I dont' know why but I started doing this
again and did a search "I like to pick my
gums" and this came up.
i wondered if it was like because of gum
disease or because of an oral fixation or
what?
I remember also doing this as a teen -
finding sharp things to pick at it -
toothpicks were great - floss was a bit
too intense - The other week when i
started again (much past my teen age years
- I found a straw that could fit around my
bottom front or side tooth perfectly and
dig in hard to give that much needed
relieve of pain/pleasure.)
It's perverse - why do we do it?
but as I read this page, all I wanted to
do was pick pick pick - (since I was not
picking much as I was reading)...so maybe
it is a sign of something else?
I did stop for a long time - and I don't
know why or how - perhaps I grew out of it
- I suspect I will again - someone
mentioned boredness - and I realized as I
was starting doing it tonight - it was
because I was bored.
oh yes - and I remember that it is
embarressing being caught in public doing
it - it is prob worse than picking your
nails - because your hands are reaching
into your mouth - (my fav place is on the
sides)....
ok and lastly - as it still rings hurt
from my last pick - it feels like it
craves more sharp pressure - so why do we
really crave this feeling?
(I also am not really into pain as
pleasure any where else - so what gives?
is it oral fixation? something else? my
teeth are pretty good otherwise...)
(ok and THOUGH i have had a tooth surgery
and pulling before and never picked at
them - right now I'm almost craving a
wound in my moth to pick at - what
gives???? I would never want to pick at a
cut on my body?)
argh!
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truecolormix
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 06-23-08 02:49am
I registered here just so I can post in
this thread. I found it through a google
search - I was afraid I was the only one
suffering this problem!
I'm 19 years old and I just started doing
this a few months ago. I have no idea how
I started - I think I was just sitting at
the computer and all of a sudden I just
started picking at my gums with my
fingernail. I do it often now, not all the
time but pretty often, and I stop for a
few days but always go back to it without
noticing (I'd be watching a movie or
something and catch myself doing it
again).
It's horrible. It's putting my gums in
really bad shape.
I hope everyone gets past this. I haven't
used anything else besides my nails but I
really don't want the habit to become any
worse. It's only been a few months so
hopefully I haven't damaged my gums, but
I'm just going to try to stop completely.
I can't believe I just picked this up out
of the blue. It's really depressing,
actually, I don't want my teeth to fall
out..
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nickiolee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 2
Makes me sad Posted: 07-27-08 01:16am
(I've read all the above posts and I'm
sitting here crying.....I don't know what
to do. I have an almost 3 year old who
does this and I'm struggling to make him
stop. It breaks my heart to hear that some
of you have been doing this your whole
life. And I can't imagine how I'm going to
handle this all through my child's life.)
My two year old has a very bad habit of
picking his gums. He started this bad
habit right before he turned 2. He picks
them until they bleed. He picks them at
night when he's falling asleep or when
he's watching a movie in his room during
"down time" before bed.
Our dentist said there wasn't anything we
could do except keep telling him not to do
it. We talked to him about it and he
stopped for a while and his gums healed.
He just started doing it again and his
poor gum line on the bottom incisors is
really dug in. We have a reward/star chart
up right now and it worked for a few days
but tonight while watching a movie he did
it again. I just broke down crying because
I don't know what else to do. He ended up
crying with me because he felt so bad....I
think I traumatized him. He will be 3 in 2
months.
Can anyone help? please.
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nickiolee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 2
This makes me sad.... Posted: 07-27-08 01:18am
I've read all the above posts and I'm
sitting here crying.....I don't know what
to do. I have an almost 3 year old who
does this and I'm struggling to make him
stop. It breaks my heart to hear that some
of you have been doing this your whole
life. And I can't imagine how I'm going to
handle this all through my child's life.)
My two year old has a very bad habit of
picking his gums. He started this bad
habit right before he turned 2. He picks
them until they bleed. He picks them at
night when he's falling asleep or when
he's watching a movie in his room during
"down time" before bed.
Our dentist said there wasn't anything we
could do except keep telling him not to do
it. We talked to him about it and he
stopped for a while and his gums healed.
He just started doing it again and his
poor gum line on the bottom incisors is
really dug in. We have a reward/star chart
up right now and it worked for a few days
but tonight while watching a movie he did
it again. I just broke down crying because
I don't know what else to do. He ended up
crying with me because he felt so bad....I
think I traumatized him. He will be 3 in 2
months.
