Klarinet Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 2011/01

From: Matija Gregorka <matija.gregorka@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Depression, anti-depressants, teeth grinding and embouchure
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:48:25 -0500

I had same problems some time ago and my friends allways said to me "Don't
behave like a starving wolf!" so I trained my mind to recognize my tension
and stop grinding. It takes some time but works fine. Many of somebody's
behavioral oddities you can control from your head: years ago I suffered a
migraine like headache but only on Saturdays and Sundays. Strange enough,
because I was free those days, at home, with my family. Then a switch
toggled in my brain and I went to my office on Saturday. No headache at all.
It was obvious that my body was adopted to the stress during the working
days and there was "something missing" on Sunday. With this rational
explanation my weekend headaches were gone for ever. What I would like to
say is that your mind controls almost all of your physical reactions: your
hunger, thirst, fatigue, overweight, need for smoking etc.
Matija

2011/1/11 Martin Marks <martymarks511@-----.com>

> Have you tried double lipping. It's been known to cure biting.
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Donna Higgins <donna@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > On 1/11/11 4:19 AM, Kathy Williams-DeVries wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I may have mentioned once or twice that I suffer from depression, and
> > take
> > > anti-depressants as part of an overall treatment of bipolar disorder.
> > Now, I
> > > am one of those people who channel their tension through their jaw,
> > > involving a lot of teeth grinding. I'm sure if I ever visited a
> dentist,
> > > they would find the condition of my back teeth to be equivalent of a
> meth
> > > user, I have heard.
> >
> > I had a problem with teeth grinding due to stress, and using a mouth
> > guard really helped. Not one you buy "off the shelf" at a pharmacy,
> > which don't work well. You need to get one made for you by your
> > dentist. They're expensive but worth it.
> >
> > At first I wore the guard during the day as well as at night, to break
> > myself of the habit of clenching. Now I just use it at night. I have
> > noticed that my embouchure is more relaxed and I don't "bite" on the
> > reed so much. It's also helped tremendously with my chronic headaches,
> > which was the reason I decided to try the mouth guard.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Donna
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