u/Sea_Offer_5854

I started wearing my 3rd clear retainer few months ago, but I’ve been grinding my teeth at night and it has caused a hole to develop in my bottom clear retainer. Am I better off wearing metal retainers? How long do they last?

I was told I have it growing in my backyard and can use the leaves to bath. How does it help when using to bath? I know that some people use it to make tea

I work from home and only go out to run errands, go to church, and buy groceries. Other than that I spend most of my time at home because social interaction drains me so much. Sometimes I will go spend the day with my family and leave feeling so tired. I only live with my dad and sister.

Rest of my family always tells me to go out and when I do, I feel so sad and tired. It's been years and they still can't accept that this is how I am. Sometimes I am on the verge of crying when they call me out for my boring nature and how I will never get married..(as if this is not part of my choice, I have no desire to date let alone get married YET)

My dad is also introverted so he understands me but I can tell he wishes me to spend more time out. How can I when I feel like my health and wellbeing is being compromised for the sake of others?

I am an extreme introvert. I don't just prefer being alone but find social situations even with my own family deeply exhausting. My family doesn't understand this and constantly pushes me to get out of my shell (go out more) which when I do, leaves me feeling exhausted. Sometimes I feel more lonely when I'm with them than by myself. Some times I cry myself to sleep because no one understands how I feel as an introvert. Other times I need to be around them so I visit them weekly. My friends and I parted ways as we ventured into different career paths.

I know I’m not called to religious life, but I’m struggling to discern between a vocation to marriage and a chaste, consecrated single life. I just worry about closing myself off from what He wants me to do

How can I discern if God is calling me to find a partner who understands my need for space, or if He is calling me to a life of solitude dedicated to Him?

I don't know how many times I've fake laughed at other people's jokes. It'll go from genuinely laughing to smiling to force smiling and then me trying to either change the subject or cover my mouth and fake laugh. It's debilitating!

My face can't handle it. It's as if my face chooses to be transparent