STOP CHEWING.
When I was younger, I would bite the ever-living-you-know-what out of my mouth. I wouldn't call myself as masochist, but for whatever reason, when I got anxious or stressed, I would start chewing the inside of my mouth. Sounds really weird typing it but I could never stop myself.
I would wake up the next day with a ripe new canker sore and spend the next 5 days in agony over the stupid canker sore in my mouth. It would finally heal and I'd do it again. At one point in my younger years, my mom told the orthodontist about my antics and I started wearing a different type of retainer to help me not bite at night. Then I figured out how to use it to my advantage and well, the canker sores got worse.
I'd like to think I somehow outgrew that stage in my life but alas, last night I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep and chewing. I'm not really stressed out about anything but I couldn't stop myself. And today, I pay the price.
One of these days, I need to just stop the madness. At least I'm admitting there's a problem. It's the first step on the road to recovery...
Cheers.
I would wake up the next day with a ripe new canker sore and spend the next 5 days in agony over the stupid canker sore in my mouth. It would finally heal and I'd do it again. At one point in my younger years, my mom told the orthodontist about my antics and I started wearing a different type of retainer to help me not bite at night. Then I figured out how to use it to my advantage and well, the canker sores got worse.
I'd like to think I somehow outgrew that stage in my life but alas, last night I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep and chewing. I'm not really stressed out about anything but I couldn't stop myself. And today, I pay the price.
One of these days, I need to just stop the madness. At least I'm admitting there's a problem. It's the first step on the road to recovery...
Cheers.
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