I think the rubberbands that i use on my braces is making me depressed.
I've been wearing braces for 1.5 years now and i started wearing rubberbands on my braces for the past 3 months. And my mental health feels like it has been declining ever since. Like life has gotten so much more tiring, its a lot more tiring to do stuff. And the reward for doing stuff does not feel worth it, even if it is the most fun ive ever experienced before. Like it does not matter to me because i am that tired.
And ive been finding myself exhausted mentally throughout this summer even when ive had summer break for 8 weeks and ive been sleeping so much i get sick of it.
It doesnt feel like im getting rest when im sleeping with the bands on, and when i take them off for some nights because my nose is stuffed i would feel instantly better the next day and feel like life has meaning again.
I have been diagnosed with chronic migraines before which means that my brain is extra sensitive to the feedback it gets and in general. Even though i havent had migraines in a very long time now because of lifestyle changes i still think thats important to say.
Does anyone have any tips to how i can deal with this and maybe make it less hellish? Im supposed to be wearing them for another 5 months. The bands im wearing is mountain gorilla medium 4.8 mm. Thanks for any tips in advance.