Curious if facts ever outweigh stubbornness, or if it’s just personality-dependent.
Honestly, I think you hit the nail on the head with it being personality-dependent. My husband tried showing me all those scary photos and stats a few years back when I was dragging my feet about a cleaning. Didn’t really budge me—just made me feel more guilty, which made me avoid it even longer. What actually worked for me was hearing from a friend who had to get dentures way earlier than expected. That real-life story stuck with me more than any chart or stat.
Some folks just really don’t want to be told what to do, you know? Especially as we get older. Sometimes it helps to talk about the smaller stuff, like how much easier eating is after a cleaning or how nice it feels not to worry about tooth pain. The scare tactics never did much for me, but hearing about little day-to-day improvements made a difference. Just my two cents.
