Is it possible to get addicted to chewing gum?!


Question:

Is it possible to get addicted to chewing gum?

i get up at about 7 am for school,
and i go to bed at 11-12 pm for bed.
aside from when i eat (rarely, i'm anorexic) i'm chewing gum.
so basically 24/7, i go through a pack a day basically.
i've tried to quit but can't.
is gum like smoking, am i actually addicted?


Answers:

Do you chew sugarfree gum, or gum that has sugar in it?
1) If it has sugar in it, your body is probably just trying to get some calories (since you said you don't hardly eat).
2) If it is sugarless, you might just be going through the motions (of chewing) to replace eating - I guess kind of making you feel like you've eaten, when you really have only been chewing gum.
I don't think it could be a true addiction, because there is nothing in gum that would be considered a "drug" (such as nicotine, or even caffeine).
My guess is one of the two reasons I gave that you might be chewing so much.




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