How can I stop the habit of biting my lips?

Try chewing gum

Such a bad habit. I do it too - I guess it’s a comfort thing like nailbiting. I’ve tried to keep a small tube of lip balm (I only do it in the winter for some reason) and that helps. Some bad tasting lip protector can help too. And before you go to bed, coat your lips with vaseline. Lip skin heals quickly.

I agree with booster, when I chew gum it works. :) I looked this up because I have a seriously bad habit of it myself. My lips hardly ever bleed though. Even if I put a finger to it it hurts. I also try very bad tasting lip balms because you don’t want the flavor on your tongue.

I am almost relieved to know that I am not the only one with this problem. I have been biting my lips (both top and bottom) since I was little, I even pick at my lips til both bleed. My husband of a few years gets mad that I do it but I can’t just stop and I think that frustrates him. I do it without even realizing it sometimes. I finally have been doing research on it and it can be a serious condition that causes teeth and mouth problems. I have debating going to my primary care physician to seek advice but feel stupid booking an appt for ‘lip biting’. Gum and other methods have not worked for me yet.

rub a few lemons on your lips to clean cuts instead of lip balm your face moisturizer bite something else like a pencle

I do the same thing. I’ll leave a sore that hurts for days. If there’s some one with me like my fiance. I’ll tell him I’m doing it again. He’ll keep an eye on me and ask me to stop, eventually I do. So I havn’t found any other way to help except to bring it to someones attention. Not sure it’s something I want to mention to my doctor. God only knows what they’d think was wrong with me and put me on some med.

I also bite my lip, at first I don’t realize I’m doing it, then it starts to hurt. I don’t know if mentioning it to a doctor is a good idea, who knows what they might put me on:) If my fiance George is there while I’m biting my lip, he’ll keep reminding me to stop. Seems to work.