I’ve read of the difficulty in giving up heroin, cigarettes, and various other addictive things. How does giving up biting compare? It beats me, but it’s MFing hard.
After making the goal to go one week without biting, the frequency of the biting seemed unreal. Two minutes would pass and once more I’d catch myself mindlessly flicking my tongue along my lower lip in preparation for peeling. I’d remind myself that I wasn’t doing that anymore, and remind myself again when I started up next. I WANT to bite. I want the satisfaction of rolling my lip between my teeth and feeling the pressure of my bite. I want to snip away the winter dryness and feel my lips all smooth after a grooming session. I want that time – those few minutes where I just have at it and then let it go for the rest of the day. So really, the unconscious biting hasn’t been a problem really at all, I catch myself and know I’m not supposed to be doing it; but rather, it’s the conscious biting that I’m struggling with and when I stop myself I want to keep going. Is it boredom or nerves acting when I am consciously craving a bite? Or is it habit, knowing what works to make me feel good and not having a healthier alternative?
I don’t know. I just want to “right” to “left” my lip like a cob of corn.
I’m dropping the idea of going for a week. I’ve decided that I am against any sub-goals related to time for this main goal of quitting. I can make it a day. I can make it two days. It’s not about taking a break, it’s about never doing it again.

P.S. Lipstick is disgusting and also happens to taste gross too. I think I have to switch to gloss. The Carmex doesn’t deter me one bit.