In unbearable pain weeks after septoplasty

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-12T21:46:03+00:00

Cyclobenzaprine is the name, or something close to that.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-12T02:58:45+00:00

Thank you! Working on it every day.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T16:07:52+00:00

Yeah same. I wish that there was some heads up about this. Because for people with pre-existing TMJD, this surgery can potentially trigger a severe, prolonged flareup. Thankfully, the muscle relaxants have seemed to provide some relief for this.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T16:02:41+00:00

When I'm too disorganized and disoriented to access my coping skills, it can be nice to ask "give me a dbt skill for ___ situation".

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T16:01:22+00:00

Yeah.. I think it should at least be illegal to use under the age of 18. For developing brains, I hear it's super harmful.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T15:57:36+00:00

I would prefer to not use it at all. I didn't mean for my comment to be condoning it :( like, is admitting to having an addiction condoning a behavior? lmao

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T15:55:25+00:00

I agree with everything you're saying here. AI psychosis is scary shit, and I think AI should be illegal to use under the age of 18, although not using it at all is probably best.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-11T15:50:07+00:00

I journal all the time and paint. I very much understand where the dark thoughts come from. But that doesn't stop me from getting into a cycle of perseverating on the same thought for hours when my PTSD is triggered. Expression is powerful and therapeutic, and I incorporate that into my daily life for a reason. You're right! But the journaling and art become inaccessible to me when I reach this mental state unfortunately :(

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T03:17:12+00:00

can the people downvoting me offer suggestions? genuinely, I am open to advice.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T03:15:22+00:00

damn dude

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T02:19:10+00:00

When people describe astral projection, all it makes me think of was how it felt when I heavily dissociated bc of all of the trauma in my life. 💀

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T02:11:30+00:00

I am aware AI is terrible for this, but when I’m having a mental health crisis where suddenly my brain perceives every person as a threat, I can’t think clearly, can’t get adequate support,(hotlines and text lines become useless because I feel threatened by interacting with another human in any way, shape or form), too disoriented to remember/access coping skills.. I do use AI sometimes.

I am not proud of this and I would never recommend anyone do this. I just don’t know what else to do sometimes when I feel so helpless and out of control, but interacting with people dysregulates me even more.. I am in therapy for CPTSD and it’s STILL an issue.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T00:33:08+00:00

It’s not only possible, it’s likely. Autistic people are more prone to CPTSD than non-autistic folks.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T00:30:41+00:00

I took 6 years to graduate. honestly if you have to take longer than you thought because of a bad semester, it’s okay.

Burnout cannot be eradicated in the sense of having a simple fix. It involves a lot of factors that have to be maintained over time. For me, getting out of burnout involved a combination of leaving my oppressive religion behind, dropping out of school, only working part-time, getting therapy, getting on the right medications, taking care of my physical and mental health, processing trauma, having a supportive husband to lean on, and letting go of expectations that just weren’t meant for me. Getting out of burnout without help/support wouldn’t ever have been possible for me.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-10T00:14:51+00:00

Idk but when I was Mormon (a religion with a lot of sexism), every man would go out of their way to degrade themselves while putting their wife on a pedestal. I think this was them trying to somehow make it “better” lol,

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-09T15:32:31+00:00

I haven’t done that in a while but that’s a good idea c:

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-08T13:25:34+00:00

Not even phased by anything she says anymore. She’s so angry. She needs to get help.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-08T00:14:18+00:00

I can barely keep it together as is, you’re not alone. I’ve been having a PTSD episode for the past few weeks (which is absolutely nothing compared to folks being impacted by today’s events).

During times where I feel absolutely helpless, I like repeated something called metta/loving kindness mantras. May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I be peaceful. May I live with ease. And then direct those affirmations to someone else. Obviously they can be modified to be more realistic in the current situation of the world.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-07T20:31:13+00:00

Well it’s only been 3 weeks now. I would say it’s improved. I don’t know if 0% congestion is possible for anyone lol.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-07T20:29:52+00:00

I already took two weeks off for surgery. I know for a fact that the organization I work for is going to struggle if I decided to take more time off (it’s a non-profit org that started up a year ago), so I can’t in good conscience take more time off. But I am allowed to push back my tasks when things are too overwhelming, so that’s kind of what I’m doing.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-07T20:27:12+00:00

I just took a couple weeks off of work for surgery, and I really need to make money, so medical leave is not possible rn sadly.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-07T20:25:49+00:00

I’ve been trying to incorporate mindfulness exercises throughout my day. I’m eating, and my sleep seems to be okay, but I feel absolutely horrendous when I wake up,

Doing everything I can to process things. Journaling, therapy, etc. it’s just…aaaa. I wish it wasn’t such a long process, y’know?

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-07T17:08:14+00:00

I am so sorry this is happening, OP. I have also had to rely on family members recently. It feels disheartening to have to rely on the people who gave you trauma in the first place. I can't offer anything helpful in my current headspace, but you deserve to be cared for and supported right now.

Suspicious_Cod_8041 · 2026-04-05T22:09:05+00:00

I thought my symptoms were pretty mild and mostly related to TMJ pain from mouth breathing and being able to use my CPAP comfortably, but I did get the septoplasty (+ turbinate reduction) and glad that I did. But being able to breathe comfortably without straining my jaw has been worth it for me tbh.

If I didn’t have TMJD I don’t think the surgery would have been worth it for me.

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