I'm 25 and i still suck my thumb

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Hello,
I'm 25, female and I still suck my thumb everyday for several hours. Also a lot at work. "Suck" means I put it in my mouth. I don't literally suck. I've stopped it only for a short time during childhood. Since I was 9 I've been constantly sucking my left thumb. It soothes me. Like a cigarette maybe. I don't smoke or use other drugs. ;) I don't do it right before sleeping. I couldn't sleep with my thumb in my mouth.

I could never imagine not doing it. If I don't do it for a couple of hours stress is building up.

Is it normal?

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  • zombie
    14 years ago

    As long as you are able to control it in certain situations, I think that's ok.
    Much better than smoking, drinking or overeating

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  • Malfoy
    14 years ago

    I've never sucked my thumb, so I can't relate. Is it swollen or anything? That's hot.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      14 years ago

      No. It's not swollen. Just a bit stunted. ;)

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  • (:sweet:)
    12 years ago

    I love sucking fingers

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  • lazurm
    12 years ago

    Being that thumb sucking is free, legal, convenient, drug free, calorie free, effective at inducing calm instantly, nonintrusive (like smoking is), and nonalcholic I think it's a great habit to have and you should consider yourself lucky. Check out thumbsuckingadults.com and you'll find that it's, perhaps, one of the highest populated secrets...LOTS of adults indulge, if secretly.

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  • suck_a_thumb
    14 years ago

    I am way older than you and is still do it for comfort. You enjoy it. And the following be helpful for you. Good luck!

    http://www.psychologies.co.uk/Coaching/Psychologies-experts/Serpell-Lucy/Habits-I-still-suck-my-thumb

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  • FlatfootFlookie
    14 years ago

    Consider that your thumb comes into contact with virtually everything you handle in the course of a day, and you're needlessly exposing yourself to potentially deadly germs and viruses... even if you wash your hands fairly often. Take a course in Microbiology and see for yourself!

    Besides this, the habits we form make us who we are so it's best to select them carefully. For every mindless habit we take up, there are countless other things we could be doing to better ourselves.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      14 years ago

      Thank you. You have a good point.

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  • mimibear9
    14 years ago

    its just a habbit! dont worry. i know whatcha mean! i have a habbit of pulling my eyelashes off. i only have like 5 on each eye! but what i mean is... its JUST a habbit! u will get over it!

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  • danaruth14
    14 years ago

    Mimibear... That's not a habit. It's a rare disease called trichotillomania. I'm not sure if you can do anything about it but my friend had it too.

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  • nikoleman
    14 years ago

    that's hot

    having said that try smoking and see what happens, i mean if you're concerned with it otherwise keep on sucking

    cheers!

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    • lazurm
      12 years ago

      Could end up having two habits, thumb sucking AND smoking.

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