u/Ilovegeorgemichaelll

Literally any game and I’ll give it a try

I’m into those games where you can roleplay with people or by yourself and shop, work, drive but any game recommendations won’t be useless I’ll try them :)

Just a rant, not looking for advice but just support.

I’m 18F and started grinding my teeth in my sleep with no reason behind it but I feel like a certain ADHD medication/stimulant I was put on around that time definitely made it worse.

The past week I’ve noticed when I open my mouth fully, my jaw shifts slightly to the right and on my left side of my jaw next to my ear, there’s a hard lump and it’s painful when I even slightly press on it and the pain stays for a few seconds. I am getting an ultrasound and an X-ray on my jaw to see what’s happening with the shifting and the lump.

I wear a thick mouth guard to bed to at least protect my teeth but there’s nothing protecting my jaw from strain and insane pressure and pain when I wake up.

Everyone tells me ‘oh just reduce stress and it’ll get better’ but even when I have a stress free day, I still grind my teeth and clench my jaw in my sleep because it’s just become a habit and I’ll always have built up stress somehow in my jaw.

I hate waking up with migraines and nausea from the tension. I just want it to stop.