Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed that I always have the urge to chew on something. Sometimes it's a straw, but about 90% of the time it's the ring around the top of a soda bottle. I am actually doing it as I type this. And as I look back, I've been doing it for about a year but I've just noticed it.
I do it maybe 2-4 times a day, usually, and it's a little annoying, but it's... calming, in a sense.
What could be causing this and is there a solution? I feel like a puppy :(
I do it maybe 2-4 times a day, usually, and it's a little annoying, but it's... calming, in a sense.
What could be causing this and is there a solution? I feel like a puppy :(
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I do this exact same thing, except not as frequently. Anyone know what it might be?
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I also have this problem, and its bad. Like you, I chew on the rings of a bottle, but really its everything and anything in my reach. My pen, my glasses, everything plastic pretty much. If there's nothing around I chew on my fingernails, when my fingernails are too short or are otherwise occupied, I grind my teeth. This has been going on for at least a year, probably closer to two or 3, its killing me!
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Did you ever got this resolved? I found out my need to chew was related to being anemic.
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I've done this since junior high. I would need gum, sucker, straw never have chewed my nails. I'm 49 and I'll fold up a lid from fountain pop to chew if don't have anything else. It's when my anxiety gets bad I need to chew. I found this thread from doing a search on Google. Has anyone found out what this is caused by besides anxiety related? What can we do to stop? I love chewing crushed ice. It kinda of correlates with emotional eating.
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I'm an occupational therapist with a special interest in sensory integration. Basically, we can self-regulate through our senses, e.g. closing our eyes from too much screentime or too-bright light, holding our hands over our ears when a sound/ noise is too loud, etc. Our highest concentration of those neural receptors for sensory regulation are located in our jaw bone and joint. This is why one is likely to chew one's nails, sleeves, hoodie string, hair, fingers, gum, crunchy food, chewy items such as straws, etc., as well as sigh, yawn, grind one's teeth, etc. when feeling dysregulated on either a sensory or emotional level, hence emotional eating.
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