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i chew on sponge... why?!
Hi. I'm 15 years only and when I was about six I started putting the bath sponge in my mouth and chewing on it, I have never swallowed it but I am addicted to the taste, smell, and texture of sponge, recently it has become so bad that I have started taking bits of the sponge and putting it in my mouth outside the bathroom. I have found out about something called pica and its the closest thing I can find to what I do but the people who have it swallow what they are putting in their mouth, can anyone help me to identify what I have and if there's any danger to it?
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I have seen ads for TV shows, short clips of people who have strange habits and like you can't truly explain why. All I remember is one person who ate nothing but chalk, and another who would eat powdered laundry detergeant. Without being a doctor or having a fancy degree, I know already that doing so is going to make someone physically ill at some point. In your case, you are not actually eating sponge, or at least not yet. So I guess something odd like this is beginning to become more common place. I can't say why. And hon, what you are doing may be rare or unique enough that doctors and scientists would not be able to answer if chewing on sponges could pose any potential danger to your physical health. Do I think it means you and others doing similar things are crazy? No, I think it is something else going on in the mind. There may be some mental or emotional need deep in your subconscious mind that somehow you are finding this action seems to help. The person best equipped to help you discover why you do this may be a psychologist. Of course this would mean your parents would have to know so you can go through the proper channels and get those appointments. I am guessing that you have kept this secret from everyone who knows you. If You continue to do this in secret, you for sure will get no answers. If you can become brave enough to ask for help in discovering why...then maybe a solution can be found, but it may take a long time, and even then I can't promise that the professionals can even discover the root cause and be able to offer a solution. But my vote is for asking for help from professionals.
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