"I carried a pack of gum with me everywhere and put it in my nightstand drawer. I'd chew whenever I could when I couldn't care for myself hygiene-wise. I got watermelon-flavored gum if I need a change from mint."

"My box of dry toothbrushes is a must-have by my bed. If I get out of bed, I won't get out, so I'll always have a way to brush my teeth if that happens."

"I would say, 'Hey Siri, set a timer for 10 seconds,' to encourage myself to just get started, and I stopped at ten seconds if I couldn't do any more than that. Sometimes, I would continue."

"Brushing in bed might sound weird, but it was keeping my teeth clean without having to get up, so don't knock it 'til you try it!"

"Holding a brush was tough, but I kept my plastic flossers on my nightstand for mornings and nights where all I could do was floss my teeth. I'd just do one tooth if doing all of it was overwhelming."

"Each time I went to the bathroom, I swished water around my mouth as much as I could to get some sort of clean when I couldn't do anything else."

"Whenever I had extra energy, it went to preparation for future me because I didn't know what my energy levels were going to be like. I didn't overdo it, but it helped on the roughest of rough days."

"When I was in the depths of depression, my limbs where so heavy that I could barely hold a toothbrush. Using my finger was enough because it had to be. I kept toothpaste in my pocket to finger-brush whenever I could."

"I often used mouthwash and called it a day because that is ultimately better than nothing, and it kept me pretty clean for a while until I could get the energy to brush my teeth."

"I'd tell myself I'd do one tooth. Sometimes I'd keep going."