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My rather horrid stim!

Gilly knitter

Oh dear….. I chew. 
I chew my tongue and feel totally ashamed when I’m caught doing it. I’m 69 for goodness sake and I have done this all my life.
When I was working I guess the very business of my job kept this in check and I’d just do it when alone. 
Nowadays I can do it for days on end when very stressed and it’s not until a bemused grandchild asks me what I’m eating that I realise I’m doing it. 
I know it looks horrid ( yes, I’ve been told this too) but I just wanted to know if I have any fellow ‘chewers’ on here! 
We have a rather difficult funeral to attend tomorrow and I know I must keep this in check so this will add to the stress of the event as well. 

The chewing does relax me at times though so it does serve a purpose! 

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  • No chewing here - apart from gum- but I have in recent times got into a habit of (seldom at home but often when invisibly suppressing tension in work or in public) pushing my tongue into my hard palate - front roof of my mouth while my mouth is closed. I believe there’s a word for it - mouing or something. 

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  • No chewing here - apart from gum- but I have in recent times got into a habit of (seldom at home but often when invisibly suppressing tension in work or in public) pushing my tongue into my hard palate - front roof of my mouth while my mouth is closed. I believe there’s a word for it - mouing or something. 

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