Don't go to sleep stressed people!

Aug 05, 2009 17:41

Oh damn... I think I grind my teeth at night. The last dentist I saw in IL for a cleaning said I don't, but I woke up with serious pain in my upper left back tooth today. So I at least clenched my teeth together very tightly last night. I was really stressed out last night because I was thinking about money and my dad. My head just went on its own thinking about the types of scenarios where he would expect me to pay for things and then I started stressing about whether I'll always make enough money. I don't even know how accurate my overthinking is, but I couldn't stop it. I forced myself to fall asleep on the couch, thinking that would make it go away. Guess it wasn't a good idea.

Ugh I'm really trying hard to manage this stress. I don't feel like it's ever gotten so bad like it is now. All these problems that continue popping up one after the other seem to have roots in stress. I see this 6-letter word so often now. So how have I been trying to manage it? Well, exercise is the given obvious. I've been working on picking it up, although I can't pick it up too fast because I got some injuries when I did that. Since I did swim 500m yesterday, I know I need to exercise other options. Another form of relief I've been trying for a few days now is writing. I think picking it up again is a good idea because it allows me to articulate and relieve my thoughts. Finally, I should avoid working on errands close to bedtime.

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