What is Tooth-Grinding

Bruxism, or tooth grinding, is an oral para-functional habit observed in a large number of people occasionally and, in a smaller number, habitually. The mechanism of causation is t...

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Monday November 30, 2009

Painful Stories

  • Journal Entry for February 1, 2008

    Friday, February 1, 2008 | A Painful story

    My symptoms...
    •    Chronic muscle pain & aching (constant in neck, back, arms, legs, knees, ankles)
    •    Sensitivity to touch (physiotherapist pressed on 18 trigger points for FM, & 17 were sensitive: Jan 2008)
    •    Tingling of skin (legs, heels)
    •    Muscle spasms (legs)
    •    Temporomandibular...




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  • This is all really starting to kill me...

    Monday, April 7, 2008 | A Painful story

    Ryle broke up with me 2 weeks ago and i have been a mess. it is hurting me so much and i just dont know what to do anymore. shes flirting with with one of my best friends richie and i think he likes her too. maybe thats the real reason why she broke up with me...two days before she broke up with me i was at a relay for life thing with my team and they were both there. it looked like they were get...

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    4 Comments

  • A Sad Loss

    Monday, April 7, 2008 | A Painful story

    So our girl canary died.  I could tell she was sick, and by the time JR got her to a vet, she died.  I went and bought her some special food that was supposed to help sick birds, but it was too late.
    I thought she had some sort of virus.  JR said she had a big red spot under her wing.  A month or longer ago, their cage fell.  She seemed fine, but we wonder if she got injur...

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  • My Grandmother

    Monday, May 12, 2008 | A Painful story

    My Grandmother died on april 17, 2008. I miss her with all of my heart. I am currently still living in her house. We are all working on gettng her things cleaned out as well as mine for me to move and for the house to go on the market.
    She came hame from the rehab hospital in march. Somehow either at the hospital or rehab hospital she contracted an infection called C. Difficile. She went back int...

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    4 Comments

  • HELP ME PLEASE! ANYBODY

    Monday, August 25, 2008 | A Painful story

    my pain is killing me. i can not stop this hurting, in the pit of my stomach. my mind wants to end it all but i can't do that to my family. trying to think positive but don't know how to believe in my mind i use affrimation, but ha ha that's not working either.  i feel as though i am loseing my mind. this is going on now for since june 29th i have prayed,cried ask God to remove t...

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  • Journal Entry for September 17, 2008

    Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | A Painful story

    hope to get well enoughto go back to collage

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    Saturday, September 20, 2008 | A Painful story

    I broke up my boyfriend of over 3 years last night. I don't know what to do or how to feel or what to say. I didn't sleep last night. I've been having anxiety attacks and havn't stopped crying..

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  • NoT SuRE ANYmoRE....

    Friday, October 3, 2008 | A Painful story

    I've gotten many messages from a girl who I thought was my friend, saying that she was willing to be there for me if I ever needed someone to talk to. Once, just once, I took her up on her offer. Then tonight she sends me a message saying that I contact her to much (huh? once?) and that I need to back off. She messaged me the other night because she needed someone to talk to and I was there f...

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  • disgusted

    Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | A Painful story

    I am completely disgusted with myself.
    I had a job interview---the  first I was able to get in 6 mo. of being unemployed, and it's only for a temp position.
    I've basically been an unemployed recluse for 6 mo.  I don't even want to be around people and spend many days in bed.
    So, I go to this interview and have an anxiety attack in the car beforehand.  I ws so nervous and s...


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  • David

    Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | A Painful story

    Had a meeting with the hospital, the end of March and gave them alot of question that I want answers to, why David was treated the way he was, why they could not look after him, and why he had to die because if they had treated him properly he would not of died and if I had been allowed to look after him he would not have had to go all that he went through.
    My adovacate Joy, rang the trust yesterd...

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