I was braced about 1.5 weeks ago, and I have been in a weird space ever since the spacers went in. I'm guessing it has to do with all the emotional junk that prompted getting braces, but it's really annoying.
And it's harder to speak with confidence right now. The TPA makes it so many of my words sound funny (I work closely with our shipping department, and have to talk with our customer service dept about shipping stuff... I can't even say the word ship... argh!) I am the lead on a couple projects that my company is working on, and it is so hard for me to sound authoritative right now.
Of course - I deliberately got braces at this point because I feel pretty solid in my employment and in my marriage... it just seems to be doing a number on my self confidence.
Braces are a good thing, I know they are, and it was the right decision - I'm just having a couple weeks of feeling sorry for myself.
*grin* Maybe I need a internet forum for pulling myself out of a self-pity trip!
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