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i have this horrible thing that i do, i don't know if its a habit or something else.
i remove the skin of my inner lips non-stop until they are raw and bleeding. i do it most of the day and at night too.
i look like some kinda freak and my mom sais she can't sit next to me and she gets up and walks away whenever we're watching tv or whatever.
nobody's been able to help me so far. they just tell me i must stop!
i want to stop but i just CAN'T!!
i'm afraid it might be something neurological or something and that something must be wrong with my brain.
what do u think?
p.s. i've been doing this since grade school.

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  • seakelp
    9 years ago

    You should fashion these lip strips into a fancy hat.

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  • DemonicFortuneCookie
    9 years ago

    Duct tape.

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  • bigrandker
    14 years ago

    you can chew gum all the time or just do drugs.

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  • we_rd
    14 years ago

    I do this, I haven't stopped. It seems as though it increases in the periods after stress. Although I don't do it to the extent where my lips bleed beyond just a slight taste of blood. My advice to you is to go and see a doctor, seriously.

    I also pull out my eyelashes and do the same to my eyebrows. I bite my nails and my skin.

    I consider myself to not have a huge problem though as it isn't really visible.

    I also had OCD.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    14 years ago

    I do it with the knuckle of my thumb or finger, helps me to remove the skin with my teeth.
    I press my knuckle against my lip and bite off all my inner skin.
    I twist my mouth with my fingers to get to my cheeks and bite that off too.
    I look like a total freak, plus it hurts real bad!!
    Help!!
    I can't stop!!

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  • ProblemSolved
    14 years ago

    I used to do that, but not as much now. And not as severe. I would just end up causing cankers (mouth ulcers) which made it annoying to eat.

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  • Shifter
    14 years ago

    its just boredom, occupy yourself

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    14 years ago

    dear hot chick:

    Did u stop completely and if so how??
    I would very much like to stop it, i'm doing it right now for hours while sitting on the computer.
    Plus it hurts like hell.
    Please- any advice on how to stop?

    The advice i've heard was chew sugarless gum or my mom read online about a lady who did this and used squeezing a small ball in her hand as a tecnique or wearing a rubber hand around her wrist and snapping it or something...??
    I tried the rubber-ball thing,dropped it after few minutes. I used the rubber ball to squeeze it against my lips to remove the skin!!

    Ever heard of these tecniques or tried any and if not how did u stop?
    Maybe yours wasn't as severe as mine??

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  • hotchickie81
    14 years ago

    Possibly a form of OCD. I used to do that a lot too. I hated it, but I couldn't stop. Good luck to ya..

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