STOP TEETH GRINDING
Teeth grinding—also called bruxism—often happens without you realizing it, especially during sleep. For some, it’s occasional. For others, it becomes a nightly habit that leaves the jaw sore, teeth damaged, and mornings filled with tension headaches.
While dental guards can protect your teeth, they don’t address why you’re grinding in the first place—often, the root cause is deep-seated stress or anxiety stored in your subconscious.
Signs You May Be Grinding Your Teeth
- Jaw pain or tightness, especially in the morning.
- Worn, chipped, or cracked teeth.
- Headaches or migraines upon waking.
- Earaches or ringing in the ears.
- Sleep disruption for you or your partner.
- Neck and shoulder tension linked to jaw clenching.
Why Teeth Grinding Persists
Bruxism is often a physical expression of unresolved stress, frustration, or anxiety. Your subconscious mind may be trying to “process” tension during sleep by engaging jaw muscles, leading to grinding or clenching.
Even if you consciously decide to stop, the subconscious pattern can keep the habit alive—making it difficult to break without addressing it at the root.
Why Hypnotherapy Works
Hypnotherapy helps by targeting the subconscious triggers that keep bruxism going. Unlike mouth guards or medication, it works on both the mental and physical levels, promoting deep relaxation and changing the automatic response that drives grinding.
How hypnotherapy can help:
Identify emotional triggers: Uncover stressors or unresolved emotions fueling bruxism.
Retrain the subconscious: Replace the grinding habit with relaxation cues during sleep.
Reduce muscle tension: Hypnotic suggestion can help relax the jaw, neck, and shoulders.
Improve sleep quality: By lowering stress response, sleep becomes deeper and more restorative.
Promote lasting change: Addressing both mind and body increases the likelihood of permanent relief.
Benefits You May Experience
- Reduced or eliminated grinding at night.
- Less jaw pain and morning headaches.
- Better dental health and protection of enamel.
- Improved sleep quality and energy during the day.
- A calmer, more relaxed response to stress.
Client Stories
James T. – Stress-Related Clenching
“My jaw muscles were so tense that sometimes I couldn’t open my mouth comfortably in the morning. Through hypnotherapy, I learned how to relax my jaw automatically as I fell asleep. Not only has the grinding stopped, but my neck and shoulders feel better too.”
Amanda K. – Chronic Night Grinding
“I had been wearing a dental guard for years, but it was only preventing damage—it wasn’t stopping the grinding. Hypnotherapy helped me identify stress I didn’t even realize I was holding onto. After a few weeks, my dentist noticed my teeth weren’t showing new wear, and my morning headaches were gone.”
Break the Cycle for Good
Teeth grinding doesn’t have to be a lifelong habit. Hypnotherapy offers a natural, effective way to end bruxism by addressing its true cause—so you can protect your teeth, improve your health, and wake up pain-free.
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About HEAL YOURSELF Therapy
With over 17 years of experience, we’ve helped thousands of people just like you to gain confidence and love.
Through hypnosis in the form of hypnotherapy, we can help you overcome limiting beliefs and blocks, be your best version of yourself and open the door to love, laughter and companionship.
We offer in-person sessions in our Los Angeles and Northern California offices, as well as online sessions. Both are equally effective. Many of our clients are all over the world.
What is hypnotherapy like?
The experience is a very relaxing one. In fact, our hypnotherapy has been likened to a mental massage.
Every part of the process will be explained to you every step of the way so that you feel safe and relax completely.
How many sessions will I need?
For most topics, it’s a good thing to have in mind at least a few sessions. People usually reach their goals in just a few sessions. If you then decide that you would like to work on something else, we can help with that too.
Many of our past clients continue to be our clients because we’ve helped them throughout the years with anything that life has thrown at them.
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