grinding teeth as a stim

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Yes, I stim by grinding my teeth constantly. It does concern me, because I know it isn't good for my teeth, but obviously it's hard to just stop. Every time I go to the dentist now, they always comment on how I have a lot of wear on my teeth for someone my age, and push me to get that headgear that's supposed to help if you have a habit of grinding your teeth at night while sleeping. I don't even know that I do it when I'm asleep, so it wouldn't help me much, if at all.

I think I might clench my jaw in my sleep sometimes because the other day I woke up and my jaw was hurting.

Also I sometimes have facial spasms when I'm falling asleep and end up accidentally biting the inside of my cheeks or my tongue.

It's not stimming at all, obviously. I worry sometimes I'm going to bite off my own tongue in my sleep.

I click my teeth all the time and, like someone else mentioned, it's a while before I notice I've been doing it for half the morning or "all day." I believe it started up after I moved into a temporary apt. last year. It's very common and starts up before I even know it. I don't grind, though, but I'm hoping to hear from other teeth clickers: repetitive joining of the upper teeth to the lower while mouth is closed, up and down, up and down, up and down, while on computer, watching TV, shopping, driving, etc. I have no idea why it starts up.