stop chewing the inside of my mouth

I did it again this morning on my way to work. I think its because I put my tongue over the spot..it feeds the urge to do it.

did it this morning on my way to work. I wish I knew what triggered it, but I am stumped. lol. I guess I will have to quit cold turkey to figure it out.

It’s worse than ever. Afternoons, never mornings. Imperfections, as someone here has rightly called them, that are there all of a sudden. Still haven’t got around yoga, and lately considered hypnosis, too – next yoga session at the gym is Monday night and I should go. About hypnosis, I’m really, really not the type for that… but desperate. I begin to think that I should wear this mouth guard at ALL times – but that doesn’t guarantee that I won’t start again a few months from now. So, what triggers this? Is it “only” nervosity, or something else?

I bite my lips and the inside of my mouth when i get stressed or bored. It starts with finding a small imperfection then i just keep going, sometimes until it hurts. I’d really like to stop.

Reading this site has made me stop for a few minutes, which is probably more than when I get told off by my boyfriend for doing it.
Can’t remember when I started this habit but recognised I was doing it more when I was on a restrictive diet (it could be that I chew if I’m hungry but more because it was an anxious time in my life).
Sometimes if I put a finger on my mouth I just won’t bite or chew, so maybe a mouthguard or a dummy (soother) might help?

This truly is a habit that always comes back. I think I have to accept that I’ll go through these phases and eventually come out of them. My mouth is torn up so badly and I hate how much time I waste doing this. I wonder how long it will take to stop this time.

I didn’t even realize I started doing this, untill my mom pointed it out to me, she does it too, and she told me to stop or I’d get wrinkles around my lips when I’m older, that made me want to stop… I try wearing a lot of lip chap all the time, because when my lips are dry I bite the skin off them too.. also chew gum a lot, and keep reminding myself how gross it is.

I was onto something… my therapist recommended yoga, too. When I asked what to about my tick, she said that I should learn to relax my facial muscles. It’s true that my jaw feels tense most of the time. Yoga apparently helps to learn to systematically tense and then relax different muscles in the body (or face), and prevents one from involuntarily doing that. I know next to nothing about yoga, but I texted my friend and she’ll be happy to take me to her classes.

I can’t stop. I wear the mouth guard, for instance when I’m in the library – and feel relieved, but also afraid of running into somebody who wants to talk. Thank goodness it’s a library. But there’s the office, and the bus home, and each and every moment of forgetfulness. And one minute after taking it out, I’m at it again. It’s probably among the top five things I’m preoccupied with, 24/7. Maybe I should join my friend for those yoga classes. I really don’t know.

I don’t know how to stop. Been doing it for 15 years. It doesn’t hurt unless I bite off too much, and I do it constantly. Started in 8th grade. I’ve heard it can lead to cancer. I smoke occassionally. Now my daughter just started doing it. Blah…