Long ago, I read about someone who used meditation to keep their attention away from the pain of having a root canal. Apparently, they only started feeling some ‘discomfort’ towards the end.

Unfortunately, I can’t find the original source. And there are, of course, a slew of YouTube videos and what-have-you offering ‘meditation for root canal’ bullshit nowadays. I won’t click on them, because I don’t want my algorithm to be filled with 'Hey, root canal-lover! We’ve got hundreds of root canal videos for you to explore! But first, make sure to like and subscribe, and hit that notification bell! Now, open wide, and let’s get into it!"