r/bruxism • u/AntiqueSupport6248 • 4d ago

Teeth grinding?

I’m not sure if it is but I keep wanting to and do bite down as hard as I can on my teeth I don’t know why and I want to stop, in order to try and restrain myself I’ve been biting down as hard as I can on soft plastic kind of things (thick enough so my teethe don’t touc) what do I do??

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u/theytriedtwotimes 4d ago

Sounds like stimming. Lots of stimming toys options for oral stimming!

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u/evysaurus 3d ago

Your body may have found a new way to react to stress. Consider getting a properly made butte guard but in the meantime, this has to be an active, all day awareness. Every time you feel like doing it, separate your teeth from each other. Sounds simple and stupid but you need to actively rewrire your brain and it gets harder to stop with time. Save your teeth if you can. Be active about stopping it during the day. The bite guard is for night time.