biting inside cheek

I do it too… ever since I can remember. hell, im doing it now.

I do the same! I dont think it is though. :)

Yes it is dangerous, eventually though. I do the same thing, and I know that constant irritation of ANYTHING increases your risks of cancer. If you find a solution tell me about it! A retainer works for me or mouth guard but who has time to put that in! Stress doesnt help the bad habit I know this!

I stopped over two months ago. I bit my cheeks for 26 years and I wanted to post to try and help others quit. I bit my cheeks and lips raw when anxious, like most biters. For me, its social anxiety–I would do it on my way to a public place, or worse–in public, or merely at home thinking about other people and places.

Here’s what I did:

When I felt the urge come on, I smiled instead–at others, at the room, at myself–it didn’t matter, just as long as my mouth was busy. Smiling put my mouth to work, it gave it something to do. It also made me feel better about myself, cause I seemed happy, with all that smiling I was doing. Sometimes feeling better in a situation is as simple as that. When the urge got too powerful for smiling, I put gum in my mouth and chewed it like there was no tomorrow. Carry your gum with you everywhere. All my biting urges were completely gone after 48 hours. It was the first 48 hours that were the most difficult.

I hope this helps someone.

I constantly bite the inside of my mouth and I hate it, it kinda scares me because I heard you can get cancer from it so im doing everything I can to stop.