#TMJ Disorder

[itwasntaphase]

Strange Sensations I crave:

1: taking my spine out and wringing it real good so it cracks every area and helps the pain (fuck scoliosis)

2: taking my eyes out and putting them into a glass of cold water (refreshing for dry eye)

3: Take my skin off and give it a very good scrubbing and moisturizing (no more itchy eczema)

4: taking my brain out and deep cleaning it then soaking it in an ice bath (I'm convinced this would cure my migraines)

5: Scratching behind my eyes (they are often itchy)

7: eating my many pica cravings without it causing issues (i.e. sand, foaming soap, decorative bar soap)

8: taking my muscles apart and soaking each one in a warm bath and then giving it a deep massage (bye bye achy body)

9: Pulling my sinuses out and rinsing them thoroughly (I think it would help my allergies)

10: removing my bottom jaw to give me a break from my TMJ for a while (self-explanatory)

Please reblog this and add yours so I know I'm not crazy in wanting these things. My therapist says these are symptoms from my OCD so that's fun.

[silvermoon424]

[spacejax]

wow i just love suffering from an incurable unexplained illness. I especially love experiencing daily excruciating pain that is completely resistant to tylenol

[dying-weeds]

I wish there was better information given about the physical manifestations of trauma on your body.

I dislocated my jaw today trying to take a bite of food and learned that TMJ is largely a manifestation of trauma/ stress on the body.

This is just one example of the way trauma changes and damages the brain and body and soul of a person.

Everyone thinks that those wounds are just on your mind, but your body carries that wound with you, and the damage isn't just on the inside it's all over you.

[butternutt613]

Yalllllll my jaw is locking uppp

Hhhhh can only open it half way without excruciating painnnnn

Might cry

Any spoonies out there have hacks?

[narcpocalypse]

Tmj culture is snap crackle pop with a side of OIUHVHHHBH OUGHHHH FUCKKK SHITTT UGHHHH OAUGH

[todayingoodmusic]

no because how did elliot start a revolution with tmjd because i have the same thing and it's so painful. plus lower back pain? elliot has to be in chronic pain ☹️

we definitely have different types but even then apart from the fact that mine locks and his doesn't, the surrounding traits are similar. mine gives my vision impairments (i can't focus my eyes), i get severe pain from my massater muscle, i get vertigo and severe headaches.

[decodedlvr]

meanie sadist!eddie forcing his spit in your mouth but you have tmj ☹️☹️

*grabs my jaw*

‘Open your fuckin mouth’

..I can’t sir

What the fuck did I just say huh??

I have tmj sir..

*he remembers* sighs*

‘Open as wide as you can’

*opens mouth an 1 1/2 inches*

*he cups your mouth as if he’s gonna do cpr and spits deep inside where it hits your uvula*

‘It’s ok, it’s not your fault you’re fucked up’ *tilts his head to the side and pouts*

*..🥲*

reblogs appreciated:>

[becauseanders]

i hate you ehlers-danlos syndrome i hate you pots i hate you chronic migraines i hate you brainstem auras i hate you central nervous system complications i hate you degenerative disc disease i hate you hypotension i hate you osteoarthritis i hate you fibromyalgia i hate you tmj disorder i hate you carpal tunnel i hate you mcas

[victusinveritas]

[skellysedsbattle]

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[thechronicpaingame]

Has anyone had Botox for their tmj pain? I'm not getting a splint made for another 6/7 months and I simply think I will ✨perish✨ before that comes around with this pain. I worry about the affects as I don't have a very square jaw, and I don't really want to change my face shape but at this point I don't know what else to try! Already have one of those head wrap things with the gels you cool and heat and it's not helping. This has been like 2 years of this now but the last 4/5 months have been constant and today is the worst it's ever been.

[cass-ass]

I think as our society has become more sedentary and Fascia in everyone's body has become an issue that is causing back pain, shoulder pain, etc this list needs to be more out there.

Myofascial massage can do a LOT for pain management.

I have had people come to be after 10 years of going to doctors and within 1 appointment I helped their pain more than any doctor- not because I am more competent, but because I had the right tools to help.

Most TMJ issues, sciatica, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, and more can be helped if not fixed with myofascial massage and it is generally cheaper to get regular massage than it is to continually go to the doctor for something that they are unequipped to handle.

The ONLY time those are issues that a doctor can handle better than a myofascial massage therapist is when there is a structural nerve impingement, such as your spine or hips pinching your sciatic nerve. Otherwise it is likely just your soft tissue restriction causing the pain.

And soft tissue restriction wont be helped with a pill or a surgery- and sometimes surgeries can actually make it WORSE.

So please- if you have a chronic pain disorder look for a Myofascial Massage Therapist in your area.

Also DRINK WATER. Dehydration makes connective tissue restriction worse!

[antlered-lycanthrope]

My teeth.. my jaw.. my mouth.. oh the agony..

[friendraichu]

might be just me being paranoid or a series of coincidences but it seems like the entire left side of my body is fucked up.

occipital neuralgia? almost exclusively runs up the left side of my head

left eye more nearsighted than right

TMJ seems like it might be worse on the left side (difficult to tell)

i have overarching neck and back pain, but left shoulder blade is more frequently in pain than right

left hip some sort of fucked up, probably related to my left L5 vertebrae being fused to my pelvis

all this to say, maybe i just tend to put more pressure on the left side of my body?? idk if one of these things instigated the rest or if it's all just happenstance, but it's fuckin weird and also im so tired of being in pain.

[popcorn-plots]

me: [pops jaw, it hurts a lot]

mom: again? how often does this happen?

me: [staring her dead in the eyes] literally every time I open my mouth.

mom: what did the dentist say last month?

me: to get a mouth guard to sleep with and do some jaw excersizes

mom: and why haven't we found a solution yet?

me: because you insist on taking me to a specialist to get me professionally diagnosed even though we already know what this is and have known for months

mom: huh. [pauses] we'll figure something out soon