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Breaking the habit of a lifetime.
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Right, I figured this would go in here 'cause there's nowhere else really to put it.
Basically, when I was three I started sucking my thumb. I am now 19-nearly-20 and I am still doing it. Not only has this completely fucked up my teeth and made one of my thumbs shorter than the other, it's also highly embarrassing and I feel like a bit of a twat.
But I can't stop myself doing it . I usually do it when I'm in bed although I do have a tendency to do it when I'm bored. I've pretty much decided that it's a comfort thing, but that doesn't help, really.
Has anyone got any tips on how to stop? I reeeeeeally want to because I do feel really daft when I do it, even though Rich doesn't mind. Plus, no matter how long my other nails get, the one on that thumb will not grow past a certain point.
Basically, when I was three I started sucking my thumb. I am now 19-nearly-20 and I am still doing it. Not only has this completely fucked up my teeth and made one of my thumbs shorter than the other, it's also highly embarrassing and I feel like a bit of a twat.
But I can't stop myself doing it . I usually do it when I'm in bed although I do have a tendency to do it when I'm bored. I've pretty much decided that it's a comfort thing, but that doesn't help, really.
Has anyone got any tips on how to stop? I reeeeeeally want to because I do feel really daft when I do it, even though Rich doesn't mind. Plus, no matter how long my other nails get, the one on that thumb will not grow past a certain point.
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or forfit each time you catch yourself doing it - you'll learn.
Oh, wait....
Thing is, I do want to quit before I have kids because I don't want my kids to see mummy doing it and them think it's ok then they'll have the same teeth problems I've got and stuff.
Awesome, maybe I won't bother then ;o.
hmmn, I don't think so actually, no more than they would suck their toes or other stuff that accidently got into their mouths. Some babies intentionally suck, like enjoy a dummy or suck their thumb, some don't even want to.
Franki, are you sure sucking your thumb did anything to your teeth that wouldn't have ahappened anyway? I thought that was an old wives tale. The thumb nail thing, now that I know from experience to be so.
Also, Indrid, I never started sucking my thumb til I was three, so I don't think all babies DO suck their thumbs .
When did you get braces? I have a huge gap too and I got told that braces couldn't help me ;(.
i think its cute!!
I would try gloves etc and the simple stuff first though
I have tried gloves. I suck them and then when my mouth goes all clothy I take them off.
I'm really, really bad.
My sister has messed up her teeth a bit from thumb sucking, she's always done it and still does now at almost 18 years. Her teeth kind of go up a bit in the middle and don't quite meet the bottom ones. They don't stick out or anything though.
That Stace had braces, plus I'm sure you'd stopped thumb sucking too.
Nowt interesting.
i can only really suggest will power. it will be hard but reward yourself when you go to suck your thumb and then don't.