Impulsive biter...?

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:18 pm

My friend mentioned this a couple days ago, and it got me curious. Mostly, because, I think I am one!

I've discovered I always need to be chewing on something -- fingernails, gum, paper (yes, paper

), hair, pencils/pens, etc. And a while ago I discovered something very weird.

Due to my recent cold, I've gotten these throat lozenges, and the directions say to "let dissolve slowly in mouth," but by the time I read these, the lozenge is crushed up in my mouth.
So I pop another one, I tell myself, Okay, dissolve slowly in mouth.

I start doing something else, my mind starts wandering, and when I'm brought back to earth the lozenge is all broken up again!:laugh: I've chewed it up.

I try it once more, I get off doing something else, I realize it's crumbled in my teeth again.

Comments? Are any of you "impulsive biters?"

Patrick · Post by **Patrick** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:26 pm

Ummm, Ok I was biting my figures while reading this thread as it open open the screen, so Umm Yeah I am one of those

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:36 pm

*nods* I'm definately a biter. :mischief: I have a tendency to clench my jaw when frustrated, and in my sleep too. Which, isn't good, and is part of the reason for my jaw problems.

Basically, anytime I'm bored, frustrated, or excited, I have the urge to bite something or someone.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:53 pm

Hmmm, lets see, I chew through a pack of Dentyne Ice (chewing gum) a day and have been known to go through two, I have chewed holes through several of my favorite pens, and chew up all mints, cough drops, and other orally inserted edibles... so, yeah.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:56 pm

Heh, my record is 28 pieces of gum in twenty minutes.

That's just how weird I am.
At least I know it was two packs and a half.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:06 pm

I would do that, but I try to ration my gum out so itll last me through classes, some teachers dont allow gum in class, not that I listen, but I also have to spit it out to eat on occasion, not that I do that every time either.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:08 pm

Heh. Problem is, one piece is never enough. They make them way too small, and they run out of flavour within 10 minutes. That "extra flavour" gum, lasts a record breaking 11 minutes.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:11 pm

i normally start with two pieces, and add ane xtra two at the begining of each class, I dont chew for the flavor, I just need the mechanical motion of chewing. used to hcew it all as one big piece, but now i keep it even with one piece on each side of my mouth, it helps me concentrate, trying to keep them each on one side and not crossing over and combining with the other one.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:28 am

Never bitten fingernails, never bitten pens, never bitten hair... and anything else mentioned.

I did used to do this thing as a kid where I would move my jaw alot though...

Oh, and I've bitten my fingernails once... when I was really young, and got lost in an elevator...

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:28 am

I am not a biter, but I do have other "nervous tendencies", which especially comes out when I'm concentrated at work.
Then I sit and flip a pen through my fingers or have miniature ATI american-football I throw to myself, or my leg starts bouncing up and down rapidly.....

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:55 am

I don't have any habits like compulsively biting. In fact, I can't stand chewing gum, no matter the flavour or brand. It feels (and tastes) like plastic to me..

But, I do have the habit, when nervous or tense, of fiddling with my hair. Of course, anyone else plays with my hair, and they're setting themselves up to be slapped

MY SO will compulsively bounce his leg up and down as Xandax describes. That drives me totally nuts, and it will set my own nerves on edge.

Aramant · Post by **Aramant** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:00 am

I chew gum all the time, but it's more for the "freshness" than for the chewing action. But when I've been consuming caffeine my jaw clenches impulsively, and I'll chew gum to keep from grinding my teeth. I also grind my teeth in my sleep, so I'll sometimes chew a wad of gum to keep my teeth apart in bed. I also tend to clench when I've been drinking, so gum helps then too.

Incidentally, I'm a biter when it comes to more... er... intimate settings. If I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing and I get carried away, I'm known to leave marks.

Ew kinky.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:14 am

[QUOTE=dragon wench]I don't have any habits like compulsively biting. In fact, I can't stand chewing gum, no matter the flavour or brand.[/QUOTE]

The same for me.

I think I'm kinesthetic. If there is something nearby that I can fiddle with, say a pen or a piece of foam, I'm probably not going to leave it alone for long.
That's kind of compulsive.

Yeltsu · Post by **Yeltsu** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:02 am

Watching movies kills my fingernails... unless i have something to bite on, chewing gum, the seal on bottle caps etc...

it's aweful really

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:22 am

I do the same thing with my pens, and my leg, tohugh my leg is just more when sit with it a ta n odd angle with the floor, ar Im really bored, like at church, the whole pew gets mad at me when my leg starts going.

Gunofgod · Post by **Gunofgod** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:31 am

I havent cut my finger nails since I was five

I also start bouncing my leg when I'm nervous or start throwing my pen or mobile phone rotating in the air,used to chew my hear too,but kicked that habbit.Still can't get over biting my finger nails.

Grimar · Post by **Grimar** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:39 am

i have the same bad habit.. biting. especially with candy, as obscuro said in the first post. my candy dissapears in no time

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:09 am

Xandax wrote:or my leg starts bouncing up and down rapidly.....

I used to make the empty desks in classrooms rattle and slide across the floor, or my parents think there was a flat tire in the car from doing that...

I chew gum all the time, but it's more for the "freshness" than for the chewing action. But when I've been consuming caffeine my jaw clenches impulsively, and I'll chew gum to keep from grinding my teeth. I also grind my teeth in my sleep, so I'll sometimes chew a wad of gum to keep my teeth apart in bed. I also tend to clench when I've been drinking, so gum helps then too.

Incidentally, I'm a biter when it comes to more... er... intimate settings. If I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing and I get carried away, I'm known to leave marks.

Ew kinky.

A bit of advice for you, see your dentist and inform him/her about the fact you grind your teeth at night. It can lead to chipping your teeth or TMJ, which I can assure you is not pleasant to deal with and really cannot be fixed.

As far as the last bit, yeah. I tend to be a bit gentler with that than some of the girls I've been with though. They tend to break skin or leave bruises the size of my fist.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:07 am

@Gunofgod, yeah, I've got a problem with biting my fingernails too.

@Grimar,

I'd forgotten about "Obscuro."

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:08 pm

I'm another of those who begin bouncing his leg up and down... which leads to problems at work, where precision is a must and your nailing the Hood from underneath.

Otherwise, I will fiddle a lot with anything around me. Pen, pencil, eraser... I pet cats so much when they leap into my lap I think I annoy them.