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An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...

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TMJ troubles

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Slimpics
I have bad pain in my jaw today, and it's popping and clicking, and I can HEAR the bones grinding away when I move my mouth. Actually, I can barely even get my jaw OPEN today!

I guess our jaws weren't meant to take so much abuse in the form of eating, and the thrusting of the chin during purging. My chewing muscles are very stiff and sore as well.

Can anybody relate to this? And do you have any suggestions as to how to remedy the discomfort? This happens to me often and I hate the headaches I get on account of this too.
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First, use moist heat for 15-20 minutes. Try and focus on the sensation of feeling your face soften up while this is going on.

Massage, but not a terribly hard massage. You basically want to just feel like you're moving and pushing the skin over your jaw around. Move it up for three seconds firmly, down for three seconds. Make sure you get right in front of the ears. It'll release some of that tightness.
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i have tmj, it runs in the family but it has been really bad lately. i never made the connection of binging and purging though. but it makes total sense. uggh. i hate to see the other ways i have damaged my body.
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i have tmj, it runs in the family but it has been really bad lately. i never made the connection of binging and purging though. but it makes total sense. uggh. i hate to see the other ways i have damaged my body.
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Hi my name is Andrea. I am a Physical Therapy Assistant. There are many exercises to help with TMJ. Type in TMJ exercises on the net. I owuld explain them but you probably won'tunderstand my stutter in typing LOL I get a sore jaw from tension and eating at times.
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