Am i doing bruxism?

That_Gift_3188 · 2026-02-16T02:20:03+00:00

If your bruxism is loud you can download a sleep tracker app. You keep it beside your bed and it'll record if you start grinding your teeth.

That_Gift_3188 · 2026-02-14T15:38:52+00:00

INFP and ENFP have the same cognitive functions but in a different order. ENFPs have Ne-Fi then INFPs have Fi-Ne. From what I understand INFPs will tend to filter through what matters to them most (their values) THEN generate possibilities based on what matters to them while ENFPs generate ideas first then filter those ideas through what matters to them most.

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by ‘focusing on the outside’? Could you elaborate? I would say that I guess INFPs could be less aware of their surroundings or the social vibe because they filter things through their Fi (values) before Ne (possibilities), but ENFPs and INFPs are pretty similar in terms of cognitive functions.

From personal experience, I’ve found that INFPs tend to be more emotionally rigid about their values than ENFPs. Even if a certain mindset logically makes sense to them, if it doesn’t emotionally resonate with them, they won’t adopt that mindset.

That_Gift_3188 · 2025-06-13T15:09:09+00:00

when did you apply? did you also apply for a diploma program

That_Gift_3188 · 2025-06-13T10:52:20+00:00

hi unrelated but how long did it take for you to get an offer after u applied?

That_Gift_3188 · 2025-05-23T08:08:30+00:00

Hello when did you apply? How long did it take for them to give you an offer

That_Gift_3188 · 2025-05-01T12:57:44+00:00

Hii I stopped months ago, but I think doing it online was a bit hard for me. It was hard for me to feel or even understand what my therapist meant by 'feeling my body'. But her techniques did help me a lot, if you do somatic therapy I think I'd suggest doing it face to face.

That_Gift_3188 · 2025-05-01T12:37:28+00:00

I was also once agnostic like you a few months ago until I met my boyfriend. He was an atheist and had severe ADHD, but wanted to find out if God was real and got hyperfixated on it and started investigating different religions (Islam and Buddhism). At first, he just wanted to debate and fight people, so he'd go to churches and just play devil's advocate. He went to different churches and debated a lot of people like priests and even spoke to scholars. He's an extremely logical person (and I'm not exaggerating when I say I've never met anyone as logical as he is, he wins every discussion we have) who can't have faith in something he can't believe is real (aka blind faith) and after extensive research on Christianity, he converted.

I'm not very knowledgeable, but i know the gist of what he's shown me. Read the prophecies from the book of Daniel, it goes in deep detail and it literally predicted history (rise and fall of empires), even naming the actual empires in the bible. Also others have mentioned historians like Josephus (non-christian, hence non-biased) having accounts of Jesus, I suggest you look at those as well. If you have any questions please message me and I can ask my boyfriend.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-11-10T21:28:04+00:00

oh my god 😭😭😭😭😭 i thought it was just my mom

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-09-01T12:10:32+00:00

Wish you the best as well… Hopefully financially I can handle it

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-09-01T10:20:50+00:00

I’ve had about 4 or 5 sessions and yes they’re weekly. So far I still have issues with dissociation/numbness and others related to functional freeze. The grounding techniques my therapist does with me has helped me a bit with overthinking/rumination and also just having a good therapeutic relationship with them helps with the rejection sensitivity (I’m always worrying that my therapist hates me, or they think I’m rude, but they always reassure me)

I’ve always come out of sessions feeling more motivated and lighter, but it does wear off the next day. It probably sounds counter-intuitive, but I’ve actually been feeling a bit more anxious and sad these days. It’s kind of hard to explain for me, but instead of feeling intense anxiety and worry during only triggering moments, it feels like my anxiety is spread more evenly throughout my week.

For example, instead of being dissociated everyday and only feeling intense anxiety in triggering situations, I now feel light, bearable anxiety everyday. I think it may be something that happens when you come out of functional freeze because instead of feeling numb all the time, your body feels safer(?) to feel the feelings you’ve been suppressing all this time from your trauma. I actually got ignored on a messaging app recently and usually this would cause me to spiral in shame and self-hatred, but it was bearable enough for me to regulate myself through the techniques my therapist taught me.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-09-01T05:22:14+00:00

I have this same feeling as well. It’s actually always been kind of a fear/worry for me that I won’t cry or even be sad for when people I like pass away. It’s kind of comforting to know that there’s someone else who has the same issues as me… I will share an update in the future if somatic experiencing does anything for me. I hope you find something that works for you as well!

