:-(

[k1ttycat]

::Sigh:: I have been feeling a little on the off side for days, stressing completely, and not even knowing why!! I just don't get it. Anyway, yesterday, had bad ear ache, and thought I had an ear infection, so I left work and went to the doctor, who told me my ear was fine. Then, last night my tooth started hurting bad, making my ear hurt even more, so I stayed home and went to the dentist. He pulled my tooth, saying "well, while you're here we might as well take it out, but I don't think that's what's causing the pain." He thinks that I am stressed, and clenching my jaw far too much. He thinks it's muscle spasms. He said that often, when the muscles in the jaw area ache, it feels like toothaches or ear infections. Gosh darn it! How do I stop stressing when I don't know why I am, and how to I stop clenching my teeth when it's unconcious... I don't even know when I am doing it. ::Sigh::

On a brighter note, company this weekend. I get to make a killer breakfast again!! It's the highlight of my month. :-D

Then next weekend, wedding in ugly bridesmaid dress. Oh Joy.

Comments

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, I'm glad that feeding us is a highlight of your week!! We enjoy it as well! :D

[somnior.livejournal.com]

My ears (actually, I think exclusively my right ear) will hurt sometimes. It's never been an infection, but it's always been the jaw being tight or sore or the like.

In either of our cases, it's almost certainly stress.

Try a bath/shower to relax the muscles, or something like tea to help soothe yourself in general, or anything else to destress - even if you don't know why, general destressing should help. :) If you're really stressed, it might be worth looking into some activity or another you can engage in frequently, whether just for destressing or other benefits too.

Teeth - uh, I dunno. Destressing would be good. Clenching teeth unconsciously is probably nothing but an unconscious habit (I think I can recall noticing you doing so on occasion), so since it's unconscious, the best you can do to break it is to stop doing it when you notice, and telling yourself to not do so again in the future. Then again, I still sometimes count things unconsciously using my teeth, almost in an OCD manner (which is a very annoying habit) so everything I have to offer might be bunk! :-p