#my jaw hurts so much help

[might-be-a-potato]

I'VE FIGURED OUT HOW TO ADD SUBTITLES AND TRANSLATE THEM

NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!

Although these ones are all google-translated, which defaults to polite-speech for everything. Which means they have funny things like this:

Which (very roughly) translates to "Porkchop, would you kindly stop messing around?"

I'M DYING OVER HERE PLEASEEEEEEEE

[casualavocados]

We are brothers. It's my job to take care of you— I don't need it. If you are that free, go find Zhang Teng. Or you can go back to the headquarters and take care of our boss.

KISEKI: DEAR TO ME Ep. 04

[kaaaaaaarf]

I know this is terribly toxic of me, but I could really use a hypomanic episode right now.

[myrtaceaae]

Concept for my jaw: fucking work properly.

[thyandrawrites]

*chokes on my spit*

I'm sorry, what did you just call them?? This trashtalking game is getting out of hand lmao

[shiraishi--kanade]

hi feel free not to answer this but you're one of the only chronically ill people i know and i probably need to get my blood drawn because i am having Many Issues but i am. super afraid of needles. so basically the question is are needles that draw blood like,, really big? do they hurt a lot? sorry this is probably a dumb question im just terrified auhfguhgahhf

No worries! And in my experience, no not really! My blood draws never really hurt; it's about the same feeling like if your leg falls asleep pins and needles sensations, but only for a split second when the needle comes in and out. If done correctly, you won't feel anything during the actual process, maybe just a bit dizzy & numb. It may sting for a while after the draw (mine still does) but it's really really minor, you probably won't even notice it much. It may also bruise; it's pretty normal too.

The size of the needle varies, though, so here's a word of advice: search out for a more modern, accomodating hospital/lab, and a nurse who works with pediatrics patients, if you can (regardless of your actual age, they are just chiller about anxious people in general imo). Fear of needles is super common and is absolutely nothing to be ashamed about (I actually do well with blood draws but I'm Not Good with IVs and injections, the latter ones moreso than the former), so there is a solid chance they can accommodate you by using a smaller needle or/and local anesthetic (thought I think the last one is... Rarer. My dentist did it, but that man is a force of his own. I don't know how many of his practises are like... Normal).

Getting a good nurse that puts you at ease is so, so important. I cannot overstate it. I don't mean to make this sound bad but I can't lie either, if they mess up, can't find your vein, or just generally suck & rush you & make you feel stupid for asking for accomodations, get up and Leave. Because messed up draws do hurt (not too much, though! I'd say it's comparable to like... Accidentally biting your tongue kinda hurt). I only had one bad experience and I never went to that nurse again.

In general though: the needle probably isn't as big as you think it'd be, it's smaller than the injection ones usually, and you can ask for a smaller one; it doesn't hurt! Actually when I first got my blood drawn from my vein at 10 or so, I was like, wait, that's it? Because of a stupid policy my hospital usually only took blood from the fingertips for kids (don't ask. I don't get it either), and oh god, that hurt Much More than the "adult" one. I was so relieved after being scared out of my mind three minutes earlier. You don't have as much sensation in that area as you for in your fingertips, so if you ever had a papercut and want to compare: papercut hurts more & for longer than the blood draw does.

Good luck to you!! I hope you figure whatever's going on haha. Remember to drink water before the draw to make everyone's lives easier if it comes down to it!

[thethingything]

we've had way worse depersonalisation than usual for months on end, probably because that's the only way I could have coped with any of what's happened, and I'd kind of gotten used to the feeling, but obviously feeling really disconnected from yourself and not really feeling like yourself isn't exactly great so I was like "okay I should actually do some of the things that make me feel like me for once".

the good news: the things that help me feel more grounded and like myself do still work and wow it's really nice actually feeling like me instead of feeling kind of empty and disconnected from myself.

the bad news: the depersonalisation was definitely a way of coping with everything that happened over the summer and grounding myself has the side effect of unrepressing all the feelings about it that were too difficult for me specifically to deal with because of how it interacts with various source related stuff I have going on. also I immediately got really, really homesick and now I'm realising the weird lack of homesickness lately has been from me just being dissociated to all fuck

so now I guess I have to process some shit because I want to actually feel like myself, but I guess I can't do that without having to deal with all the emotional shit that got shoved aside as much as possible.

but also good god we were just kind of not coping with any of what was happening and you're telling me there's even more shit on top of that? like our brain repressed and dissociated from as much as it could and we were still having panic attacks and breakdowns constantly and our mental health was the worst it's been in years and now I have to deal with the stuff our brain deemed too much to deal with during all that.

I hate having to go through the same process over and over again because so much shit keeps happening and getting out of a situation just means now you've got to deal with how much it fucked you up

[onlythebravest]

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[batemanofficial]

i need to take my jaw off and blow on it like an n64 cartridge and then pop it back on

[bunnyb34r]

Oufgh I just shifted my jaw, intending to lightly pop it (TMJ) and it was this loud sickening crack 😭 what the fuck was that

[what-the-fuck-khr]

I had a doctors appointment and have received more pain meds for my tooth until Friday 👍🏻

[crykea]

Falling down a rabbit hole online that fills me with relief one of those oh thank God other people experience this too ones

[mossywizard]

One of those days where I wish there was a weed fairy who could give me an edible when I really need it and then go away so I don’t do a stupid

[stardustedknuckles]

I hate whatever condition I have that makes my muscles cramp. I hate being hyper aware of every time I turn my head lest I give myself a week long injury in the muscle at the base of my neck. I hate being cautious to yawn in case the muscle under my jaw contracts. I hate that moments of rest still require vigilance and my whole body feels like a wound spring and the tension causes/contributes to anxiety and there's nothing I can do.

[asterdeer]

just had my first ever “please help me with my pain” experience of the dentist calling three other dentists into the cubby to look at my mouth and go basically “wow, perfect tongue and teeth but everything else is fucked”, soooo excited to finally join this particular echelon of “everything hurty most days” society

[fandom-blackhole]

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