Is it normal to suck my thumb at this age

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i am 20 and i have always sucked my thumb and since i was 18 i started playing with people's ears whilst sucking my thumb i only play with them when they are cold and i do it to my mates and family nobody understands why i can't stop and neither can i my friends don't mind me doing it but im curious of why im still doing it i suck my thumb when concentrating sleeping driving upset etc

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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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  • penguin1
    9 years ago

    My grandma used to do that. I used to think it was so strange. Now I'm thinking it might have been psychological. People who do that might feel the need to temporarily revert back to their childhood. That's probably the time when they felt safest. I'm no psychologist or anything. But that's my best guess

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  • sexconfession
    12 years ago

    Young girls sucking their thumbs is hot, men know you need something in your mouth.

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    • Airstreamlover
      11 years ago

      Careful there, pedo.

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  • kcf
    12 years ago

    I agree with the comment above even though it isn't considered "normal" behavior because not that many people do it.

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  • alv1592
    13 years ago

    why do you suck it? and why did you start doing that?

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  • kayla1990
    14 years ago

    I can control my behaviour and i dont realise im doing it unless someone reminds me ive tried that nail varnish that ment to stop you biting your nails and gloves but i end up sucking the glove i dont no what to do it easy said than done

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  • Jen118584
    14 years ago

    I think it's kind of gross, but I'm an obsessive hand washer, so if I hadn't washed recently I would feel like I was putting tons of germs in my mouth. Ew. Plus I always have on lotion and it doesn't taste good. Ooo! Try putting on lotion (at least on your thumb) to remind yourself not to do it.

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  • xino00
    14 years ago

    no it's not normal:/

    I've seen one kid do it at college, he seems to be 18.

    But it's not normal

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    Well just stop. It is a behaviour. Are you saying you can't control your own behaviour? Well stick your thumb up your ass. See... you can control it. Duhhh...

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    • gnome
      14 years ago

      i dont think your comment was helpful at all.

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    • Arielcream
      14 years ago

      This behaiviour is programmed, and Very hard to stop, i have sucked my thumb since i was 5, thats 22years, at one point i thought i had overcome the sucking, but my partner told me that as soon as i fell asleep my thumb would automatically gravitate towards my mouth. I tend to do it most when upset, thinking or sleeping. If i can cut those three things out, i'd have no issue :P
      BTW id rather be sucking than licking!

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