How do i stop chewing on the inside of my lip?!


Question:

How do i stop chewing on the inside of my lip?

i know it sounds soo wierd but i have a bad habit of chewing on the inside of my mouth. right below my lips on the inside. it hurts like a ***** but i keep doing it and now i have these wierd scabs that hurt but i keep doing it. does anyone know how to break this kind of habit? and am i alone in this?


Answers:

You HAVE to stop doing this! My dentist told me that doing this can cause cancerous growths - boy, did that get my attention! I had been doing this for years and years, but when the dentist told me that I knew I had to do something. Chewing the inside of your mouth is really similar to smoking, it's related to oral fixation and there are psychological reasons why we do it. That being said, what worked for me was how disgusting the inside of my mouth felt and how uncomfortable those sores were. So every time I was compelled to bite or tear at those loose pieces (I swear, I was just evening them up!), I would run my tongue along the rough spots instead. Sometimes I would rub really hard and it may have looked funny but I was able to stop.
Hopefully, you're not as old as I was when I quit. I have scars on the inside of my mouth from biting too much.




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