am a fairly attractive, funny woman. But I feel myself settling for less because I feel thats all I deserve. I let men run all over me because somehow I feel like theyre doing me a favor by even being with me and dealing with my problem. I pray for all of us because no one truly knows how this feels. Im around people all the time and I never smell anyone's breath. I think how lucky you are! I see them laughing and talking in each others faces and Im so envious. Why me? I wish I could take all our pain away. I am so thankful I found this group because I was beginning to think I was the only one out there with this problem. I chew gum ALL day. My teeth will be gone by the time Im 40. I've been to a bad breath clinic. What a waste of $400 and time. All he kept saying was I smell a mild odor. Then I went in to see his nurse and she said she didn't smell anything. I said are you saying that because you don't want to hurt my feelings? She replied no, I have smelled much worse. Bull! I say. My niece and nephew tell me all the time how bad my breath is. When my ex used to get mad at me he would say the nasiest things about it. Then later he would say I was just playing I really dont smell anything. I am so confused. So until I find a cure that is 100% and I will continue to live in shame and embarrassment. God, help us all.
