My Jaw Froze from "Electrical" Shocks... ⚡️ (Part 1/4)

12 Mar 2026 · 2 min

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In this personal monologue, the speaker— a certified hypnotherapist and mindset expert—discloses a recent diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia, describing how barometric pressure changes, stress, and illness trigger severe electric‑shock‑like facial pain that can last up to 56 hours and cause jaw freezing and swelling. The narrative emphasizes that pain is not only a physical sensation but also a mental experience; negative self‑talk amplifies suffering. To cope, the speaker outlines self‑regulation practices, notably self‑hypnosis and mindset techniques, and expresses empathy for others who endure chronic pain. The overall purpose is to share how to stay “okay when you’re not okay,” offering both a vivid account of the condition and a glimpse into therapeutic strategies the speaker uses on herself.

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This year I realized I have something called trigeminal neuralgia, which every time the barometric pressure would raise and I was stressed out or feeling a little under the weather, I would start to get these massive toothaches and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Beginning of this year, it's turned into this incredibly painful electrical sensation. Through my face for up to 56 hours, like I'm getting hit. And why is this happening right now? Because after getting hit over and over with electrical pain, my jaw has frozen up and it's protecting, and it's all swollen here. Anyway, how do you stay okay when you're not okay? That's what I really want to share. Pain is real, and I'm still in pain. I'm not in the throes of the pain, but I'm still dealing with the aftereffects of it. As a certified hypnotherapist and a mindset expert, I gotta walk myself through my own talk when I'm dealing with this. So the electrical shooting pain of trigeminal neuralgia— luckily, I only have flare-ups. Some people deal with this all the time, and if that's you, man, my heart goes out to you. So how do you be okay when you're not okay? The pain is one piece of it, and then there's our interpretation of the pain, which makes it even worse. So if the voice in your head Is saying, I can't take this. It's too much. It's too much. It's too much. That exacerbates and makes it even more difficult. I've had to do several things to kind of calm myself down, and even locking hypnosis. What the heck is that?