Help to control teeth grinding

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Permalink Reply by Woodrow on January 19, 2008 at 5:33am

I"ve never used them, but hypnosisdownloads.com has a download with script for this. Of course, it costs a small amount of money, but it might be worth a shot.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Cooper on January 19, 2008 at 7:45am

Good Morning Woody,
I've worked with Teeth Grinding, take your client back to a time that they first started grinding their teeth, reframe it, work on esteem, remove any fears that are attatched and released through teeth grinding,

I have no doubt that a script will help, yet I have had success without a script.

Hope this helps,

Have a great day,

Scott Cooper CHt

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Permalink Reply by Scott Cooper on January 19, 2008 at 7:56am

Hey Greg,
You can do this by taking your client back to the ISE that the teeth grinding is attatched to,,
I've had success with several clients with teeth grinding,,,

You can relieve this issues by going over the ISE, releasing, reframing,

Go to the Infinity Group on this site, Ask Dr. Anne Spencer her opinion,, she will give great detail,, very smart,, in fact,, join the group,, we need more good people..

Have a great day,
Scott

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Permalink Reply by Woodrow on January 19, 2008 at 8:10am

Good morning and good advice Scott. Thank you.

I'm not a big fan of scripts either, except to get a framework to an approach. From what I have read, your approach to habits like teeth grinding are solved through hypnoanalysis, anything from teeth grinding to fears, phobias, stuttering, etc.

Have a good day yourself.

Woody

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Permalink Reply by Scott Sandland on January 20, 2008 at 10:35pm

Greg-
I've worked with a couple hundred people on this issue over the past 4 or 5 years with great success. I taught a room full of hypnotherapists how to do it earlier today and am flying to New Orleans to teach it again in March.

It's very easy to do, just think of it like any other behavior. It happens often at night, often with the client unaware that they do it at all. Because they grind while they are unconscious, it is by definition an unconscious behavior, which means hypnotherapy is the most logical modality to help them.

Teeth grinding isn't always related to an emotional issue, for example some people start grinding when they use invisilign or have their bite adjusted. While asleep, their teeth are a few millimeters away from normal resting space, and the jaw automatically grinds to resolve this.

To give you a very broad overview:

Look at a ballpark of 3-4 sessions.

Session 1: balance
Session 2: behavioral change, resource shift, etc.
Session 3: emotional components- parts or timeline work
Session 4: (if needed) do other session from above.

You get the idea. Sorry if this is brief, but it's been a long day and I have early clients tomorrow.

Feel free to ask follow up questions if you like,
Scott Sandland

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Permalink Reply by Brennan Smith on January 22, 2008 at 3:14pm

There has been incredible power during the cognitive part of the sessions with my clients by discussing mind-body communication with them. We know that there are no nerve endings in the brain, therefore the only place that conflict can be felt and/or stored is in the body. Conflicts arising around the idea of communication often end up in teeth grinding (bruxism). Usually one of two reasons for the conflict: have a need to say something, but the person to whom it needs to be said has passed on or is not around to hear; or have a need to say something, but fear that it will cause harm or pain to the person or to self, so it continues to go unsaid.

Either way, you can have them "Gestalt-it-out" to an empty chair, or have them write a letter that they never send, or have them yell it off a mountain top to no one in particular (except that unsuspecting hiker :-)

I always then reinforce during the hypnosis that our feelings are simply our truth, neither right nor wrong as long as we express them as our own. I will also then offer suggestions to stimulate venting morning dreams. This has resulted, along with some of the other techniques already mentioned, in 100% success with all of my clients of this type (so far . . . knock on wood :-) I should state that the clients I've helped in this way number in the tens, not the hundreds . . . Scott . . . where'd you find all those tooth-grinders?! You got a harem of dentist friends down there in the OC? :-)


Much peace,

Brennan

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Permalink Reply by Scott Sandland on January 23, 2008 at 7:23am

Hey Brennan-
Actually, yes I do have a harem of dentists, or more to the point they have me. I'm on staff with 4 women dentists and get active referals from two other dentists, a prostendontist, orthodontist, 3 hygienists, etc.

There have been many plenty of times over the last 4 years where I see 5 or 6 clients for teeth grinding in a single day. And because I'm on staff with a few dentists I hear feedback when they come in for their next cleaning (etc) so if it doesn't work, I'm in trouble.

Note to readers: Do not schedule 6 teeth grinders in a single day. Tedious is not strong enough a word to describe it.

-Scott Sandland

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Permalink Reply by Greg Gurniak, BSc, CMHt, DAc on January 25, 2008 at 4:34am

Scott,

Thank you for taking time to write. I'm sure I will have follow up questions for you.

Greg Gurniak

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Permalink Reply by Walter Martindale on March 29, 2008 at 1:45am

very interesting. I'm fascinated by the thought that the grinding is part of a subconcious need to express oneself. I'm a big fan of Gestalt and now that you've shed light on this, it seems logical. Thank you for this insight!

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Permalink Reply by Walter Martindale on March 29, 2008 at 1:48am

Scott, i know you're busy, but If possible, could you elaborate a little on the work you cover in each session for bruxism?

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Permalink Reply by claymore58 on June 9, 2008 at 2:59pm

I had a short script handy,so I will include it......
(after induction)

" Feeling good about yourself now, release all feelings of guilt or aggression.

Things don't bother you like they did in the past. Things that used to upset you or make you nervous, hurt your feelings, embarrass your, or make you angry no longer have such a profound effect on you. You can now see them more clearly for what they are and not allow them to upset you.

Anytime you clench or grind your teeth you become aware on a conscious or subconscious level of what you are doing. As the awareness occurs you automatically relax every muscle in your body.

Clenching or grinding your teeth is an aggressive or nervous outlet. Instead of grinding your teeth, you now can take a deep breath and completely release the tension.

You no longer grind you teeth as an outlet, that is a thing of the past ... just let it go like a thought that is not important to you.

Now take a deep breath and notice how relaxed you become when you exhale. You are relaxed and in control. You will remain calm relaxed and in control.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Sandland on June 10, 2008 at 3:31pm

I'm sorry I didn't get back to this post until recently. Here is a more in-depth look at the four sessions I use. Remember, this is just a ballpark and a very general guideline. Things change based on the needs of the client.

here goes nuthin:

Session 1: balance
Think physical balance and emotional balance being in balance with one another. We learn balance, like how to walk, ride a bike, etc. Maybe a metaphor of having good sea legs on rocky surf or staying comfotable on a bumpy train/subway/etc. by keeping your muscles relaxed. Probably add some future pacing while you are at it.

Session 2: behavioral change, resource shift, etc.
Do you have a script for nail biting, swearing, excercising more, etc? Something sort of generic that is used to remove behaviors without villifying them? A script or construct for letting go of the old and moving forward? Add some future pacing in here for sure.

Session 3: emotional components- parts or timeline work
If you already did Parts therapy in the last session, now is a good time for Timeline. If you didn't do Parts thereapy, now is the time.

Session 4: (if needed) do other session from above.
This totally depends on what is going on with the client. I know that is general, but usually this is just an extra reinforcement session just in case. Ideally it's a few weeks after the last one and things are going well.

Hope this helps clarify things,
Scott Sandland

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