Y'all seem like a pretty understanding bunch and won't just go "eeew, you're disgusting", so here I am. I really struggle to brush my teeth. When I was a kid, I never formed the habit because my father was abusive during that process. I assume I don't need to trauma dump for you to understand lol because of this, it made me fear brushing my teeth, so I rarely did it.

As an adult, I understand the importance of oral health and that I absolutely need to brush every day. However, never forming the habit, I often forget to do it. I like to think I'm over the trauma, but I just can't remember to do it! I'll sometimes go weeks without brushing and then I'll feel some buildup and go "damn, I need to brush". Some weeks, I'll do really good and brush at least once every day, but then I just start forgetting again. Even if I set alarms on my phone labeled "BRUSH YOUR TEETH. NOW", I'll often be in the middle of something and go "oh I'll do it in a sec when I'm done" and then forget. I can't do it on my wake up alarms because I don't pay attention to them, outside of them waking me up.

Any ideas to help form this habit would be amazing. I really don't wanna lose my teeth or get sick from my gums...

Update: I decided on the sticky note on the mirror method, since it will help my wife, too. Since posting, both of us have brushed at least twice every day. It hasn't been long, yet, but it seems to be working