I work on a class by a nutritionist, and she is always saying that- or "People suffering from overweight or obesity".

ETA: My nurse somehow added 2 inches to my height and I accidentally lost 20 pounds, so now according to my doctor I now have "overweight" and not "obesity"

Halllooooo! (read in Mrs. Doubtfire voice)

Long time, not here!

Laura, I echo the words of others. So sad, and shocking. If anything exists outside this life, I hope your friend is at peace.

Like smonster, I have nothing to add to the language discussion, but find it informative. I'd never actually heard the term 'person-centered' in this context. Will research.

I actually popped in with a hivemind question if y'all would indulge me.

Background: blahblahblah dental crisis blahblahblah resolved now.

I've been told (and shown with cool, but scary photographs) that I am 'grinding my teeth to dust.'

The endodontist who (blahblahblah WAY long story) I kind of love, has a spiffy pro version of a night guard that costs $750. I've already shelled out 2k and would like to stem the flow of financial blood.

I know that some folks use football mouth guards but, if it smells or tastes like anything I simply won't use it.

Has anyone found a good one they can recommend?

Bonny! You must have heard me thinking about you. I was going to write you an email because I hadn't seen you in too long.

I grind and know it. I bought do-it-yourself guards from CVS for somewhere around $30 and it has worked great. It was a pack of 2 and I have only used the one for many months. Heat up before the first use and bite on it to shape and good to go. Dentist wanted me to do the expensive thing, but no need for me at least.

Ig ot some sleep last night.

I did some house work , took back the library books that are months overdue and realized I forgot about the exhibit at the Shelburne Musuem that had Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and missed that.

I looked again about the comiccon I found 2 panels that looked okay but one is in the morning and the other in the early evening leaving me with like 4 hours to kill . Which means I'd be tempted to buy stuff and it's not worth the $20 entry.

Also came to the realization that while moving anywhere isn't going to magically solve my problems living in the area where my Mom and brother live will definitely make things easier in terms of finding things to do. I looked at meetup.com and something else and tons of stuff. Which, okay I'm not going to things now because of anxiety but seriously I found 2 event-y things I was really interested in and both were the same situation - lasting an hour or so but the travel time would be 4-6 hours round trip.

I ws going to say more so I htink my goal with my therapist and this case manager is go get me to the point where I can move in the spring instead of trying to wait another summer or fall. Part of me wants to give up and move now but that's not pracitcal.

I was planning on going to Comic Expo here tonight, but I haven't gotten much sleep the past few nights, and I'm just exhausted. So I'm skipping tonight, but going tomorrow, since that's when more of the stuff that I want to see will be.

The only thing I really like at the Comic Expo are the panels, and none of the panels are really grabbing me, so I'm skipping it.

Laura, I toddled down to CVS and got the 'no boil' kind. Thank you so much for reminding me that DVS is basically The Magic Box in my neighborhood.

I _really_ like that this version does not actually cover the teeth. I had bad fantasies of bacteria trapped against the enamel, cancelling out the benefit.

It is going to be super weird getting used to this.

At this point, I should probably just sleep in a coffin. Black out curtain, ear plugs, night guard. I iz a delicate flower.

Upside of all this, not only did the endodontist NOT laugh at me for making my own toothpaste, he actually said I should bottle whatever I'm doing and sell it. Except for the infection brewing for TEN YEARS, according to him, everything else is perfect.

SWEET!

Bonny, I had a lexan (bulletproof) plastic guard I chewed a hole in, and then snapped the end off. My recent dentist demanded a look at it, and behaved as though it was some now-extinct insect he'd heard of but never seen. He was all set to "prescribe" me another one, no doubt just as spendy as the old one.

But I discovered the boilable kind in the drugstore. Clear, soft plastic, you boil and then shape it onto your teeth, and wear it till you chew through it. They're about $12 for two at Rite-Aid. Those are very small--child size, because I have a very small jaw. There is a larger size for about $20, but I had to cut away so much material to be able to fit it into my mouth, and then I kept spitting it out in my sleep because it interfered with my breathing when I lay on my side. Which I do. But the smaller one is amazing. I wake up with *no* jaw ache or pain. If I go through these every couple of months it will be entirely worth it. I don't have a brand name or a picture, but I'm sure you can find them in a local pharmacy. Evidently a lot of people grind their teeth in their sleep.

I will get my traps together at some point, I feel sure.

Happy Birthday, Erika!

Bonny, as far as sleeping in a coffin's concerned, I like the room dark at night. Afternoon naps are one thing, but serious sleeping requires dark. I have the LED numbers taped over on the clock because they're too bright. Our next-door neighbors took down the ivy-covered wall on their porch, thus revealing the double floodlight that shines all night long, and lights up my cellular shade like a jumbotron. A cardboard panel made from a couple of flattened packing boxes slides between the window and the shade, and I haz DARK. And then in the morning, the panel pops out and spends the day behind my desk, so everybody's happy. (And I haz DARK)

Beverly, I'm a bit worried about the spitting out too.

The one I bought has two 'platforms' that go between the back teeth, and a band that tucks between the bottom teeth and gum. link.

It's super soft and the bit between the teeth (see what I did there?) is nice and thick, but not obstructive.

If this one does not work, I will definitely get the boiled kind. And a small.

The one I have is actually adjustable, which is nice.

I'm wearing it around the house to get used to it and because I'e noticed that I grind when upright as well.

Perhaps I can train myself not to!

I guess the good news and bad news is that I don't have any jaw pain, ever. If I did, I might have gotten to this before grinding off all my enamel.