Freaky Fred
Banned
GAF I have a problem. I can't stop chewing on things, especially pillows. I'm not talking about pillows for my bed, I'm talking about throw pillows like you would see on a couch. I like the ones with firm edges the most because I only chew on the corners. I do this all the time and I need to stop. I don't know if it's a nervous habit or what, but let give you some details.
Whenever I'm sitting on my couch using my laptop I have the strangest urge to hug a pillow and chew on the corner of it. It's not like I'm trying to eat the damn thing, I just like to clamp down on the edges with my canines and kind of rub the material between them. More of a gnawing motion I suppose. I only do it when I'm on my computer or reading, or distracted by other things and never really notice it until I have a soggy pillow corner in my mouth. If I'm laying in my bed using my laptop or my vita and don't have a throw pillow available I'll wrap a blanket around myself and start chewing on parts of that instead, or I'll chew on the strings of my hoodie. I just bought a hoodie with metal tipped strings, and so far it has curbed my desire to chew them, but I obviously can't get metal plated pillows so I'm kind of screwed for that..
I also used to have a serious problem chewing on the collar of my t-shirts as a kid, so every single shirt I owned had that crusty bacon look around the neck. I would especially chew on my shirt collars while pooping, I guess because I had nothing better to do. Now I just play on my vita when I use the bathroom and I've mostly stopped chewing, but I'm ashamed to admit that when I stand up to pee I sometimes hold my shirt up by biting onto the bottom of it, and when I get out of the shower I sometimes hold my towel with my teeth instead of using my hands like a normal person.
When I was in high school I would chow down on my pens to the point where I'd be sucking on ink out the back of the pen before I stopped. I never really chewed on pencils though, I don't like the taste of the yellow paint flakes that you inevitably eat when doing so, but I had an insatiable appetite for chewing pens, BICs especially. There's something about that plastic tube that was irresistible. I know lots of people chew on pens, but I assume it's related to my fabric chewing addiction so I figure it's worth mentioning.
So yeah, that's my weird thing that I do(seems like everyone on GAF has a weird habit they make a thread about) and I'm wondering if anyone else does this or has advice on how to stop doing this. I don't know if it's boredom, anxiety, or something more sinister, as I do actually enjoy chewing on pillows, but I know it's wrong and want to stop.
TL;DR: I chew on lots of stuff, fabrics especially. Help me out GAF
And yes I'm serious, and yes I'm chewing a pillow as I type this.
Whenever I'm sitting on my couch using my laptop I have the strangest urge to hug a pillow and chew on the corner of it. It's not like I'm trying to eat the damn thing, I just like to clamp down on the edges with my canines and kind of rub the material between them. More of a gnawing motion I suppose. I only do it when I'm on my computer or reading, or distracted by other things and never really notice it until I have a soggy pillow corner in my mouth. If I'm laying in my bed using my laptop or my vita and don't have a throw pillow available I'll wrap a blanket around myself and start chewing on parts of that instead, or I'll chew on the strings of my hoodie. I just bought a hoodie with metal tipped strings, and so far it has curbed my desire to chew them, but I obviously can't get metal plated pillows so I'm kind of screwed for that..
I also used to have a serious problem chewing on the collar of my t-shirts as a kid, so every single shirt I owned had that crusty bacon look around the neck. I would especially chew on my shirt collars while pooping, I guess because I had nothing better to do. Now I just play on my vita when I use the bathroom and I've mostly stopped chewing, but I'm ashamed to admit that when I stand up to pee I sometimes hold my shirt up by biting onto the bottom of it, and when I get out of the shower I sometimes hold my towel with my teeth instead of using my hands like a normal person.
When I was in high school I would chow down on my pens to the point where I'd be sucking on ink out the back of the pen before I stopped. I never really chewed on pencils though, I don't like the taste of the yellow paint flakes that you inevitably eat when doing so, but I had an insatiable appetite for chewing pens, BICs especially. There's something about that plastic tube that was irresistible. I know lots of people chew on pens, but I assume it's related to my fabric chewing addiction so I figure it's worth mentioning.
So yeah, that's my weird thing that I do(seems like everyone on GAF has a weird habit they make a thread about) and I'm wondering if anyone else does this or has advice on how to stop doing this. I don't know if it's boredom, anxiety, or something more sinister, as I do actually enjoy chewing on pillows, but I know it's wrong and want to stop.
TL;DR: I chew on lots of stuff, fabrics especially. Help me out GAF
And yes I'm serious, and yes I'm chewing a pillow as I type this.
