Recent content by KittenLePurr

I SO feel you. Do you wear a nightguard? That could at least prevent your teeth from getting ground down? I just use one of the grocery store-bought custom fit ones that you put in boiling water and mold in your mouth. Doesn't help with jaw pain but keeps my teeth from touching. I feel a...

No worries. I did decide to wait until the appointment I made in September with a highly recommended holistic dentist who I haven't seen but apparently is great. Hoping she doesn't want to do anything crazy but most likely won't, as she apparently doesn't recommend many root canals. We'll...

Wow, I had NO idea. It really makes you wonder how many people have had oral surgery and even had unpleasant complications from it without ever having anything wrong with their actual teeth or gums...but then, that’s the case with any TMS symptom, isn’t it? So scary. And heartbreaking. Thank...

Oh how awful!!! Yes, a throbbing, nagging bleating. I only started oil pulling maybe a month and a half ago, so it really hasn't had a time to work. I've also been doing it daily and only just found out that more is not necessarily better! And I've eaten well for maybe 2 years now but had no...

Oh sorry, I'm reading more about atypical trigeminal neuralgia now and seeing it does involved throbbing. And that many people get root canals to try to fix the problem! Which obviously offers no relief!! :jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop: So awful!! Goodness forbid my dentist recommends one...I am...

Just wondering, when your teeth hurt, was it always in the same small area? Or was it more widespread? And was it like a throbbing? Either way, I'm thinking even more that my pain is TMS-related now because the pain has completely subsided other than the typical sensitive area at the gum...

WOW, plum, thank you so, so much for replying and getting me to read your story. This makes me feel better. Because while touching my face or brushing my teeth isn't an issue, lying on my side is, as I've been grinding my teeth in my sleep for years and have to wear a nightguard too. I never...

I obviously do need some dental work, and I'm getting it very soon, but I've had to postpone it a few times due to financial constraints. It's just interesting to me that, for the past few months, my tooth pain has actually seemed to be getting better--as I'm taking holistic measures to heal...

Thank you so much for sharing your story. This is so helpful to me, reading more about symptoms jumping around and sprouting up in new places, and reading that you’ve dealt with those symptoms and are recovering. I’ve been on my TMS treatment journey about 6 months now, and I’ve had multiple...

Thank y’all so much. I’m following your advice starting today!:woot:

Thank you so much:happy: I do think I need to add more meditation to my routine. Doing it in the morning is great but I tend to forget to be mindful throughout the rest of the day, especially with so much going on in the world right now. So you’ve cured your pain? I keep meaning to read through...

Hey y’all. I thought I had completely stopped engaging with my pain, like Alan Gordon and Dr. Schubinar recommend. And the intensity has improved! I haven’t had a sharp spasm TMJ attack in months, and my carpal tunnel has all but disappeared. And, the other day, I was in bed winding down and I...

There’s always Unlearn Your Pain. Howard Schubinar offers up some really great calming exercises, writing prompts and spoken exercises you can do alone or with a therapist or other person. I’m about halfway through right now and it is transformational. Still have a long way to go, but seeing...