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thumb sucking
okay im 14,female, i have braces,and i still suck my thumb, i need mucho help! like BAD i need tips. every time i try to stop i just can't its addicting. none of my friends know i do it. please HELP =) thanks ♥♥♥
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im not sure where you live but in the UK go into boots or superdrug and ask at the counter for somw special nail varnish. it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth when you suck your thumb. or wear an elastic band and when you start to suck your thumb ping it really hard so you stop sucking your thumb.
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emma xx
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Try sticking your thumb in nail polish remover. It tastes horrible, trust me -- I used to have the same problem!
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Ok all of us have our addicting habbits. For some people it's biting their nails and for others like you it's sucking your thumb. Seeing as your 14 I guess I can picture why you wouldn't want to tell your friends. I reccomend telling your best friends though so maybe if I don't help they can reccomend something good. My advice is put something like no bite on the thumb of your nails so everytime you stick your thumb in you mouth it taste really bad. No bite is non toxic but has an awful taste. I fthis doesnt work maybe try something else... for instance most habbits like this usually come about at certain times, when we are tired, scared, alone or other things among we begin these nasty habbits. Maybe say you suck youer thumb when you tired start something new. When ever your tired maybe you can like twist your hair around your finger. As stupid as it sounds if you remember to do this eventually it works. Good luck I hope I helped
Kel
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well you shouldnt be embarassed about it.. well i saw this thing at the store and it was like for people to stop biting their nails and for people that suck their thumb... its like a really nasty liquid that when it touches your mouth it gives off an awful taste but its not poisonouse or anything.. so dont worry.. i think you should try to buy something like that..
**oh and go online and try to find items like that..**
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welll i just stopped about a year ago... but i had to go to the dentist and they gave me a bar... it just feels wierd and hurts so you dont wanna do it... that was the only way i could stop... but its pretty pricey... so im not sure what else to say... sorry i coldnt help..
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well if none of your friends know of this habit, that means its not THAT BAD meaning you dont do it in public. i think you'll grow out of it as you get older..and even if you dont, its ok because everyone has atleast 1 weird thing about them that nobody should know
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First off, whats wrong with having braces? Your outcome is amazing. Don't worry about those, its normal, A LOT of people have braces.
Secondly, it's not like your the only one that sucks their thumb at your age. Sure, its a pretty bad habbit, but try to keep your thumb away from your mouth, sooner or later, you wont be as tempted to put it in your mouth.
♥ Alli*
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you can try putting something that tastes horrible on your thumb. and when your sleeping (if you do it then) sleep w/gloves or socks on your hands... hope i helped
xox
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When i was wrongthey put castor oil on my thumb and when i sucked it my stomach turned. So try somethin u wouldn't normally eat and put it on your tounge.
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use vinigar on your thumb or get yours nails done with acrilics that would prob not taste to good
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Put soap or something that tastes bad on your thumb. so you wont suck it =)
♥ Amanda
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This is gonna sound weird but it really works. My orthidontist had me put a sock over my hand at night and just try as hard as i can to avoid it during the day. I didnt do it after 2 weeks!
Hope the helps~
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wrap a band aid around you thumbs and dip them in vinagar. that helped me! its soo gross you dont want to put your fingers in your mouth! haha! hope you give up the habbit!
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Carry around suckers and mints, whenever you have a craving to suck your thumb, suck on one of those insteed. Even trying sucking on ice or chewing plastic straws. That is perscisely how I stopped smoking, you just need something else to keep your mouth occupied.
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