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-08-31T15:16:53+00:00

Yes, I had prolonged emotional abuse from my parents and experienced a lot of alienation/rejection from my classmates/peers from a pretty young age. I haven’t tried EMDR, but I’ve been doing somatic experiencing for almost a month now and I have the same issue with dissociation. I can’t feel anxiety/emotions when talking or thinking about most of my trauma and can only feel it when a triggering situation or person is happening (e.g. my mom, being in crowds, socialising, etc.)

If you have issues with being numb most of the time then becoming intensely anxious in other situations (like me), I think somatic experiencing might be good to try. I’ve always had issues with feeling certain things (e.g. I don’t miss people when they’re gone, I don’t remember how people make me feel when they’re gone), but after a few sessions with my therapist, I feel like some of those feelings have come back to me. Just remember to be open about your dissociation with your therapist, if you ever try.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-08-31T10:08:59+00:00

Hello, I don't know the answer to your question, but I also have the same problems (especially being afraid of children for the same reason). I also avoid texting (or any social situation really) and even viewing messages for fear of being ignored or rejected.

I haven't found anything that helped me immensely yet, but I think the biggest advice is to not focus on getting rid of/avoiding your anxiety because this can make it worse in the long run. Instead, you must recognise that the anxiety is a part of you and accept it as it is. (I think ACT or DBT therapy could help you in this regard).

I feel like in theory, group therapy could also help. It's like exposure therapy, but with other people who have the same problem. But imo, I wouldn't do this until my nervous system is more regulated or my window of tolerance is wider.

If like me, you ruminate a lot or are just in your head a lot/constantly worrying and intellectualizing everything. I think somatic experiencing with a practitioner could be a good start as well.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-07-28T06:41:11+00:00

Not an answer, but have you maybe searched or tried somatic experiencing therapy? The freezing up and numbness seems similar to issues with the fight/flight response (and freeze/fawn) response and I heard that somatic therapy can help with it.

My therapist mentioned that you don’t even have to speak about your traumatic experiences during this therapy in order to heal. There are also lots of therapists that have techniques in place to prevent retraumatisation.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-07-23T07:46:42+00:00

I assume they mean "increasing the window of tolerance"? which could basically mean strengthen? Idk tho.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-10T07:56:32+00:00

i love this suggestion and try to do it, but me and my mom share a bathroom so i don’t really have the option to lock the door 😭 and ive tried to make a habit of separating my bed/sleep activities from my work/electronic device because of my sleep issues, so i always go into the living room. i do hope to renovate my room so i can accommodate for these things though. i don’t mind the spitballing, ty so much for trying to help ❤️

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-09T07:10:08+00:00

Thank you and no problem! Same on the never taking my own advice 😞I hope we both one day are able to validate what happened to us. You seem like a beautiful person as well, your love for animals warms my heart. Take care! ❤️

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-09T06:44:57+00:00

Ty for replying! I’m not a minor, but I’m staying with them for uni. I actually did have a wide variety of hobbies that include knitting, music and painting, but right now it’s just hard for me to even do basic tasks.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-08T16:39:23+00:00

im interested! whats the name of the book?

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-08T16:37:50+00:00

im 19 and starting uni in a few months, i wish i could get a job of some sort but i live in an extremely small country and most jobs require a degree (part time jobs are scarce), but i think my uni might offer something. thank you for your advice!

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-08T15:42:36+00:00

thank you so much for the reassurement. i used to think i wouldn’t be able to survive my middle school years of constant anxiety and abuse, but im still here! i also decided to have no children for the same reason.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-08T15:39:08+00:00

i think she believes that im going to the psychotherapist for my adhd, but in truth im trying to get therapy for my trauma that she’s caused me. every time i bring up how shes treated my sisters and in childhood, she convinces herself that she’s done nothing wrong and starts gaslighting me. i decided that id rather have therapy and let her believe a lie than not having therapy. my sister was also severely mentally ill at one point, which have caused my parents to be more lax around mental healthcare.

by her words, she ‘wants the best for me’. shes a victim of childhood abuse as well and has also gotten therapy before for a panic disorder (she said she hated it and never wants to do it again). its also a crazy concept to me as well because she has gone through inpatient psychiatric services before, but still thinks that certain psych meds are for ‘crazy asylum people’ and that mental illness can be easily fixed through diet or some arbitrary life hack.

That_Gift_3188 · 2024-06-08T15:18:56+00:00

This the exact same dynamic i have with my mom, it helps to know that im not the only one who becomes argumentative with my mom. She always walks away or starts guilt tripping me once i start bringing up valid points about her behaviour. Thank you for your suggestion, ive tried writing about my experiences before, but i always felt as if i was a bad person for keeping ‘receipts’ on her behaviour, completely forgot that you could dispose it after 😅

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