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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 40 and still do it.

There’s really nothing you can do. The bitter tasting stuff doesn’t work, I chew anyway. Toothpicks and gum don’t work - I chew the toothpicks up in about 10 seconds and gum doesn’t provide the same sensory feedback.

I tend do it when I’m concentrating, doing something mentally taxing, thinking something through, or doing something highly creative. I’ve accepted it’s just the price I pay to be successful and creative.

Best thing is to buy pens that are just hers. I have my own pens (and highlighters, I actually prefer chewing highlighters - tougher and more durable) and don’t use the house pens.

I also remember when I was a teen my dad bought metal pens - I didn’t like chewing those so they were safe. [/quote]

I was hoping that you would outgrow it! Do your colleagues or husband say anything when you chew them? Do you know if you are chewing on them or is it subconscious? DOesn’t the chewed teeth marks on your pens make you want to stop?

yes, actually she did say once that she prefer the hard things to chew on. So yeah, she seems to like the the highlighters and harder things quite a bit, like a hydroflask straw. In her elementary school days, she would really chew her school recorder to death because it’s really hard. She uses the school’s so i really pity the kid that gets her recorder after her.

Did you ever ask if therapy could help?

I guess we have never really got to the root of the behavior…….[/quote]

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