I have had a high stress week. When I'm anxious or stressed I chew on the insides of my cheeks. Gross, I know. They are so bad right now that they are sore. I wish I didn't do this to myself.
I pick at my cuticles. It was really bad in high school and it's gotten better. You used to be able to tell how anxious or stressed I was by looking at my fingers. It's bad right now too since I've been kind of anxious lately.
I also chew on my cheeks...and have been told it can cause mouth cancer. Whenever my grandma sees me doing it she yells at me. I also clench my jaw. I notice now when I do it and try to consciously stop myself becausee I give myself headaches doing it.
Post by margotmacomber on May 9, 2013 19:36:32 GMT -5
I chew on the inside of my cheeks too! It can cause cancer? Nooooooo I love it so much.
I also pick at my cuticles. It used to be really bad but basic training put a huge damper on it; I didn't want to get caught so I put some serious brakes on it.
I pick at everything. Bug bite, scab, pimple...they all must be picked until there is nothing left. DH hates it.
I also like to pluck any stray chin hair with my fingernails. I'm a hot mess.
I don't have one. But I notice that I roll my eyes a lot on conference calls. Obvs I'm alone but I think it is something I need to nip in the bud. Soon, it will leak out. Get worse.
Like the time I worked at this bakery with this cute old guy named,,, well I don't know his name bc in my mind I named him gepetto. And one day it SLIPPED OUT.
I was like. Hahaha oh gepetto you are soooo funny, and he was like :blink blink:
I pick at my cuticles. It was really bad in high school and it's gotten better. You used to be able to tell how anxious or stressed I was by looking at my fingers. It's bad right now too since I've been kind of anxious lately.
I do this. . plus bite my nails, so when it's really bad, I'm embarrassed for anyone to see my fingers. Although the last month I've stopped (for now) and been really good about it, so instead of biting and picking, I'm constantly clicking my nails.
I have had a high stress week. When I'm anxious or stressed I chew on the insides of my cheeks. Gross, I know. They are so bad right now that they are sore. I wish I didn't do this to myself.
I used to so that too, until the dentist told me it could cause mouth cancer!
I used to chew my cheeks until the dentist told me it causes cancer. They tested me and luckily it was negative, I've been too scared to chew them since. I also grind my teeth at night.
My dentist tried to scare me out of it with the mouth cancer talk but I just can't quit it!!!!!
"I have heard talk of mouth lesions sometimes being a cause of oral cancer. So that would lead one to think cheek biters may be more susceptible to developing oral cancer. I am not going to go that far -- the research on such is somewhat spotty, and really, most of the condemning information that is out there is in the form of discussion forum posts and the like. But still, mouth sores are something you do want to eliminate."
ETA: So, the theory that cheek chewing comes causes cancer comes from internet message boards! (like this post)