i'm in near-constant dental pain and discomfort because i grind my teeth at night (imagine getting repeatedly tased in **all** of your teeth at random intervals). but because i grind my teeth at night out of anxiety, i grind my teeth *more* because i now having anxiety over grinding my teeth (!), turning into a real ouroboros of hell, lol. i just got x-rays done a month ago and my dentist gave me the all-clear, meaning that my problem is 10000% psychosomatic.

does anyone else deal with pain that just gets amplified because of anxiety? people keep telling me to just lower my stress level, but when you're in constant pain, how the hell are you supposed to do that 🙃