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Biting Cheeks and Lips

purplezebrastripes
purplezebrastripes

Does anyone else bite their cheeks and lips? It is part of my anxiety and sometimes it gets to the point where my cheek will gush. I don't know what to do to stop myself. Most of the time I'm not aware that I am doing it but when I am aware, I can't get myself to stop. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Community LeaderMid
Mid
You've taken the important first step in writing it out. Picture how you want to handle this.
Every time you feel your pattern (writing out what happens when where how who what) look for what you want to do instead.
Distraction to change what you are doing.
With anxiety being natural, try breathing, relaxing and tensing your facial muscles to focus the feeling in a different way. Best wishes.
Tired
Tired
You can yell stop or imagine hitting your check with a rubber band
each time you notice you are biting you check. Then find something else to do.
Or chewing gum may help?
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
I also am a big biter but I’ve never bite so hard I make myself bleed. It’s more of a subconscious thing that I don’t realize I am doing it
rcurtis1010
rcurtis1010
I tend to bite my lips until they bleed uncontrollably. When I couldn't do that I would bite my nails like crazy until they bled.. I got into the chewing gum idea and it really helped. so did roller aromatherapy. I can breathe in eucalyptus and it calms me down so I don't feel the need to chew.
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