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No, not that kind.
I find I am constantly chewing gum or sucking on something (a pen, toothbrush, etc) if I don't have something in my mouth I feel uncomfortable. Normally it doesn't cause too much of a problem but every so often it can manifest itself in weird (and often embarrassing ways) is there anything I can do to help curb this, or better yet make it go away all together?
I find I am constantly chewing gum or sucking on something (a pen, toothbrush, etc) if I don't have something in my mouth I feel uncomfortable. Normally it doesn't cause too much of a problem but every so often it can manifest itself in weird (and often embarrassing ways) is there anything I can do to help curb this, or better yet make it go away all together?
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You could try what a lot of people try for various habits that are similar (biting nails comes to mind) and apply something that you hate the taste of (preferably something that'll stay on) to a pencap while you're at home and keep it with you. The theory is that when you go to bite/chew it, and the taste catches you, you'll subconsciously start to associate the act with the bad taste and stray away from it. I don't know it it'll really work, but it's probably worth a shot.
You can also put a rubber band on your wrist and snap it every time you chew on something you don't want to.
The thing with the self fixer methods is it's going to require the same willpower to penalize your self as it would to just all together stop IMO.