Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Lately my jaw has been in some pain. My jaw feels stiff every time i open my mouth, it this anxiety related my mom also tells me that it clinch my teeth at night. enlighten me please
It is a manifestation of stress.. but it could just be the way your muscles, bones and nervous system are wired.. thats why not everyone will get jaw problems. My "right" jaw joint makes a slight pop noise if I open my mouth. Left one doesn't.
This website has useful information about this connection:
http://www.ctds.info/tmj.html
My jaw is so tense and I clench it so much when I'm really upset, that sometimes when I open my mouth I hear a hug cracking sound. So you're not alone in that. I also give myself some great headaches to with clenching.
I always use to chew holes in the sheets, while I was asleep and during waking hours - any piece off material had no mercy for my continual teeth grinding - hope yours isn't stress related.
I do not grind my teeth at night, but there is a tighten feeling around my jaw, and also it is hard to open up my mouth to eat , it's so tensed up.