I have braces..?!
Question: I have braces!.!.!?
and suck my thumb!. How do i stop sucking my thumb!? it's a horrible habit and i can't seem to stop(at night)
thanks in advance =]Www@Answer-Health@Com
thanks in advance =]Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Okay well first of all you need to really make yourself aware of how many germs are on your hands!.!. A TON!!! Every time you suck your thumb your putting germs into you mouth, those can make you really sick! A doctor once told me that sucking your thumb is intaking more germs than if you drank your pee!.!.!. Yes I know GROSS! So once you really start to see how unsanitary sucking your thumb is that will help you!.!. Now right before you go to bed put one of the following on both of your thumbs-
Hand santizer
Chili powder
Garlic
Or something really spicy or just a food that you think taste gross!. Keep whatever it is beside your bed and whenever you think about sucking your thumb put some more of the nasty stuff on it!. After about a month you will break the habbit!.
The biggest thing you need though to stop sucking your thumb is determination!!! I have braces too and I cannot wait to get them off!. So I do everything my orthodontist tells me to do!.!. Right now I don't have rubberbands but one thing is for sure, WHEN I GET THEM I'M WEARING THEM! If you don't stop sucking your thumb you could have your braces for like 5 or 6 years (And I'm not joking I know someone who had them for that long)!. At your high school graduation you could have braces! That would suck! So get it in your head that you are going to do everything you can to get rid of this habbit and with enough determination you CAN do it!
Good luck girl!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Hand santizer
Chili powder
Garlic
Or something really spicy or just a food that you think taste gross!. Keep whatever it is beside your bed and whenever you think about sucking your thumb put some more of the nasty stuff on it!. After about a month you will break the habbit!.
The biggest thing you need though to stop sucking your thumb is determination!!! I have braces too and I cannot wait to get them off!. So I do everything my orthodontist tells me to do!.!. Right now I don't have rubberbands but one thing is for sure, WHEN I GET THEM I'M WEARING THEM! If you don't stop sucking your thumb you could have your braces for like 5 or 6 years (And I'm not joking I know someone who had them for that long)!. At your high school graduation you could have braces! That would suck! So get it in your head that you are going to do everything you can to get rid of this habbit and with enough determination you CAN do it!
Good luck girl!Www@Answer-Health@Com
well just try to forget it, keep your fingers "busy" like run, or write or anything that keeps your mind off sucking your thumb!.
Also, hang out with friends and join dance team, soccer or whatever you like!.
Social activities take away bad habits, believe me, i did have a problem just like that and i joined soccer, dance, swimming and basketball and it took away my bad habit!.
Hope this helps!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Also, hang out with friends and join dance team, soccer or whatever you like!.
Social activities take away bad habits, believe me, i did have a problem just like that and i joined soccer, dance, swimming and basketball and it took away my bad habit!.
Hope this helps!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Picture yourself being watched; people looking at you when you are sucking your thumb; embarrassing isn't it!? If that fails, dip your thumbs in a solution that you hate the smell of!. Keep doing that and before long you should kick the habit; I stopped biting my finger nails by doing this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
try putting something that has a horrible taste on your thumb!.!. like!.!.!. Chilli powder or something!.!.!. then when you suck your thumb!.!. you will be tasting something awful!.!.!. try that :) it'll work! good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
um!.!.!.!.!.well you could try to put a band aid around your thumb and then some thing nasty to you on the band aid and then when you go to suck your thumb you wont because it will taste bad so then do that every night untill you stopWww@Answer-Health@Com
chew gum, i dont think you can chew and suck your thumb at the same timeWww@Answer-Health@Com
Put some soap on your hands!.
or hand sanitizer!.
OR, put on gloves, until you can stop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
or hand sanitizer!.
OR, put on gloves, until you can stop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com