TMJ, yes. sleep with mouth guard every night. I spend the big bucks too for one specifically for this.
It is a stress issue and I have been under a lot of stress lately.
Like I said the aleve usually takes care of it. Can't take it though. Next step is anti-anxiety meds. Don't really want to go that route.
Yeah, Kara had a $500 or so mouthpiece that she lost about a month after she got it. I ran to CVS and got her the one of the $1.00 moldable mouthpieces and it works exactly the same for her.
Go tip back a bottle of whiskey and don't sit it down until the hurting is gone.