| Jan 7, 2006 @ 8:42 PM |
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stormy73
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In the past month, I have been accidentally biting my lower lip when I'm eating. I used to NEVER do that! Does anyone here have insight as to why this is happening now? 
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 8:44 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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 Hmmmmmm I don`t know stormy..maybe you should ask a dentist..he might be able to give you some answers 
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 8:49 PM |
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Classy_Blonde
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Stormy
Are you bored? 
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 8:52 PM |
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Angel54214
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'Stormy', my oldest daughter use to do that at one point. She did it mostly when she was consentrating doing homework or watching TV. She aggrivated the biting into tearing off pieces of skin inside her lip. She aventually stopped doing it, but she had to control that habit herself with numerous 'stop biting your lip!' coments from mom.
So stop biting your lip Stormy or you will look like a gorilla!
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 10:07 PM |
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spongebob777
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You could get one of those big "lip disks" a certain group of African tribes used to use. It would keep your lip outta the way. 
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 10:34 PM |
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AngelLight
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Stormy, maybe you're just eating too fast?
Could it be nerves or stress?
Or maybe you're simply not being mindful when you eat? meaning simply eating with no other distractions around you (tv, reading the paper, talking on the phone etc)
If this started approximately one month ago, try to think about what's been going on in your life over the last month that could be causing you stress or distress. Has something in your life changed, for the better or for the worse? Whether at work, or at home or wherever/whatever.
Has anything emotionally painful happened? Sometimes when people accidentally hurt themselves it's because it's easier to deal with the physical pain rather than the emotional....the physical pain acts as a distraction to the emotional if the emotional is too overwhelming.
Just some thoughts.....hope something here helps you.
One additional thought Stormy. You have 10 of these guys . Is there anything or anyone that you might be angry at right now? I dunno, just another thought.
Angel
[Edited on 1/7/2006 11:01 PM]
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| Jan 7, 2006 @ 10:45 PM |
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waiting41
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I know someone with OCD that bites thier lips constantly.
But, this is different.....you are doing it accidentally when eating........hmmmm........lips swollen perhaps from a little too much evening activity? 
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 12:05 AM |
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Angel54214
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'Stormy', another idea is how about your teeth. As we get older, our teeth shifts. Check when you last went to the dentist, if its been over a year, you might want to visit your dentist for check up and ask about it. The X-rays will show any shifting or possibly even the lower jaw alignment might have shifted as well.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 12:21 AM |
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stormy73
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"Den.....tist"? What's that! 
But seriously, I actually suspect that my teeth could be shifting!
As for the "evening activity" that "Waiting" was talking about...I was eating Brunswick stew tonight when I bit my lip! I actually bit down so hard, my lip started bleeding!
Angel Light... Oh yeah.. I have stress in my life, but then, probably no more than the average person does. 
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 12:26 AM |
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Angel54214
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Yes 'stormy'....go to the dentist for X-rays and cleaning. BTW, you should have X-rays on record in case you kill yourself bitting your lip! Then they can identify your body..
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 12:30 AM |
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AngelLight
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Shifting teeth?....then get thee to the dentist friend!
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 1:02 AM |
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stormy73
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At least I THINK they're shifting..... they're already in 3RD GEAR! 
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 12:59 AM |
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PerhapsLove
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Shifting Teeth was a young Indian Brave from Shifting Sands, Saskatchewan. His brothers were Shift Less and Shift Worker. They all worked third shift at the Big Stiff Tepee Company. Actually, Shift Worker was hired to replace Shift Less who was not doing a very good job and was going to be fired. The Shift Supervisor was also the Shop Steward for the Shifting Sands Third Shift Shift Workers Union (AFL-CIO) and told the company there would be a shift strike if Shift Less was let go so the company kept both Shift Less and Shifter Worker working Third Shift.
More problems developed when a distant cousin Shifty Eyes was also hired for Third Shift. She shifted when she walked and the whole shift wanted to give her the shaft. Since the Big Stiff Tepee Company was very politically correct, they wanted every woman to have equal opportunity so decided that the way to solve the shift problem was to shorten the shift which turned out to be very short-sighted. Shifty Eyes was really quite a bimbette and offered Shifting Teeth an apple while they were on break in the Big Stiff Tepee Company employee garden - called the Garden of Eating because everyone ate lunch there. When Shifting Teeth took a bite of the apple, he thought his teeth were shifting... but they were not.
He had a touch of gum disease which he did not report to the Shifting Sands Dental Clinic and now he has applied to the court to change his name to False Teeth.
Get to a decent dental surgeon - asap.
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 3:14 PM |
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Angel54214
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^^whats the name of this book 'Perhaps', I wanna read it..
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 3:35 PM |
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stormy73
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Did anyone else notice that a few of the posts here have disappeared?
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 3:39 PM |
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Classy_Blonde
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Several posts--in several threads. MD is doing housekeeping.
How's your lip? 
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 4:00 PM |
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chinabull2000
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I can't see form your pic just how big your bottom lip is, or how big your teeth are for that matter. Or perhaps you've got this subconscious hunger for blood, kind of like a dormant vampiric gene....
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 10:45 PM |
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Angel54214
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'Stormy'...also some people have clicking jaw...when a person opens and closes their mouth they hear clicking in the jaw joint and can actually feel it. I have that btw. But I don't want to have the surgery and have my jaw wired for 6 weeks and only be able to sip through a straw and not be able to talk without moving it.
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