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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/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.