I can't let my upper teeth touch the lower. It's like they're vibrating or something.
Off to bed.
Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.
'The Train Job'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2006 7:45:34 pm PST #7488 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cass - Mar 30, 2006 7:52:12 pm PST #7489 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Some combination maybe?Slashy relief... Mmmmm...
But it doesn't seem to actually cause problems.I don't think this is the jaw or bite so much as just stressing and clenching the jaw. The clench is just a symptom that then leads to worsening. I try to put my tongue inbetween my teeth so I don't shut them but then I forget. And clench.
-t - Mar 30, 2006 8:02:07 pm PST #7490 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Okay, ow. Get yourself a bite guard, Cass, don't use your tongue.
Trudy Booth - Mar 30, 2006 8:05:17 pm PST #7491 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Well, not until the fellas get there.
Cass - Mar 30, 2006 8:18:54 pm PST #7492 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Well, to be fair, the tongue is just a reminder not to *CLENCH* my jaw. I'm not actually biting my tongue. I just forget to put my tongue in the way and bite down. If my tongue is there, I am forced / remember to keep the jaw slack.
And it's not a sleep thing or I would totally be getting the bite guard. Well at least I don't seem to wake up with the headaches. Maybe I should look into the damn guard. Or botox in the jaw. That'll fix me.
This just *seems* so much like something I should be able to easily control and it is frustrating that I can't.
Jesse - Mar 30, 2006 8:21:02 pm PST #7493 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Eff that, Cass. Which of course I mean in the most loving and supportive way possible. I mean, it's an unconscious thing your body is doing. I'd take the help to avoid doing it.
Cass - Mar 30, 2006 8:27:27 pm PST #7494 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Will a bite guard help with the clenching thing or will I just be clenching on something different?
Because fuck the stressful way, I'll happily take the easy out. My body is obviously stupid and will hurt itself. It no longer deserves to have control of the vehicle.
-t - Mar 30, 2006 8:37:07 pm PST #7495 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was thinking the bite guard would help prevent the clenching but now that i think about it, it might be for grinding. My dad wears his whenever his jaw starts hurting (awake or asleep, well, always when he sleeps, I suppose) and now I can't remember which problem he has. Do you have a dentist in Portland? Maybe find one that treats the clenchiness.
Jesse - Mar 30, 2006 8:44:00 pm PST #7496 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've self-prescribed a bite guard when I was grinding, and it seemed to help. It seems like it couldn't hurt to get a cheapo drugstore mouthguard and see what happens.
Cass - Mar 30, 2006 8:52:55 pm PST #7497 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I don't have a dentist here. Or back in San Diego actually. I am crap when it comes to dental maintenance. I had one several years ago but he seemed to have moved or something.
I know bite guards help with grinding and it can't hurt to get one at RiteAid and see if it helps. The new and different texture might be enough to remind me try and relax my jaw. Also some squishy might stop the tightness. It's certainly worth a try.
eta: Oddly, talking (typing?) about this has helped. I think I keep checking to see if my jaw is relaxed.
And there is a program about the zero on later. My tv can watch it and I will check it out later.