Grinding teeth and how to stop doing it?

[dobbslc]

I grind my teeth all day long, sucking your tongue into the gaps will make it swell up and sometimes give you ulcers!
Facial ticks, restless leg, acid reflux all stress related
I think I have gone through so many levels of stress I don't know where it starts or stops! Does it stop?
It just seems "the norm" now.
I really was looking forward to being furloughed for a few weeks and started to relax after a few days off while on standby right at the start of lockdown. I had to stay working and they haven't given me a second off, they even deducted hours off me after one of the managers sent me home from a site that wasn't covid secure!
Sorry for rambling on, I hope you get sorted!

 

[malcolm]

I grind my teeth all day long, sucking your tongue into the gaps will make it swell up and sometimes give you ulcers!
Facial ticks, restless leg, acid reflux all stress related
I think I have gone through so many levels of stress I don't know where it starts or stops! Does it stop?
It just seems "the norm" now.
I really was looking forward to being furloughed for a few weeks and started to relax after a few days off while on standby right at the start of lockdown. I had to stay working and they haven't given me a second off, they even deducted hours off me after one of the managers sent me home from a site that wasn't covid secure!
Sorry for rambling on, I hope you get sorted!

Have you considered looking for a different job? My stress will be temporary. Yours sounds like it is work related and that the job is a very poor fit for you. You are welcome so send a private message if a natter would be helpful.

 

[the snooper]

Get them removed , I'll get my coat

 

[magnet]

Cut the plug off

 

[Shedendman]

 

[stuvy]

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you do realise that’s gonna be on your search history for a while

unless your missus is rather butch

 

[Shedendman]

I'm not that handsome

 

[malcolm]

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I did think of that. Sort of a last resort and I think I would feel awkward going to Tesco.

 

[Shedendman]

I was about to put up a mask image,but i think i'll decline,work it out for yourself

 

[Wedg1e]

Get the MIG set out and do a spot of welding in between the grinding...?
Sorry, absolutely no flipping help whatsoever, I know, sorry, sorry. Here endeth the Ronnie Corbett impression

 

[Craig-SM]

@malcolm mentiin it to your doctor next time you have an appointment as grinding teeth is also symptom of thyroid problems as my wife found out.

 

[malcolm]

@malcolm mentiin it to your doctor next time you have an appointment as grinding teeth is also symptom of thyroid problems as my wife found out.

That's a thought. My granny had thyroid problems and my dad is very skinny. Might account for the unexpected weight loss too. I'll maybe catch up with the doctor when they open again.

 

[Shox Dr]

@malcolm mentiin it to your doctor next time you have an appointment as grinding teeth is also symptom of thyroid problems as my wife found out.

Every day is a learning day. I went to mine with cramps in my jaws from bruxism. He told me to go to the denist. Yet I’ve have tests for Thyroid function

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I'll maybe catch up with the doctor when they open again.

Why wait, if you phone your surgery you'll get at least a phone consultation and probably a 'real' one for bloods to be taken for tests. No time like the present.

 

[lexi]

I find I do the teeth grinding a few times a year for a week or two. It must be what we are going through or thinking about.
I usually dream about my past working life ie on site or on jobs getting stuck in. When I wake in the morning, I am knackered with work and can hardly move!

 

[malcolm]

I tried sleeping with one of the mouldable mouthguards. I got 2 hours extra sleep! I had been waking up at 4am with a sore jaw and getting tired and grumpy. Feel less inclined to grind teeth this morning so hopefully it's going to be a fix.

Thanks for the advice everyone.