So worried can you please help me.

I do hope I can be reassured in some way please to the problem i have that is driving me sick with worry...
ok here goes
I went to the dentist about 10 months ago and they said due to gum disease that i would need a deep clean etc. Well i am petrified of the dentist and never went back.
I had and still have a weird mark on my gum that must have been there when i last saw the dentist, but for some reason my anxiety has spiralled about it to the point where i cannot eat or sleep and feel sick.
now this mark has been there for a long while but i looked on the internet about stuff on gums etc, and it came back with lots of horrible things i shouldnt have read and it has scared the life out of me basically.
I am going to pluck the courage up to see the dentist tomorrow thats if they will let me, but please can you look at this and say your honest opinion of what it is. I would be ever so grateful...
I hope you can help me please
thanks
sam x
ps here is the link for the pic hope it works


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"so worried can you please help me."

Have you had the chance to see the dentist yet? I wasnt able to see the pic but what I do think is that you need to start to trust the dentist as the long you leave anything the worse things can get both for the problem itself and for your mental state. Gum disease is soo common and you have obviously just taken it badly. I expect they will tell you what you need to do but take a deep breath and deal with the problem in hand. Use Corsodyl mouth wash which is a good preventitive