Calling all people with retainers!📢

Hi,
This is temporary, you'll have to wear them 24/7 for a few weeks (I had to wear mine for 3 weeks and then switch to morning and nightly use before phasing out the morning use) so don't worry about the gum and limited snacking for now
They sort of have to hurt, it's to train the teeth to stay in place/limit tooth migration (it's advised to wear them every night for the rest of your life)
Drinking cold water when the soreness was very high helped me strangely, and also pushing on the roof of my mouth with my tongue

Soo I just got my braces off, like last week and I got a removable clear retainer for my upper teeth. I'm supposed to wear this 24/7 except while eating/brushing.
But ever since I got them, I keep taking the them off an putting them back in for no reason. Probably because my teeth feel suffocated and hurt in this. (i rlly wanna take them off and throw em out the windoww) How do I stop? T-T
Also how do y'all munch or have snacks? I mean I have to take it off for every single thing i wanna eat and then brush before putting it back in! (I also am so sad about not being able to have gum anymore)
:I