PINKYPRISCILLA
03-21-2003, 03:18 PM
I notice that when I am in pain I don't like to socialize with anyone. I kind of withdraw from social settings. Primarily because I am in pain and I don't want to sound like i am complaining (especially at work)
Do any of you have the same problems?
Do any of you have the same problems?
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GJA
03-21-2003, 03:54 PM
--YUP, FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY.--I JUST WANT TO GET THE DAY OVER AND GET HOME TO BED.
PINKYPRISCILLA
03-21-2003, 04:02 PM
It's kinda frustrating because of the pain !!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/yawn.gif
TiffanyAnn
03-21-2003, 11:23 PM
Hi Pinky:
Yes, I feel the same way. I think when a person is in pain the only thing they can think about is getting out of pain. And social situations are no longer fun for me. When I am in this much pain I am not interested in social functions and trying to be cheery and happy for a bunch of people.
Tiffany
Yes, I feel the same way. I think when a person is in pain the only thing they can think about is getting out of pain. And social situations are no longer fun for me. When I am in this much pain I am not interested in social functions and trying to be cheery and happy for a bunch of people.
Tiffany
aev30
03-23-2003, 03:07 PM
I feel the same way too. I just wish people understood what we go through more than they do. I get so tired of hearing people complain about trivial things when I am in pain from tmj on a daily basis. My friends just don't understand why I don't socialize as much anymore. Oh well I just pray for good days and cherish them when I do feel good. Wishing everyone a pain free day :)
Angel
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Angel
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thisgirl
03-23-2003, 10:32 PM
i have a lot of anxiety problems along with TMJ, so i tend to avoid social situations anyhow. but i notice when i'm feeling little or no pain, my mood is so much better & i feel like going out and taking advantage of it. :)
thisstarr
03-24-2003, 05:14 AM
Hi Everyone, :wave:
I feel the same way :( It is even hard for me to listen to my husband when we are talking, I love him so much but I think and I lose train of thought when we are speaking, I start to feel pain and I start thinking of that, and his voice kind of fades a way for a few and I am thiking what the heck were we talking about.
When your in pain you just cant even handle thinking! I think our bodys shut down because the pain is just so bad!
Take Care,
Starr
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I feel the same way :( It is even hard for me to listen to my husband when we are talking, I love him so much but I think and I lose train of thought when we are speaking, I start to feel pain and I start thinking of that, and his voice kind of fades a way for a few and I am thiking what the heck were we talking about.
When your in pain you just cant even handle thinking! I think our bodys shut down because the pain is just so bad!
Take Care,
Starr
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paintitbetter
03-24-2003, 10:27 AM
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Piperdreams
03-24-2003, 10:41 AM
Yes, when I have pain, I withdraw from people too. Thanks God, I have my own office at work. When I get too much pain and just want to be on my own, I close the door, not all the way since the big boss does not like it.
Piper
Piper
paintitbetter
03-24-2003, 10:50 AM
Sorry about the test, but I have been having a lot of trouble posting on this board as of late. The mods tell me, they sometimes have trouble with AOL users being able to post. Any other AOL users having trouble posting?
Yes, for the past five years I have become somewhat of a hermit. Can't make any plans to do anything. I did go on vacation this year, that was a big step for me. It was a ten day vacation, and I had about five "good days."
I have been trying to sell my house and move, but many times I just don't feel like house hunting when these TMJD ear symptoms kick in. It is hard to try and live a normal life, but I guess it is important to stay busy, to keep your mind of the pain, and try to look ahead to better days.
Hoping today is a good day for everyone here
Mark
Yes, for the past five years I have become somewhat of a hermit. Can't make any plans to do anything. I did go on vacation this year, that was a big step for me. It was a ten day vacation, and I had about five "good days."
I have been trying to sell my house and move, but many times I just don't feel like house hunting when these TMJD ear symptoms kick in. It is hard to try and live a normal life, but I guess it is important to stay busy, to keep your mind of the pain, and try to look ahead to better days.
Hoping today is a good day for everyone here
Mark
pennyb
03-24-2003, 02:57 PM
wow i feel exactly the same way you guys do. I can't even communicate with my husband anymore. I have shut myself so far out of marriage that we decided this weekend that we are going to get a divorce. So now i am also getting very depressed on top of all my other problems. I hate life, pain, sadness and everything around me. This all sucks to the point of where i don't know what to do anymore. But it's not worth it.
PINKYPRISCILLA
03-24-2003, 03:15 PM
Penny,
Sorry to hear about your divorce.
Not to be prying but, is TMJ a part in your divorce?
Sorry to hear about your divorce.
Not to be prying but, is TMJ a part in your divorce?
justpancho
03-25-2003, 02:13 AM
yea penny .. sorry to hear about the homefront troubles. will keep you in my prayers.
and yes i've become very anti social. since i've lost a lot of hearing.. it's scary to me to go even to the grocery store. for some reason i hear machines better than people so when i get in a room with a lot of machines i can't hear what the person behind the counter is saying. i ask them to repeat and if i dont hear the second time.. i feel so flush and and embarrassed that usually i just nod smile and move on... getting the heck out of there asap.
tonight was my boyfriends bday and i think i ruined it. i'm coming down with yet another cold/ear infection so all the fluid is backing up again and my jaw was aching so bad. he kept asking me to smile but i just couldn't as hard as i try. this thing is wearing me down. this is only my second month.. how do yall cope?
and yes i've become very anti social. since i've lost a lot of hearing.. it's scary to me to go even to the grocery store. for some reason i hear machines better than people so when i get in a room with a lot of machines i can't hear what the person behind the counter is saying. i ask them to repeat and if i dont hear the second time.. i feel so flush and and embarrassed that usually i just nod smile and move on... getting the heck out of there asap.
tonight was my boyfriends bday and i think i ruined it. i'm coming down with yet another cold/ear infection so all the fluid is backing up again and my jaw was aching so bad. he kept asking me to smile but i just couldn't as hard as i try. this thing is wearing me down. this is only my second month.. how do yall cope?
OHJELJ
03-25-2003, 09:34 AM
I am so with everyone on this issue. My husband decided to revisit his high school years and wanted desperately to go see Def Leppard. The show was last night. I am so sensitive to light and sound lately since the surgery that I was really hesitant to go. He wouldn't go without me and I wasn't going to waste the tickets...so I went, equipped with my bright orange industrial ear plugs....I did get some weird looks, but I couldn't have made it through one song let alone 2+ hours!
I was a mess by the end though and full of muscle spams and cramps from my forehead to my lower back. My physical therapist is going to blast me today. I guess I set myself back by three weeks for just one silly show...we've only been married for six months though and I'm fighting hard to make things happy when I can...
I don't like him to worry about me, but besides my husband, I mostly haven't talked to many friends in months and months....they think we're in the honeymoon phase! HA! I just can't talk on the phone or do anything other than live day to day! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif
Jennifer
I was a mess by the end though and full of muscle spams and cramps from my forehead to my lower back. My physical therapist is going to blast me today. I guess I set myself back by three weeks for just one silly show...we've only been married for six months though and I'm fighting hard to make things happy when I can...
I don't like him to worry about me, but besides my husband, I mostly haven't talked to many friends in months and months....they think we're in the honeymoon phase! HA! I just can't talk on the phone or do anything other than live day to day! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif
Jennifer