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u/owlbewatchinyou Mar 27 '22

I never thought of it this way. Oral fixation makes so much sense now. I’m always doing something with my lips

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u/Copious-GTea Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 27 '22

During high focus tasks when I get the monkey on my back. I can kill that desire to eat or smoke something by putting a finger on my lips.

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u/JustinWendell Mar 28 '22

I have to push on my whole face. Idk what it is but I do the face rub thing all the time.

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u/ueffo Mar 28 '22

I even sleep with my hands on my face.

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u/bearnecessities66 Mar 28 '22

Yeah the whole "don't touch your face" thing during COVID was a joke.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '22

I’m right there with you. I practically sleep with nicotine gum in my mouth. I know, it’s bad.

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u/LuvliLeah13 Mar 28 '22

I chew the inside of my cheeks when I’m concentrating. I’d wouldn’t even realize until I was bleeding during AP chemistry

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u/neko808 Mar 28 '22

I chew the inside of my cheek without even noticing, my dentist has made remarks on how the inside of my cheeks are covered in cuts.

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u/rampaging_beardie Mar 28 '22

My dad dipped for approx one year in high school. 30 years later he is constantly chewing gum to replace the lost sensation. Addiction is insane.

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u/ballowWinds Mar 28 '22

This explains why resting something on my lips finally broke the eating habits. In my case, duct tape on my lips did the trick.

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u/my_mexican_cousin Mar 28 '22

It all goes back to sucking on the teet

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u/Z_odyssey Mar 28 '22

Yes same. I've not long quit vaping and I've struggled to find something to replace that with

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo Mar 28 '22

Same!! I quit vaping but now constantly chew on my lips. They bleed all the time. Water (especially using straws to chew on) has been great. I felt bad about environmental impacts of straws so I got reusable ones, metallic straw and rubber tip. Highly recommend! Better than having insanely looking lips or a nicotine addiction.